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Lawton M. Chiles Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Gainesville, Alachua County. The school has 749 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Alachua school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 42.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.7:1. 67% of students are proficient in reading. 72% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Lawton M. Chiles Elementary School enrolls 749 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 42.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 46% White, 21% Black or African American and 13% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 345 | 46% |
| Black or African American | 155 | 21% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 97 | 13% |
| Asian | 94 | 13% |
| Two or more races | 57 | 7.6% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
256 of the school's 749 students (34%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 241 qualify for free lunch and 15 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Lawton M. Chiles Elementary School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Midsize). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district FL-30, state senate district 8, state house district 21.
Lawton M. Chiles Elementary School is one of 64 schools in ALACHUA, based in GAINESVILLE, Florida. The district serves 28,204 students district-wide and employs 1,460 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 749 students, Lawton M. Chiles Elementary School is larger than the district average of about 441 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Midsize
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