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Middleton-Burney Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-6

1974^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,258 Florida Elementary Schools

Better than 13% of Florida elementary schools

Summary

Middleton-Burney Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades PK-6 in Crescent City, Florida, with an enrollment of 1,053 students. The school is part of the Putnam School District, which is ranked 58 out of 67 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Middleton-Burney Elementary faces significant challenges, including consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 30.9% to 57.5% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state and district averages. The school's test scores also lag behind, with only 30% of 3rd graders proficient in ELA and 27% proficient in Math in 2024-2025, compared to 57% and 63% statewide, respectively. Additionally, Middleton-Burney has very high rates of free and reduced-price lunch recipients, ranging from 70.27% to 80.25%, indicating a high level of economic disadvantage among the student population.

Interestingly, the nearby schools in the Putnam district, such as Kelley Smith Elementary and William D. Moseley Elementary, also have low performance and high poverty rates, suggesting systemic challenges in the district. However, the Flagler district schools, such as Rymfire Elementary and Bunnell Elementary, perform significantly better on test scores and have lower poverty rates, despite being in a similar geographic region.

1,056

Students ?

21.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,253

Per pupil spending ?

60.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1020 Huntington Rd
Crescent City, FL 32112

(386) 698-1238

District: Putnam

Students who attend Middleton-Burney Elementary School usually attend:

High:

Crescent City Junior-Senior High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

58.5%

White:

27.5%

African American:

10.7%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 15th percentile in 2016 → 13th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Florida average (39% vs 58% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (13th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (52% vs 31% Florida)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school39%

District avg46%

Florida avg58%

1,974^th of 2,258

Florida public elementary schools ?

Bottom 13%▼ down 3 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

8^th of 9Elementary Schools in the Putnam

58^th of 67Putnam 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
2025	17.8	1974 of 2258	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.0	1931 of 2256	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.4	1916 of 2240	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.6	1982 of 2219	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.0	1991 of 2247	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.6	1947 of 2182	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.5	1843 of 2118	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	11.1	1979 of 2112	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	18.8	1767 of 2087	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆

By subject vs Florida (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts39%-18 vs state

