📍 141 Kelley Smith School Rd, Palatka, Putnam County, 32177
Kelley Smith Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Palatka, Putnam County. The school has 753 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Putnam school district. It serves grades K–6 in a small-town setting. The school employs 43.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.2:1. 57% of students are proficient in reading. 58% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Kelley Smith Elementary School enrolls 753 students across grades K–6. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 43.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 58% White, 31% Black or African American and 6.9% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 434 | 58% |
| Black or African American | 233 | 31% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 52 | 6.9% |
| Two or more races | 29 | 3.9% |
| Asian | 4 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
409 of the school's 753 students (54%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 384 qualify for free lunch and 25 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Kelley Smith Elementary School is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, 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.
Kelley Smith 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 753 students, Kelley Smith Elementary School is larger than the district average of about 531 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Distant
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