ROBERTS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

Located at 5777 PIMLICO DR, in TALLAHASSEE, Florida, ROBERTS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a moderately sized elementary school that serves 807 students (grades pre-K through 5), one of the schools within LEON. Compared to the state average of about 604 students per school, that is 34% bigger than typical.

LEON comprises 51 schools with combined enrollment of 31,579 students; ROBERTS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is among them.

On the student-mix side, ROBERTS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL records that 68% of the student body identifies as White. Other groups include 13% Black, 12% Hispanic, 5% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 55% White, putting the school's mix noticeably more White than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, ROBERTS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has 56 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.4:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.5:1, putting ROBERTS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 20% of students at ROBERTS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Leon County (around 41%), the school's rate is meaningfully below typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, ROBERTS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 70.9%; this one delivers 73.9%.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Leon County put median household earnings sit near $66,287, roughly 49% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. ROBERTS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 63 public schools in Leon County (combined enrollment of about 35,246 students).

The closest other public school is WILLIAM J MONTFORD III MIDDLE SCHOOL, roughly 0.1 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), ROBERTS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks 4th on composite proficiency, above the local average of 67.4%.

The campus sits in a countryside setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 6%: 857 students in 2018 compared to 807 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share edged down from 77% to 68%.

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