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Chaires Elementary School
B+

Chaires Elementary School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

4774 Chaires Cross Rd, Tallahassee, FL 32317 · (850) 488-5977 · Part of Leon County School District

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Students
466
Students per teacher
15:1
Free or reduced lunch
44%
Setting
Rural
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Chaires Elementary School

  • Its own letter, B+: better results than 65% of Florida’s public schools
  • Reading / language arts 8 pts above the state
  • Next stop for Chaires kids: 10 middle schools

On the path

Where Chaires kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–5Chaires Elementary SchoolYou are here
6–810 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency51%
State average 48%
Reading / language arts60%
State average 52.1%

Its own letter, B+, places these results among Florida’s 3,542 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

4774 Chaires Cross Rd, Tallahassee

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K15
Kindergarten70
Grade 161
Grade 272
Grade 396
Grade 472
Grade 580
Enrollment over time
473’20
450’21
479’22
462’23
466’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 52%Black 34%Two or more races 7%Hispanic 7%Asian <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Chaires Elementary School from Chaires families.

Other schools in Leon County School District

The district →
Gilchrist Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Tallahassee
A+
857 students16:1
Roberts Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Tallahassee
A
807 students14:1
Hawks Rise Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Tallahassee
A+
752 students15:1
Killearn Lakes Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Tallahassee
A
740 students15:1
Kate Sullivan Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Tallahassee
B
737 students15:1
Buck Lake Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Tallahassee
A
696 students15:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Florida’s other public schools; Chaires’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.