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Enrollment
588
Elementary
DISTRICT 625 · STATE 604
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MARION·NCES 120126001275
STANTON-WEIRSDALE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
16705 SE 134TH TER, WEIRSDALE, FL 32195 · (352) 671-6150 · Marion County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL588 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 7% of Florida public elementary schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
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
16.8:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.5:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
71%
415 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 | 34 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 72 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 84 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 107 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 97 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 101 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 93 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (72) is 23% smaller than its 5th grade class (93).
Student demographics
54%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
35.2%
FL avg 56.7% . -2.4pp since 2023
Math
32.5%
FL avg 58.9% . -6.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 35 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 32 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 2 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 7 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 35.2% | 32.5% |
| 2023-24 | 37.6% | 39.3% |
% 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
34.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
45.8%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-11.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 35% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 46% 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 STANTON-WEIRSDALE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
STANTON-WEIRSDALE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (34.7% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| STANTON-WEIRSDALE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 588 | 70.6% | 34.7% |
| SCHRADER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL NEW PORT RICHEY | 572 | 71.0% | 40.2% |
| HUDSON PRIMARY ACADEMY HUDSON | 636 | 71.5% | 37.3% |
| WEST DEFUNIAK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL DEFUNIAK SPRINGS | 704 | 70.0% | 65.2% |
| POLK CITY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL POLK CITY | 545 | 73.6% | 42.8% |
| BRONSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL BRONSON | 586 | 66.4% | 48.9% |
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 STANTON-WEIRSDALE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Marion County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 34.7% | #1,990 of 2,136 | #28 of 32 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 32.5% | #2,072 of 2,149 ▼ 227 | #29 of 32 ▼ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 35.2% | #1,942 of 2,149 ▼ 190 | #27 of 32 ▼ 4 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 588 | #1,069 of 2,267 | #23 of 36 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.8:1 | #1,378 of 2,077 | #23 of 33 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 54.5% | #1,154 of 2,108 | #30 of 33 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 70.6% | #437 of 2,188 | #8 of 33 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +5.2% | #437 of 621 | #14 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
588
+99 (+20%) vs 2020
+25% since 1990-91, when it was 472
Student : Teacher
16.8:1
was 15.8:1
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 | 588 | 35 | 16.8:1 | 71% (415) |
| 2023-24 | 572 | 33 | 17.3:1 | 72% (412) |
| 2022-23 | 544 | 32 | 17.0:1 | 70% (383) |
| 2020-21 | 489 | 31 | 15.8:1 | 70% (344) |
| 2017-18 | 559 | 37 | 15.1:1 | 81% (454) |
| 2015-16 | 585 | 37 | 15.8:1 | 78% (459) |
| 2010-11 | 530 | 37 | 14.3:1 | 72% (380) |
| 2000-01 | 585 | 32 | 18.3:1 | 75% (437) |
| 1990-91 | 472 | 30 | 15.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for STANTON-WEIRSDALE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
About STANTON-WEIRSDALE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
STANTON-WEIRSDALE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a public medium-sized elementary school in WEIRSDALE, Florida. Grades offered run from pre-K through 5, with 588 students enrolled.
Across its 62 schools, MARION enrolls 46,349 students. STANTON-WEIRSDALE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of those schools.
Roughly 63% of students at STANTON-WEIRSDALE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL are White. Other groups include 23% Hispanic, 8% Black, and 6% multiracial. Pick two students at random and there is a 54% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Dividing enrollment by its 35 full-time-equivalent teachers gives a ratio of about 16.8:1. That matches the 17.5:1 average for elementary schools in Florida fairly closely. STANTON-WEIRSDALE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reports 71% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals. The rate at public schools in Marion County averages 57%, lower than here.
allk12 grades STANTON-WEIRSDALE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL a D. The grade compares the school only with Florida public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for STANTON-WEIRSDALE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is -11.1 points: 34.7% actual, 45.8% predicted.
In Marion County (population about 400,078), the median household income is $61,010, roughly 23% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 10%. There are 68 public schools in Marion County, enrolling about 46,349 students in all.
The school nearest to STANTON-WEIRSDALE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is THE VILLAGES ELEMENTARY OF LADY LAKE SCHOOL, at a distance of about 3.3 miles. Other public schools within five miles number 2. Compared with its nearest neighbors, STANTON-WEIRSDALE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks 9th of 9 on average proficiency.
By NCES locale, the school is Rural: Fringe, or in rural territory close to an urban area.
Enrollment is up 20% from 2020-21, when STANTON-WEIRSDALE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL had 489 students, to 2024-25, when it had 588. The ratio was 15.8:1 in 2020-21 and 16.8:1 in 2024-25.
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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
- THE VILLAGES ELEMENTARY OF LADY LAKE SCHOOL3.3 mi · 740
- LAKE WEIR MIDDLE SCHOOL3.6 mi · 1,141
- HARBOUR VIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL5.4 mi · 833
- VILLAGES CHARTER SCHOOL6.8 mi · 4,062
- LAKE WEIR HIGH SCHOOL7.5 mi · 1,447
- FRUITLAND PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL8.3 mi · 688
Frequently asked questions
About STANTON-WEIRSDALE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHow large is STANTON-WEIRSDALE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
STANTON-WEIRSDALE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 588 students in grades PK-05.
Is STANTON-WEIRSDALE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
STANTON-WEIRSDALE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at STANTON-WEIRSDALE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Approximately 16.8:1 students per teacher at STANTON-WEIRSDALE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
What is the student diversity at STANTON-WEIRSDALE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Student demographics at STANTON-WEIRSDALE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL are roughly 63% White, 23% Hispanic, 8% Black, 1% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees STANTON-WEIRSDALE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
STANTON-WEIRSDALE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is overseen by MARION in Marion County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.