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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LEON·NCES 120111003727

ROBERTS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

5777 PIMLICO DR, TALLAHASSEE, FL 32309 · (850) 488-0923 · Leon County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL807 STUDENTS
Enrollment
807
Elementary
DISTRICT 542 · STATE 604
Student : Teacher
14.4:1
56 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.4:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
20%
165 students
DISTRICT 48% · STATE 50%
Community
6
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

GradeStudentsShare
Pre-K121%
Kindergarten10813%
Grade 113417%
Grade 213517%
Grade 313917%
Grade 414618%
Grade 513316%

This year's kindergarten class (108) is 19% smaller than its 5th grade class (133).

Student demographics
50%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 68% · STATE 70% · US 70%
White
55268%
DISTRICT 36% · STATE 33% · US 43%
Hispanic
9912%
DISTRICT 11% · STATE 38% · US 30%
Black
10713%
DISTRICT 42% · STATE 21% · US 15%
Asian
61%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 3% · US 6%
Two+
435%
DISTRICT 7% · STATE 4% · US 5%
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
Male
41752%
Female
39048%

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Test scores

FAST / B.E.S.T. 2024-25 . % at Level 3 or Above
English Language Arts
71.5%
FL avg 56.7% . +1.3pp since 2023
Math
79.2%
FL avg 58.9% . +8.0pp since 2023

What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 71 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 79 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 1 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 8 points.

FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2571.5%79.2%
2023-2470.2%71.2%
% 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
73.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
70.9%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.0pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 74% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 71% 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 ROBERTS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

ROBERTS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (73.9% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
ROBERTS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school80720.4%73.9%
NEPTUNE BEACH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
NEPTUNE BEACH
80324.9%72.2%
LIMESTONE CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
JUPITER
90222.5%73.9%
GILBERT W MCNEAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
LAKEWOOD RANCH
67224.1%81.0%
SOUTHSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
SARASOTA
69622.1%89.2%
INDIALANTIC ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
INDIALANTIC
66219.9%82.8%
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 ROBERTS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn FloridaIn Leon County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
73.9%#328 of 2,136#4 of 28
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
79.2%#311 of 2,149
▲ 183
#4 of 28
no change
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
71.5%#384 of 2,149
▼ 34
#5 of 28
▲ 1
Enrollment
ranked largest first
807#451 of 2,267#2 of 29
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
14.4:1#460 of 2,077#11 of 28
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
49.7%#1,384 of 2,108#16 of 28
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
20.4%#1,999 of 2,188#22 of 28
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-5.8%#1,131 of 1,374#21 of 24
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 2024-25
Enrollment
807
-21 (-3%) vs 2020
-7% since 2010-11, when it was 866
Student : Teacher
14.4:1
was 14.5:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-258075614.4:120% (165)
2023-248445814.6:122% (182)
2022-238705715.3:123% (203)
2020-218285714.5:118% (153)
2017-188575615.3:124% (204)
2015-168165514.8:122% (177)
2010-118665914.7:120% (173)
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for ROBERTS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.

About ROBERTS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

ROBERTS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a medium-sized elementary school with its address in TALLAHASSEE, Florida. The grade span is pre-K through 5, and enrollment is 807 students. An average school in this group (elementary schools in Florida) has about 604 students.

LEON has 51 schools; together they serve 31,579 students.

ROBERTS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is 68% White by enrollment. Smaller groups are 13% Black, 12% Hispanic, and 5% multiracial. County-wide, 55% of Leon County residents are White. ROBERTS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's diversity index is 50%, against a US figure of 70%.

The school's student-to-teacher ratio is about 14.4:1, with 56 full-time-equivalent teachers. That is lower than the 17.5:1 average for elementary schools in Florida. Lunch subsidy eligibility at ROBERTS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is 20%. Public schools in Leon County average 41%.

The BeatsExpectations prediction for ROBERTS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is 70.9%, and its average proficiency rate on state tests is 73.9%.

Leon County has about 297,542 residents, and the median household income is $66,287, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 49% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 10%. In all, Leon County has 63 public schools and roughly 35,246 students.

The closest public school to ROBERTS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is WILLIAM J MONTFORD III MIDDLE SCHOOL, about 0.1 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. In a group of 9 nearby schools with scores, ROBERTS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks 4th on average proficiency.

Federal data place ROBERTS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL in the Rural: Fringe locale, which means it is in rural territory close to an urban area.

The school enrolled 807 students in 2024-25, 21 fewer than the 828 it had in 2020-21.

The ROBERTS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL community page is open for posts about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.

Leon County at a glance

View full county profile
Population
297,542
Census ACS
Median income
$66,287
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
49%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
63
35,246 students

Quick facts

School name
ROBERTS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
District
LEON
Address
5777 PIMLICO DR, TALLAHASSEE, FL 32309
Phone
(850) 488-0923
County
Leon County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–05
Total enrollment
807
Teachers (FTE)
56
Student–teacher ratio
14.4:1
Free and reduced lunch
165 (20%)
Locale
41-Rural: Fringe
NCES ID
120111003727
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

Other schools in LEON
Other schools in TALLAHASSEE
Other Roberts Elementary schools

9 other US public schools in 7 states are named Roberts Elementary. ROBERTS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the 2nd largest of the 10.

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Frequently asked questions

About ROBERTS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
How large is ROBERTS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
ROBERTS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 807 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does ROBERTS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
ROBERTS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many teachers does ROBERTS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL have?
ROBERTS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL employs 56 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.4:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at ROBERTS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
At ROBERTS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 68% White, 12% Hispanic, 13% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is ROBERTS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL public or private?
ROBERTS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by LEON.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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