Joseph Williams Elementary School
Magnet · Grades K–5 · 398 students
Caring & Sharing Learning School
1951 SE 4th St, Gainesville, FL 32641
Grades
Pre-K–5
Elementary
Students
369
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
20.5 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
Alachua
Alachua County
Schola Grade A · Excellent
Letter grade (A–F) · compared with 2,118 Florida elementary schools · How we grade
Percentiles compare this school with other Florida elementary schools; the line marks the middle. Data: test scores 2021–22, graduation and absenteeism 2022–23 (U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts); coursework 2023–24 (Civil Rights Data Collection); staffing 2024–25 (NCES).
About Caring & Sharing Learning School
Caring & Sharing Learning School is a charter elementary school in Gainesville, Florida, serving grades Pre-K–5. It is part of Alachua. The school is located in a rural area near a town in Alachua County.
In the 2024–25 school year, 369 students were enrolled, with about 20.5 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is larger than the typical Florida elementary school (15.1 students per teacher). As a charter school, it is publicly funded and tuition-free, but operates independently of the local district under a charter from Alachua District Office. Its Schola Grade is A (excellent), compared with 2,118 Florida elementary schools.
Grades & enrollment
Students per grade, 2024–25Grades Pre-K–5
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Charter School · What this means
- Level
- Elementary
- Grades offered
- Pre-K–5
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 369 students
- Students per teacher
- 20.5 to 1
- Charter school
- Yes
- Charter authorizer
- Alachua District Office
- Magnet school
- No
- Locale
- Rural — Fringe
- School district
- Alachua
- County
- Alachua County
- NCES school ID
- 120003003285
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School data comes from the U.S. Department of Education: the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and EDGE school locations (2024–25) and Private School Survey (2023–24), the Civil Rights Data Collection (2023–24), and EDFacts (test results 2021–22; graduation and chronic absenteeism 2022–23), plus other public sources. Please contact the school to confirm enrollment, programs, and other details. How we source data.