ABESS PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

ABESS PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is an elementary-level community of low-enrollment scale in JACKSONVILLE, Florida, overseen by DUVAL, educateing 509 students in grades pre-K through 5.

Within DUVAL, which oversees 206 schools and 131,562 students, ABESS PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one campus in the system.

On the student-mix side, ABESS PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reports that 40% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Other groups include 24% Black, 15% Hispanic, 13% multiracial, 7% Asian. By comparison, Duval County as a whole is about 51% White, so the school skews visibly less White than its surroundings.

On the resource side, On paper, ABESS PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has 36 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.1:1. The state averages around 17.5:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 44% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

With demographic context factored in, ABESS PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 59.0%; this one delivers 70.8%.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Duval County indicate the typical household earns roughly $71,277 per year, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. Across Duval County's 220 public schools (combined enrollment of about 141,209 students), ABESS PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is LANDMARK MIDDLE SCHOOL, roughly 0.6 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, ABESS PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL comes 2nd of 9 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 64.5%.

Geographically, the school is in a downtown area.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at ABESS PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has fell 27%, going from 697 students in 2018 to 509 in 2025.

On allk12, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.