Chaires Elementary, 4774 Chaires Cross Road: grades K to 5, 462 students in 2023-24 and an A in Florida's 2026 school grades.
Last checked Oct. 11, 2026. Sources: the school’s website, Leon County Schools’ school directory, zone maps and 2026-27 calendar, the Florida Department of Education’s 2026 school grades file, the Tallahassee-Leon County GIS address points, the federal NCES school directory.
Chaires Elementary School is the Leon County Schools elementary school for grades K to 5 at 4774 Chaires Cross Road, Tallahassee.
The school is in the Chaires community east of Tallahassee, outside city limits, though its mailing address says Tallahassee.
Who to call
- Front office: 850-488-5977, 4774 Chaires Cross Road, Tallahassee, FL 32317
- School website: chaires.leonschools.net
- Which school is my address zoned for? the district’s School Zones lookup
- Enrolling a new student: Student Admissions, registrar support 850-561-8375
- Buses: the district’s bus stop lookup
| Address | 4774 Chaires Cross Road, Tallahassee, FL 32317 |
| Phone | 850-488-5977 |
| Grades | K to 5 |
| District | Leon County Schools |
| 2026 state grade | A |
Principal
Principal Mike Holmes, according to the school’s website.
Enrollment and teachers
- Federal count: 462 students in the 2023-24 school year, the latest year in the NCES school directory, with 36 full-time-equivalent teachers, or about 13 students per teacher.
- School’s own figure: the school’s website lists enrollment of 830 students.
- Economically disadvantaged students: 64% in the state’s 2026 grades file.
State report card
Florida grades every public school A to F each year. The grade is the share of possible points a school earns on state test results and learning gains and, for middle and high schools, acceleration measures and, for high schools, the graduation rate, according to the Florida Department of Education.
| School year | Grade |
|---|---|
| 2025-26 | A (66% of possible points) |
| 2024-25 | A |
| 2023-24 | B |
From the state’s 2026 school grades file, the share of students scoring on grade level on the state tests in 2025-26:
- English language arts: 63%
- Math: 73%
- Science: 65%
- Third grade English language arts: 65%
The full report card, with results by grade and student group, is on the state’s Florida school report cards site. It is an interactive dashboard; the figures above come from the downloadable grades file.
Attendance zone and feeder schools
Check any address with the district’s School Zones page, which links separate elementary, middle and high school zone lookups.
Laying the district’s elementary zone map over the Tallahassee-Leon County GIS address points, the Chaires Elementary zone takes in about 1% of the addresses inside Tallahassee city limits, and 1% of the zone’s 3,143 addresses are inside the city.
The district does not publish a feeder list: students are zoned by address for each level. The middle school zones that overlap the Chaires Elementary zone on the district’s maps are Fairview Middle and Swift Creek Middle, and the high school zones are Lincoln High and Rickards High.
Families who want a school outside their zone can apply through controlled open enrollment; when applicants outnumber seats, the district holds a computerized random selection.
Calendar and bell times
From the district’s 2026-27 calendar, which applies to every Leon County district school:
- Monday, Oct. 12: teacher planning day, no school for students
- Wednesday, Nov. 11: Veterans Day, schools closed
- Nov. 23-27: Thanksgiving break
- Dec. 21 to Jan. 1: winter break; students return Tuesday, Jan. 5, 2027
- March 15-19, 2027: spring break
- Thursday, May 27, 2027: last day of school
The school’s website lists school hours as 8:30 a.m. to 2:50 p.m. in its profile and 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. in its FAQ. Call the front office to confirm. Call the front office to confirm this year’s times.
More on Tallahassee schools
- The district’s school directory, which links each school’s website
- Every public school in Tallahassee, with zones and report cards
- Our Tallahassee schools guide for enrollment, the School Board and the district calendar
Frequently asked questions
What grades does Chaires Elementary serve?
Grades K to 5. It is part of Leon County Schools, at 4774 Chaires Cross Road, Tallahassee, FL 32317.
What is Chaires Elementary’s school grade?
Chaires Elementary earned an A in Florida’s 2026 school grades, with 66% of possible points. It earned an A in 2025.
Who is the principal of Chaires Elementary?
Mike Holmes, according to the school’s website.
Which middle school does Chaires Elementary feed into?
The district zones each level by address. The middle school zones that overlap the Chaires Elementary zone are Fairview Middle and Swift Creek Middle.
What time does Chaires Elementary start?
The school’s website lists a start time of 8:30 a.m.; call 850-488-5977 to confirm.
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