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Enrollment
818
Elementary
DISTRICT 530 · STATE 604
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DUVAL·NCES 120048004079
BISCAYNE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
12230 BISCAYNE BLVD, JACKSONVILLE, FL 32218 · (904) 714-4650 · Duval County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL818 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
20.4:1
40 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.7:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
55%
451 students
DISTRICT 51% · STATE 50%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 24 | 3% |
| Kindergarten | 134 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 128 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 123 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 146 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 145 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 118 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (134) is 14% larger than its 5th grade class (118).
Student demographics
29%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 71% · STATE 70% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
FAST / B.E.S.T. 2024-25 . % at Level 3 or AboveEnglish Language Arts
44.6%
FL avg 56.7% . +1.7pp since 2023
Math
72.4%
FL avg 58.9% . +7.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 45 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 72 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Florida schools, those numbers are about 57 and 59. Reading and writing scores are up about 2 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 7 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 44.6% | 72.4% |
| 2023-24 | 42.9% | 65.1% |
% at Level 3 or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: FAST / B.E.S.T.. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
51.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
53.5%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 52% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 54% typical for Florida schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Florida's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like BISCAYNE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
BISCAYNE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (51.9% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| BISCAYNE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 818 | 55.1% | 51.9% |
| JOHN E. FORD K-8 SCHOOL JACKSONVILLE | 631 | 51.2% | 50.9% |
| PARK LAKES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL LAUDERDALE LAKES | 903 | 63.3% | 50.0% |
| PLANTATION ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PLANTATION | 550 | 59.3% | 58.3% |
| HUBERT O. SIBLEY K-8 ACADEMY MIAMI | 812 | 62.1% | 49.1% |
| VILLAGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL SUNRISE | 654 | 63.0% | 47.6% |
Matched among Florida elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where BISCAYNE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Duval County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 51.9% | #1,238 of 2,136 | #56 of 121 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 72.4% | #549 of 2,149 ▲ 188 | #24 of 122 ▲ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 44.6% | #1,567 of 2,149 ▼ 71 | #69 of 122 ▼ 9 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 818 | #426 of 2,267 | #20 of 128 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.4:1 | #1,965 of 2,077 | #102 of 118 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 28.9% | #1,863 of 2,108 | #108 of 118 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 55.1% | #1,083 of 2,188 | #61 of 127 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +14.4% | #264 of 621 | #17 of 33 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
818
+153 (+23%) vs 2020
+41% since 2010-11, when it was 580
Student : Teacher
20.4:1
was 15.8:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 818 | 40 | 20.4:1 | 55% (451) |
| 2023-24 | 804 | 44 | 18.3:1 | 61% (493) |
| 2022-23 | 796 | 42 | 18.9:1 | 62% (492) |
| 2020-21 | 665 | 42 | 15.8:1 | 66% (437) |
| 2017-18 | 715 | 49 | 14.6:1 | 70% (498) |
| 2015-16 | 674 | 46 | 14.7:1 | 64% (430) |
| 2010-11 | 580 | 41 | 14.2:1 | 73% (425) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for BISCAYNE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
About BISCAYNE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
BISCAYNE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a public mid-sized elementary school in JACKSONVILLE, Florida. The school teaches pre-K through 5 and enrolls 818 students. That is 35% bigger than the average of about 604 students for elementary schools in Florida.
DUVAL includes 206 schools. Together they enroll 131,562 students.
Of every 100 students at BISCAYNE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, about 84 are Black. After that, the student body is 6% Hispanic, 5% White, and 4% multiracial. Census figures show Duval County is about 29% Black. A diversity index of 29% means there is a 29% chance two randomly chosen students at BISCAYNE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL are from different groups.
BISCAYNE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reported 40 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, a ratio of 20.4:1. Elementary schools in Florida have an average ratio of 17.5:1. Roughly 55% of students at BISCAYNE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL can receive free or reduced-price lunch.
BISCAYNE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL scores 51.9% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 53.5%.
The school's county is Duval County. According to Census Bureau estimates, median household income comes to about $71,277, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Duval County's 220 public schools enroll about 141,209 students and include BISCAYNE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
SOMERSET ACADEMY-ELEMENTARY EAGLE CAMPUS is the nearest public school to BISCAYNE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, about 1.1 miles away. BISCAYNE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Among 8 nearby schools that report test results, BISCAYNE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks 1st on proficiency.
BISCAYNE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL falls in the City: Large locale category, used for schools inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Since 2020-21, enrollment has grown 23%, from 665 to 818. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio increased to 20.4:1, from 15.8:1.
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Duval County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,023,153
Census ACS
Median income
$71,277
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
220
141,209 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in DUVAL
- ATLANTIC COAST HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,887 students
- SANDALWOOD HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,627 students
- MANDARIN HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,343 students
- DUNCAN U. FLETCHER HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,184 students
- FIRST COAST HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,098 students
- ENGLEWOOD HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,896 students
Other schools in JACKSONVILLE
- DIGITAL ACADEMY OF FLORIDACombined · 6,069 students
- ATLANTIC COAST HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,887 students
- SANDALWOOD HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,627 students
- MANDARIN HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,343 students
- FIRST COAST HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,098 students
- ENGLEWOOD HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,896 students
Nearby schools
- SOMERSET ACADEMY-ELEMENTARY EAGLE CAMPUS1.1 mi · 324
- SOMERSET ACADEMY-MIDDLE EAGLE CAMPUS1.1 mi · 177
- BISCAYNE HIGH SCHOOL1.4 mi · 217
- HIGHLANDS MIDDLE SCHOOL1.4 mi · 685
- PINE ESTATES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.6 mi · 220
- GARDEN CITY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.7 mi · 390
Frequently asked questions
About BISCAYNE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHow large is BISCAYNE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
BISCAYNE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 818 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does BISCAYNE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
BISCAYNE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at BISCAYNE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Approximately 20.4:1 students per teacher at BISCAYNE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
How diverse is BISCAYNE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
BISCAYNE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reports a student body of 5% White, 6% Hispanic, 84% Black, 0% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is BISCAYNE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL in?
BISCAYNE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is part of DUVAL.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.