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Emerald Shores Elementary School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

404 Emerald Rd, Ocala, FL 34472 · (352) 671-4800 · Part of Marion County School District

Silver Springs Shores’ School Grade D better than 13% of Florida school districts

Directions
Students
696
Students per teacher
18:1
Free or reduced lunch
72%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Emerald Shores Elementary School

  • Its own letter, C−: better results than 21% of Florida’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 18 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 18 pts below the state
  • Enrollment up 14.7% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Silver Springs Shores kids: 10 middle schools

On the path

Where Silver Springs Shores kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–5Emerald Shores Elementary SchoolYou are here
6–810 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency30%
State average 48%
Reading / language arts34%
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 ↗

404 Emerald Rd, Ocala

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K44
Kindergarten93
Grade 1110
Grade 297
Grade 3124
Grade 4118
Grade 5110
Enrollment over time
607’20
620’21
666’22
698’23
696’24

Up 14.7% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 38%Hispanic 28%Black 26%Two or more races 8%Asian <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Emerald Shores Elementary School from Silver Springs Shores families.

Other schools in Marion County School District

The district →
Sunrise Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Ocala
C
1,402 students19:1
Marion Oaks Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Ocala
C
1,196 students18:1
Hammett Bowen JR. Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Ocala
B+
1,010 students19:1
Saddlewood Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Ocala
B+
1,007 students19:1
Fort McCoy School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Fort Mc Coy
C
931 students17:1
Ward-Highlands Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Ocala
B+
908 students15:1

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