Havana Magnet School

Havana Magnet School is an elementary school serving grades PK-8 in Havana, Florida, which is part of the Gadsden School District. With 558 students, the school has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Florida elementary schools over the past decade, currently at 1955 out of 2258 schools.

Havana Magnet School faces significant challenges, including very high chronic absenteeism rates ranging from 30.9% to 56.0% over the past few years, well above the state average. The school's test scores are consistently below the state and district averages across all grade levels and subject areas, with only 39% of 3rd graders proficient or better in ELA compared to 57% statewide. The school struggles particularly in science, with only 8% of 8th graders proficient. Additionally, Havana Magnet School has an extremely high percentage of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 82.26% to 89.7%, indicating a high-poverty student population.

Compared to other schools in the Gadsden district, Havana Magnet School generally performs worse on test scores, and when compared to schools outside the district in the Leon County area, its performance is significantly behind higher-performing schools like Killearn Lakes Elementary and Hawks Rise Elementary, which have much higher test scores and lower chronic absenteeism. Despite the school's poor performance, its spending per student, ranging from $8,582 to $12,770, is lower than the state average, suggesting that additional resources may be needed to support student learning.