Best Public Schools in Silver Springs, FL

Summary:

The city of Silver Springs, Florida has only one school serving grades PK-5: East Marion Elementary School. This school faces significant challenges, with academic performance consistently below the district and state averages, a declining statewide ranking, and a high chronic absenteeism rate of over 50%.

East Marion Elementary School serves a predominantly white student population, with 82.42% of students identifying as white. However, the school has a high rate of free and reduced-price lunch recipients, at 79.19% of the student body. This suggests the school may be facing socioeconomic and demographic challenges that could be contributing to its academic struggles.

Compared to the Marion district and the state of Florida, East Marion Elementary School's proficiency rates in English Language Arts, Math, and Science are all below average. The school's performance has declined over the past three years, with its statewide ranking dropping from 2106 out of 2219 elementary schools in 2021-2022 to 1421 out of 2256 in 2023-2024. The school's high chronic absenteeism rate and slightly higher student-teacher ratio of 18.7 are also areas of concern that the school and district should address to improve educational outcomes for students.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				FAST English Language Arts (2024)			FAST Math (2024)			Statewide Science Science (2024)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	FAST English Language Arts 3rd Grade	FAST English Language Arts 4th Grade	FAST English Language Arts 5th Grade	FAST Math 3rd Grade	FAST Math 4th Grade	FAST Math 5th Grade	Statewide Science Science 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
East Marion Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	14550 NE 14th Street Rd	Silver Springs	34488	Marion County	Marion	No	No	No	Yes	(352) 671-4810	603	35	17.2	79.1%	482 (79.9%)	16 (2.7%)	74 (12.3%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (4.6%)	37.4	1421^st of 2256 public elementary schools	37.0%		29.5	1627^th of 2240 public elementary schools	27.4%	206	42.0	36.0	43.0	61.0	54.0	52.0	47.0	$11,637	$2,592	$9,045

Cities Near Silver Springs

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Ocala	8.13 mi	46	279^th
Anthony	10.7 mi	2	278^th
Fort Mc Coy	11.15 mi	1	342^nd
Belleview	12.63 mi	4	297^th
Citra	13.88 mi	2	309^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Florida Department of Education.

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