Best Public Schools in Zip Code 32666

Summary:

The 32666 zip code in Florida is home to a single public elementary school, Melrose Elementary School, which serves grades PK-6 and has a total enrollment of 368 students. The school is part of the Putnam District, which is ranked 58 out of 67 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Melrose Elementary School appears to be a standout school within the Putnam District, consistently outperforming the district and state averages in various academic performance metrics. The school scored 54% proficient or better in 5th-grade statewide science assessments, compared to the Putnam District's 45% and the Florida state average of 55%. Melrose Elementary School also outperformed the Putnam District and Florida state averages in FAST/English Language Arts and FAST/Math proficiency for grades 3-6.

However, the school faces some challenges, including a high chronic absenteeism rate of 31.4%, which is higher than the state average. Additionally, 65.22% of Melrose Elementary School's students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a relatively high percentage of economically disadvantaged students. Despite these challenges, the school appears to be providing a quality education, with a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 16:1 and a per-student spending of $14,534 for the 2023-2024 school year.

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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
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%)	66.2	729^th of 2258 public elementary schools	67.7%		73.8	551^st of 2256 public elementary schools	75.6%	178	62.0	62.0	48.0	75.0	64.0	80.0	63.0	94.0	54.0	$14,289	$2,234	$12,056

Cities Near Zip Code 32666

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Keystone Heights	2.77 mi	3	141^st
Melrose	3.29 mi	1	114^th
Hawthorne	8.17 mi	3	387^th
Florahome	9.87 mi	1	8^th
Waldo	10.05 mi	2

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Florida Department of Education.

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