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William S. Talbot Elementary School

5701 Nw 43rd St, Gainesville, FL, 32653-3331

Tel: (352)955-6716

Grades: PK-5 | 707 students

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SCHOOL HIGHLIGHTS:

William S. Talbot Elementary School serves 707 students in grades PK-5.
The school's student:teacher ratio of 15:1 is equal to the FL state average of 15:1.
Minority enrollment is 38% of the student body.
William S. Talbot Elementary School is one of 36 public elementary schools within Gainesville, and operates within the Alachua School District.

The nearest elementary school is Glen Springs Elementary School (2.3 miles away), the nearest middle school is Westwood Middle School (3.1 miles away), and the nearest high school is F. W. Buchholz High School (2.2 miles away).

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Source: 2011 NCES data, FL Dept. of Educ.	William S. Talbot Elementary School
Awards	Blue Ribbon School (2006)
Grades Offered	Grades PK-5
Total Students	707 students

% Male / % Female	42% / 58%
Total Classroom Teachers	49 teachers

Students by Grade

	This School	(FL) School Average
Student : Teacher Ratio	15:1	15:1

	This School	(FL) School Average
% American Indian	n/a	n/a
% Asian	n/a	2%

% Hispanic	8%	27%

% Black	11%	23%

% White	62%	44%

Unknown	19%	4%


	This School	(FL) School Average
% Eligible for Free Lunch	16%	48%

% Eligible for Reduced Lunch	5%	7%

School Statewide Performance	View Education Department Test Scores
School District Name	Alachua School District
	This School's Agency	(FL) District Average
Number of Schools Managed	69	23
Number of Students Managed	27,546 students	9,989 students

District Total Revenue	$268,085,000	$137,781,000

District Expenditure	$266,272,000	$158,642,000

District Revenue / Student	$9,732	$13,793

District Expenditure / Student	$9,666	$15,882

Nearby Schools:

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William S. Talbot Elementary School
Grades: PK-5 | 0 mi. away

F. W. Buchholz High School
Grades: 9-12 | 2.2 mi. away

Glen Springs Elementary School
Grades: PK-5 | 2.3 mi. away

C. W. Norton Elementary School
Grades: PK-5 | 2.3 mi. away

Healthy Learning Academy Charter School
Grades: KG-3 | 2.6 mi. away

Westwood Middle School
Grades: 6-8 | 3.1 mi. away

View all schools in: Gainesville, Alachua County, Zip 32653

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