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Schools in Duck Key

Duck Key’s public schools

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

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?6/10schools above Florida’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 96% 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
52%
2021–22
Math proficiency
54%
2021–22
Graduate on time
89%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$18.8K
▲ 45% vs FL $13.0K
FY2024
Students per teacher
15.0
FL 18.0 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
7,661 students on the public path
In brief

Duck Key’s schools, in brief

School by school

6 of Duck Key’s 10 district schools with test results score above the middle of Florida’s 3,542 public schools. Plantation Key School places highest (better than 83%); Sugarloaf School lowest (41%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Seven elementary schools serve Duck Key, graded from C+ to A−, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then three high schools: Key West High School, Marathon School and Coral Shores 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 Duck Key, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–87 schoolsDepends on your addressC+ to A−
9–123 high schoolsDepends on your addressC+ to B−

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

Monroe County School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 22 schools · 8,928 students, up 4% since 2020–21 · 15.0 per teacher (FL 18.0)
$18,845FL $13,006 · FY2024
B
Test scores · 2021–22

Close to the state in reading

Reading52%
State average 52.1% · 5094 students tested
Math54%
State average 52.2% · 4706 students tested

Duck Key vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Duck Key—Monroe County

Every school in Duck Key

10 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 Duck Keyin other towns
Horace O'Bryant School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Key West
B−
1,011 students15:1Rate it →
Key Largo School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Key Largo
B
690 students12:1Rate it →
Gerald Adams Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Key West
B−
674 students16:1Rate it →
Sugarloaf School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Summerland Key
C+
651 students16:1Rate it →
Stanley Switlik Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Marathon
B+
602 students15:1Rate it →
Plantation Key School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Tavernier
A−
578 students15:1Rate it →
Poinciana Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Key West
B+
556 students14:1Rate it →
Marathon School
High · Grades 6–12 · Marathon
C+
809 students15:1Rate it →
Key West High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Key West
B−
1,337 students17:1Rate it →
Coral Shores High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Tavernier
B−
753 students17:1Rate it →

Questions about Duck Key’s schools

Are Duck Key’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Duck Key. Monroe County School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Duck Key. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 6 of its 10 district schools with test results score above the middle of Florida’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Duck Key in?

Monroe County School District.

Where do Duck Key kids go to high school?

One of three high schools, depending on your address: Key West High School, Marathon School and Coral Shores High School.

Parents talk

What Duck Key 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.