Riley Elementary, 1400 Indiana St.: grades pre-K to 5, 571 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.

John G. Riley Elementary School is the Leon County Schools elementary school for grades pre-K to 5 at 1400 Indiana St., Tallahassee.

Who to call
Address 1400 Indiana St., Tallahassee, FL 32304
Phone 850-488-5840
Grades pre-K to 5
District Leon County Schools
2026 state grade C

Principal

Principal Heilange Porcena, according to the school’s website.

Enrollment and teachers

  • Federal count: 571 students in the 2023-24 school year, the latest year in the NCES school directory, with 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, or about 19 students per teacher.
  • Economically disadvantaged students: 100% 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 (47% of possible points)
2024-25 B
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: 37%
  • Math: 53%
  • Science: 35%
  • Third grade English language arts: 44%

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 Riley Elementary zone takes in about 9% of the addresses inside Tallahassee city limits, and 100% of the zone’s 9,863 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 Riley Elementary zone on the district’s maps is Griffin Middle, and the high school zones are Godby High and Leon High.

The district proposed rezoning Riley Elementary for the 2025-26 school year to ease crowding there, moving some students to Astoria Park, Fort Braden and Sabal Palm, according to its rezoning FAQ, which links the proposed zone maps. Riley families affected could keep their children at Riley, without bus service. The district’s current zone lookup is the authority for any address.

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 normal school hours as 8:15 a.m. to 2:50 p.m., with breakfast from 7:45 a.m. Students are not dismissed from class between 2:20 and 2:50 p.m. Call the front office to confirm this year’s times.

Programs

Riley runs the district’s elementary Technology Magnet Program, with a student newsroom that broadcasts the WRTV school news show, according to the district’s Riley page.

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Frequently asked questions

What grades does Riley Elementary serve?

Grades pre-K to 5. It is part of Leon County Schools, at 1400 Indiana St., Tallahassee, FL 32304.

What is Riley Elementary’s school grade?

Riley Elementary earned a C in Florida’s 2026 school grades, with 47% of possible points. It earned a B in 2025.

Who is the principal of Riley Elementary?

Heilange Porcena, according to the school’s website.

Which middle school does Riley Elementary feed into?

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

What time does Riley Elementary start?

The school’s website lists a start time of 8:15 a.m.; call 850-488-5840 to confirm.