Boulware Springs Charter
Charter · Grades K–5 · 171 students
W. A. Metcalfe Elementary School
1250 NE 18th Ave, Gainesville, FL 32609
Grades
K–5
Elementary
Students
463
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
14.4 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
Alachua
Alachua County
Schola Grade F · Far below average
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 W. A. Metcalfe Elementary School
W. A. Metcalfe Elementary School is a magnet elementary school in Gainesville, Florida, serving grades K–5. It is part of Alachua. The school is located in a midsize city in Alachua County.
In the 2024–25 school year, 463 students were enrolled, with about 14.4 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is smaller than the typical Florida elementary school (15.1 students per teacher). Its Schola Grade is F (far below average), compared with 2,118 Florida elementary schools.
Grades & enrollment
Students per grade, 2024–25Grades K–5
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Magnet School · What this means
- Level
- Elementary
- Grades offered
- K–5
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 463 students
- Students per teacher
- 14.4 to 1
- Charter school
- No
- Magnet school
- Yes
- Locale
- City — Midsize
- School district
- Alachua
- County
- Alachua County
- NCES school ID
- 120003000008
Schools near W. A. Metcalfe Elementary School
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Persimmon Early Learning Academy Llc
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The One Room School House Project
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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.