{"id":32732,"date":"2025-11-04T13:16:11","date_gmt":"2025-11-04T13:16:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/32732\/"},"modified":"2025-11-04T13:16:11","modified_gmt":"2025-11-04T13:16:11","slug":"see-where-tallahassee-k-8-schools-land-on-u-s-news-world-report-best-schools-list","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/32732\/","title":{"rendered":"See where Tallahassee K-8 schools land on U.S. News &#038; World Report best schools list"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usnews.com\/education\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:U.S. News &amp; World Report;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">U.S. News &amp; World Report<\/a> released its list of Best K-8 schools nationwide on Oct. 28, ranking traditional and charter elementary and middle schools for parents looking for the best educational options in their area.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The elementary and middle schools were ranked based on student performance on state exams and math and reading proficiency rates.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Florida State University Schools outranked Tallahassee schools as No. 74 for Florida elementary schools, and as No. 96 for the state&#8217;s middle schools. On a separate ranking, it placed as No. 23 out of the state&#8217;s charter elementary schools and No. 47 for charter middle schools.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">It is the only Tallahassee school listed in the state&#8217;s top 100.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The school has a math proficiency rate of 83% and a reading proficiency rate of 72%. Proficiency rates measure how well students mastered subject content.<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"Third grade students at Ruediger Elementary School work independently on their assignments Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2025.\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/e7ecab55f75f45d59c137cbe086906bc.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Third grade students at Ruediger Elementary School work independently on their assignments Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2025.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">More: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/articles\/two-tallahassee-high-schools-u-090250271.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:Two Tallahassee high schools on U.S. News Top 100 list in Florida. Where do others fall?;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Two Tallahassee high schools on U.S. News Top 100 list in Florida. Where do others fall?<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Here&#8217;s a list of the city&#8217;s top 10 elementary and middle schools:<\/p>\n<p>Top 10 elementary schools in Tallahassee<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Florida State University Schools at No. 74, with a math proficiency of 83% and a reading proficiency of 72%.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Gilchrist Elementary School at No. 254, with a math proficiency of 77% and a reading proficiency of 83%.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Hawks Rise Elementary School at No. 332, with a math proficiency of 78% and a reading proficiency of 81%.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Buck Lake Elementary School at No. 573, with a math proficiency of 72% and a reading proficiency of 79%.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">DeSoto Trail Elementary School at No. 633, with a math proficiency of 67% and a reading proficiency of 80%.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">School of Arts and Sciences on Thomasville Road at No. 661, with a math proficiency of 65% and a reading proficiency of 76%.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Roberts Elementary School at No. 664, with a math proficiency of 70% and a reading proficiency of 74%.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Killearn Lakes Elementary School at No. 697, with a math proficiency of 70% and a reading proficiency of 76%.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Bond Elementary School at No. 1044, with a math proficiency of 66% and a reading proficiency of 38%.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">School of Arts and Sciences at the Centre at No. 1,200, with a math proficiency of 60% and a reading proficiency of 69%.<\/p>\n<p>Top 10 middle schools in Tallahassee<img alt=\"Raa Middle School students use the crosswalk on their way to school on Tuesday, May 6, 2025.\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/e230366c7396b95d526818e3e3c28246.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Raa Middle School students use the crosswalk on their way to school on Tuesday, May 6, 2025.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Florida State University Schools at No. 96, with a math proficiency of 83% and a reading proficiency of 72%.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Deerlake Middle School at No. 122, with a math proficiency of 85% and a reading proficiency of 74%.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Montford Middle School at No. 203, with a math proficiency of 83% and a reading proficiency of 66%.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">School of Arts and Sciences on Thomasville Road at No. 300, with a math proficiency of 65% and a reading proficiency of 76%.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Swift Creek Middle School at No. 381, with a math proficiency of 72% and a reading proficiency of 57%.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Tallahassee School of Math and Science at No. 416, with a math proficiency of 50% and a reading proficiency of 52%.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Raa Middle School at No. 684, with a math proficiency of 47% and a reading proficiency of 51%.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Ft. Braden School at No. 728, with a math proficiency of 37% and a reading proficiency of 35%.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Fairview Middle School at No. 741, with a math proficiency of 45% and a reading proficiency of 47%.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Florida A&amp;M University Developmental Research School at No. 746, with a math proficiency of 28% and a reading proficiency of 41%.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Alaijah Brown covers children &amp; families for the Tallahassee Democrat. She can be reached at\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/articles\/mailto:ABrown1@gannett.com\" data-ylk=\"slk:ABrown1@gannett.com;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">ABrown1@gannett.com<\/a>. Follow her on Twitter\/X:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/alaijahbrown3\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:@AlaijahBrown3.;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">@AlaijahBrown3.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">This article originally appeared on Tallahassee Democrat: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tallahassee.com\/story\/news\/education\/2025\/11\/04\/leon-county-schools-in-florida-best-k-8-schools-us-news-world-report-fsus-gilchrist-hawks-rise\/87006616007\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Florida K-8 school rankings weigh Tallahassee schools;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Florida K-8 school rankings weigh Tallahassee schools<\/a><\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"U.S. News &amp; World Report released its list of Best K-8 schools nationwide on Oct. 28, ranking traditional&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":32733,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[16],"tags":[23079,15714,23077,15715,23078,232,234,233],"class_list":{"0":"post-32732","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-tallahassee","8":"tag-buck-lake-elementary-school","9":"tag-elementary-schools","10":"tag-math-proficiency","11":"tag-middle-schools","12":"tag-reading-proficiency","13":"tag-tallahassee","14":"tag-tallahassee-headlines","15":"tag-tallahassee-news"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32732","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=32732"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32732\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/32733"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=32732"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=32732"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=32732"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}