Located in BELLEVIEW, FL. Serving grades PK through 05.
Belleview-Santos Elementary sits on US Highway 441 in southern Marion County, serving children from pre-kindergarten through fifth grade as a regular public school within Marion County Public Schools. The setting is what you might expect from the address: a campus along a busy arterial corridor in a community that straddles the line between small-town Florida and a growing Ocala-area suburb. Belleview itself, publicly described as the "City with Small Town Charm," has been adding new subdivisions steadily, and the school draws from a mix of established neighborhoods and newer residential developments in the area.
The student body is moderately sized for its grade band. White students make up a slim majority, with Hispanic students forming the next largest group, Black students a smaller share, and students of two or more races rounding out the picture. A substantial majority of students qualify for free or reduced-price meals, which puts the school well into the range of serving a economically mixed-to-lower-income population. Data on English learner enrollment and students with IEPs were not available in what was provided.
Academic performance on Florida's FAST assessments shows results that run below statewide typical levels across all three tested areas. In English language arts, proficiency rates across the tested grades cluster in the mid-to-upper thirties, with the highest grade reaching just under forty percent. Math results are modestly stronger, falling in the low-to-mid forties across grades three through five. Fifth-grade science proficiency, measured on the Florida Statewide Science Assessment, sits in the low thirties. These figures place the school in a range where many students are not yet meeting grade-level benchmarks, and parents who want to understand what support structures are in place, whether that is reading intervention, tutoring, or other programs, would do well to ask the school directly. Multi-year trend data was not available, so there is no basis here for characterizing whether these results are improving, holding steady, or declining.
Because the comparison set in Marion County contains only a single district, a meaningful peer-group comparison on proficiency or other metrics was not possible, so no county-level ranking can be offered.
The broader district context matters here. Marion County voters approved a new half-cent sales tax in November 2024, publicly reported as dedicated to school construction, expansion, remodeling, and maintenance over a multi-year period. The district has been experiencing rapid enrollment growth, and plans call for multiple new schools and added wings across the system. A separate one-mill property tax for operating expenses, renewed by voters in 2022 and running through mid-2027, funds school safety, teacher retention, class-size compliance, and programs in art, music, physical education, reading, library services, and vocational education. Both measures affect families directly: the sales tax raises the county's combined rate, while the property tax adds to local tax bills. What they fund in return is staffing and programs that affect day-to-day school life.
On the housing side, home values in the area are notably below both the statewide and national medians, making the Belleview market considerably more accessible than many Florida communities. Values have dipped modestly year over year, in contrast to slight national gains. Rental cost data was not available. For families making a relocation decision, the affordability picture is a real distinguishing feature of this part of Marion County.
Belleview itself offers Lake Lillian Park as its main civic gathering point, with walking trails, a fishing dock, and community events. The public library is a branch of the county system. Car ownership is essentially required; the county bus network is centered on Ocala rather than Belleview. Major employment is largely regional, with healthcare, retail, and the broader equine economy around Ocala driving much of the job base.
Program-specific information for Belleview-Santos was not available in the data provided, so a parent wanting to know about enrichment offerings, intervention programs, or extracurricular activities should reach out to the school directly.
Percent of students meeting or exceeding state standards, by grade.
Officially reported figures, 2024-25.
All reported measures, by topic.