The top reported proficiency rate is 43% in Math. The lowest is 25% in Science.
Original Research by School Decision on Greensboro Elementary School
Greensboro Elementary sits on Greensboro Highway in Quincy, serving children from pre-kindergarten through third grade. Because Florida's state assessments are administered starting at third grade, meaningful testing data here is limited to that single grade level, and there is no graduation rate or science result from the current assessment cycle to consider. A science result from a much earlier school year appears in the data but is too dated to carry weight as a current picture.
On the 2024-25 FAST assessments, third graders at Greensboro scored below the state average in both English language arts and math, with reading proficiency noticeably lower than math proficiency. Both figures sit in ranges that a parent would reasonably want to discuss with the school, asking what reading supports are in place and how the school monitors whether students are on track before they move into tested grades. The data does not include trend lines, so whether scores are improving, holding steady, or declining is not visible here.
The student body is small for an elementary school. The large majority of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which marks this as a high-poverty campus by any standard measure. The school is racially majority Black with a substantial Hispanic population and a small share of white students. Data on English learners and students with IEPs was not reported, so it is not possible to characterize those populations or the support structures around them. A parent would want to ask the school directly about English language support and special education services.
Quincy itself is the county seat of Gadsden County, a small rural city that carries the dual character of a historic southern town and a community under genuine economic stress. The downtown holds a large National Register historic district, the Gadsden Arts Center, a community theater, and Tanyard Creek Park, a roughly 35-acre green space with a walking trail, splash pad, and amphitheater. Beyond that walkable core the city is strongly car-dependent. The county's public library anchors adult literacy, ESL, and GED programs as well. Median household income in Quincy is low relative to national figures, and the poverty rate is high, consistent with what the school's lunch eligibility numbers show.
The housing market here is markedly more accessible than Florida as a whole. Home values are well below both the state and national medians and have edged slightly downward recently, making Quincy one of the more affordable places to buy in the state. Rental price index data was not available for this market specifically.
Publicly reported local sources describe Quincy as beginning a modest growth phase after decades of flat population. New apartment construction, retail additions, and the Quincy Business Park near the I-10 corridor are all cited as signs of development activity, though that growth is also putting pressure on aging infrastructure. The county school system's strategic priorities were not available in the research that informed this profile, so it is not possible to characterize where Gadsden County Schools is investing or what changes are planned at the school level.
Employment in the area tilts heavily public sector. The state-run Florida State Hospital in nearby Chattahoochee is the county's largest single employer. Healthcare facilities, educational services, and public administration account for much of local employment, with Tallahassee close enough that many residents commute there.
For a family weighing Greensboro Elementary, the practical picture is a small, high-poverty campus serving the youngest grades in a community with limited economic resources but genuinely low housing costs. Academic results in the one tested grade are below state norms, and the absence of trend data, IEP counts, and English learner counts makes a full picture impossible from available data alone. Visiting the school and asking about reading intervention, the pre-K program's structure, and how the school connects families to district support services would give a clearer sense of fit than the numbers alone can provide.
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