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Melrose Park Elementary School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

820 SE Putnam St, Lake City, FL 32025 · (386) 755-8260 · Part of Columbia County School District

Lake City’s School Grade A− better than 75% of Florida school districts

Directions
Students
635
Students per teacher
16:1
Free or reduced lunch
82%
Setting
Town
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Melrose Park Elementary School

  • Its own letter, C−: better results than 17% of Florida’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 21 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 20 pts below the state
  • Enrollment up 57.6% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Lake City kids: Lake City Middle School

On the path

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

PK–5Melrose Park Elementary SchoolYou are here
7–8Lake City Middle School809 students

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency27%
State average 48%
Reading / language arts32%
State average 52.1%

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

Location

Directions ↗

820 SE Putnam St, Lake City

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K56
Kindergarten104
Grade 196
Grade 2100
Grade 3104
Grade 493
Grade 582
Enrollment over time
403’20
363’21
398’22
388’23
635’24

Up 57.6% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Black 61%White 19%Hispanic 11%Two or more races 9%Asian <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Melrose Park Elementary School from Lake City families.

Other schools in Columbia County School District

The district →
Belmont Academy
Other · Grades PK–12 · Lake City
A
828 students21:1
Westside Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Lake City
A
695 students17:1
Eastside Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Lake City
A−
655 students19:1
Fort White Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Fort White
B
644 students17:1
Columbia City Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Lake City
A−
585 students16:1
Summers Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Lake City
B+
492 students16:1

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