W. A. METCALFE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

Located at 1250 NE 18TH AVE, in GAINESVILLE, Florida, W. A. METCALFE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a tight-knit elementary school that caters to 463 students (grades K through 5), overseen by ALACHUA. Enrollment runs roughly 23% smaller than the state mean of about 604.

Within ALACHUA, which oversees 60 schools and 28,255 students, W. A. METCALFE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, W. A. METCALFE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL records that the student body is overwhelmingly Black (80%). Other groups include 7% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, 5% White. That is meaningfully more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 19%.

Looking at school resources, On paper, W. A. METCALFE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.4:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.5:1, putting W. A. METCALFE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL tighter than the state norm the norm. About 87% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Alachua County runs at roughly 48%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, W. A. METCALFE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 37.8% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 27.6%.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Alachua County put median household income runs about $61,949, roughly 49% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. Across Alachua County's 68 public schools (combined enrollment of about 29,618 students), W. A. METCALFE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is BOULWARE SPRINGS CHARTER, roughly 0.3 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, W. A. METCALFE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL comes 4th of 5 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 41.7%.

Geographically, the school is in a metropolitan area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked up 80%: 257 students in 2018 compared to 463 in 2025. Black enrollment moved from 87% to 80% across the same window. Class-load math has rose: from 10.3:1 in 2018 to 14.4:1 in 2025.

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