Ochwilla Elementary School
Public · Grades Pre-K–6 · 388 students
Chester Shell Elementary School
21633 SE 65th Ave, Hawthorne, FL 32640
Grades
K–5
Elementary
Students
282
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
15.2 : 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 Chester Shell Elementary School
Chester Shell Elementary School is a public elementary school in Hawthorne, Florida, serving grades K–5. It is part of Alachua. The school is located in a rural area in Alachua County.
In the 2024–25 school year, 282 students were enrolled, with about 15.2 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is close to 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
- Public School · What this means
- Level
- Elementary
- Grades offered
- K–5
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 282 students
- Students per teacher
- 15.2 to 1
- Charter school
- No
- Magnet school
- No
- Locale
- Rural — Distant
- School district
- Alachua
- County
- Alachua County
- NCES school ID
- 120003000021
Schools near Chester Shell Elementary School
All 3 schools in Hawthorne →
Melrose Elementary School
Public · Grades Pre-K–6 · 353 students
Lake Forest Elementary School
Public · Grades K–5 · 268 students
Robert H. Jenkins Jr Elementary School
Public · Grades Pre-K–6 · 844 students
McIntosh Area School
Charter · Grades K–5 · 47 students
Keystone Heights Elementary
Public · Grades Pre-K–6 · 779 students
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.