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Chisholm Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5
358th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 2,258 Florida Elementary Schools
Better than 84% of Florida elementary schools
Summary

Chisholm Elementary School is a public elementary school in New Smyrna Beach, Florida, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 488 students. The school is part of the Volusia County School District, which is ranked 28th out of 67 districts in Florida and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Chisholm Elementary consistently outperforms the Volusia County and Florida state averages in standardized test scores across all grade levels and subjects. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, Chisholm's 5th-grade students scored 80% proficient or better in Science, compared to 62% for Volusia and 55% for Florida. However, the school has higher chronic absenteeism rates compared to the state and district averages, ranging from 22.1% to 34.1% over the past few years. Chisholm Elementary also has a relatively high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 46.84% to 55.99% over the past few years.

Chisholm Elementary outperforms many of the nearby schools in the Volusia County district, particularly in the areas of English Language Arts and Mathematics. For instance, in the 2024-2025 school year, Chisholm's 4th-grade students scored 83% proficient or better in Math, compared to 65-84% for the nearby schools like Horizon Elementary School and Sweetwater Elementary School. The school's higher spending per student compared to the state and district averages may be a contributing factor to its strong academic performance.

479
Students ?
14.0
Student/teacher ratio ?
$11,624
Per pupil spending ?
50.3%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 557 Ronnoc Ln
       New Smyrna Beach, FL  32168

(386) 426-7340

District: Volusia


Students who attend Chisholm Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:    New Smyrna Beach Middle School
High:    New Smyrna Beach High School
Racial breakdown:

White:
71.2%
Hispanic:
10.2%
African American:
9.2%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Improving — 66th percentile in 2014 → 84th in 2025
Strengths
Test scores above the Florida average (74% vs 58% meeting standards)
Ranks in the top 16% of Florida elementary schools
Ranking is trending up — up 18 percentile points since 2014
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school74%
District avg59%
Florida avg58%
358th of 2,258
Florida public elementary schools ?
Top 16%▲ up 8 pts since 2016
From top 23% (2016) to top 16% (2025)
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SchoolDigger rating ?
4th of 48Elementary Schools in the Volusia
28th of 67Volusia among Florida districts
Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankFlorida percentileRating
202582.4358 of 225884.1%★★★★☆
202482.2353 of 225684.4%★★★★☆
202371.6595 of 224073.4%★★★★☆
202278.8438 of 221980.3%★★★★☆
202180.1428 of 224781.0%★★★★☆
201958.6870 of 218260.1%★★★☆☆
201870.7594 of 211872.0%★★★★☆
201778.1424 of 211279.9%★★★★☆
201674.9489 of 208776.6%★★★★☆
201464.2711 of 206465.6%★★★☆☆
201375.3444 of 202978.1%★★★★☆
201265.4684 of 198465.5%★★★☆☆
201156.0931 of 198553.1%★★★☆☆
201059.1836 of 191956.4%★★★☆☆
200957.1837 of 184754.7%★★★☆☆
200856.9810 of 178954.7%★★★☆☆
200761.2720 of 178659.7%★★★☆☆
200664.1617 of 168863.4%★★★☆☆
By subject vs Florida (2024-2025) ?
Science80%+25 vs state
Math75%+15 vs state
English Language Arts71%+15 vs state

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Students at Chisholm Elementary School are 71% White, 10% Hispanic, 9% African American, 9% Two or more races.

Chisholm Elementary School ranks 358th of 2258 Florida elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

In the 2024-25 school year, 479 students attended Chisholm Elementary School.

Students who attend Chisholm Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : New Smyrna Beach Middle School
High : New Smyrna Beach High School


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Florida Department of Education.

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