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Enrollment
677
Elementary
DISTRICT 572 · STATE 604
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BAY·NCES 120009000059
TOMMY SMITH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
5044 TOMMY SMITH DR, PANAMA CITY, FL 32404 · (850) 767-1688 · Bay County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY22-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL677 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.5:1
41 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.6:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
45%
307 students
DISTRICT 46% · 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
Test scores
FAST / B.E.S.T. 2024-25 . % at Level 3 or AboveEnglish Language Arts
44.1%
FL avg 56.7% . +1.0pp since 2023
Math
39.3%
FL avg 58.9% . -1.4pp 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 39 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 1 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 1 points.
Source: FAST / B.E.S.T.. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of FL schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
44.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
58.5%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-14.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 44% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 58% typical for Florida schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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
677
+17 (+3%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
16.5:1
was 16.1:1
% White
70%
was 83%
% Hispanic
11%
was 3%
% Black
8%
was 7%
% Asian
2%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About TOMMY SMITH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
As a medium-sized elementary campus in PANAMA CITY, Florida, TOMMY SMITH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL teaches 677 students from grades pre-K through 5, run under BAY.
BAY runs 47 schools in total, collectively educating 27,494 students. TOMMY SMITH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of those campuses.
For racial and ethnic makeup, TOMMY SMITH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL records that 70% of the student body identifies as White. Other groups include 11% Hispanic, 9% multiracial, 8% Black.
On the income-and-resources front, TOMMY SMITH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL records 41 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 16.5:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 17.5:1 average. Around 45% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.
On a demographically-adjusted basis, On a poverty-adjusted basis, TOMMY SMITH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL sits in the bottom 10% statewide. Predicted proficiency from the FRL regression is roughly 58.5%; actual is 44.1%, a gap of -14.3 points.
Zooming out to the county, Bay County reports that median household earnings sit near $73,533, roughly 30% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. In all, Bay County runs 50 public schools (combined enrollment of about 27,672 students), of which TOMMY SMITH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one.
The closest other public school is MERRITT BROWN MIDDLE SCHOOL, roughly 0.1 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around TOMMY SMITH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), TOMMY SMITH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks 8th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 63.3%.
The campus sits in a commuter-belt setting.
Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked up 3%: 660 students in 2018 compared to 677 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share shrank from 83% to 70%.
On allk12, posts here usually surface around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.
Bay County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
186,393
Census ACS
Median income
$73,533
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
30%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
50
27,672 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in BAY
- A. CRAWFORD MOSLEY HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,864 students
- DEANE BOZEMAN SCHOOLCombined · 1,690 students
- J.R. ARNOLD HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,629 students
- RUTHERFORD HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,394 students
- BAY HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,289 students
- BREAKFAST POINT ACADEMYElementary · 1,089 students
Other schools in PANAMA CITY
- DEANE BOZEMAN SCHOOLCombined · 1,690 students
- RUTHERFORD HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,394 students
- BAY HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,289 students
- NORTH BAY HAVEN CAREER ACADEMYHigh · 865 students
- BAY HAVEN CHARTER ACADEMYElementary · 766 students
- DEER POINT ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 735 students
Nearby schools
- MERRITT BROWN MIDDLE SCHOOL0.1 mi · 634
- NORTH BAY HAVEN CHARTER ACADEMY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL2.0 mi · 696
- NORTH BAY HAVEN CHARTER ACADEMY MIDDLE SCHOOL2.0 mi · 526
- NORTH BAY HAVEN CAREER ACADEMY2.0 mi · 865
- DEER POINT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL2.0 mi · 735
- BAY HAVEN CHARTER ACADEMY4.3 mi · 766
Frequently asked questions
About TOMMY SMITH ELEMENTARY SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at TOMMY SMITH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
TOMMY SMITH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 677 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does TOMMY SMITH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
TOMMY SMITH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at TOMMY SMITH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Approximately 16.5:1 students per teacher at TOMMY SMITH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
How diverse is TOMMY SMITH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
TOMMY SMITH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reports a student body of 70% White, 11% Hispanic, 8% Black, 2% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Who oversees TOMMY SMITH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
TOMMY SMITH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is overseen by BAY in Bay County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.