KELLEY SMITH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

Regular School · PALATKA, FL

KELLEY SMITH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a regular school school in PALATKA, Florida, serving grades KG–06 with 776 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 19.5:1.

Level

Elementary

Grades

KG – 06

Enrollment

776

Teachers (FTE)

39.8

Student–Teacher Ratio

19.5:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
White	450	58%
Black or African American	241	31%
Hispanic/Latino	46	6%
Two or more races	35	5%
Asian	4	1%
Total enrollment	776	397M / 379F

English Language Learners: 9 (1% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	58.0% +9.2pp	48.8%	263
Reading Proficiency	57.0% +4.8pp	52.2%	266
Science Proficiency	40-44%	—	86

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)

+0.02 grade levels

Math

+0.07 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

25 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

4.9% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

238

30.7% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Comprehensive Support School (CSI)

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

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category	Students	% of School
Total enrollment (est.)	776	100%

Contact & Location

141 KELLEY SMITH SCHOOL RD

PALATKA, FL 32177

Phone: (386)329-0568

http://www.putnamschools.org/o/kses

District

PUTNAM

Per-pupil expenditure: $14,049

District enrollment: 10,293

Other Schools in District

BROWNING-PEARCE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Elementary
JAMES A. LONG ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Elementary
MELROSE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Elementary
MIDDLETON-BURNEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Elementary
OCHWILLA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Elementary
ROBERT H. JENKINS JR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Elementary
THE CHILDREN'S READING CENTER Elementary
WILLIAM D. MOSELEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Elementary

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Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 32177) → CensusDepth.com
Florida population & income data → CensusDepth.com
Florida teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

120162001800

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