READ-PATTILLO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

Set in NEW SMYRNA BEACH, Florida, READ-PATTILLO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a low-enrollment elementary campus, operated by VOLUSIA. It hosts 369 students across grades pre-K through 5. By comparison, Florida's public schools average about 604 students each, so READ-PATTILLO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL sits 39% smaller than that benchmark.

VOLUSIA runs 87 schools in total, collectively educating 61,765 students. READ-PATTILLO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of those campuses.

In terms of who attends, READ-PATTILLO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL lists that White students make up the majority at 70%. Other groups include 13% Black, 8% Hispanic, 7% multiracial. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

Looking at school resources, On paper, READ-PATTILLO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.1:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 17.5:1 average. About 56% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

With demographic context factored in, READ-PATTILLO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 53.2% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 61.3%.

Around the school, census data for Volusia County shows median household earnings sit near $70,044, about 28% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. Across Volusia County's 90 public schools (combined enrollment of about 61,765 students), READ-PATTILLO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: NEW SMYRNA BEACH MIDDLE SCHOOL, around 0.5 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 6 other public schools cluster around READ-PATTILLO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), READ-PATTILLO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks 5th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 66.5%.

The school occupies a bedroom-community site.

Over the past 7-year window. READ-PATTILLO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's enrollment has declined 17% since 2018, when it stood at 446 (now 369). Black enrollment moved from 18% to 13% across the same window. Class-load math has rose: from 13.5:1 in 2018 to 15.1:1 in 2025.

On the community side, members of the READ-PATTILLO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL community share and discuss open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.