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Enrollment
513
Elementary
DISTRICT 294 · STATE 604
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LIBERTY·NCES 120117001206
W. R. TOLAR K-8 SCHOOL
14757 NW COUNTY ROAD 12, BRISTOL, FL 32321 · (850) 643-2426 · Liberty County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL513 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 63% of Florida public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Florida public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
14.9:1
34 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.5:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
53%
272 students
DISTRICT 45% · STATE 50%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 71 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 61 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 48 | 9% |
| Grade 3 | 68 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 57 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 58 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 53 | 10% |
| Grade 7 | 52 | 10% |
| Grade 8 | 45 | 9% |
This year's kindergarten class (71) is 58% larger than its 8th grade class (45).
Student demographics
49%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 41% · STATE 70% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). 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
W. R. TOLAR K-8 SCHOOL→LIBERTY COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL
Based on grade levels within LIBERTY. 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
62.2%
FL avg 56.7% . +3.5pp since 2023
Math
65.3%
FL avg 58.9% . +4.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 62 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 65 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 3 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 4 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 62.2% | 65.3% |
| 2023-24 | 58.8% | 61.0% |
% at Level 3 or Above, all students and all tested grades.
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
60.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
54.6%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 61% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 55% 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 →
Schools most like W. R. TOLAR K-8 SCHOOL
W. R. TOLAR K-8 SCHOOL's state test result (60.5% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| W. R. TOLAR K-8 SCHOOL this school | 513 | 53.0% | 60.5% |
| CHISHOLM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL NEW SMYRNA BEACH | 479 | 50.3% | 73.4% |
| COLUMBIA CITY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL LAKE CITY | 585 | 53.0% | 59.5% |
| COTTONDALE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL COTTONDALE | 471 | 54.6% | 51.5% |
| SNEADS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL SNEADS | 574 | 52.4% | 65.9% |
| CYPRESS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL NEW PORT RICHEY | 554 | 53.6% | 39.2% |
Matched among Florida elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where W. R. TOLAR K-8 SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Florida |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 60.5% | #842 of 2,136 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 65.3% | #857 of 2,149 ▲ 47 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 62.2% | #737 of 2,149 ▲ 30 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 513 | #1,367 of 2,267 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.9:1 | #645 of 2,077 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 49.2% | #1,399 of 2,108 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 53.0% | #1,168 of 2,188 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +0.8% | #591 of 621 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
513
+73 (+17%) vs 2020
+10% since 1990-91, when it was 465
Student : Teacher
14.9:1
was 11.9:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 513 | 34.4 | 14.9:1 | 53% (272) |
| 2023-24 | 506 | 30.4 | 16.6:1 | 30% (151) |
| 2022-23 | 499 | 36.9 | 13.5:1 | 45% (227) |
| 2020-21 | 440 | 37 | 11.9:1 | 62% (273) |
| 2017-18 | 509 | 39 | 13.1:1 | 72% (366) |
| 2015-16 | 531 | 44 | 12.1:1 | 54% (285) |
| 2010-11 | 639 | 44 | 14.5:1 | 70% (446) |
| 2000-01 | 437 | 25 | 17.5:1 | 60% (261) |
| 1990-91 | 465 | 25 | 18.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for W. R. TOLAR K-8 SCHOOL.
About W. R. TOLAR K-8 SCHOOL
W. R. TOLAR K-8 SCHOOL is a public elementary school run by LIBERTY in BRISTOL, Florida. It has an enrollment of 513 students in kindergarten through 8.
LIBERTY is the district for W. R. TOLAR K-8 SCHOOL. It has 7 schools and 1,264 students.
The share of White students at W. R. TOLAR K-8 SCHOOL is 69%, a majority. The remaining students are 14% Hispanic, 11% Black, and 5% multiracial. Census figures show Liberty County is about 78% White. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 49, compared with 70 nationally.
W. R. TOLAR K-8 SCHOOL has 34.4 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff and a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.9:1. By comparison, the average for elementary schools in Florida is 17.5:1. At W. R. TOLAR K-8 SCHOOL, 53% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25.
On the allk12 Grade, W. R. TOLAR K-8 SCHOOL lands at B, ahead of 63% of Florida public elementary schools.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate across its state test results with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For W. R. TOLAR K-8 SCHOOL, the prediction is 54.6% and the result is 60.5%.
For Liberty County, Census Bureau data show median household income comes to about $58,671, about 17% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 14%. The county has 9 public schools and about 1,264 students.
A public school about 1.9 miles away, LIBERTY COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL, is the closest to W. R. TOLAR K-8 SCHOOL. The count of other public schools within five miles is 3. Among its closest neighbors with test data, W. R. TOLAR K-8 SCHOOL is 1st of 5 on proficiency.
Its location is classified as Rural: Remote by the National Center for Education Statistics.
From 440 students in 2020-21, enrollment rose to 513 by 2024-25. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio increased from 11.9:1 to 14.9:1.
W. R. TOLAR K-8 SCHOOL has a community page on allk12 for topics such as pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. You can also rate the school on this page.
Liberty County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
7,687
Census ACS
Median income
$58,671
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
17%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
14%
Below federal line
Schools in county
9
1,264 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in LIBERTY
- LIBERTY COUNTY HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 336 students
- HOSFORD ELEMENTARY JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOLElementary · 302 students
- LIBERTY EARLY LEARNING CENTERElementary · 68 students
- APALACHICOLA FOREST YOUTH ACADEMYCombined · 23 students
- LIBERTY WILDERNESS CROSSROADSCombined · 15 students
- LIBERTY VIRTUAL FRANCHISECombined · 7 students
Other schools in BRISTOL
- LIBERTY COUNTY HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 336 students
- LIBERTY EARLY LEARNING CENTERElementary · 68 students
- APALACHICOLA FOREST YOUTH ACADEMYCombined · 23 students
- LIBERTY WILDERNESS CROSSROADSCombined · 15 students
- LIBERTY VIRTUAL FRANCHISECombined · 7 students
- LIBERTY K12 VIRTUALCombined
Nearby schools
- LIBERTY COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL1.9 mi · 336
- LIBERTY VIRTUAL FRANCHISE1.9 mi · 7
- LIBERTY EARLY LEARNING CENTER2.1 mi · 68
- BLOUNTSTOWN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL5.4 mi · 484
- CALHOUN VIRTUAL FRANCHISE5.5 mi · 1
- CALHOUN VIRTUAL INSTRUCTION PROGRAM5.5 mi · 30
Frequently asked questions
About W. R. TOLAR K-8 SCHOOLHow large is W. R. TOLAR K-8 SCHOOL?
W. R. TOLAR K-8 SCHOOL enrolls approximately 513 students in grades KG-08.
What grades does W. R. TOLAR K-8 SCHOOL serve?
W. R. TOLAR K-8 SCHOOL serves grades KG-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at W. R. TOLAR K-8 SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at W. R. TOLAR K-8 SCHOOL is approximately 14.9:1 (34 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at W. R. TOLAR K-8 SCHOOL?
At W. R. TOLAR K-8 SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 69% White, 14% Hispanic, 11% Black, 0% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is W. R. TOLAR K-8 SCHOOL public or private?
W. R. TOLAR K-8 SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by LIBERTY.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.