Putnam Academy of Arts and Sciences

Public middle school, grades 6 to 8 · Palatka, Florida

Putnam Academy of Arts and Sciences in Palatka, Florida enrolled 192 students in 2024-25. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 30-37% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 40-44% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Florida: 53% and 52.2%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment rose 8% from 2022-23 to 2024-25

177 students in 2022-23, 195 students in 2023-24, 192 students in 2024-25.

Students enrolled at Putnam Academy of Arts and Sciences by school year2022-23: 177, 2023-24: 195, 2024-25: 1920501001502002022-231772023-241952024-25192
Students enrolled at Putnam Academy of Arts and Sciences by school year2022-23: 177, 2023-24: 195, 2024-25: 1920501001502002022-231772023-241952024-25192
Students enrolled at Putnam Academy of Arts and Sciences by school year2022-23: 177, 2023-24: 195, 2024-25: 1920501001502002022-231772023-241952024-25192
Students enrolled at Putnam Academy of Arts and Sciences by school year2022-23: 177, 2023-24: 195, 2024-25: 1920501001502002022-231772023-241952024-25192
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-231771.0177.0
2023-241959.021.7
2024-251920.0not reported

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25.

Programs and staff in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Putnam Academy of Arts and Sciences enrolled 173 students and reported no counselor; it reported 5 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)0.0
  • Out-of-school suspensions5
  • Chronically absent54.2% (2022-23)

Who attends

56.3% of students were Black, 31.3% White, 7.8% Hispanic in 2024-25.

  1. Black56.3%
  2. White31.3%
  3. Hispanic7.8%
  4. Two or more races4.7%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at Putnam Academy of Arts and Sciences scored proficient or above: 30-37% in reading in 2021-22 and 40-44% in math in 2022-23, against 53% in reading in 2021-22 and 52.2% in math in 2022-23 across Florida. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Florida, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtFlorida
Reading and language arts, 2021-2230‑37%39%53%
Math, 2022-2340‑44%41% (2021-22)52.2%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

What to look at next about Putnam Academy of Arts and Sciences

  1. Indian Trails Middle SchoolThe nearest public middle school, 25 miles away: 1,438 students, 19.7 per teacher (2024-25).25 mi
  2. Buddy Taylor Middle SchoolThe next nearest public middle school, 28 miles away: 1,310 students, 21.1 per teacher (2024-25).28 mi
  3. Compare Putnam Academy of Arts and Sciences with Indian Trails Middle SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Putnam County School District spends per student$12,682 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$12,682
  5. The largest public schools in FloridaPutnam Academy of Arts and Sciences is the number 545 by size of 571 Florida middle schools open in 2024-25.#545 of 571
  6. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Putnam Academy of Arts and Sciences

  1. How many students attend Putnam Academy of Arts and Sciences?
    192 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 177 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Palatka, FL.
  2. Is Putnam Academy of Arts and Sciences a Title I school?
    Putnam Academy of Arts and Sciences ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  3. How do students at Putnam Academy of Arts and Sciences do on state tests?
    The students tested at Putnam Academy of Arts and Sciences scored proficient or above: 30-37% in reading in 2021-22 and 40-44% in math in 2022-23, against 53% in reading in 2021-22 and 52.2% in math in 2022-23 across Florida. Florida's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  4. What district is Putnam Academy of Arts and Sciences in?
    Putnam County School District, NCES district ID 1201620. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 120162008064 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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