Enrollment
192
Middle
DISTRICT 560 · STATE 794
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PUTNAM·NCES 120162008064
PUTNAM ACADEMY OF ARTS AND SCIENCES
310 SOUTH PALM AVE, PALATKA, FL 32177 · (386) 326-4212 · Putnam County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE32-TOWNCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL192 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 36% of Florida public middle schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Florida public middle schools
Student : Teacher
,
0 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.2:1 · STATE 19.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
66%
127 students
DISTRICT 52% · STATE 50%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 68 | 35% |
| Grade 7 | 71 | 37% |
| Grade 8 | 53 | 28% |
Student demographics
58%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 64% · STATE 70% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). 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
49.5%
FL avg 56.7% . +3.8pp since 2023
Math
51.0%
FL avg 58.9% . +1.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 50 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 51 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 up about 2 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 49.5% | 51.0% |
| 2023-24 | 45.7% | 49.3% |
% at Level 3 or Above, all students and all tested grades.
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
45.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.0%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 45% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 48% 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 →
Schools most like PUTNAM ACADEMY OF ARTS AND SCIENCES
PUTNAM ACADEMY OF ARTS AND SCIENCES's state test result (45.4% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| PUTNAM ACADEMY OF ARTS AND SCIENCES this school | 192 | 66.1% | 45.4% |
| RESILIENCE CHARTER SCHOOL INC GAINESVILLE | 107 | 71.0% | 32.3% |
| RONALD MCNAIR MAGNET MIDDLE SCHOOL ROCKLEDGE | 262 | 62.2% | 51.4% |
| YOUNG MENS/WOMENS LEADERSHIP ACADEMY AT EUGENE J BUTLER JACKSONVILLE | 281 | 71.2% | 32.5% |
| NORTH DADE MIDDLE SCHOOL MIAMI GARDENS | 327 | 67.3% | 39.9% |
| YOUNG MIDDLE MAGNET SCHOOL TAMPA | 307 | 75.6% | 42.9% |
Matched among Florida middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where PUTNAM ACADEMY OF ARTS AND SCIENCES ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Florida |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 45.4% | #396 of 560 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 51.0% | #360 of 560 ▼ 27 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 49.5% | #333 of 560 ▼ 18 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 192 | #555 of 584 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 66.1% | #97 of 565 |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
192
-6 (-3%) vs 2020
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 192 | N/A | N/A | 66% (127) |
| 2023-24 | 195 | 9 | 21.7:1 | 68% (133) |
| 2022-23 | 177 | 1 | 177.0:1 | 75% (133) |
| 2020-21 | 198 | 9 | 22.0:1 | 37% (74) |
| 2017-18 | 195 | 8 | 24.4:1 | 52% (101) |
| 2015-16 | 171 | 13 | 13.2:1 | 62% (106) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for PUTNAM ACADEMY OF ARTS AND SCIENCES.
About PUTNAM ACADEMY OF ARTS AND SCIENCES
PUTNAM ACADEMY OF ARTS AND SCIENCES is listed by the National Center for Education Statistics as a middle-grades school in PALATKA, Florida. The school reports 192 students in grades 6 through 8. The school's enrollment is 76% smaller than the 794 average for middle schools in Florida.
PUTNAM ACADEMY OF ARTS AND SCIENCES falls under PUTNAM, which has 18 schools enrolling 10,082 students.
A majority of students at PUTNAM ACADEMY OF ARTS AND SCIENCES, 56%, are Black. Other reported shares: 31% White, 8% Hispanic, and 5% multiracial. Putnam County's residents are about 15% Black, 41 points below the school's share. The chance that two students picked at random at PUTNAM ACADEMY OF ARTS AND SCIENCES belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 58%.
PUTNAM ACADEMY OF ARTS AND SCIENCES reports 66% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals. On average, public schools in Putnam County report 55%.
allk12 grades PUTNAM ACADEMY OF ARTS AND SCIENCES a C+. The grade compares the school only with Florida public middle schools, because each state gives its own test.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 48.0% at PUTNAM ACADEMY OF ARTS AND SCIENCES; the school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 45.4%.
Within Putnam County, median household income is about $47,934, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 15%, and roughly 17% of residents are in poverty. The public schools of Putnam County number 19 and enroll about 10,082.
Of nearby public schools, MELLON LEARNING CENTER is the closest, at about 0.3 miles. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. In a group of 5 nearby schools with scores, PUTNAM ACADEMY OF ARTS AND SCIENCES ranks 2nd on average proficiency.
In the federal locale system, PUTNAM ACADEMY OF ARTS AND SCIENCES is coded Town: Distant, for schools in a town some distance from an urbanized area. PUTNAM ACADEMY OF ARTS AND SCIENCES is a charter school, a type of public school that operates under a charter.
A comparison of 2020-21 and 2024-25 shows enrollment down 3%, from 198 to 192.
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Putnam County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
75,164
Census ACS
Median income
$47,934
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
15%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
17%
Below federal line
Schools in county
19
10,082 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in PUTNAM
- PALATKA JR - SR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,568 students
- MIDDLETON-BURNEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 1,056 students
- INTERLACHEN JR-SR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 999 students
- CRESCENT CITY JR-SR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 945 students
- ROBERT H. JENKINS JR ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 844 students
- KELLEY SMITH ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 776 students
Other schools in PALATKA
- PALATKA JR - SR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,568 students
- KELLEY SMITH ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 776 students
- JAMES A. LONG ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 565 students
- WILLIAM D. MOSELEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 558 students
- MELLON LEARNING CENTERCombined · 297 students
- THE CHILDREN'S READING CENTERElementary · 275 students
Nearby schools
- MELLON LEARNING CENTER0.3 mi · 297
- PALATKA JR - SR HIGH SCHOOL0.4 mi · 1,568
- WILLIAM D. MOSELEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.7 mi · 558
- JAMES A. LONG ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.5 mi · 565
- PUTNAM VIRTUAL FRANCHISE2.0 mi · 22
- PUTNAM VIRTUAL INSTRUCTION PROGRAM (DISTRICT PROVIDED)2.0 mi · 26
Frequently asked questions
About PUTNAM ACADEMY OF ARTS AND SCIENCESHow many students attend PUTNAM ACADEMY OF ARTS AND SCIENCES?
PUTNAM ACADEMY OF ARTS AND SCIENCES enrolls approximately 192 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does PUTNAM ACADEMY OF ARTS AND SCIENCES serve?
PUTNAM ACADEMY OF ARTS AND SCIENCES serves grades 06-08.
How many teachers does PUTNAM ACADEMY OF ARTS AND SCIENCES have?
PUTNAM ACADEMY OF ARTS AND SCIENCES employs 0 FTE teachers.
What is the student diversity at PUTNAM ACADEMY OF ARTS AND SCIENCES?
Student demographics at PUTNAM ACADEMY OF ARTS AND SCIENCES are roughly 31% White, 8% Hispanic, 56% Black, 5% Two or more.
What district is PUTNAM ACADEMY OF ARTS AND SCIENCES in?
PUTNAM ACADEMY OF ARTS AND SCIENCES is part of PUTNAM.
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