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Bradford Elementary School

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Bradford Elementary School ranks 1329 th of 2240 Florida elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-6

1329^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,240 Florida Elementary Schools

Better than 41% of Florida elementary schools

Summary

Bradford Elementary School in Starke, FL, serves 745 students from Pre-K through 6th grade in the Bradford district, a high-poverty area where about 68% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The school has shown a positive trend, climbing from the 12th percentile in 2021-2022 to the 41st percentile (2 stars) in 2025-2026, but it still faces significant challenges, particularly with chronic absenteeism, which has consistently hovered around 40%—far above the state average of 31% and the highest among nearby schools like Starke Elementary (30.5%) and Lawtey Elementary (37.5%). This attendance crisis is a major hurdle that could limit further academic gains.

Academically, Bradford Elementary shows an unusual "U-shaped" pattern, with strengths in 4th and 6th grades but weaknesses in 3rd and 5th grades. For example, in 2025-2026, 4th graders outperformed both the district and state in ELA (66% vs. 61% district, 60% state) and Math (69% vs. 58% district, 65% state), while 6th graders also excelled in ELA (69% vs. 65% district, 62% state). However, 3rd graders struggled in Math (51% vs. 66% state), and 5th graders underperformed in ELA (46% vs. 61% state) and Science (46% vs. 60% state). This inconsistency suggests possible instructional gaps or cohort effects that the school needs to address.

Interestingly, Bradford Elementary is surrounded by schools from the higher-performing Clay district, such as McRae Elementary (64th percentile) and Clay Hill Elementary (62nd percentile), which serve similar poverty rates but consistently outperform Bradford. Even within its own district, Lawtey Elementary—just 8.5 miles away with a smaller enrollment of 257 and lower poverty (55%)—ranks in the 73rd percentile (4 stars), with 6th-grade math proficiency at an astonishing 97% compared to Bradford's 58%. This highlights that smaller school size and a different culture can overcome district-wide challenges, and Bradford's lower per-student spending ($10,920 vs. $12,206 at Starke Elementary) may be a contributing factor to its struggles.

745

Students ?

18.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,920

Per pupil spending ?

67.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3856 SE 144th St
Starke, FL 32091

(904) 966-6066

District: Bradford

Racial breakdown:

White:

57.4%

African American:

24.7%

Two or more races:

10.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 19th percentile in 2016 → 41st in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 22 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

!High chronic absenteeism (40% vs 31% Florida)

!Science scores 14 pts below the Florida average

!Near the bottom of Bradford's ranking

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school57%

District avg57%

Florida avg62%

1,329^th of 2,240

Florida public elementary schools ?

Bottom 41%▲ up 21 pts since 2016

From bottom 19% (2016) to bottom 41% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 4Elementary Schools in the Bradford

58^th of 70Bradford 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

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Florida percentile	Rating
2026	42.6	1329 of 2240	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	51.7	1077 of 2258	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.0	1217 of 2256	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.4	1401 of 2240	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	17.1	1943 of 2219	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.8	1931 of 2247	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.8	1870 of 2182	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.0	1600 of 2118	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	31.5	1460 of 2112	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2016	22.3	1683 of 2087	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	22.1	1704 of 2064	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	20.6	1711 of 2029	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	15.4	1764 of 1984	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	35.6	1356 of 1985	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2010	32.9	1380 of 1919	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	40.0	1201 of 1847	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2008	51.4	918 of 1789	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2007	35.9	1208 of 1786	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2006	45.5	956 of 1688	43.4%	★★☆☆☆

By subject vs Florida (2025-2026) ?

Math59%-5 vs state

English Language Arts59%~ state avg

Science46%-14 vs state

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by a parent
Wednesday, February 17, 2021

