📍 1400 Old Jacksonville Rd, Palatka, Putnam County, 32177
James A. Long Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Palatka, Putnam County. The school has 552 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Putnam school district. It serves grades K–6 in a small-town setting. The school employs 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 18.4:1. 37% of students are proficient in reading. 37% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
James A. Long Elementary School enrolls 552 students across grades K–6. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 30 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 18.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 54% White, 36% Black or African American and 6.3% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 296 | 54% |
| Black or African American | 201 | 36% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 35 | 6.3% |
| Two or more races | 18 | 3.3% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
365 of the school's 552 students (66%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 347 qualify for free lunch and 18 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
James A. Long 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.
James A. Long 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 552 students, James A. Long Elementary School is close to 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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