THE SCHOOL OF ARTS AND SCIENCES ON THOMASVILLE

THE SCHOOL OF ARTS AND SCIENCES ON THOMASVILLE is one of the small K-5 schools in TALLAHASSEE, Florida, overseen by LEON, with 461 students on its rolls from grades K through 8. That puts it 24% below the typical public school in Florida, which averages around 604 students.

LEON runs 51 schools in total, collectively educating 31,579 students. THE SCHOOL OF ARTS AND SCIENCES ON THOMASVILLE is one of those campuses.

On the student-mix side, THE SCHOOL OF ARTS AND SCIENCES ON THOMASVILLE shows that the largest single group is White, at 65% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school shows 13% Black, 12% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, 2% Asian. That is considerably more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 55%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, THE SCHOOL OF ARTS AND SCIENCES ON THOMASVILLE has 43 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 10.7:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 17.5:1 average. Roughly 10% of students at THE SCHOOL OF ARTS AND SCIENCES ON THOMASVILLE qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is south of Leon County's rate of about 41%.

After controlling for student poverty, THE SCHOOL OF ARTS AND SCIENCES ON THOMASVILLE tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 76.3% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 67.7%.

Across the wider county, Leon County reports that median household earnings sit near $66,287, about 49% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Leon County runs 63 public schools (combined enrollment of about 35,246 students), of which THE SCHOOL OF ARTS AND SCIENCES ON THOMASVILLE is one.

The closest other public school is GILCHRIST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, roughly 0.8 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), THE SCHOOL OF ARTS AND SCIENCES ON THOMASVILLE ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 58.4%.

The campus sits in a high-density setting. THE SCHOOL OF ARTS AND SCIENCES ON THOMASVILLE operates as a public charter school, meaning it is publicly funded but governed independently of the surrounding district's traditional schools.

Trend over the last 7 years. THE SCHOOL OF ARTS AND SCIENCES ON THOMASVILLE's enrollment has expanded 9% since 2018, when it stood at 423 (now 461). The Hispanic share of enrollment rose from 4% to 12% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio loosened from 9.6:1 in 2018 to 10.7:1 today.

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