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Best Elementary Schools
in LEON

This page covers 28 of the 29 elementary schools in LEON had enough federal data to rank, including 4 charter schools. Rankings use a composite of neighborhood opportunity, class sizes, and per-student investment — signals available consistently from federal data across all US public schools. Schools in this district score below the national median on neighborhood opportunity. Use these rankings as a starting point; pair them with school visits and conversations with local parents before making any enrollment decision.

28
Schools Ranked
Florida
State
4
Charter Schools
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Elementary Schools Rankings

Showing 10 of 28
1
rank
DESOTO TRAIL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Grades PK–05654 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
56
/100
Student:Teacher
15.6:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$12,031
Below nat'l avg
Free Lunch
17%
Low economic need
2
rank
ROBERTS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Grades PK–05870 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
55
/100
Student:Teacher
15.3:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$12,031
Below nat'l avg
Free Lunch
23%
Low economic need
3
rank
THE SCHOOL OF ARTS AND SCIENCES ON THOMASVILLE
Grades KG–08457 studentsCharter
Ranked for: small class sizes (11.2:1)
54
/100
Student:Teacher
11.2:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
39/100
Below nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$12,031
Below nat'l avg
Free Lunch
9%
Low economic need
4
rank
FRANK HARTSFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Grades PK–05309 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (11.4:1)
52
/100
Student:Teacher
11.4:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
49/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$12,031
Below nat'l avg
Free Lunch
71%
High economic need
5
rank
THE SCHOOL OF ARTS & SCIENCES CENTRE
Grades KG–08447 studentsCharter
Ranked for: small class sizes (11.5:1)
51
/100
Student:Teacher
11.5:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
34/100
Below nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$12,031
Below nat'l avg
Free Lunch
14%
Low economic need
6
rank
HAWKS RISE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Grades PK–05805 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
49
/100
Student:Teacher
16.6:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
40/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$12,031
Below nat'l avg
Free Lunch
13%
Low economic need
7
rank
KILLEARN LAKES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Grades PK–05777 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
49
/100
Student:Teacher
15.9:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
40/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$12,031
Below nat'l avg
Free Lunch
17%
Low economic need
8
rank
GILCHRIST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Grades PK–05864 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
48
/100
Student:Teacher
16.0:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
40/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$12,031
Below nat'l avg
Free Lunch
20%
Low economic need
9
rank
SEALEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Grades PK–05405 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (12.7:1)
48
/100
Student:Teacher
12.7:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
40/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$12,031
Below nat'l avg
Free Lunch
55%
Near nat'l 52.2%
10
rank
BUCK LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Grades PK–05730 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
48
/100
Student:Teacher
15.9:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
37/100
Below nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$12,031
Below nat'l avg
Free Lunch
15%
Low economic need
18 more elementary schools in LEON not shown here.
View all schools in LEON
How We Rank Elementary Schools

Each school receives a composite score (0–100) built from 4 federal data signals, weighted to reflect what matters most at the elementary school level. All signals are normalised against national benchmarks so a school's score reflects its standing across the entire US, not just within this district.

Neighborhood Opportunity
40%
Harvard Opportunity Atlas score for the school's neighbourhood. Higher means children from this area historically achieve stronger economic outcomes.
Student-Teacher Ratio
30%
Lower ratio = smaller classes = more individual attention per child. Normalised against national range.
Per-Pupil Expenditure
20%
Annual district spending per enrolled student from the NCES F-33 Finance Survey. Compared against national average.
Free Lunch Rate
10%
Percentage of students qualifying for free/reduced-price lunch. Used as a neighbourhood economic-context signal.
Test scores are excluded: they are not published as consistent open federal data across all states, making reliable cross-district comparison impossible with this signal alone.
District at a Glance
28
Elementary Schools
56
Total Schools
56
#1 Score
46
Avg Score
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About This Data

All figures on this page come directly from US federal open datasets: NCES Common Core of Data (enrollment, school characteristics, student-teacher ratios), NCES F-33 Finance Survey (per-pupil expenditure), Harvard Opportunity Atlas (neighbourhood opportunity scores). Federal data is published on an annual cycle and may not reflect the very latest school-year changes. Rankings reflect available data and should be used as a starting point — not a substitute for visiting schools or consulting district resources directly. What this ranking does not measure: teacher quality, classroom culture, extracurricular programmes, school safety, or parent and student satisfaction.