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Alumni: what's one memory from SPARR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL that still sticks with you?
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Enrollment
435
Elementary
DISTRICT 625 · STATE 604
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MARION·NCES 120126001273
SPARR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
2525 E HWY 329, ANTHONY, FL 32617 · (352) 671-6060 · Marion County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL435 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.0:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.5:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
64%
280 students
DISTRICT 57% · 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
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 24 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 52 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 61 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 66 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 89 | 20% |
| Grade 4 | 69 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 74 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (52) is 30% smaller than its 5th grade class (74).
Student demographics
60%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 69% · 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
Test scores
FAST / B.E.S.T. 2024-25 . % at Level 3 or AboveEnglish Language Arts
39.7%
FL avg 56.7% . -3.5pp since 2023
Math
39.4%
FL avg 58.9% . -14.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 40 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 39 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Florida schools, those numbers are about 57 and 59. Reading and writing scores are down about 4 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 14 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 39.7% | 39.4% |
| 2023-24 | 43.3% | 53.5% |
% 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
44.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.9%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 45% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% 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 SPARR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
SPARR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (44.5% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| SPARR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 435 | 64.4% | 44.5% |
| GLENDALE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL VERO BEACH | 390 | 66.2% | 59.2% |
| OAK PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TITUSVILLE | 473 | 68.5% | 44.8% |
| SHERWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL MELBOURNE | 493 | 60.6% | 68.4% |
| STARKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STARKE | 568 | 64.6% | 52.0% |
| COPPERGATE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL MIDDLEBURG | 587 | 63.7% | 51.4% |
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 SPARR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Marion County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 44.5% | #1,611 of 2,136 | #16 of 32 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 39.4% | #1,935 of 2,149 ▼ 716 | #26 of 32 ▼ 15 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 39.7% | #1,787 of 2,149 ▼ 310 | #22 of 32 ▼ 9 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 435 | #1,660 of 2,267 | #27 of 36 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.0:1 | #690 of 2,077 | #6 of 33 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 60.0% | #884 of 2,108 | #27 of 33 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 64.4% | #718 of 2,188 | #20 of 33 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +26.5% | #127 of 621 | #3 of 19 |
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
435
+109 (+33%) vs 2020
-7% since 1990-91, when it was 467
Student : Teacher
15.0:1
was 14.2:1
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 | 435 | 29 | 15.0:1 | 64% (280) |
| 2023-24 | 434 | 27 | 16.1:1 | 65% (284) |
| 2022-23 | 425 | 26 | 16.4:1 | 67% (285) |
| 2020-21 | 326 | 23 | 14.2:1 | 73% (239) |
| 2017-18 | 344 | 25 | 13.8:1 | 76% (261) |
| 2015-16 | 351 | 25 | 14.0:1 | 73% (255) |
| 2010-11 | 396 | 32 | 12.4:1 | 72% (287) |
| 2000-01 | 512 | 27 | 19.0:1 | 74% (378) |
| 1990-91 | 467 | 25 | 18.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for SPARR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
About SPARR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
SPARR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is an elementary school with a street address in ANTHONY, Florida. Classes run from pre-K through 5, and the school has 435 students. Against the 604-student average for elementary schools in Florida, enrollment here is 28% lower.
MARION is the district for SPARR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. It has 62 schools and 46,349 students.
White students account for 57% of enrollment at SPARR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. Smaller groups are 20% Black, 17% Hispanic, and 5% multiracial. For comparison, the population of Marion County is roughly 69% White. The chance that two students picked at random at SPARR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 60%.
SPARR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL counts 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 15.0 students for each one. The 17.5:1 average for elementary schools in Florida is higher than this school's figure. About 64% of students at the school meet free or reduced-price lunch income limits.
SPARR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's actual average proficiency rate on state tests (44.5%) and its predicted rate (48.9%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Florida schools.
Marion County has about 400,078 residents, and median household income is about $61,010, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 23% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 10%. Federal data list 68 public schools in Marion County, with a combined enrollment of about 46,349.
The closest other public school is NORTH MARION HIGH SCHOOL, about 2.1 miles away. There are 3 other public schools within five miles. Nearby schools average 42.3% on proficiency, and SPARR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is above that at 44.5%.
Locale: Rural: Fringe. In NCES terms, the school is in rural territory close to an urban area.
SPARR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL saw enrollment rise 33% between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
Community posts for SPARR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL can cover sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Marion County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
400,078
Census ACS
Median income
$61,010
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
68
46,349 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in MARION
- WEST PORT HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 3,022 students
- FOREST HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,387 students
- BELLEVIEW HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,904 students
- VANGUARD HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,684 students
- BELLEVIEW MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 1,600 students
- DUNNELLON HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,562 students
Nearby schools
- NORTH MARION HIGH SCHOOL2.1 mi · 1,228
- ANTHONY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL3.5 mi · 351
- NORTH MARION MIDDLE SCHOOL3.6 mi · 738
- OCALA CENTER FOR SUCCESS AND INDEPENDENCE5.7 mi · 68
- REDDICK-COLLIER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL6.2 mi · 343
- OCALA SPRINGS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL6.5 mi · 682
Frequently asked questions
About SPARR ELEMENTARY SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at SPARR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
SPARR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 435 students in grades PK-05.
Is SPARR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
SPARR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at SPARR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at SPARR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is approximately 15.0:1 (29 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at SPARR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
At SPARR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 57% White, 17% Hispanic, 20% Black, 0% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is SPARR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL public or private?
SPARR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by MARION.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.