R. J. Longstreet Elementary, 2745 S. Peninsula Drive: pre-K to grade 5, 342 students (2024-25), an A in Florida's 2026 school grades. 386-322-6172.

Last checked Oct. 9, 2026. Sources: Volusia County Schools and its attendance boundary information, the school’s website, the Florida Department of Education’s 2026 school grades and the federal NCES school directory.

R. J. Longstreet Elementary School is the Volusia County Schools elementary school on South Peninsula Drive, on the beachside south of downtown and inside the city limits. About 9% of the address points inside Daytona Beach are zoned for Longstreet, including all of the Main Street and South Atlantic areas and about half of the Seabreeze historic district.

Who to call

  • Front office: 386-322-6172, 2745 S. Peninsula Drive, Daytona Beach, FL 32118
  • School website: longstreet.vcsedu.org
  • Zones and planning: Volusia County Schools Planning and Business Services, 386-947-8786, ext. 50709
  • Enrolling: the district’s new student registration page, or the district main line, 386-734-7190
  • Buses: Student Transportation Services, 386-258-4677
Address 2745 S. Peninsula Drive, Daytona Beach, FL 32118
Phone 386-322-6172
Grades Pre-K to 5
Run by Volusia County Schools
Principal Amy Richardson
2026 state grade A (66% of points)

Principal. Amy Richardson is the principal, according to the school’s faculty and staff directory and principal’s message.

Enrollment and teachers

  • Federal count: 342 students in the 2024-25 school year, with 23 full-time-equivalent classroom teachers, according to the NCES directory. That is about 15 students per teacher.
  • State figure: the state’s report card shows current enrollment by grade and student group. It is an interactive dashboard and could not be read for this page.

State report card

Florida gave R. J. Longstreet Elementary an A in its 2026 school grades, up from a B in 2025 and 2024. The school earned 66% of the points possible, according to the Florida Department of Education’s 2026 school grades file. The district noted the move from B to A in its 2025-26 school grade highlights.

2026 school grade measure Result
School grade A (66% of points)
Grade 3 English language arts achievement 73%
English language arts achievement 63%
English language arts learning gains 63%
Math achievement 63%
Math learning gains 63%
Science achievement 68%

Achievement is the share of tested students who scored on grade level on the state’s tests. Florida grades every public school A to F from those results and students’ learning gains, the columns of the state’s file show. For an elementary school, A is 62% of possible points or more, B is 54% to 61%, C is 41% to 53% and D is 32% to 40%, the file says.

Attendance zone and feeder schools

Zones do not follow city limits. Check any address with the district’s Find My School tool or its interactive boundary map, or open the printable R. J. Longstreet Elementary zone map (PDF).

Of the 32,599 address points Volusia County lists inside Daytona Beach, 3,055 are in Longstreet’s zone on the district’s boundary map data, last updated June 30, 2026. Inside the city, 2,958 of them are zoned for Campbell Middle and 97 for Silver Sands Middle in Port Orange; 2,741 are zoned for Mainland High and 314 for Atlantic High in Port Orange.

The zone also reaches beyond the city line. Across the whole zone, about 51% of Longstreet’s address points are zoned for Silver Sands Middle and 49% for Campbell Middle; about 42% are zoned for Mainland High, 36% for Spruce Creek High and 21% for Atlantic High. We did not find a feeder list on the district’s website; these shares come from the district’s zone map data.

Rezoning. “There are currently no proposed attendance boundary changes before the Board,” the district’s attendance boundary page said on Oct. 9.

Calendar and bell times

From the Volusia County Schools 2026-27 calendar (PDF):

  • Monday, Oct. 12: student holiday
  • Wednesday, Nov. 11: Veterans Day holiday
  • Nov. 23-27: Thanksgiving holiday; classes resume Monday, Nov. 30
  • Dec. 21 to Jan. 4, 2027: winter holiday; classes resume Tuesday, Jan. 5

Bell times. Elementary schools run from 7:50 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., and to 1:30 p.m. on early release days, according to the district’s school hours page. Most Wednesdays are early release days. The full calendar is in our Daytona Beach schools guide.

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Frequently asked questions

What grades does R. J. Longstreet Elementary School serve?

R. J. Longstreet Elementary serves pre-K through grade 5, according to the federal school directory. It is at 2745 S. Peninsula Drive in Daytona Beach, and its main line is 386-322-6172.

What is R. J. Longstreet Elementary’s Florida school grade?

R. J. Longstreet Elementary earned an A in Florida’s 2026 school grades, with 66% of possible points, up from a B in 2025 and 2024.

Which middle and high school does R. J. Longstreet Elementary feed into?

Inside Daytona Beach, nearly all of Longstreet’s zone is zoned for Campbell Middle, and most of it for Mainland High, with a smaller part zoned for Atlantic High. Outside the city, part of the zone goes to Silver Sands Middle and Spruce Creek High.

What time does R. J. Longstreet Elementary start?

Volusia County elementary schools run from 7:50 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., with dismissal at 1:30 p.m. on early release days, according to the district.