VERNON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

VERNON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a middle-of-the-pack elementary-level community in VERNON, Florida, overseen by WASHINGTON. The school hosts 621 students in grades pre-K through 5.

Within WASHINGTON, which oversees 9 schools and 3,204 students, VERNON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, VERNON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reports that White students make up the majority at 78%; the rest looks like 10% Black, 8% multiracial, 3% Hispanic. That composition is broadly in line with Washington County as a whole.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, VERNON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has 40 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.5:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.5:1, putting VERNON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL tighter than the state norm the norm. About 66% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Washington County (around 47%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, VERNON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 48.3%, the actual is 47.6%, a residual of -0.7 points.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Washington County put median household income runs about $58,210, 12% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. In all, Washington County runs 10 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,204 students), of which VERNON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one.

Nearest neighbor: VERNON MIDDLE SCHOOL, around 1.2 miles off. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts VERNON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL at 2nd of 6; the average score across the group is 45.5%.

The school occupies a low-density site.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at VERNON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has stayed largely flat, going from 622 students in 2018 to 621 in 2025. Class-load math has grew: from 13.0:1 in 2018 to 15.5:1 in 2025.

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