KATE M. SMITH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

Regular School · CHIPLEY, FL

KATE M. SMITH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a regular school school in CHIPLEY, Florida, serving grades KG–05 with 933 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 15:1.

Level

Elementary

Grades

KG – 05

Enrollment

933

Teachers (FTE)

62.0

Student–Teacher Ratio

15:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
White	631	68%
Black or African American	165	18%
Two or more races	77	8%
Hispanic/Latino	53	6%
Asian	3	0%
American Indian / Alaska Native	2	0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	2	0%
Total enrollment	933	484M / 449F

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%	414
Reading Proficiency	60.0% +7.8pp	52.2%	412
Science Proficiency	35-39%	—	138

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)

+0.21 grade levels

Math

-0.12 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

2 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

1% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

332

35.6% 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.)	933	100%

Contact & Location

1447 SOUTH BLVD

CHIPLEY, FL 32428

Phone: (850)638-6220

http://kms.wcsdschools.com

District

WASHINGTON

Per-pupil expenditure: $14,802

District enrollment: 3,231

Other Schools in District

VERNON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Elementary
CHIPLEY HIGH SCHOOL High
VERNON HIGH SCHOOL High
WASHINGTON INSTITUTE FOR SPECIALIZED EDUCATION High
ROULHAC MIDDLE SCHOOL Middle
VERNON MIDDLE SCHOOL Middle
WASHINGTON ACADEMY OF VARYING EXCEPTIONALITIES (WAVE) Other
WASHINGTON VIRTUAL FRANCHISE Other

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Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 32428) → CensusDepth.com
Florida population & income data → CensusDepth.com
Florida teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

120201002028

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