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Blackburn Elementary School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

3904 17th St E, Palmetto, FL 34221 · (941) 723-4800 · Part of Manatee County School District

Ellenton’s School Grade C+ better than 38% of Florida school districts

Directions
Students
452
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
80%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Blackburn Elementary School

  • Its own letter, B: better results than 58% of Florida’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 14 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 10 pts below the state
  • Enrollment down 8.7% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Ellenton kids: 11 middle schools

On the path

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

PK–5Blackburn Elementary SchoolYou are here
6–811 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency62%
State average 48%
Reading / language arts42%
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 ↗

3904 17th St E, Palmetto

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K64
Kindergarten55
Grade 157
Grade 254
Grade 386
Grade 463
Grade 573
Enrollment over time
495’20
549’21
551’22
456’23
452’24

Down 8.7% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 47%Black 27%White 20%Two or more races 5%Asian 2%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Blackburn Elementary School from Ellenton families.

Other schools in Manatee County School District

The district →
B.D. Gullett Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Bradenton
A
1,314 students17:1
Annie Lucy Williams Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Parrish
A
981 students18:1
Virgil Mills Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Palmetto
A−
863 students17:1
Imagine Charter School at North Manatee
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Palmetto
B
853 students18:1
Louise R Johnson K-8 School of International Studies
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Bradenton
A−
844 students15:1
Robert Willis Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Lakewood Ranch
A+
785 students17:1

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; Ellenton’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.