Summary:
The city of Lawtey, Florida has only one school, Lawtey Elementary School, which serves students from pre-kindergarten through 5th grade. The school's performance is a mix, with strengths in math but challenges in other academic areas, and a student population facing high economic need.
Bradford District is home to Lawtey Elementary, which has 279 students, the majority of whom are White (81.36%) with smaller populations of African American (13.26%), Hispanic (1.79%), and multi-racial (3.58%) students. The school's state ranking has fluctuated in recent years, from 613 out of 2,240 Florida elementary schools in 2022-2023 to 1,121 out of 2,219 in 2021-2022. While Lawtey Elementary excels in math, with proficiency rates above the district and state, it struggles with higher-than-average chronic absenteeism and lower-than-average performance in science and some English Language Arts subjects.
The high level of economic need among Lawtey Elementary's student population, as evidenced by a 63.8% free/reduced lunch rate, may be a contributing factor to the school's mixed performance. With per-student spending above the state average and a student-teacher ratio slightly higher than recommended, Lawtey Elementary appears to be working to support its students, but further analysis and comparison to similar schools could provide additional insights into how to best address the school's challenges and build on its strengths.
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