Enrollment
342
Elementary
DISTRICT 552 · STATE 604
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·VOLUSIA·NCES 120192001983
R. J. LONGSTREET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
2745 S PENINSULA DR, DAYTONA BEACH, FL 32118 · (386) 756-7280 · Volusia County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL342 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 44% of Florida public elementary schools
- C+Test 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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
14.6:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.0:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
61%
208 students
DISTRICT 55% · 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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 24 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 42 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 64 | 19% |
| Grade 2 | 52 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 63 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 42 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 55 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (42) is 24% smaller than its 5th grade class (55).
Student demographics
56%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 65% · 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
51.2%
FL avg 56.7% . +0.8pp since 2023
Math
50.9%
FL avg 58.9% . +0.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 51 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 have held steady since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 51.2% | 50.9% |
| 2023-24 | 50.5% | 50.0% |
% 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
52.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.7%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 53% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 51% 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 R. J. LONGSTREET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
R. J. LONGSTREET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (52.7% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| R. J. LONGSTREET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 342 | 60.8% | 52.7% |
| HARBOR CITY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL MELBOURNE | 389 | 61.4% | 49.9% |
| PORT ORANGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PORT ORANGE | 346 | 59.8% | 67.6% |
| READ-PATTILLO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL NEW SMYRNA BEACH | 369 | 55.8% | 61.3% |
| SHADY HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL SPRING HILL | 444 | 59.9% | 54.5% |
| MYAKKA CITY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL MYAKKA CITY | 319 | 62.1% | 52.4% |
Matched among Florida elementary 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 R. J. LONGSTREET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Volusia County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 52.7% | #1,196 of 2,136 | #30 of 48 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 50.9% | #1,516 of 2,149 ▼ 138 | #38 of 48 ▼ 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 51.2% | #1,242 of 2,149 ▼ 99 | #32 of 48 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 342 | #1,909 of 2,267 | #44 of 50 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.6:1 | #514 of 2,077 | #17 of 47 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 56.3% | #1,069 of 2,108 | #28 of 47 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 60.8% | #885 of 2,188 | #20 of 48 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -22.8% | #389 of 1,374 | #5 of 30 |
Ranked against other public elementary 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
342
+47 (+16%) vs 2020
-31% since 1990-91, when it was 494
Student : Teacher
14.6:1
was 10.9:1
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 | 342 | 23.5 | 14.6:1 | 61% (208) |
| 2023-24 | 364 | 28.5 | 12.8:1 | 73% (266) |
| 2022-23 | 359 | 29.5 | 12.2:1 | 60% (216) |
| 2020-21 | 295 | 27 | 10.9:1 | 62% (184) |
| 2017-18 | 443 | 31 | 14.3:1 | 72% (320) |
| 2015-16 | 443 | 35 | 12.7:1 | 70% (310) |
| 2010-11 | 383 | 28 | 13.7:1 | 73% (281) |
| 2000-01 | 502 | 30 | 16.7:1 | 54% (271) |
| 1990-91 | 494 | 25 | 19.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for R. J. LONGSTREET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
About R. J. LONGSTREET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
R. J. LONGSTREET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a small elementary school serving families in DAYTONA BEACH, Florida. It offers pre-K through 5 and has 342 students enrolled. By comparison, elementary schools in Florida enroll about 604 students on average.
VOLUSIA, which runs R. J. LONGSTREET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, has 87 schools and 61,765 students.
Of every 100 students at R. J. LONGSTREET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, about 63 are White. Beyond that, enrollment is 17% Hispanic, 10% multiracial, and 8% Black. The White share of the county population is higher, at 71%. The diversity index for R. J. LONGSTREET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is 56%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
The school had 23.5 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25. Its student-to-teacher ratio is 14.6:1. Elementary schools in Florida have an average ratio of 17.5:1. In all, 61% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The rate at public schools in Volusia County averages 53%, lower than here.
R. J. LONGSTREET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL earns a C+ on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 44% of Florida public elementary schools.
The model predicts 50.7% for a school in Florida with R. J. LONGSTREET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's free or reduced-price lunch share. R. J. LONGSTREET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL posts 52.7%.
In Volusia County, where the school is located, the median household earns about $70,044 a year, 28% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Volusia County number 90, with about 61,765 students.
Measured in a straight line, SOUTH DAYTONA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is about 1.5 miles from R. J. LONGSTREET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. R. J. LONGSTREET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL comes in 5th of 8 nearby schools on average proficiency.
NCES assigns R. J. LONGSTREET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL the locale City: Small, meaning inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
By 2024-25, enrollment had risen to 342, from 295 in 2020-21. The number of students per teacher increased from 10.9 to 14.6 over 4 years.
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Volusia County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
579,622
Census ACS
Median income
$70,044
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
28%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
90
61,765 students
Quick facts
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Nearby schools
- SOUTH DAYTONA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.5 mi · 794
- SUGAR MILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL2.3 mi · 526
- PORT ORANGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL2.4 mi · 346
- CAMPBELL MIDDLE SCHOOL2.9 mi · 962
- TURIE T. SMALL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL3.0 mi · 597
- ATLANTIC HIGH SCHOOL3.2 mi · 1,209
Frequently asked questions
About R. J. LONGSTREET ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHow large is R. J. LONGSTREET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
R. J. LONGSTREET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 342 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does R. J. LONGSTREET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
R. J. LONGSTREET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at R. J. LONGSTREET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Approximately 14.6:1 students per teacher at R. J. LONGSTREET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
How diverse is R. J. LONGSTREET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
R. J. LONGSTREET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reports a student body of 63% White, 17% Hispanic, 8% Black, 2% Asian, 10% Two or more.
Who oversees R. J. LONGSTREET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
R. J. LONGSTREET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is overseen by VOLUSIA in Volusia County.
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