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Schools in Raiford

Raiford’s public schools

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

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?3/3schools above Florida’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 98% 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
55%
2021–22
Graduate on time
87%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$12.2K
▼ 6% vs FL $13.0K
FY2024
Students per teacher
15.3
FL 18.0 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
2,309 students on the public path
In brief

Raiford’s schools, in brief

School by school

3 of Raiford’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Florida’s 3,542 public schools. Lake Butler Elementary School places highest (better than 84%); Union County High School lowest (58%). 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 Raiford, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–4Lake Butler Elementary Schoolin Lake ButlerA−
5–8Lake Butler Middle Schoolin Lake ButlerB
9–12Union County High Schoolin Lake ButlerB

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

Union County School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 2,309 students · 15.3 per teacher (FL 18.0)
$12,200FL $13,006 · FY2024
B
Test scores · 2021–22

Close to the state in reading

Reading52%
State average 52.1% · 1335 students tested
Math55%
State average 52.2% · 1247 students tested

Raiford vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Raiford—Union County

Every school in Raiford

3 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 Raifordin other towns
Lake Butler Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Lake Butler
A−
951 students15:1Rate it →
Lake Butler Middle School
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Lake Butler
B
752 students15:1Rate it →
Union County High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Lake Butler
B
606 students15:1Rate it →

Questions about Raiford’s schools

Are Raiford’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Raiford. Union County School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Raiford. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 3 of its 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Florida’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Raiford in?

Union County School District.

Where do Raiford kids go to high school?

Union County High 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.