James E Plew Elementary School in Niceville FL

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Compare Details James E Plew Elementary School ranks better than 88.3% of elementary schools in Florida. It also ranks 3^rd among 20 ranked elementary schools in the Okaloosa School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2022 the calculated Average Standard Score was 87.29. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (80.7%), two or more races (8.5%), Hispanic (6.9%). (See more...)

Compare Details 25.5% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at James E Plew Elementary School is 16.9. 17 elementary schools in the Okaloosa School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

Compare James E Plew Elementary School employs 48.6 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at James E Plew Elementary School is $8,166. 16 elementary schools in the Okaloosa School District spend more per student.

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James E Plew Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks James E Plew Elementary School 259^th of 2215 Florida public elementary schools. (See James E Plew Elementary School in the ranking list.)

Okaloosa:

SchoolDigger ranks Okaloosa 13^th of 68 Florida school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for James E Plew Elementary School

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Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	FL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2004	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
2006	96.40	15^th	1688	99.1%
2007	93.08	44^th	1786	97.5%
2008	91.73	75^th	1789	95.8%
2009	91.88	60^th	1847	96.8%
2010	89.94	104^th	1919	94.6%
2011	91.58	77^th	1985	96.1%
2012	91.49	108^th	1984	94.6%
2013	85.31	236^th	2029	88.4%
2014	88.49	176^th	2064	91.5%
2016	92.68	99^th	2087	95.3%
2017	89.10	170^th	2112	92.0%
2018	91.08	124^th	2118	94.1%
2019	93.50	62^nd	2182	97.2%
2021	90.60	164^th	2247	92.7%
2022	87.29	259^th	2215	88.3%

Data source: test scores: Florida Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

Data source: Florida Department of Education

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All ratings (Avg rating: 3.7)

67%

33%

by a parent
Wednesday, February 21, 2018

The principle, Mrs. Mccallister is very rude. She hung up on me today while i was voicing my opinions and concerns about my son and his teacher! I called the superintendent and scheduled a meeting. Close Quote

by a parent
Friday, June 5, 2009

Plew is an older school in Niceville,compared to Bluewater Elementary. Alot of people who live in Bluewater therefor want their children to go to Bluewater Elementary. Please DO NOT judge a book(or school) by its cover. Plew is and EXCELLANT school. I have had the choice to have my children go to Bluewater and I would not do it, no reason to. The faculty and staff at Plew are AMAZING and the parent volunteers are the BEST in the area. I can't say enough about this school... Close Quote

Enrollment information for James E Plew Elementary School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	753	28	19	15	0	n/a	n/a	0	815
1989	774	20	19	13	0	n/a	n/a	0	826
1990	701	20	25	24	0	n/a	n/a	0	770
1991	541	13	24	17	0	n/a	n/a	0	595
1992	492	21	36	21	0	n/a	n/a	0	570
1993	531	25	35	20	0	n/a	n/a	0	611
1994	594	24	36	24	1	n/a	n/a	0	679
1995	571	21	32	14	2	n/a	n/a	0	640
1996	571	21	32	14	2	n/a	n/a	0	640
1997	593	25	25	18	1	n/a	n/a	0	662
1998	617	15	19	16	1	n/a	n/a	0	668
1999	652	21	19	14	1	n/a	n/a	0	707
2000	596	17	15	12	1	n/a	n/a	0	641
2001	573	13	15	11	2	n/a	n/a	0	614
2002	663	13	23	10	1	n/a	n/a	0	710
2003	663	13	23	10	1	n/a	n/a	0	710
2004	637	20	25	4	1	n/a	n/a	0	687
2005	583	21	22	7	0	n/a	n/a	0	633
2006	598	24	13	15	1	n/a	n/a	0	651
2007	534	9	13	16	1	n/a	n/a	39	612
2008	523	9	10	18	0	n/a	n/a	31	591
2009	516	23	8	15	1	n/a	n/a	33	596
2010	530	21	10	21	1	n/a	n/a	21	604
2011	565	18	13	28	0	0	35	0	659
2012	578	27	9	37	0	0	44	0	695
2013	581	24	5	51	0	0	56	0	717
2014	575	24	3	54	0	0	62	0	718
2015	576	17	6	54	0	0	68	0	721
2016	599	22	7	59	0	0	91	0	778
2017	625	25	9	63	0	0	90	0	812
2018	621	30	14	55	1	0	76	0	797
2019	632	27	9	48	0	1	75	0	792
2020	648	24	6	60	0	1	75	0	814
2021	664	28	3	57	0	1	70	0	823

