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Enrollment
568
Elementary
DISTRICT 413 · STATE 604
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BRADFORD·NCES 120012000071
STARKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
1000 W WELDON ST, STARKE, FL 32091 · (904) 966-6047 · Bradford County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL568 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.2:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.9:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
65%
367 students
DISTRICT 59% · 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 | 48 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 82 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 88 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 73 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 72 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 73 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 66 | 12% |
| Grade 6 | 66 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (82) is 24% larger than its 6th grade class (66).
Student demographics
57%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 55% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within BRADFORD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
FAST / B.E.S.T. 2024-25 . % at Level 3 or AboveEnglish Language Arts
50.0%
FL avg 56.7% . +0.7pp since 2023
Math
57.0%
FL avg 58.9% . -0.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 50 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 57 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Florida schools, those numbers are about 57 and 59. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 50.0% | 57.0% |
| 2023-24 | 49.4% | 57.3% |
% 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
52.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.8%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 52% 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 STARKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
STARKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (52.0% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| STARKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 568 | 64.6% | 52.0% |
| OSCEOLA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ST AUGUSTINE | 639 | 65.7% | 67.2% |
| TAYLOR COUNTY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PERRY | 545 | 67.2% | 42.9% |
| COPPERGATE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL MIDDLEBURG | 587 | 63.7% | 51.4% |
| CROOKSHANK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ST AUGUSTINE | 705 | 62.4% | 59.0% |
| SPARR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ANTHONY | 435 | 64.4% | 44.5% |
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 STARKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Florida |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 52.0% | #1,230 of 2,136 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 57.0% | #1,240 of 2,149 ▼ 185 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 50.0% | #1,298 of 2,149 ▼ 96 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 568 | #1,151 of 2,267 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.2:1 | #1,198 of 2,077 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 56.8% | #1,045 of 2,108 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 64.6% | #709 of 2,188 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +3.5% | #488 of 621 |
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
568
+82 (+17%) vs 2020
-19% since 1990-91, when it was 705
Student : Teacher
16.2:1
was 17.4:1
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 | 568 | 35 | 16.2:1 | 65% (367) |
| 2023-24 | 630 | 35.6 | 17.7:1 | 67% (419) |
| 2022-23 | 573 | 32.6 | 17.6:1 | 68% (388) |
| 2020-21 | 486 | 28 | 17.4:1 | 59% (289) |
| 2017-18 | 549 | 35 | 15.7:1 | 48% (262) |
| 2015-16 | 558 | 34 | 16.4:1 | 57% (316) |
| 2010-11 | 543 | 35 | 15.5:1 | 68% (370) |
| 2000-01 | 592 | 41 | 14.4:1 | 69% (410) |
| 1990-91 | 705 | 46 | 15.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for STARKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
About STARKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Federal records list STARKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL as an elementary school in STARKE, Florida. Total enrollment is 568 students, and the grades served are pre-K through 6.
STARKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is run by BRADFORD, whose 8 schools enroll 2,848 students.
More than half of the students at STARKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL are White (61%). Beyond that, enrollment is 22% Black, 9% Hispanic, and 7% multiracial. In Bradford County overall, about 74% of residents are White. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 57%.
STARKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has 35 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 16.2:1. By comparison, the average for elementary schools in Florida is 17.5:1. A common income measure, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, is 65% at STARKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
A school with STARKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's lunch-eligibility share in Florida is predicted to score 48.8%. STARKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL scores 52.0%, 3.2 points above that line.
In Bradford County, home to about 27,885 people, median household income comes to about $63,050, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 15%, and about 12% of people live in poverty. Bradford County's 12 public schools enroll about 2,848 students and include STARKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
About 0.4 miles separate STARKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL from the closest public school, BRADFORD MIDDLE SCHOOL. A five-mile radius around the school includes 5 other public schools. STARKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks 3rd of 6 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 52.0% against a local average of 50.1%.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Town: Distant: in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
In 2024-25, the school enrolled 568, up from 486 in 2020-21. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio dropped from 17.4:1 to 16.2:1.
The STARKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL discussion page is a place for special education services, counseling, and support programs. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Bradford County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
27,885
Census ACS
Median income
$63,050
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
15%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
12
2,848 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in BRADFORD
- BRADFORD HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 785 students
- BRADFORD ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 745 students
- BRADFORD MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 408 students
- LAWTEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 257 students
- BROOKER COMMUNITY SCHOOL INCElementary · 82 students
- BRADFORD VIRTUAL FRANCHISE WITH FLVSCombined · 2 students
Other schools in STARKE
- BRADFORD HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 785 students
- BRADFORD ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 745 students
- BRADFORD MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 408 students
- BRADFORD VIRTUAL FRANCHISE WITH FLVSCombined · 2 students
- BRADFORD VIRTUAL INSTRUCTION PROGRAM (DISTRICT PROVIDED)Combined · 1 students
- BRADFORD VIRTUAL INSTRUCTION PROGRAMCombined
Nearby schools
- BRADFORD MIDDLE SCHOOL0.4 mi · 408
- BRADFORD VIRTUAL FRANCHISE WITH FLVS0.6 mi · 2
- BRADFORD VIRTUAL INSTRUCTION PROGRAM (DISTRICT PROVIDED)0.6 mi · 1
- BRADFORD HIGH SCHOOL0.8 mi · 785
- BRADFORD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.9 mi · 745
- LAWTEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL7.2 mi · 257
Frequently asked questions
About STARKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at STARKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
STARKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 568 students in grades PK-06.
Is STARKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
STARKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is an elementary school covering grades PK-06.
How many teachers does STARKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL have?
STARKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL employs 35 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.2:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at STARKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
At STARKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 61% White, 9% Hispanic, 22% Black, 1% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is STARKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL public or private?
STARKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by BRADFORD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.