CHAFFEE TRAIL MIDDLE SCHOOL

CHAFFEE TRAIL MIDDLE SCHOOL is a mid-sized junior high in JACKSONVILLE, Florida, operated by DUVAL. The school serves 1,190 students in grades 6 through 8. That puts it 50% bigger than the typical public school in Florida, which averages around 794 students.

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

On the student-mix side, CHAFFEE TRAIL MIDDLE SCHOOL reports that the largest single group is Black, at 57% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school lists 20% White, 15% Hispanic, 6% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 29% Black, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Black than the area baseline.

On the resource side, On paper, CHAFFEE TRAIL MIDDLE SCHOOL has 40 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 29.8:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 19.6:1 average. Around 53% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, CHAFFEE TRAIL MIDDLE SCHOOL is in the bottom 10% of Florida public schools. The BeatsExpectations model predicts schools with this FRL share to land around 54.5%; CHAFFEE TRAIL MIDDLE SCHOOL posts 37.7%, -16.7 points below that line.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Duval County indicate the typical household earns roughly $71,277 per year, about 34% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. Across Duval County's 220 public schools (combined enrollment of about 141,209 students), CHAFFEE TRAIL MIDDLE SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is CHAFFEE TRAIL ELEMENTARY, roughly 0.1 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts CHAFFEE TRAIL MIDDLE SCHOOL at 7th of 9; the average score across the group is 43.9%.

Geographically, the school is in a city-core area.

Inside the community feed, posts here usually surface around enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. Members of the school community can share what they know.