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Enrollment
515
Elementary
DISTRICT 474 · STATE 604
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LEVY·NCES 120114000791
WILLISTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
801 S MAIN ST, WILLISTON, FL 32696 · (352) 528-6030 · Levy County
GRADES 03–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL515 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 26% of Florida public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
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
21.4:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.7:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
63%
326 students
DISTRICT 63% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 175 | 34% |
| Grade 4 | 161 | 31% |
| Grade 5 | 179 | 35% |
Student demographics
67%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 56% · 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
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within LEVY. 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
46.3%
FL avg 56.7% . +1.9pp since 2023
Math
46.6%
FL avg 58.9% . +1.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 46 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 47 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 2 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 2 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 46.3% | 46.6% |
| 2023-24 | 44.4% | 44.8% |
% 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
45.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.5%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 46% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% 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 WILLISTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
WILLISTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (45.8% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| WILLISTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 515 | 63.3% | 45.8% |
| MILDRED HELMS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL LARGO | 515 | 61.6% | 63.9% |
| PEACE RIVER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PORT CHARLOTTE | 557 | 63.2% | 38.6% |
| WOODWARD AVENUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL DELAND | 532 | 63.2% | 51.3% |
| DR. W.J. CREEL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL MELBOURNE | 542 | 63.3% | 34.2% |
| JAMES W. SIKES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL LAKELAND | 502 | 61.6% | 56.8% |
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 WILLISTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Levy County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 45.8% | #1,534 of 2,136 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 46.6% | #1,704 of 2,149 ▼ 76 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 46.3% | #1,481 of 2,149 ▼ 55 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 515 | #1,356 of 2,267 | #4 of 6 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.4:1 | #2,004 of 2,077 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 67.5% | #388 of 2,108 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 63.3% | #774 of 2,188 | #5 of 6 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +1.2% | #574 of 621 | N/A |
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
515
+55 (+12%) vs 2020
-1% since 2000-01, when it was 521
Student : Teacher
21.4:1
was 23.0:1
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 | 515 | 24.1 | 21.4:1 | 63% (326) |
| 2023-24 | 510 | 24 | 21.2:1 | 73% (370) |
| 2022-23 | 488 | 23.5 | 20.8:1 | 71% (345) |
| 2020-21 | 460 | 20 | 23.0:1 | 65% (301) |
| 2017-18 | 509 | 31 | 16.4:1 | 63% (320) |
| 2015-16 | 468 | 29 | 16.1:1 | 65% (304) |
| 2010-11 | 508 | 32 | 15.9:1 | 69% (352) |
| 2000-01 | 521 | 31 | 16.8:1 | 64% (336) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for WILLISTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
About WILLISTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
WILLISTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a medium-sized elementary school in WILLISTON, Florida. Students in grades 3 through 5 attend the school, which enrolls 515 students.
Within LEVY, WILLISTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 12 schools. The district enrolls 5,554 students.
Federal enrollment data show White students as the largest group at WILLISTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, at 45%. Other reported shares: 29% Hispanic, 18% Black, and 7% multiracial. Levy County's residents are about 79% White, 34 points above the school's share. Pick two students at random and there is a 67% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The school's student-to-teacher ratio is about 21.4:1, with 24.1 full-time-equivalent teachers. That is higher than the 17.5:1 average for elementary schools in Florida. Lunch subsidy eligibility at WILLISTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is 63%.
The allk12 Grade for WILLISTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is C. Compared with Florida public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 26% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, WILLISTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL would score about 49.5%. It scores 45.8%, 3.6 points below that figure.
Across Levy County, the median household income is $56,750, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 17% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 14%. Levy County is home to 15 public schools and about 5,554 public school students.
The nearest public school is WILLISTON MIDDLE HIGH SCHOOL, at about 0.5 miles. Around the school, 2 other public schools are within five miles. WILLISTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL places 7th of 7 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
Federal data place WILLISTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL in the Rural: Distant locale, which means it is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Enrollment at WILLISTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL climbed 12% between 2020-21 and 2024-25, from 460 to 515 students. Its ratio of students to teachers was 23.0:1 in 2020-21, and 21.4:1 in 2024-25.
The WILLISTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL community page is open for posts about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Levy County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
45,391
Census ACS
Median income
$56,750
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
17%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
14%
Below federal line
Schools in county
15
5,554 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in LEVY
- WILLISTON MIDDLE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,121 students
- CHIEFLAND MIDDLE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 760 students
- CHIEFLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 725 students
- JOYCE M. BULLOCK ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 638 students
- BRONSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 586 students
- BRONSON MIDDLE/HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 537 students
Other schools in WILLISTON
- WILLISTON MIDDLE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,121 students
- JOYCE M. BULLOCK ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 638 students
Nearby schools
- WILLISTON MIDDLE HIGH SCHOOL0.5 mi · 1,121
- JOYCE M. BULLOCK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.7 mi · 638
- ARCHER ELEMENTARY11.0 mi · 413
- BRONSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL12.5 mi · 586
- BRONSON MIDDLE/HIGH SCHOOL12.6 mi · 537
- LEVY VIRTUAL FRANCHISE12.6 mi · 4
Frequently asked questions
About WILLISTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHow large is WILLISTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
WILLISTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 515 students in grades 03-05.
Is WILLISTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
WILLISTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is an elementary school covering grades 03-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at WILLISTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at WILLISTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is approximately 21.4:1 (24 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at WILLISTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Student demographics at WILLISTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL are roughly 45% White, 29% Hispanic, 18% Black, 1% Asian, 7% Two or more.
What district is WILLISTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL in?
WILLISTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is part of LEVY.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.