Tallahassee, FL elementary schools ranked

RankGradeSchoolCityDistrictActualProjectedImpactStudents
#1A+Hawks Rise Elementary SchoolTallahasseeLeon84%68%Exceeds Expectations805
#2A+Killearn Lakes Elementary SchoolTallahasseeLeon81%66%Meets Expectations777
#3AGilchrist Elementary SchoolTallahasseeLeon80%67%Meets Expectations864
#4ARoberts Elementary SchoolTallahasseeLeon76%62%Meets Expectations870
#5A-Buck Lake Elementary SchoolTallahasseeLeon71%62%Meets Expectations730
#6A-The School Of Arts And Sciences On Thomasville (Charter)TallahasseeLeon71%57%Meets Expectations457
#7B+Desoto Trail Elementary SchoolTallahasseeLeon65%67%Underperforms Expectations654
#8B+The School Of Arts And Sciences Centre (Charter)TallahasseeLeon65%48%Exceeds Expectations447
#9BChaires Elementary SchoolTallahasseeLeon62%48%Meets Expectations479
#10C+W T Moore Elementary SchoolTallahasseeLeon58%42%Meets Expectations579
#11C+Kate Sullivan Elementary SchoolTallahasseeLeon57%44%Meets Expectations759
#12CRuediger Elementary SchoolTallahasseeLeon53%23%Greatly Exceeds Expectations484
#13C-Sealey Elementary School (Magnet)TallahasseeLeon49%29%Exceeds Expectations405
#14C-Canopy Oaks Elementary SchoolTallahasseeLeon48%48%Underperforms Expectations640
#15C-J Michael Conley Elementary School At SouthwoodTallahasseeLeon48%43%Doesn't Meet Expectations657
#16D+Springwood Elementary SchoolTallahasseeLeon46%27%Exceeds Expectations423
#17D+Tallahassee School Of Math And Sciences (Charter)TallahasseeLeon46%33%Meets Expectations568
#18D+Bond Elementary SchoolTallahasseeLeon45%27%Exceeds Expectations536
#19DApalachee Elementary SchoolTallahasseeLeon44%28%Meets Expectations544
#20DSabal Palm Elementary SchoolTallahasseeLeon44%22%Exceeds Expectations492
#21DWoodville SchoolTallahasseeLeon43%29%Meets Expectations492
#22DPineview Elementary SchoolTallahasseeLeon42%24%Exceeds Expectations362
#23D-Governors Charter School (Charter)TallahasseeLeon38%26%Meets Expectations319
#24D-John G Riley Elementary School (Magnet)TallahasseeLeon38%23%Meets Expectations528
#25D-Astoria Park Elementary School (Magnet)TallahasseeLeon37%23%Meets Expectations527
#26D-Frank Hartsfield Elementary SchoolTallahasseeLeon36%28%Doesn't Meet Expectations309
#27FFort Braden SchoolTallahasseeLeon34%36%Underperforms Expectations636
#28FOak Ridge Elementary SchoolTallahasseeLeon27%24%Doesn't Meet Expectations419

How Tallahassee, FL's elementary schools compare

A: 6B: 3C: 6D: 11F: 2

32% of the 28 ranked elementary schools in Tallahassee, FL earn an A or B (6 A grades, 3 B, 6 C, 11 D, 2 F), against 46% of elementary schools nationwide. 22 schools meet or beat the proficiency projected from their student context (79% here, 70% nationally), and 8 exceed it. On average 53% of tested students meet the state bar against a projected 40% (national averages: 46% actual, 37% projected).

The biggest overperformers, by actual proficiency above projection: Ruediger Elementary School (53% against 23%, C), Sabal Palm Elementary School (44% against 22%, D), Sealey Elementary School (49% against 29%, C-), Springwood Elementary School (46% against 27%, D+), Bond Elementary School (45% against 27%, D+).

Districts with the most schools in the top quarter (the top 10): Leon (10).

The largest ranked elementary schools: Roberts Elementary School (870 students, A, #4), Gilchrist Elementary School (864 students, A, #3), Hawks Rise Elementary School (805 students, A+, #1).

Of the top 25, 3 are magnet schools and 4 are charters. Selective and specialised schools tend to post high actual scores; the projection column is the fairer comparison for a neighborhood school.

About this ranking

  • Scope: public elementary schools in Tallahassee, FL, as grouped on its schools page; the Florida ranking covers the whole state.
  • Order: SchoolGrade, then actual proficiency, then name; schools with the same grade and score share a rank.
  • Ranked: regular public schools that NCES lists as open, not fully online, with at least 30 students. Others are listed with the reason.
  • Tags: Magnet and Charter from the NCES school directory; K-12 marks schools serving every grade that are ranked with the elementary schools.
  • Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model. How SchoolGrade works

Questions about elementary schools in Tallahassee, FL

What is the best elementary school in Tallahassee, FL?

Hawks Rise Elementary School in Tallahassee ranks first among the 28 ranked elementary schools in Tallahassee, FL with a SchoolGrade of A+, 84% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 68%.

How are elementary schools in Tallahassee, FL ranked?

By SchoolGrade, the 2025-26 model that scores each school's actual test proficiency against the level projected for its student context, then by actual proficiency to break ties. Regular public schools that are open, not fully online and have at least 30 students are ranked; the rest are listed below the table with the reason.

How many elementary schools does Tallahassee, FL have?

SchoolGrade grades 28 public elementary schools in Tallahassee, FL; 28 are ranked here.