Congratulations to Melrose Elementary School and Interlachen Elementary School, who rank in the top 15 percent of Florida's elementary schools based on data released by the Florida Department of Education.
Melrose holds the top spot among Putnam County elementary schools -- ranking 212 out of Florida's 1,795 public and charter elementary schools. IES finished with a ranking of 274.
Schools were scored on FCAT results. Contributing factors included 12.5 percent for learning gains for the lowest-scoring 25 percent of a school's students, and 6.25 percent for at-risk student grades.
Both Melrose and IES are "A" schools.
