Leon County Schools

Leon County Schools (LCS) is a school district headquartered in the LCS Admin Complex in Tallahassee, Florida, United States.[1] It is the sole school district of Leon County.[2]

History

Prior to November 2004 the school district allowed parents to have their children moved to schools in proximity to where their parents worked.[3]

Public schools

Elementary schools

  • Apalachee Elementary School (Est. 1969)
  • Astoria Park Elementary School (Est. 1969)
  • Bond Elementary School (Est. 1935, Current Structure Est. 2006)
  • Buck Lake Elementary School (Est. 1989)
  • Canopy Oaks Elementary School (Est. 1998)
  • Chaires Elementary School (Est. 1929, Current structure Est. 1987)
  • J. Michael Conley Elementary School (Est. 2008)
  • DeSoto Trail Elementary School (Est. 1989)
  • Fort Braden K-8 School (Est. 1847, Current Structure Est. 1994)
  • Gilchrist Elementary School (Est. 1966)
  • Hartsfield Elementary School (Est. 1954)
  • Hawks Rise Elementary School (Est. 1995)
  • Kate Sullivan Elementary School (Est. 1948)
  • Killearn Lakes Elementary School (Est. 1985)
  • Oak Ridge Elementary School (Est. 1969)
  • Pineview Elementary School, Est. 1956
  • Riley Elementary School (Est. 1951)
  • Roberts Elementary School (Est. 2001)
  • Ruediger Elementary School (Est. 1955)
  • Sabal Palm Elementary School (Est. 1962)
  • Sealey Elementary School (Est. 1930, Current Structure Est. 1969)
  • Springwood Elementary School (Est. 1987)
  • W T Moore Elementary School (Est. 1968)
  • Woodville K-8 School (Est. 1856, Current Structure Est. 1981)

Middle schools

  • Elizabeth Cobb Middle School, Est. 1954
  • Deerlake Middle School, Est. 1990
  • Fairview Middle School, Est. 1970
  • Griffin Middle School, Est. 1920, Current Structure Est. 1955
  • William J. Montford Middle School, Est. 2008
  • R. Frank Nims Middle School, Est. 1958
  • Augusta Raa Middle School, Est. 1959
  • Swift Creek Middle School, Est. 1995

High schools

Special and alternative schools

  • Adult Education, Leon
  • Everhart
  • Leon Regional Detention Center
  • Lively Technical Center
  • Heritage Trails Community School (Jaguars)
  • Second Chance

Former LCS public schools

Segregated schools

All of the following "colored" schools closed no later than the desegregation of Leon County schools in the late 1960s.

National Blue Ribbon Schools

The National Blue Ribbon Schools Program recognizes public and private elementary, middle, and high schools based on their overall academic excellence or their progress in closing achievement gaps among student subgroups. Only a few hundred are selected each year from across the nation. The following Leon County Schools have received this prestigious honor.[15]

  • Kate Sullivan Elementary School- 1985 & 2000
  • Sealey Elementary School- 1989
  • Hawks Rise Elementary School- 2000 & 2015
  • Killearn Lakes Elementary School- 2004 & 2012
  • Deerlake Middle School- 2005
  • DeSoto Trail Elementary School- 2005
  • Gilchrist Elementary School- 2008

References

  1. ^ "Contact." Leon County Schools. Retrieved on December 16, 2017. "LCS Admin Complex 2757 West Pensacola Street Tallahassee, Florida 32304"
  2. ^ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Leon County, FL" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved July 31, 2022. - Text list
  3. ^ Vann, Kim McCoy (January 26, 2005). "Board to rethink school choice". Tallahassee Democrat. Tallahassee, Florida. p. 7B. - Clipping from Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "St. Peters school - Leon County, Florida". Florida Memory, Division of Library and Information Services, Florida Department of State. Retrieved May 25, 2018.
  5. ^ "Lake McBride School top spellers in Leon County". Florida Memory, Division of Library and Information Services, Florida Department of State. Retrieved January 25, 2019.
  6. ^ "Macon Community School - Leon County, Florida". Florida Memory, Division of Library and Information Services, Florida Department of State. Retrieved May 25, 2018.
  7. ^ "Bell School - Leon County, Florida". Florida Memory, Division of Library and Information Services, Florida Department of State. Retrieved May 25, 2018.
  8. ^ "Raney School - Leon County, Florida". Florida Memory, Division of Library and Information Services, Florida Department of State. Retrieved May 25, 2018.
  9. ^ "Barrow Hill school - Leon County, Florida". Florida Memory, Division of Library and Information Services, Florida Department of State. Retrieved May 25, 2018.
  10. ^ "Barrow Hill school building - Leon County, Florida". Florida Memory, Division of Library and Information Services, Florida Department of State. Retrieved May 25, 2018.
  11. ^ "Class portrait at Lucy Moten school - Tallahassee, Florida". Florida Memory, Division of Library and Information Services, Florida Department of State. Retrieved January 25, 2019.
  12. ^ "Front view of a one-teacher Rosenwald schoolhouse in Leon County - Bellaire". Florida Memory, Division of Library and Information Services, Florida Department of State. Retrieved May 25, 2018.
  13. ^ "Rural "Negro" schoolhouse near Miller's Pond - Leon County, Florida". Florida Memory, Division of Library and Information Services, Florida Department of State. Retrieved May 25, 2018.
  14. ^ "Rural "Negro" schoolhouse in Saint Paul - Leon County, Florida". Florida Memory, Division of Library and Information Services, Florida Department of State. Retrieved May 25, 2018.
  15. ^ "NATIONAL BLUE RIBBON SCHOOLS PROGRAM" (PDF). www.ed.gov. Retrieved September 27, 2024.
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