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Fort Braden School

Public Grades PK, KG-8

2208^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,240 Florida Elementary Schools

Better than 1% of Florida elementary schools

Summary

Fort Braden School is a public PK-8 school in Tallahassee, FL, serving 668 students in a predominantly low-income community within the Leon district. The school is in severe academic distress, ranking in the 1st percentile statewide (2208 out of 2240 schools) in the most recent data, a catastrophic decline from its 30th percentile ranking a decade ago. This places it far below nearby schools like Pineview Elementary School and Astoria Park Elementary School, which rank in the 20th-40th percentiles, and even on par with historically low-performing schools in the neighboring Gadsden district, such as George W. Munroe Elementary School.

A crisis of chronic absenteeism is a major driver of the school's struggles, with 48.7% of students chronically absent in 2023-2024—far exceeding the state average of 31.4% and higher than most Leon district peers, except Bond Elementary School (56.3%) and John G Riley Elementary School (60.2%). Academic proficiency is alarmingly low across most subjects and grades: only 27% of 3rd graders are proficient in ELA (compared to 60% statewide), and 18% of 5th graders are proficient in science (compared to 60% statewide). In 8th grade science, 0% of students were proficient. Notably, per-student spending at Fort Braden ($12,436) is higher than at higher-performing schools like Tallahassee School Of Math & Sciences ($9,120), indicating that financial resources are not the primary issue.

Despite these struggles, the school shows a stark "two-schools-in-one" paradox: a small group of advanced students taking End-of-Course exams excel, with 83% proficient in Algebra 1 and 77% in Biology 1—both exceeding state averages. However, this masks a broader failure, as only 29% of 8th graders are proficient in standard math, suggesting most students are left behind. The school's decline has been persistent over a decade, with the COVID-19 pandemic exacerbating pre-existing vulnerabilities from which it has not recovered. This data strongly suggests that Fort Braden requires comprehensive, systemic intervention to address attendance, foundational instruction, and the opportunity gap that leaves the majority of its students unprepared for high school.

668

Students ?

14.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,436

Per pupil spending ?

65.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

15100 Blountstown Hwy
Tallahassee, FL 32310

(850) 488-9374

District: Leon

Students who attend Fort Braden School usually attend:

High:

Amos P. Godby High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

46.6%

Hispanic:

35.3%

African American:

10.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 30th percentile in 2016 → 1st in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Florida average (34% vs 63% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (1st percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (47% vs 29% Florida)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school34%

District avg61%

Florida avg63%

Elementary school

2,208^th of 2,240

Florida public elementary schools ?

Bottom 1%▼ down 29 pts since 2016

From bottom 30% (2016) to bottom 1% (2026)

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★★★★★

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Middle school

1,083^rd of 1,216

Florida public middle schools ?

Bottom 11%▼ down 23 pts since 2016

From bottom 34% (2016) to bottom 11% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

27^th of 27Elementary Schools in the Leon

39^th of 70Leon 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Florida percentile	Rating
2026	3.9	2208 of 2240	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	6.8	2199 of 2258	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.2	2102 of 2256	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.8	2105 of 2240	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	16.8	1955 of 2219	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.5	1788 of 2247	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.7	1521 of 2182	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.6	1440 of 2118	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2017	31.4	1466 of 2112	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2016	32.2	1458 of 2087	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2014	31.2	1488 of 2064	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	25.4	1608 of 2029	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	30.2	1441 of 1984	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	35.8	1350 of 1985	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2010	33.0	1377 of 1919	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	43.5	1110 of 1847	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2008	45.1	1043 of 1789	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2007	39.9	1139 of 1786	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2006	45.3	961 of 1688	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2005	51.3	132 of 202	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2004	67.7	95 of 199	52.3%	★★★☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Florida percentile	Rating
2026	15.7	1083 of 1216	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	20.6	993 of 1205	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.4	1005 of 1196	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.6	900 of 1177	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.2	796 of 1148	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	31.3	789 of 1136	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.6	679 of 1099	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.1	739 of 1035	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	40.0	624 of 1031	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2016	34.4	657 of 997	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2014	43.1	574 of 999	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2013	45.9	537 of 956	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2012	42.5	536 of 897	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2011	43.1	556 of 891	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2010	46.2	498 of 839	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2009	41.3	505 of 780	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2008	47.8	418 of 740	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2007	45.5	427 of 736	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2006	63.2	243 of 675	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2005	66.8	193 of 602	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2004	64.1	212 of 593	64.2%	★★★☆☆

By subject vs Florida (2025-2026) ?