Math39%-22 vs state

Science36%-19 vs state

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Schools Near Middleton-Burney Elementary School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				FAST English Language Arts (2025)				FAST Math (2025)				Statewide Science Science (2025)	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 (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	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
Middleton-Burney Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1020 Huntington Rd	Crescent City	32112	Putnam County	Putnam	No	No	No	Yes	(386) 698-1238	1,056	49	21.6	60.1%	290 (27.5%)	113 (10.7%)	618 (58.5%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (3.0%)	17.8	1974^th of 2258 public elementary schools	12.6%		19	1931^st of 2256 public elementary schools	14.4%	43	30.0	44.0	38.0	47.0	27.0	41.0	40.0	51.0	36.0	$10,253	$1,540	$8,713
Browning-Pearce Elementary School	Public	K-6	100 Bear Blvd	San Mateo	32187	Putnam County	Putnam	No	No	No	Yes	(386) 329-0557	679	38	17.9	59.9%	406 (59.8%)	106 (15.6%)	126 (18.6%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (5.6%)	22.3	1836^th of 2258 public elementary schools	18.7%		23.9	1802^nd of 2256 public elementary schools	20.1%	34	41.0	39.0	49.0	63.0	34.0	29.0	37.0	54.0	35.0	$11,119	$1,620	$9,498
Pierson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	657 N Center St	Pierson	32180	Volusia County	Volusia	No	No	No	Yes	(386) 749-6704	534	30	17.8	73.4%	231 (43.3%)	6 (1.1%)	289 (54.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.5%)	40.1	1359^th of 2258 public elementary schools	39.8%		29	1650^th of 2256 public elementary schools	26.9%	291	48.0	48.0	53.0		48.0	49.0	59.0		60.0	$11,725	$1,185	$10,540
William D. Moseley Elementary School	Public	K-6	1100 Husson Ave	Palatka	32177	Putnam County	Putnam	No	No	No	Yes	(386) 329-0562	558	30	18.6	65.2%	141 (25.3%)	306 (54.8%)	74 (13.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (6.5%)	14.4	2051^st of 2258 public elementary schools	9.2%		13.1	2084^th of 2256 public elementary schools	7.6%	33	37.0	35.0	28.0	51.0	35.0	41.0	36.0	58.0	19.0	$10,597	$1,536	$9,062
Bunnell Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	305 N Palmetto St	Bunnell	32110	Flagler County	Flagler	No	No	No	Yes	(386) 437-7533	1,061	84	12.6	52.4%	618 (58.2%)	179 (16.9%)	167 (15.7%)	14 (1.3%)	6 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	77 (7.3%)	44.9	1226^th of 2258 public elementary schools	45.7%		40.6	1326^th of 2256 public elementary schools	41.2%	100	59.0	41.0	44.0		73.0	63.0	51.0		46.0	$13,749	$2,408	$11,341
Flagler Virtual Instruction Kg-5	Public, Virtual	K-5	1769 E Moody Blvd	Bunnell	32110	Flagler County	Flagler	No	No	Yes	No	(386) 447-1520	0	0	14.2		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Rymfire Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1425 Rymfire Dr	Palm Coast	32164	Flagler County	Flagler	No	No	No	Yes	(386) 206-4600	967	72	13.4	49.0%	433 (44.8%)	148 (15.3%)	257 (26.6%)	28 (2.9%)	4 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	97 (10.0%)	59.1	902^nd of 2258 public elementary schools	60.1%		51.5	1057^th of 2256 public elementary schools	53.1%	155	60.0	64.0	50.0		66.0	72.0	59.0		53.0	$12,379	$1,271	$11,108
Kelley Smith Elementary School	Public	K-6	141 Kelley Smith School Rd	Palatka	32177	Putnam County	Putnam	No	No	No	Yes	(386) 329-0568	776	40	19.5	47.7%	450 (58.0%)	241 (31.1%)	46 (5.9%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (4.5%)	34.6	1513^th of 2258 public elementary schools	33.0%		48	1138^th of 2256 public elementary schools	49.6%	375	44.0	44.0	43.0	65.0	41.0	53.0	62.0	67.0	39.0	$10,475	$1,564	$8,912
James A. Long Elementary School	Public	K-6	1400 Old Jacksonville Rd	Palatka	32177	Putnam County	Putnam	No	No	No	Yes	(386) 329-0575	565	30	18.8	56.5%	294 (52.0%)	207 (36.6%)	35 (6.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (5.1%)	33.5	1539^th of 2258 public elementary schools	31.8%		24.6	1776^th of 2256 public elementary schools	21.3%	237	46.0	42.0	48.0	62.0	38.0	45.0	48.0	45.0	65.0	$10,661	$1,581	$9,080
The Children's Reading Center	Public, Charter	K-6	7901 Saint Johns Ave	Palatka	32177	Putnam County	Putnam	Yes	No	No	Yes	(386) 326-2762	275	0	23.6	37.8%	165 (60.0%)	64 (23.3%)	23 (8.4%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (7.3%)	90	166^th of 2258 public elementary schools	92.6%		84.5	307^th of 2256 public elementary schools	86.4%	141	75.0	74.0	79.0	88.0	89.0	76.0	85.0	91.0	88.0	$10,021	$756	$9,265

Frequently Asked Questions about Middleton-Burney Elementary School

Is Middleton-Burney Elementary School a good school?

Middleton-Burney Elementary School ranks in the bottom 12.6% of Florida elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Middleton-Burney Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Middleton-Burney Elementary School usually go on to attend:

High : Crescent City Junior-Senior High School

What is the racial makeup of Middleton-Burney Elementary School?

Students at Middleton-Burney Elementary School are 59% Hispanic, 27% White, 11% African American, 3% Two or more races.

How many students attend Middleton-Burney Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,056 students attended Middleton-Burney Elementary School.

What district is Middleton-Burney Elementary School in?

Putnam

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