James Tillman Elementary Magnet School
Magnet · Grades Pre-K–5 · 614 students
Blackburn Elementary School
3904 17th St E, Palmetto, FL 34221
Grades
Pre-K–5
Elementary
Students
452
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
13.5 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
Manatee
Manatee County
Schola Grade C · 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 Blackburn Elementary School
Blackburn Elementary School is a public elementary school in Palmetto, Florida, serving grades Pre-K–5. It is part of Manatee. The school is located in a large suburb in Manatee County.
In the 2024–25 school year, 452 students were enrolled, with about 13.5 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 C (average), compared with 2,118 Florida elementary schools.
Grades & enrollment
Students per grade, 2024–25Grades Pre-K–5
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Public School · What this means
- Level
- Elementary
- Grades offered
- Pre-K–5
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 452 students
- Students per teacher
- 13.5 to 1
- Charter school
- No
- Magnet school
- No
- Locale
- Suburb — Large
- School district
- Manatee
- County
- Manatee County
- NCES school ID
- 120123001240
Schools near Blackburn Elementary School
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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.