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Mellon Learning Center

PublicOtherGrades PK–12Special Education School

301 Mellon Road, Palatka, FL 32177 · (386) 329-0593 · Part of Putnam County School District

Palatka’s School Grade C better than 30% of Florida school districts

Directions
Students
297
Students per teacher
17:1
Free or reduced lunch
35%
Setting
Town
Grades
PK–12
The gist

What stands out about Mellon Learning Center

  • 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 158.3% since 2020–21

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 ↗

301 Mellon Road, Palatka

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K168
Kindergarten5
Grade 112
Grade 215
Grade 37
Grade 48
Grade 56
Grade 611
Grade 76
Grade 815
Grade 99
Grade 1013
Grade 119
Grade 1213
Enrollment over time
115’20
242’21
267’22
291’23
297’24

Up 158.3% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 45%Black 42%Hispanic 9%Two or more races 3%Asian <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Mellon Learning Center from Palatka families.

Other schools in Putnam County School District

The district →
Middleton-Burney Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Crescent City
C−
1,056 students22:1
Robert H. Jenkins Jr. Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Interlachen
C−
844 students19:1
Ochwilla Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Hawthorne
C−
388 students18:1
Melrose Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Melrose
B+
353 students15:1
Teen Parent PK Child Care Program
Prekindergarten · Grades PK · Palatka
2 students
Kelley Smith Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Palatka
B+
776 students19:1

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