Tallahassee's student body of 13,474 makes it one of the highest in the state of Florida. Public primary schools in Tallahassee got a math score of 34 out of 55 and a reading score of 36 out of 55 from the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), which assesses student performance. Those scores combined with a total academic score of 35 out of 55 give an understanding into the level of education in the area.