Enrollment
369
Elementary
DISTRICT 552 · STATE 604
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·VOLUSIA·NCES 120192002000
READ-PATTILLO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
400 6TH ST, NEW SMYRNA BEACH, FL 32168 · (386) 426-7400 · Volusia County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL369 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 67% of Florida public elementary schools
- BTest 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.
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
15.1:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.0:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
56%
206 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 | 20 | 5% |
| Kindergarten | 59 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 59 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 57 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 72 | 20% |
| Grade 4 | 46 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 56 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (59) is 5% larger than its 5th grade class (56).
Student demographics
48%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
61.0%
FL avg 56.7% . +5.6pp since 2023
Math
70.2%
FL avg 58.9% . +15.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 61 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 70 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 6 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 16 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 61.0% | 70.2% |
| 2023-24 | 55.5% | 54.4% |
% 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
61.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
53.2%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 61% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 53% 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 READ-PATTILLO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
READ-PATTILLO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (61.3% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| READ-PATTILLO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 369 | 55.8% | 61.3% |
| ORMOND BEACH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ORMOND BEACH | 363 | 52.1% | 80.0% |
| COTTONDALE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL COTTONDALE | 471 | 54.6% | 51.5% |
| EDGEWATER PUBLIC SCHOOL EDGEWATER | 439 | 56.5% | 67.0% |
| PORT ORANGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PORT ORANGE | 346 | 59.8% | 67.6% |
| PINEMOUNT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL LAKE CITY | 448 | 59.4% | 65.1% |
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 READ-PATTILLO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Volusia County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 61.3% | #807 of 2,136 | #16 of 48 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 70.2% | #641 of 2,149 ▲ 537 | #11 of 48 ▲ 12 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 61.0% | #791 of 2,149 ▲ 125 | #15 of 48 ▲ 4 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 369 | #1,850 of 2,267 | #40 of 50 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.1:1 | #718 of 2,077 | #23 of 47 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 48.2% | #1,437 of 2,108 | #37 of 47 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 55.8% | #1,047 of 2,188 | #29 of 48 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -17.3% | #605 of 1,374 | #12 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
369
+40 (+12%) vs 2020
-34% since 1990-91, when it was 557
Student : Teacher
15.1:1
was 11.3:1
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 | 369 | 24.5 | 15.1:1 | 56% (206) |
| 2023-24 | 355 | 27 | 13.1:1 | 61% (217) |
| 2022-23 | 363 | 27 | 13.4:1 | 54% (197) |
| 2020-21 | 329 | 29 | 11.3:1 | 58% (191) |
| 2017-18 | 446 | 33 | 13.5:1 | 75% (335) |
| 2015-16 | 456 | 35 | 13.0:1 | 76% (346) |
| 2010-11 | 434 | 32 | 13.6:1 | 69% (298) |
| 2000-01 | 561 | 32 | 17.5:1 | 50% (281) |
| 1990-91 | 557 | 30 | 18.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for READ-PATTILLO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
About READ-PATTILLO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
READ-PATTILLO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a low-enrollment elementary school in VOLUSIA, located in NEW SMYRNA BEACH, Florida. Students in pre-K through 5 attend the school, which enrolls 369 students. The average among elementary schools in Florida is roughly 604 students; this school is 39% smaller than that.
VOLUSIA (87 schools, 61,765 students) runs READ-PATTILLO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
At READ-PATTILLO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, White students make up 70% of the student body. The school is also 13% Black, 8% Hispanic, and 7% multiracial. For comparison, Volusia County is about 71% White. The school's diversity index is 48%, meaning two students picked at random have a 48% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
READ-PATTILLO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL employs 24.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 15.1:1. This ratio sits 2.4 below the 17.5:1 average for elementary schools in Florida. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility was 56% in 2024-25.
The allk12 Grade for READ-PATTILLO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is B+. Compared with Florida public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 67% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Test results at READ-PATTILLO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL are 8.1 points above what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (61.3% actual, 53.2% predicted).
In the county around the school, Volusia County, the median household income is $70,044, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 28% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 8%. Volusia County is home to 90 public schools and about 61,765 public school students.
The next-closest public school is NEW SMYRNA BEACH MIDDLE SCHOOL, about 0.5 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is 6. On proficiency, READ-PATTILLO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is behind the 66.5% nearby average, ranking 5th of 9.
The federal government classifies READ-PATTILLO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's location as Suburb: Large.
Compared with 2020-21, the school had 40 more students in 2024-25. The school's ratio rose from 11.3:1 to 15.1:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
Questions about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news can be posted here. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
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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- NEW SMYRNA BEACH HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,687 students
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- NEW SMYRNA BEACH HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,687 students
- NEW SMYRNA BEACH MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 1,036 students
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- SAMSULA ACADEMYElementary · 151 students
Nearby schools
- NEW SMYRNA BEACH MIDDLE SCHOOL0.5 mi · 1,036
- NEW SMYRNA BEACH HIGH SCHOOL0.8 mi · 1,687
- CHISHOLM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.6 mi · 479
- EDGEWATER PUBLIC SCHOOL2.0 mi · 439
- CORONADO BEACH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL2.5 mi · 242
- INDIAN RIVER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL4.8 mi · 614
Frequently asked questions
About READ-PATTILLO ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHow many students attend READ-PATTILLO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
READ-PATTILLO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 369 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does READ-PATTILLO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
READ-PATTILLO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves grades PK-05.
How many teachers does READ-PATTILLO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL have?
READ-PATTILLO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL employs 25 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.1:1.
What is the student diversity at READ-PATTILLO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Student demographics at READ-PATTILLO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL are roughly 70% White, 8% Hispanic, 13% Black, 1% Asian, 7% Two or more.
What district is READ-PATTILLO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL in?
READ-PATTILLO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is part of VOLUSIA.
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