Gilchrist Schools

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The ten highest SchoolGrades in the district. Grades reward actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact.

1. A Trenton High School (High school, greatly exceeds expectations)
2. A Bell Elementary School (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
3. A Trenton Elementary School (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
4. A- Gilchrist Virtual Franchise (High school, greatly exceeds expectations)
5. A- Bell High School (High school, greatly exceeds expectations)
6. B Gilchrist Virtual Instruction Program District Provided (Elementary school, doesn't meet expectations)

High schools (2)

• A- Bell High School, Bell
• A Trenton High School, Trenton

Elementary and primary schools (2)

• A Bell Elementary School, Bell
• A Trenton Elementary School, Trenton

Other schools and academies (2)

• A- Gilchrist Virtual Franchise, Trenton
• B Gilchrist Virtual Instruction Program District Provided, Trenton

Cities and towns served (2)

• Trenton (4)
• Bell (2)

• State: Best schools in Florida
• County: Gilchrist County
• Type: regular local school district
• Setting: distant rural (NCES locale of the district office)
• Enrollment: 2,904 students with 154 full-time-equivalent teachers and 361 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
• NCES district ID: 1200630
• Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model: each school's actual proficiency against the level projected for its student context. How SchoolGrade works

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