LAWTON M. CHILES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

Regular School · GAINESVILLE, FL

LAWTON M. CHILES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a regular school school in GAINESVILLE, Florida, serving grades PK–05 with 692 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 16.3:1.

Level

Elementary

Grades

PK – 05

Enrollment

692

Teachers (FTE)

42.4

Student–Teacher Ratio

16.3:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes participating without using any Provision or the CEO

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
White	280	40%
Black or African American	162	23%
Hispanic/Latino	107	15%
Asian	94	14%
Two or more races	47	7%
American Indian / Alaska Native	1	0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	1	0%
Total enrollment	692	344M / 348F

English Language Learners: 22 (3% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	72.0% +23.2pp	48.8%	362
Reading Proficiency	67.0% +14.8pp	52.2%	364
Science Proficiency	60-64%	—	124

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)

+0.64 grade levels

Math

-0.08 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

130 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

1.3% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

106

15.3% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Targeted Support School (TSI)

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category	Students	% of School
Total enrollment (est.)	692	100%

Contact & Location

2525 SCHOOL HOUSE RD

GAINESVILLE, FL 32608

Phone: (352)333-2825

http://www.sbac.edu/chiles

District

ALACHUA

Per-pupil expenditure: $12,627

District enrollment: 28,964

Other Schools in District

ALACHUA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Elementary
ALACHUA LEARNING ACADEMY ELEMENTARY Elementary
ALACHUA VIRTUAL INSTRUCTION PROGRAM (DISTRICT PROVIDED) Elementary
ARCHER ELEMENTARY Elementary
BOULWARE SPRINGS CHARTER Elementary
C. W. NORTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Elementary
CARING & SHARING LEARNING SCHOOL Elementary
CAROLYN BEATRICE PARKER ELEMENTARY Elementary

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Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 32608) → CensusDepth.com
Florida population & income data → CensusDepth.com
Florida teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

120003003530

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD