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Enrollment
545
Elementary
DISTRICT 345 · STATE 604
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TAYLOR·NCES 120186001951
TAYLOR COUNTY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
1600 E GREEN ST, PERRY, FL 32347 · (850) 838-2530 · Taylor County
GRADES 03–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL545 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.0:1
34 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 47.9:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
67%
366 students
DISTRICT 66% · STATE 50%
Community
3
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within TAYLOR. 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
43.9%
FL avg 56.7% . +7.4pp since 2023
Math
50.8%
FL avg 58.9% . +6.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 44 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 51 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 7 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 7 points.
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
42.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
47.5%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 43% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 48% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
545
-181 (-25%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
16.0:1
was 15.4:1
% White
63%
was 64%
% Hispanic
3%
was 4%
% Black
27%
was 25%
% Asian
0%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About TAYLOR COUNTY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
As an average-sized elementary school in PERRY, Florida, TAYLOR COUNTY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL hosts 545 students from grades 3 through 5, part of TAYLOR.
TAYLOR comprises 7 schools with combined enrollment of 2,524 students; TAYLOR COUNTY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is among them.
On demographics, TAYLOR COUNTY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL lists that the largest single group is White, at 63% of enrollment; the rest breaks down as 27% Black, 7% multiracial, 3% Hispanic. That is meaningfully less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 73%.
Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 34 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 16.0:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 17.5:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 67% of students at TAYLOR COUNTY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.
On a demographically-adjusted basis, TAYLOR COUNTY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 47.5%, the actual is 42.9%, a residual of -4.6 points.
Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Taylor County indicate median household earnings sit near $49,073, 17% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 14% of residents live below the federal poverty line. TAYLOR COUNTY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 9 public schools in Taylor County (combined enrollment of about 2,524 students).
The closest other public school is TAYLOR COUNTY PRIMARY SCHOOL, roughly 0.1 miles away. 5 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, TAYLOR COUNTY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL comes 4th of 5 in the immediate cluster, below the nearby-schools average of 46.4%.
The campus sits in a rural setting.
Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at TAYLOR COUNTY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has fell 25%, going from 726 students in 2018 to 545 in 2025.
On allk12, members of the TAYLOR COUNTY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL community share and discuss classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Taylor County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
21,503
Census ACS
Median income
$49,073
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
17%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
14%
Below federal line
Schools in county
9
2,524 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in TAYLOR
- TAYLOR COUNTY HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 639 students
- TAYLOR COUNTY PRIMARY SCHOOLElementary · 574 students
- TAYLOR COUNTY MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 503 students
- TAYLOR COUNTY PRE-KElementary · 148 students
- STEINHATCHEE SCHOOLElementary · 112 students
- TAYLOR PAEC VIRTUAL FRANCHISECombined · 3 students
Other schools in PERRY
- TAYLOR COUNTY HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 639 students
- TAYLOR COUNTY PRIMARY SCHOOLElementary · 574 students
- TAYLOR COUNTY MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 503 students
- TAYLOR COUNTY PRE-KElementary · 148 students
- TAYLOR PAEC VIRTUAL FRANCHISECombined · 3 students
- TAYLOR COUNTY JAIL SERVICESHigh
Nearby schools
- TAYLOR COUNTY PRIMARY SCHOOL0.1 mi · 574
- TAYLOR COUNTY PRE-K0.1 mi · 148
- TAYLOR PAEC VIRTUAL FRANCHISE0.3 mi · 3
- TAYLOR COUNTY MIDDLE SCHOOL0.5 mi · 503
- TAYLOR COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL0.6 mi · 639
- JOANN BRIDGES ACADEMY23.2 mi · 13
Frequently asked questions
About TAYLOR COUNTY ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHow large is TAYLOR COUNTY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
TAYLOR COUNTY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 545 students in grades 03-05.
What grades does TAYLOR COUNTY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
TAYLOR COUNTY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves grades 03-05.
How many teachers does TAYLOR COUNTY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL have?
TAYLOR COUNTY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL employs 34 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.0:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at TAYLOR COUNTY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
At TAYLOR COUNTY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 63% White, 3% Hispanic, 27% Black, 0% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is TAYLOR COUNTY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL public or private?
TAYLOR COUNTY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by TAYLOR.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.