Algebra 183%+20 vs state

Biology 177%+3 vs state

Civics74%-3 vs state

English Language Arts32%-29 vs state

Math31%-31 vs state

Science13%-43 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				FAST English Language Arts (2026)						FAST Math (2026)						Statewide Science Science (2026)		EOC Algebra 1 (2026)	EOC Biology 1 (2026)	EOC Civics (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 (2025)	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 English Language Arts 7th Grade	FAST English Language Arts 8th Grade	FAST Math 3rd Grade	FAST Math 4th Grade	FAST Math 5th Grade	FAST Math 6th Grade	FAST Math 7th Grade	FAST Math 8th Grade	Statewide Science Science 5th Grade	Statewide Science Science 8th Grade	EOC Algebra 1 End of Course	EOC Biology 1 End of Course	EOC Civics End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Fort Braden School	Public	PK, KG-8	15100 Blountstown Hwy	Tallahassee	32310	Leon County	Leon	No	No	No	Yes	(850) 488-9374	668	46	14.5	65.6%	311 (46.6%)	72 (10.8%)	236 (35.3%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (6.7%)	3.9	2208^th of 2240 public elementary schools	1.4%		6.8	2199^th of 2258 public elementary schools	2.6%	9	27.0	27.0	24.0	40.0	39.0	38.0	34.0	31.0	20.0	28.0	51.0	29.0	18.0	0.0	83.0	77.0	74.0	$12,436	$1,771	$10,665
Stewart Street Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	749 S Stewart St	Quincy	32351	Gadsden County	Gadsden	No	No	No	Yes	(850) 627-3145	453	29	15.6	84.1%	15 (3.3%)	407 (89.8%)	22 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.9%)	4 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	12.5	2089^th of 2240 public elementary schools	6.7%		13.5	2068^th of 2258 public elementary schools	8.4%	21	44.0	41.0	41.0				39.0	45.0	39.0				29.0					$16,511	$7,493	$9,018
Sabal Palm Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2813 Ridgeway St	Tallahassee	32310	Leon County	Leon	No	No	No	Yes	(850) 488-0167	459	33	13.9	77.8%	31 (6.8%)	326 (71.0%)	71 (15.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (6.8%)	25.6	1776^th of 2240 public elementary schools	20.7%		44.7	1232^nd of 2258 public elementary schools	45.4%	544	39.0	34.0	66.0				37.0	57.0	63.0				35.0					$14,017	$3,059	$10,957
Springwood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3801 Fred George Rd	Tallahassee	32303	Leon County	Leon	No	No	No	Yes	(850) 488-6225	460	32	14.3	66.3%	47 (10.2%)	342 (74.3%)	35 (7.6%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (7.0%)	45.1	1266^th of 2240 public elementary schools	43.5%		39.5	1374^th of 2258 public elementary schools	39.1%	108	48.0	45.0	59.0				65.0	66.0	78.0				51.0					$13,728	$2,042	$11,685
Canopy Oaks Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3250 Point View Dr	Tallahassee	32303	Leon County	Leon	No	No	No	No	(850) 488-3301	617	39	15.8	45.5%	304 (49.3%)	192 (31.1%)	53 (8.6%)	15 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	51 (8.3%)	33.1	1583^rd of 2240 public elementary schools	29.3%		34.8	1499^th of 2258 public elementary schools	33.6%	84	54.0	41.0	64.0				56.0	58.0	51.0				43.0					$10,018	$740	$9,277
Astoria Park Elementary School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	2465 Atlas Rd	Tallahassee	32303	Leon County	Leon	No	Yes	No	Yes	(850) 488-4673	479	34	14.0	76.6%	23 (4.8%)	378 (78.9%)	42 (8.8%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (6.7%)	37.2	1473^rd of 2240 public elementary schools	34.2%		31.3	1608^th of 2258 public elementary schools	28.8%	135	43.0	48.0	57.0				58.0	64.0	70.0				42.0					$13,470	$2,462	$11,009
George W. Munroe Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	1850 W King St	Quincy	32351	Gadsden County	Gadsden	No	No	No	Yes	(850) 875-8800	575	33	17.4	83.1%	10 (1.7%)	374 (65.0%)	181 (31.5%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.9%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.5%)	30.2	1660^th of 2240 public elementary schools	25.9%		9.4	2162^nd of 2258 public elementary schools	4.3%	502	43.0	35.0					67.0	58.0										$15,242	$7,049	$8,192
Tallahassee School Of Math & Sciences	Public, Charter	K-8	3434 N Monroe St	Tallahassee	32303	Leon County	Leon	Yes	No	No	Yes	(850) 681-7827	621	37	16.7	50.9%	120 (19.3%)	314 (50.6%)	130 (20.9%)	17 (2.7%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.6%)	35 (5.6%)	35.7	1508^th of 2240 public elementary schools	32.7%		30.3	1638^th of 2258 public elementary schools	27.5%	130	46.0	48.0	56.0	72.0	71.0	62.0	58.0	52.0	46.0	57.0	72.0	0.0	53.0	56.0	83.0		82.0	$9,120	$324	$8,796
John G Riley Elementary School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	1400 Indiana St	Tallahassee	32304	Leon County	Leon	No	Yes	No	Yes	(850) 488-5840	608	37	16.4	78.5%	26 (4.3%)	467 (76.8%)	67 (11.0%)	12 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (5.9%)	15.3	2032^nd of 2240 public elementary schools	9.3%		22.4	1834^th of 2258 public elementary schools	18.8%	198	42.0	33.0	30.0				59.0	39.0	47.0				32.0					$11,616	$2,178	$9,438
Pineview Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2230 Lake Bradford Rd	Tallahassee	32310	Leon County	Leon	No	No	No	Yes	(850) 488-2819	457	31	14.9	79.2%	20 (4.4%)	376 (82.3%)	44 (9.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.5%)	29.5	1678^th of 2240 public elementary schools	25.1%		27.6	1710^th of 2258 public elementary schools	24.3%	32	43.0	49.0	42.0				54.0	66.0	58.0				38.0					$12,796	$2,324	$10,472

Frequently Asked Questions about Fort Braden School

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Fort Braden School ranks in the bottom 1.4% of Florida elementary schools.

What district is Fort Braden School in?

Leon

What is the racial makeup of Fort Braden School?

Students at Fort Braden School are 47% White, 35% Hispanic, 11% African American, 7% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Fort Braden School attend?

Students who attend Fort Braden School usually go on to attend:

High : Amos P. Godby High School

How many students attend Fort Braden School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 668 students attended Fort Braden School.

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