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Schools in Day

Day’s public schools

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

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?2/2schools above Florida’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 97% 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
66%
2021–22
Graduate on time
98%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$14.5K
▲ 11% vs FL $13.0K
FY2024
Students per teacher
16.2
FL 18.0 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
1,152 students on the public path
In brief

Day’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of Day’s 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Florida’s 3,542 public schools. Lafayette Elementary School places highest (better than 83%); Lafayette High School lowest (76%). 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 Day, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–5Lafayette Elementary Schoolin MayoA−
6–12Lafayette High Schoolin MayoA−

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

Lafayette County School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 1,152 students, down 2% since 2020–21 · 16.2 per teacher (FL 18.0)
$14,462FL $13,006 · FY2024
A
Test scores · 2021–22

Above the state in reading

Reading54%
State average 52.1% · 678 students tested
Math66%
State average 52.2% · 618 students tested

Day vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Day—Lafayette County

Every school in Day

2 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 Dayin other towns
Lafayette Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Mayo
A−
546 students14:1Rate it →
Lafayette High School
High · Grades 6–12 · Mayo
A−
606 students19:1Rate it →

Questions about Day’s schools

Are Day’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Day. Lafayette County School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Day. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 2 of its 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Florida’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Day in?

Lafayette County School District.

Where do Day kids go to high school?

Lafayette High School.

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What Day 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.