Summary:
The two schools in zip code 32066, located in Mayo, FL, are part of the small Lafayette School District and serve grades PK-12 with a total enrollment of 1,152 students.
Lafayette High School stands out for its exceptional 96.5% graduation rate, well above the state average, and strong subject mastery in 2024-2025 with 91% proficiency in Biology 1 and 86% in US History. However, a dramatic projected decline from the 83rd to the 57th percentile in 2025-2026 is a major concern, driven largely by a catastrophic drop in 8th-grade math proficiency—from 80% to just 11% in one year. In contrast, Lafayette Elementary School shows remarkable stability, maintaining a consistent 4-star rating and ranking in the 71st to 74th percentile over three years. Its 5th-grade students excel, with 85% proficient in Science and 79% in English Language Arts, both far exceeding state averages. The elementary school also achieves these results despite having a higher percentage of economically disadvantaged students (65.57%) than the high school (55.45%), suggesting effective support for overcoming socioeconomic barriers.
Key metrics reveal a mixed picture. The elementary school has a better student-teacher ratio (14:1) compared to the high school (18.9:1), and per-student spending is similar ($12,998 vs. $13,443). A critical challenge is chronic absenteeism: the elementary school's rate of 36.8% is alarmingly high and exceeds both the district (32.2%) and state (31.4%) averages, while the high school's rate of 28.2% is better than both. The most interesting takeaway is the contrast between the high school's volatile performance and the elementary school's steady excellence, with the 8th-grade math anomaly being a key red flag that warrants investigation into curriculum or cohort changes at the secondary level.
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