BAYVIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

BAYVIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of the modestly sized elementary campuss in JACKSONVILLE, Florida, overseen by DUVAL, with 367 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 5. That puts it 39% smaller than the typical public school in Florida, which averages around 604 students.

Across the 206 schools in DUVAL (131,562 students total), BAYVIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, BAYVIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL shows that the most-represented group is Black (49%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups; the rest reads as 26% White, 16% Hispanic, 7% multiracial. By comparison, Duval County as a whole is about 29% Black, so the school skews noticeably more Black than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, BAYVIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.7:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 17.5:1 average. An estimated 61% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Duval County runs at roughly 47%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, BAYVIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 50.5%; this one delivers 54.2%.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Duval County) reports that median household income runs about $71,277, about 34% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. BAYVIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 220 public schools in Duval County (combined enrollment of about 141,209 students).

The closest other public school is LAKE SHORE MIDDLE SCHOOL, roughly 0.2 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), BAYVIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks 4th on composite proficiency, above the local average of 49.3%.

The campus sits in a high-density setting.

Over the past 7-year window. BAYVIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's enrollment has contracted 14% since 2018, when it stood at 426 (now 367). The White share of enrollment shrank from 33% to 26% over that span.

In the discussion threads here, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.