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Alumni: what's one memory from STEWART STREET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL that still sticks with you?
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Enrollment
453
Elementary
DISTRICT 272 · STATE 604
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GADSDEN·NCES 120060000858
STEWART STREET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
749 S STEWART ST, QUINCY, FL 32351 · (850) 627-3145 · Gadsden County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL453 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 5% of Florida public elementary schools
- FTest 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
15.6:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.0:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
84%
381 students
DISTRICT 81% · 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 | 55 | 12% |
| Kindergarten | 59 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 69 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 65 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 85 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 64 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 56 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (59) is 5% larger than its 5th grade class (56).
Student demographics
19%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 45% · 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
35.9%
FL avg 56.7% . +9.8pp since 2023
Math
38.2%
FL avg 58.9% . +10.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 36 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 38 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 10 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 10 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 35.9% | 38.2% |
| 2023-24 | 26.1% | 28.1% |
% 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
28.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.0%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-11.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 28% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 39% 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 STEWART STREET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
STEWART STREET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (28.0% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| STEWART STREET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 453 | 84.1% | 28.0% |
| NORTHWESTERN LEGENDS ELEMENTARY JACKSONVILLE | 433 | 84.8% | 25.9% |
| FAIRMOUNT PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ST PETERSBURG | 425 | 84.7% | 35.6% |
| LOCKHART ELEMENTARY MAGNET SCHOOL TAMPA | 376 | 85.6% | 30.7% |
| CAMPBELL PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ST PETERSBURG | 502 | 81.5% | 49.0% |
| WALKER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL FORT LAUDERDALE | 408 | 79.9% | 39.6% |
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 STEWART STREET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Gadsden County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 28.0% | #2,098 of 2,136 | #5 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 38.2% | #1,970 of 2,149 ▲ 125 | #6 of 6 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 35.9% | #1,919 of 2,149 ▲ 159 | #4 of 6 ▲ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 453 | #1,596 of 2,267 | #3 of 8 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.6:1 | #962 of 2,077 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 18.9% | #1,965 of 2,108 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 84.1% | #78 of 2,188 | #3 of 6 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -32.5% | #141 of 1,374 | N/A |
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
453
-69 (-13%) vs 2020
-40% since 1990-91, when it was 759
Student : Teacher
15.6:1
was 12.7:1
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 | 453 | 29 | 15.6:1 | 84% (381) |
| 2023-24 | 473 | 32 | 14.8:1 | 84% (396) |
| 2022-23 | 484 | 32 | 15.1:1 | 85% (413) |
| 2020-21 | 522 | 41 | 12.7:1 | 90% (468) |
| 2017-18 | 671 | 44 | 15.3:1 | 87% (586) |
| 2015-16 | 694 | 42 | 16.5:1 | 82% (571) |
| 2010-11 | 598 | 40 | 14.9:1 | 92% (548) |
| 2000-01 | 590 | 36 | 16.4:1 | 88% (522) |
| 1990-91 | 759 | 38 | 20.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for STEWART STREET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
About STEWART STREET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
As a small elementary school, STEWART STREET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves students in QUINCY, Florida. It offers pre-K through 5 and has 453 students enrolled. By comparison, elementary schools in Florida enroll about 604 students on average.
STEWART STREET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL sits within GADSDEN, which has 16 schools and 4,633 students.
The share of students at STEWART STREET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL who are Black is 90%. Other groups include 5% Hispanic and 3% White. By comparison, Gadsden County residents are about 53% Black. A diversity index of 19% means there is a 19% chance two randomly chosen students at STEWART STREET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL are from different groups.
The school's 29 full-time-equivalent teachers translate to a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.6:1. Elementary schools in Florida have an average ratio of 17.5:1. At STEWART STREET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, 84% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. That is in line with the 85% average for public schools in Gadsden County.
STEWART STREET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL earns a D on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 5% of Florida public elementary schools.
A school with STEWART STREET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's lunch-eligibility share in Florida is predicted to score 39.0%. STEWART STREET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL scores 28.0%, 11.1 points below that line.
In Gadsden County, home to about 43,710 people, the median household earns about $48,801 a year, roughly 21% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 22%. STEWART STREET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL shares Gadsden County with 16 other public schools.
About 0.2 miles separate STEWART STREET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL from the closest public school, GADSDEN TECHNICAL COLLEGE. The five-mile area around STEWART STREET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL holds at least 8 other public schools.
Under the NCES locale system, STEWART STREET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is Rural: Fringe.
Enrollment fell by 13% across 4 years, from 522 in 2020-21 to 453 in 2024-25. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 12.7:1 to 15.6:1.
The allk12 page for STEWART STREET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL lets the school community talk about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Gadsden County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
43,710
Census ACS
Median income
$48,801
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
22%
Below federal line
Schools in county
17
4,633 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in GADSDEN
- GADSDEN COUNTY HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,086 students
- GEORGE W. MUNROE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 575 students
- HAVANA MAGNET SCHOOLElementary · 558 students
- CROSSROAD ACADEMYCombined · 555 students
- JAMES A. SHANKS MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 434 students
- WEST GADSDEN MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 314 students
Other schools in QUINCY
- GEORGE W. MUNROE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 575 students
- CROSSROAD ACADEMYCombined · 555 students
- JAMES A. SHANKS MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 434 students
- WEST GADSDEN MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 314 students
- GREENSBORO ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 264 students
- GADSDEN ELEMENTARY MAGNET SCHOOLElementary · 121 students
Nearby schools
- GADSDEN TECHNICAL COLLEGE0.2 mi · 10
- HEAD START PROGRAM0.2 mi · 34
- GADSDEN VIRTUAL INSTRUCTION PROGRAM0.2 mi · 18
- GADSDEN CENTRAL ACADEMY0.2 mi · 10
- CARTER PARRAMORE ACADEMY0.4 mi · 32
- BOLD STEP INFANT CARE0.4 mi · 10
Frequently asked questions
About STEWART STREET ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHow large is STEWART STREET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
STEWART STREET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 453 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does STEWART STREET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
STEWART STREET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at STEWART STREET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Approximately 15.6:1 students per teacher at STEWART STREET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
How diverse is STEWART STREET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
STEWART STREET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reports a student body of 3% White, 5% Hispanic, 90% Black, 0% Two or more.
Is STEWART STREET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL public or private?
STEWART STREET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by GADSDEN.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.