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at James E Plew Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	815	38.0	21.4	21.1
1989	826	39.0	21.1	19.5
1990	770	38.0	20.2	20.4
1991	595	31.0	19.1	20.7
1992	570	31.0	18.3	14.7
1993	611	32.0	19.1	15.7
1994	679	33.0	20.6	17.2
1995	640	34.0	18.8	12.8
1996	640	34.0	18.8	12.8
1997	662	34.0	19.5	13.3
1998	668	35.0	19.1	10
1999	707	36.0	19.6	18.2
2000	641	34.0	18.9	17.3
2001	614	33.0	18.6	13.4
2002	710	34.0	20.9	18.5
2003	710	34.0	20.9	18.5
2004	687	39.0	17.6	19.9
2005	633	42.0	15.1	22
2006	651	43.0	15.1	16.1
2007	612	43.0	14.2	19.5
2008	591	43.0	13.7	21.4
2009	596	44.9	13.4	24.9
2010	604	42.5	14.2	22.6
2011	659	39.6	16.6	23.8
2012	695	42.6	16.3	29.5
2013	717	46.0	15.5	29
2014	718	45.0	15.9	29.1
2015	721	46.0	15.6	31.1
2016	778	48.0	16.2	32.8
2017	812	49.0	16.5	29.9
2018	797	48.0	16.6	28.4
2019	792	45.6	17.3	27.8
2020	814	45.6	17.8	25.6
2021	823	48.6	16.9	25.5

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch

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Student/Teacher Ratio James E Plew Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	815	38.0	21.4	21.1
1989	826	39.0	21.1	19.5
1990	770	38.0	20.2	20.4
1991	595	31.0	19.1	20.7
1992	570	31.0	18.3	14.7
1993	611	32.0	19.1	15.7
1994	679	33.0	20.6	17.2
1995	640	34.0	18.8	12.8
1996	640	34.0	18.8	12.8
1997	662	34.0	19.5	13.3
1998	668	35.0	19.1	10
1999	707	36.0	19.6	18.2
2000	641	34.0	18.9	17.3
2001	614	33.0	18.6	13.4
2002	710	34.0	20.9	18.5
2003	710	34.0	20.9	18.5
2004	687	39.0	17.6	19.9
2005	633	42.0	15.1	22
2006	651	43.0	15.1	16.1
2007	612	43.0	14.2	19.5
2008	591	43.0	13.7	21.4
2009	596	44.9	13.4	24.9
2010	604	42.5	14.2	22.6
2011	659	39.6	16.6	23.8
2012	695	42.6	16.3	29.5
2013	717	46.0	15.5	29
2014	718	45.0	15.9	29.1
2015	721	46.0	15.6	31.1
2016	778	48.0	16.2	32.8
2017	812	49.0	16.5	29.9
2018	797	48.0	16.6	28.4
2019	792	45.6	17.3	27.8
2020	814	45.6	17.8	25.6
2021	823	48.6	16.9	25.5

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for James E Plew Elementary School

Year	Expenditures from Federal Funds	Expenditures from State and Local Funds	Total Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2018	$160 (2.2%)	$7,259 (97.8%)	$7,419
2019	$144 (1.8%)	$7,650 (98.2%)	$7,794
2020	$133 (1.8%)	$7,268 (98.2%)	$7,402
2021	$412 (5.0%)	$7,753 (94.9%)	$8,166

Data source: Florida Department of Education

Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on James E Plew Elementary School

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Rankings

Rank Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	Rank Pandemic (2020-2021)	Change (%)
Ranks 62^nd of 2182 Elementary schools	Ranks 164^th of 2247 Elementary schools	4.5%

Test Scores

	% proficient Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	% proficient Pandemic (2020-2021)	Change (%)
3rd Grade English Language Arts (James E Plew Elementary School)	86	69	17%
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Okaloosa)	66	63	3%
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Florida)	58	54	4%
3rd Grade Mathematics (James E Plew Elementary School)	85	71	14%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Okaloosa)	73	61	12%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Florida)	62	51	11%
4th Grade English Language Arts (James E Plew Elementary School)	86	87	1%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Okaloosa)	67	60	7%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Florida)	58	52	6%
4th Grade Mathematics (James E Plew Elementary School)	90	83	7%
4th Grade Mathematics (Okaloosa)	74	62	12%
4th Grade Mathematics (Florida)	64	53	11%
5th Grade English Language Arts (James E Plew Elementary School)	80	79	1%
5th Grade English Language Arts (Okaloosa)	67	61	6%
5th Grade English Language Arts (Florida)	56	54	2%
5th Grade Mathematics (James E Plew Elementary School)	88	75	13%
5th Grade Mathematics (Okaloosa)	71	58	13%
5th Grade Mathematics (Florida)	60	51	9%
5th Grade Science (James E Plew Elementary School)	78	69	9%
5th Grade Science (Okaloosa)	63	54	9%
5th Grade Science (Florida)	53	47	6%

Student Body

	Number of students Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	Number of students Pandemic (2020-2021)	Change (%)
Total Students	792	823	3.9%
African American	27	28	3.7%
American Indian	0	0
Asian	9	3	66.7%
Hispanic	48	57	18.8%
Pacific Islander	1	1
Two or More Races	75	70	6.7%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	27.8%	25.5%	2.3%

Middle:	C. W. Ruckel Middle School
	Northwest Florida Ballet Academie
High:	Niceville Senior High School
	Okaloosa Virtual Franchise

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