Enrollment
272
Elementary
DISTRICT 704 · STATE 604
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HOLMES·NCES 120090002071
PONCE DE LEON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
1473 AMMONS RD, PONCE DE LEON, FL 32455 · (850) 836-4296 · Holmes County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL272 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.6:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.5:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
71%
194 students
DISTRICT 63% · STATE 50%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
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FAST / B.E.S.T. 2024-25 . % at Level 3 or AboveEnglish Language Arts
45.4%
FL avg 56.7% . +4.2pp since 2023
Math
47.4%
FL avg 58.9% . -1.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 45 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 47 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Florida schools, those numbers are about 57 and 59. Reading and writing scores are up about 4 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 1 points.
Source: FAST / B.E.S.T.. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
44.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
45.4%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 45% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 45% typical for Florida schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Florida's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
272
-21 (-7%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
13.6:1
was 12.2:1
% White
94%
was 89%
% Hispanic
2%
was 5%
% Black
0%
was 1%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About PONCE DE LEON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
PONCE DE LEON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a close-knit elementary school in PONCE DE LEON, Florida, part of HOLMES. The school serves 272 students in grades pre-K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 55% below the state mean of about 604.
HOLMES comprises 8 schools with combined enrollment of 3,013 students; PONCE DE LEON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is among them.
In terms of who attends, PONCE DE LEON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL lists that 94% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Other groups include 4% multiracial, 2% Hispanic. That is visibly more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 85%.
Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 20 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.6:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 17.5:1 average. Roughly 71% of students at PONCE DE LEON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.
On a demographically-adjusted basis, PONCE DE LEON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 45.4% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 44.7%.
Across the wider county, census data for Holmes County shows the typical household earns roughly $49,343 per year, about 13% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. In all, Holmes County runs 10 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,013 students), of which PONCE DE LEON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one.
Nearest neighbor: PONCE DE LEON HIGH SCHOOL, around 0.2 miles off. Within ten miles, there are 8 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. Among the 5 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), PONCE DE LEON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks 5th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 55.0%.
PONCE DE LEON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL operates from a rural location.
Five-year trend. PONCE DE LEON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's enrollment has contracted 7% since 2018, when it stood at 293 (now 272). Over the same period, the White share edged up from 89% to 94%. Class-load math has rose: from 12.2:1 in 2018 to 13.6:1 in 2025.
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Holmes County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
19,513
Census ACS
Median income
$49,343
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
13%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
10
3,013 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in HOLMES
- BONIFAY K-8 SCHOOLElementary · 1,136 students
- HOLMES COUNTY HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 464 students
- POPLAR SPRINGS HIGH SCHOOLCombined · 415 students
- BETHLEHEM HIGH SCHOOLCombined · 363 students
- PONCE DE LEON HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 298 students
- GRADUATION ASSISTANCE PROGRAMHigh · 45 students
Nearby schools
- PONCE DE LEON HIGH SCHOOL0.2 mi · 298
- WALTON ACADEMY INC.8.3 mi · 130
- WALTON VIRTUAL FRANCHISE8.4 mi · 21
- WALTON VIRTUAL SCHOOL WCSD8.4 mi · 7
- WALTON MIDDLE SCHOOL9.3 mi · 796
- WALTON HIGH SCHOOL9.8 mi · 969
Frequently asked questions
About PONCE DE LEON ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHow large is PONCE DE LEON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
PONCE DE LEON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 272 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does PONCE DE LEON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
PONCE DE LEON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at PONCE DE LEON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at PONCE DE LEON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is approximately 13.6:1 (20 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at PONCE DE LEON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
At PONCE DE LEON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 94% White, 2% Hispanic, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees PONCE DE LEON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
PONCE DE LEON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is overseen by HOLMES in Holmes County.
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