📍 1430 Se 24th Rd, Ocala, Marion County, 34471
South Ocala Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Ocala, Marion County. The school has 715 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Marion school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 48 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.9:1. 43% of students are proficient in reading. 45% are proficient in maths.
South Ocala Elementary School enrolls 715 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 48 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 43% White, 27% Black or African American and 22% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 305 | 43% |
| Black or African American | 190 | 27% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 160 | 22% |
| Two or more races | 54 | 7.6% |
| Asian | 5 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
432 of the school's 715 students (60%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 416 qualify for free lunch and 16 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
South Ocala Elementary School is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Small). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district FL-30, state senate district 8, state house district 23.
South Ocala Elementary School is one of 63 schools in MARION, based in OCALA, Florida. The district serves 46,352 students district-wide and employs 2,332 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 715 students, South Ocala Elementary School is close to the district average of about 736 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Small
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