Key Largo School

Key Largo School
Key Largo School
Location
	Key Largo, Monroe, Florida 33037; United States
Information
Superintendent	Mark T. Porter
Principal	Laura Lietaert
Staff	60.82 (FTE)[1]
Grades	K through 8th
Enrollment	856 (2018-19)[1]
Student to teacher ratio	14.07[1]
Color(s)	Blue and Gold and White ;
Mascot	Tornados
Rival	Plantation Key School
Website	Key Largo School

Key Largo School, located on mile marker 105, is a public K-8 school in Key Largo, Florida, within the Monroe County School District.

It is a Blue Ribbon School of Excellence,[2] and is listed as one of the Top 50 Schools in the State of Florida. Grade levels are K through 8th Grade and are headed by Principal Laura Lietaert. As of 2006, KLS had 995 students. Their mascot is the Tornado and their school colors are Blue and Gold.

Every year, the Key Largo School safety patrols take a trip to Washington D.C. Each patrol raises $800 by the fundraisers such as Yankee Candle Fundraising, Cherry Dale, and Marshmallow City. The school opened its main building in 1950, as a Middle School. And later on built an Elementary School. In 2008, the school demolished the elementary school and built a new building that would fit all grades K-8. The old middle school building now accommodates electives.

References

"KEY LARGO SCHOOL". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved May 18, 2020.
"Blue Ribbon Schools" (PDF). United States Department of Education. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-03-26. Retrieved 2009-02-19.

External links

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[NCES-1] "KEY LARGO SCHOOL". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved May 18, 2020.

[2] "Blue Ribbon Schools" (PDF). United States Department of Education. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-03-26. Retrieved 2009-02-19.