SUMMERS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

Located at 1388 SW MCFARLANE AVE, in LAKE CITY, Florida, SUMMERS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a compact primary school that educates 492 students (grades pre-K through 5), run under COLUMBIA.

Across the 16 schools in COLUMBIA (9,815 students total), SUMMERS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, SUMMERS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL shows that the largest single group is Black at 41%, but no single group is in the majority. Other groups include 37% White, 12% Hispanic, 9% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 16% Black, putting the school's mix noticeably more Black than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, SUMMERS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL lists 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 15.9:1. The state averages around 17.5:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 72% of students at SUMMERS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Columbia County runs at roughly 55%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, SUMMERS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 45.1% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 44.6%.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Columbia County) reports that median household income runs about $59,205, about 17% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. SUMMERS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 19 public schools in Columbia County (combined enrollment of about 9,815 students).

Nearest neighbor: LAKE CITY MIDDLE SCHOOL, around 0.6 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), SUMMERS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks 6th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 52.0%.

The school occupies a town-based site.

Trend over the last 7 years. SUMMERS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's enrollment has declined 18% since 2018, when it stood at 602 (now 492). White enrollment moved from 47% to 37% across the same window.

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