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Elementary Schools

Best Elementary Schools
in PUTNAM

This page covers 9 of the 11 elementary schools in PUTNAM had enough federal data to rank, including 1 charter school. 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.

9
Schools Ranked
Florida
State
1
Charter Schools
RankingsHow We RankFAQAbout Data

Elementary Schools Rankings

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OCHWILLA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Grades PK–06410 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
46
/100
Student:Teacher
16.4:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$11,866
Below nat'l avg
Free Lunch
64%
Near nat'l 52.2%
2
rank
KELLEY SMITH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Grades KG–06753 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
44
/100
Student:Teacher
17.2:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
40/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$11,866
Below nat'l avg
Free Lunch
54%
Near nat'l 52.2%
3
rank
MELROSE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Grades PK–06376 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
44
/100
Student:Teacher
16.4:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
36/100
Below nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$11,866
Below nat'l avg
Free Lunch
49%
Near nat'l 52.2%
4
rank
BROWNING-PEARCE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Grades KG–06660 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
42
/100
Student:Teacher
17.4:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
40/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$11,866
Below nat'l avg
Free Lunch
72%
High economic need
5
rank
WILLIAM D. MOSELEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Grades KG–06609 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
41
/100
Student:Teacher
17.9:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
40/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$11,866
Below nat'l avg
Free Lunch
75%
High economic need
6
rank
JAMES A. LONG ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Grades KG–06552 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
41
/100
Student:Teacher
18.4:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
40/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$11,866
Below nat'l avg
Free Lunch
66%
Near nat'l 52.2%
7
rank
ROBERT H. JENKINS JR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Grades PK–06904 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
40
/100
Student:Teacher
19.3:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
38/100
Below nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$11,866
Below nat'l avg
Free Lunch
64%
Near nat'l 52.2%
8
rank
THE CHILDREN'S READING CENTER
Grades KG–06257 studentsCharter
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
39
/100
Opportunity
40/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$11,866
Below nat'l avg
Free Lunch
42%
Near nat'l 52.2%
9
rank
MIDDLETON-BURNEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Grades PK–061,046 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
36
/100
Student:Teacher
22.3:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
37/100
Below nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$11,866
Below nat'l avg
Free Lunch
70%
High economic need
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
9
Elementary Schools
19
Total Schools
46
#1 Score
41
Avg Score
District profilePUTNAM
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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.