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Best Elementary Schools
in ALACHUA

This page covers 30 of the 31 elementary schools in ALACHUA had enough federal data to rank, including 7 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 near 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.

30
Schools Ranked
Florida
State
7
Charter Schools
RankingsHow We RankFAQAbout Data

Elementary Schools Rankings

Showing 10 of 30
1
rank
MICANOPY AREA COOPERATIVE SCHOOL INC.
Grades PK–05217 studentsCharter
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
54
/100
Student:Teacher
15.5:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$12,950
Near nat'l avg
Free Lunch
35%
Low economic need
2
rank
EXPRESSIONS LEARNING ARTS ACADEMY
Grades KG–0584 studentsCharter
Ranked for: small class sizes (10.1:1)
53
/100
Student:Teacher
10.1:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
38/100
Below nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$12,950
Near nat'l avg
Free Lunch
36%
Low economic need
3
rank
LITTLEWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Grades PK–05706 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
52
/100
Student:Teacher
14.9:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
51/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$12,950
Near nat'l avg
Free Lunch
48%
Near nat'l 52.2%
4
rank
W. W. IRBY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Grades PK–02379 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
52
/100
Student:Teacher
13.5:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$12,950
Near nat'l avg
Free Lunch
66%
Near nat'l 52.2%
5
rank
HIDDEN OAK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Grades PK–05775 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
52
/100
Student:Teacher
15.5:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
50/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$12,950
Near nat'l avg
Free Lunch
36%
Low economic need
6
rank
HEALTHY LEARNING ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL
Grades KG–05107 studentsCharter
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
51
/100
Student:Teacher
14.1:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
39/100
Below nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$12,950
Near nat'l avg
Free Lunch
18%
Low economic need
7
rank
CAROLYN BEATRICE PARKER ELEMENTARY
Grades KG–05506 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
50
/100
Student:Teacher
17.2:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
51/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$12,950
Near nat'l avg
Free Lunch
41%
Near nat'l 52.2%
8
rank
GLEN SPRINGS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Grades KG–05426 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
50
/100
Student:Teacher
16.8:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
51/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$12,950
Near nat'l avg
Free Lunch
47%
Near nat'l 52.2%
9
rank
ALACHUA LEARNING ACADEMY ELEMENTARY
Grades KG–05108 studentsCharter
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
50
/100
Student:Teacher
18.0:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$12,950
Near nat'l avg
Free Lunch
34%
Low economic need
10
rank
MEADOWBROOK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Grades KG–05848 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
50
/100
Student:Teacher
17.7:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
50/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$12,950
Near nat'l avg
Free Lunch
34%
Low economic need
20 more elementary schools in ALACHUA not shown here.
View all schools in ALACHUA
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
30
Elementary Schools
62
Total Schools
54
#1 Score
46
Avg Score
District profileALACHUA
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Frequently Asked Questions
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.