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Schools in Bristol

Bristol’s public schools

Liberty County School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Bristol. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?3/3schools above Florida’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 94% of students in Florida’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
54%
2021–22
Math proficiency
54%
2021–22
Graduate on time
72%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$13.6K
▲ 5% vs FL $13.0K
FY2024
Students per teacher
15.0
FL 18.0 · smaller classes
Schools in town
3
1,219 students on the public path
In brief

Bristol’s schools, in brief

School by school

3 of Bristol’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Florida’s 3,542 public schools. Liberty County High School places highest (better than 71%); W. R. Tolar K-8 School lowest (65%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Two elementary schools serve Bristol, graded from B+ to B+, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then one high school: Liberty County High School. See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Bristol, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–82 schoolsDepends on your addressB+
9–12Liberty County High SchoolLiberty County School DistrictB+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Liberty County School District.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Liberty County School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 6 schools · 1,249 students · 15.0 per teacher (FL 18.0)
$13,596FL $13,006 · FY2024
C−
Test scores · 2021–22

Above the state in reading

Reading54%
State average 52.1% · 737 students tested
Math54%
State average 52.2% · 663 students tested

Bristol vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Florida towns that share Bristol’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Bristol—Liberty County

Every school in Bristol

5 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Florida’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

District schools in Bristolby address
Liberty Early Learning Center
Prekindergarten · Grades PK
68 studentsRate it →
Liberty County High School
High · Grades 9–12
B+
336 students16:1Rate it →
Also serving Bristolin other towns
Hosford Elementary Junior High School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Hosford
B+
302 students14:1Rate it →
W. R. Tolar K-8 School
Elementary · Grades K–8
B+
513 students15:1Rate it →
Private schoolstuition; no state tests, so no grade
Gold Star Private Academy
Private · Special education
17 students6:1Rate it →

Left off: 3 public programs with fewer than 25 students (Liberty Virtual Instruction Program, Liberty Virtual Franchise and Liberty K12 Virtual).

Questions about Bristol’s schools

Are Bristol’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Bristol. Liberty County School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Bristol. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 3 of its 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Florida’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Bristol in?

Liberty County School District.

Where do Bristol kids go to high school?

Liberty County High School.

Are there private schools in Bristol?

Yes: Gold Star Private Academy (grades , 17 students).

Parents talk

What Bristol families are saying about school.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.