📍 299 N State Road 21, Hawthorne, Putnam County, 32640
Ochwilla Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Hawthorne, Putnam County. The school has 410 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Claudia Leary. It is part of the Putnam school district. It serves grades Pre-K–6 in a rural setting. The school employs 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.4:1. 32% of students are proficient in reading. 27% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Ochwilla Elementary School enrolls 410 students across grades Pre-K–6. The student body is 47% male and 53% female. A teaching staff of 25 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 57% White, 16% Hispanic or Latino and 16% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 235 | 57% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 67 | 16% |
| Black or African American | 65 | 16% |
| Two or more races | 39 | 9.5% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
262 of the school's 410 students (64%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 251 qualify for free lunch and 11 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Ochwilla Elementary School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). 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-60, state senate district 8, state house district 19.
Ochwilla Elementary School is one of 19 schools in PUTNAM, based in PALATKA, Florida. The district serves 10,083 students district-wide and employs 513 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 410 students, Ochwilla Elementary School is smaller than the district average of about 531 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant
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