The teachers don't put in enough effort as to helping the children learn and achieve their goals they also favor certain children's while others are left behind and children with learning disabilities struggles the most because their needs aren't being met by the teachers putting in effort to help these kids learn they stick theming a normal classroom and expect them to keep up with kids that don't have learning disabilities, it's like these children's are left to defend for themselves and it's heartbreaking what the school system, teachers and society has become and then they wonder why that school is below average Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				FAST English Language Arts (2026)				FAST Math (2026)				Statewide Science Science (2026)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	FAST English Language Arts 3rd Grade	FAST English Language Arts 4th Grade	FAST English Language Arts 5th Grade	FAST English Language Arts 6th Grade	FAST Math 3rd Grade	FAST Math 4th Grade	FAST Math 5th Grade	FAST Math 6th Grade	Statewide Science Science 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Bradford Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	3856 SE 144th St	Starke	32091	Bradford County	Bradford	No	No	No	Yes	(904) 966-6066	745	40	18.7	67.9%	428 (57.4%)	184 (24.7%)	56 (7.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	76 (10.2%)	42.6	1329^th of 2240 public elementary schools	40.7%		51.7	1077^th of 2258 public elementary schools	52.3%	252	52.0	66.0	46.0	69.0	51.0	69.0	57.0	58.0	46.0	$10,920	$1,655	$9,265
Starke Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1000 W Weldon St	Starke	32091	Bradford County	Bradford	No	No	No	Yes	(904) 966-6047	568	35	16.2	64.6%	345 (60.7%)	127 (22.4%)	51 (9.0%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	40 (7.0%)	45	1273^rd of 2240 public elementary schools	43.2%		40.9	1330^th of 2258 public elementary schools	41.1%	57	65.0	60.0	53.0	56.0	76.0	44.0	39.0	70.0	62.0	$12,206	$1,866	$10,341
Lawtey Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	22703 N Park St	Lawtey	32058	Bradford County	Bradford	No	No	No	Yes	(904) 966-6795	257	14	18.5	55.3%	199 (77.4%)	32 (12.5%)	7 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (7.4%)	43.9	1300^th of 2240 public elementary schools	42.0%		70.9	611^th of 2258 public elementary schools	72.9%	689	63.0	57.0	56.0	73.0	26.0	57.0	48.0	97.0	33.0	$10,155	$1,304	$8,852
Constellation Charter School Of Gainesville	Public, Charter	1-7	14450 NE 148th Ave	Waldo	32694	Alachua County	Alachua	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(352) 955-7300	98	2	49.0	50.0%	64 (65.3%)	3 (3.1%)	24 (24.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (7.1%)								(n/a)
Keystone Heights Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	335 SW Pecan St	Keystone Heights	32656	Clay County	Clay	No	No	No	No	(904) 336-1375	779	60	13.0	66.2%	650 (83.4%)	25 (3.2%)	68 (8.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	33 (4.2%)	39.1	1426^th of 2240 public elementary schools	36.3%		55.5	979^th of 2258 public elementary schools	56.6%	447	53.0	58.0	41.0	72.0	69.0	54.0	42.0	66.0	50.0	$11,457	$1,038	$10,420
McRae Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	6770 County Road 315 C	Keystone Heights	32656	Clay County	Clay	No	No	No	Yes	(352) 336-6125	544	46	11.8	69.5%	475 (87.3%)	9 (1.7%)	36 (6.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	22 (4.0%)	63.3	804^th of 2240 public elementary schools	64.1%		72.9	558^th of 2258 public elementary schools	75.3%	246	57.0	61.0	60.0	62.0	75.0	82.0	61.0	89.0	68.0	$12,574	$1,614	$10,960
Brooker Community School Inc	Public, Charter	K-5	18551 Charlotte Ave	Brooker	32622	Bradford County	Bradford	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(352) 745-6601	82	0		54.9%	66 (80.5%)	2 (2.4%)	7 (8.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (8.5%)	33.5	1571^st of 2240 public elementary schools	29.9%		43.6	1259^th of 2258 public elementary schools	44.2%	312	65.0		25.0		82.0		25.0		38.0	$11,228	$1,972	$9,256
J.L. Wilkinson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	4965 County Road 218	Middleburg	32068	Clay County	Clay	No	No	No	No	(904) 336-4075	690	56	12.3	77.4%	576 (83.5%)	11 (1.6%)	68 (9.9%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	30 (4.3%)	48.5	1176^th of 2240 public elementary schools	47.5%		39	1386^th of 2258 public elementary schools	38.6%	210	49.0	59.0	53.0	69.0	54.0	68.0	57.0	74.0	60.0	$11,832	$1,687	$10,145
Melrose Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	401 State Road 26	Melrose	32666	Putnam County	Putnam	No	No	No	Yes	(352) 475-2060	353	23	15.3	47.9%	258 (73.1%)	31 (8.8%)	30 (8.5%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (8.2%)	65.4	743^rd of 2240 public elementary schools	66.8%		66.2	729^th of 2258 public elementary schools	67.7%	14	61.0	58.0	61.0	85.0	55.0	79.0	71.0	88.0	61.0	$14,289	$2,234	$12,056
Lake Butler Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	800 SW 6th St	Lake Butler	32054	Union County	Union	No	No	No	Yes	(352) 448-5302	951	62	15.3	52.7%	709 (74.6%)	103 (10.8%)	34 (3.6%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	102 (10.7%)	56.2	978^th of 2240 public elementary schools	56.3%		68.8	672^nd of 2258 public elementary schools	70.2%	306	59.0	62.0			77.0	60.0				$10,999	$1,564	$9,435

Frequently Asked Questions about Bradford Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Bradford Elementary School?

Students at Bradford Elementary School are 57% White, 25% African American, 10% Two or more races, 8% Hispanic.

How many students attend Bradford Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 745 students attended Bradford Elementary School.

What district is Bradford Elementary School in?

Bradford

Is Bradford Elementary School a good school?

Bradford Elementary School ranks 1329^th of 2240 Florida elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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