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Schools in Capitola

Capitola’s public schools

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

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?17/38schools 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
53%
2021–22
Math proficiency
52%
2021–22
Graduate on time
86%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$11.6K
▼ 11% vs FL $13.0K
FY2024
Students per teacher
17.3
FL 18.0 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
28,946 students on the public path
In brief

Capitola’s schools, in brief

School by school

17 of Capitola’s 38 district schools with test results score above the middle of Florida’s 3,542 public schools. Hawks Rise Elementary School places highest (better than 97%); John G Riley Elementary School lowest (3%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

24 elementary schools serve Capitola, graded from D− to A+, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then ten middle schools and six high schools: Lawton Chiles High School, Lincoln High School, Leon High School, James Rickards High School, Amos P. Godby High School and Sail. 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 Capitola, with each school’s own grade.

24 schools teach K in Capitola’s district. Which one depends on your address. Their grades range from D− to A+, so check the specific school.
Gilchrist Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Tallahassee
A+
857 students16:1Rate it →
Roberts Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Tallahassee
A
807 students14:1Rate it →
Hawks Rise Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Tallahassee
A+
752 students15:1Rate it →
Killearn Lakes Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Tallahassee
A
740 students15:1Rate it →
Kate Sullivan Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Tallahassee
B
737 students15:1Rate it →
Buck Lake Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Tallahassee
A
696 students15:1Rate it →
J Michael Conley Elementary School at Southwood
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Tallahassee
B−
693 students13:1Rate it →
Fort Braden School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Tallahassee
C
668 students15:1Rate it →
Desoto Trail Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Tallahassee
A+
652 students16:1Rate it →
Canopy Oaks Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Tallahassee
B
617 students16:1Rate it →
Bond Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Tallahassee
C−
611 students17:1Rate it →
John G Riley Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Tallahassee
D−
608 students16:1Rate it →
W T Moore Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Tallahassee
B
519 students14:1Rate it →
Ruediger Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Tallahassee
C−
504 students14:1Rate it →
Apalachee Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Tallahassee
C−
482 students17:1Rate it →
Astoria Park Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Tallahassee
D
479 students14:1Rate it →
Chaires Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Tallahassee
B+
466 students15:1Rate it →
Woodville School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Tallahassee
C−
462 students12:1Rate it →
Springwood Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Tallahassee
C−
460 students14:1Rate it →
Sabal Palm Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Tallahassee
C−
459 students14:1Rate it →
Pineview Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Tallahassee
C−
457 students15:1Rate it →
Oak Ridge Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Tallahassee
C−
432 students15:1Rate it →
Sealey Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Tallahassee
C+
369 students14:1Rate it →
Frank Hartsfield Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Tallahassee
C−
353 students13:1Rate it →
The path, start to finish
PK–524 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressD− to A+
6–810 middle schoolsDepends on your addressD to A
9–126 high schoolsDepends on your addressC− to A−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Leon 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.

Leon County School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 51 schools · 31,579 students, down 3% since 2020–21 · 17.3 per teacher (FL 18.0)
$11,591FL $13,006 · FY2024
B−
Test scores · 2021–22

Close to the state in reading

Reading53%
State average 52.1% · 18622 students tested
Math52%
State average 52.2% · 16835 students tested

Capitola vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Capitola—Leon County

Every school in Capitola

38 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).

Also serving Capitolain other towns
Gilchrist Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Tallahassee
A+
857 students16:1Rate it →
Roberts Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Tallahassee
A
807 students14:1Rate it →
Hawks Rise Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Tallahassee
A+
752 students15:1Rate it →
Killearn Lakes Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Tallahassee
A
740 students15:1Rate it →
Kate Sullivan Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Tallahassee
B
737 students15:1Rate it →
Buck Lake Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Tallahassee
A
696 students15:1Rate it →
J Michael Conley Elementary School at Southwood
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Tallahassee
B−
693 students13:1Rate it →
Fort Braden School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Tallahassee
C
668 students15:1Rate it →
Desoto Trail Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Tallahassee
A+
652 students16:1Rate it →
Canopy Oaks Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Tallahassee
B
617 students16:1Rate it →
Bond Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Tallahassee
C−
611 students17:1Rate it →
W T Moore Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Tallahassee
B
519 students14:1Rate it →
Ruediger Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Tallahassee
C−
504 students14:1Rate it →
Apalachee Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Tallahassee
C−
482 students17:1Rate it →
Astoria Park Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Tallahassee
D
479 students14:1Rate it →
Chaires Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Tallahassee
B+
466 students15:1Rate it →
Woodville School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Tallahassee
C−
462 students12:1Rate it →
Springwood Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Tallahassee
C−
460 students14:1Rate it →
Sabal Palm Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Tallahassee
C−
459 students14:1Rate it →
Pineview Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Tallahassee
C−
457 students15:1Rate it →
Oak Ridge Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Tallahassee
C−
432 students15:1Rate it →
Sealey Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Tallahassee
C+
369 students14:1Rate it →
Frank Hartsfield Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Tallahassee
C−
353 students13:1Rate it →
John G Riley Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Tallahassee
D−
608 students16:1Rate it →
William J Montford III Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Tallahassee
A
1,016 students20:1Rate it →
Raa Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Tallahassee
B−
928 students20:1Rate it →
Deerlake Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Tallahassee
A
876 students20:1Rate it →
Swift Creek Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Tallahassee
B+
793 students18:1Rate it →
Fairview Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Tallahassee
B−
735 students18:1Rate it →
Elizabeth Cobb Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Tallahassee
C+
675 students19:1Rate it →
R. Frank Nims Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Tallahassee
D
625 students18:1Rate it →
Griffin Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Tallahassee
D
457 students18:1Rate it →
Lawton Chiles High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Tallahassee
A−
1,881 students26:1Rate it →
Lincoln High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Tallahassee
B−
1,822 students27:1Rate it →
Leon High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Tallahassee
B+
1,793 students24:1Rate it →
James Rickards High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Tallahassee
C−
1,718 students26:1Rate it →
Amos P. Godby High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Tallahassee
C−
1,388 students22:1Rate it →
Sail
High · Grades 9–12 · Tallahassee
B−
359 students19:1Rate it →

Questions about Capitola’s schools

Are Capitola’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Capitola. Leon County School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Capitola. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 17 of its 38 district schools with test results score above the middle of Florida’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Capitola in?

Leon County School District.

Where do Capitola kids go to high school?

One of six high schools, depending on your address: Lawton Chiles High School, Lincoln High School, Leon High School, James Rickards High School, Amos P. Godby High School and Sail.

Parents talk

What Capitola families are saying about school.

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Looking for colleges? Colleges near Capitola → They have their own page.

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.