Conley Elementary, 2400 Orange Ave. E.: grades K to 5, 708 students in 2023-24 and a C 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.

J. Michael Conley Elementary School at Southwood is the Leon County Schools elementary school for grades K to 5 at 2400 Orange Ave. E., Tallahassee.

Who to call
Address 2400 Orange Ave. E., Tallahassee, FL 32311
Phone 850-414-5610
Grades K to 5
District Leon County Schools
2026 state grade C

Principal

Principal Ben Threadgill, according to the school’s website.

Enrollment and teachers

  • Federal count: 708 students in the 2023-24 school year, the latest year in the NCES school directory, with 50 full-time-equivalent teachers, or about 14 students per teacher.
  • School’s own figure: the school’s website lists enrollment of 690 students.
  • Economically disadvantaged students: 69% 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 C (49% of possible points)
2024-25 C
2023-24 C

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: 53%
  • Math: 42%
  • Science: 38%
  • Third grade English language arts: 52%

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 Conley Elementary zone takes in about 6% of the addresses inside Tallahassee city limits, and 66% of the zone’s 9,788 addresses are inside the city.

The district does not publish a feeder list: students are zoned by address for each level. The middle school zone that overlaps the Conley Elementary zone on the district’s maps is Fairview 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; its FAQ gives a 7:50 a.m. start. Call the front office to confirm. Call the front office to confirm this year’s times.

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Frequently asked questions

What grades does Conley Elementary serve?

Grades K to 5. It is part of Leon County Schools, at 2400 Orange Ave. E., Tallahassee, FL 32311.

What is Conley Elementary’s school grade?

Conley Elementary earned a C in Florida’s 2026 school grades, with 49% of possible points. It earned a C in 2025.

Who is the principal of Conley Elementary?

Ben Threadgill, according to the school’s website.

Which middle school does Conley Elementary feed into?

The district zones each level by address. The middle school zone that overlaps the Conley Elementary zone is Fairview Middle.