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Enrollment
871
Elementary
DISTRICT 530 · STATE 604
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DUVAL·NCES 120048002739
CHIMNEY LAKES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
9353 STAPLES MILL DR, JACKSONVILLE, FL 32244 · (904) 573-1100 · Duval County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL871 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 51% of Florida public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Florida public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
19.4:1
45 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.7:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
46%
402 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 | 20 | 2% |
| Kindergarten | 140 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 147 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 158 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 147 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 117 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 142 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (140) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (142).
Student demographics
71%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
56.8%
FL avg 56.7% . +1.6pp since 2023
Math
63.7%
FL avg 58.9% . +0.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 57 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 64 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 have held steady.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 56.8% | 63.7% |
| 2023-24 | 55.2% | 63.5% |
% 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
58.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
58.0%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 59% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 58% 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 CHIMNEY LAKES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
CHIMNEY LAKES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (58.8% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| CHIMNEY LAKES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 871 | 46.2% | 58.8% |
| DISCOVERY OAKS ELEMENTARY ORANGE PARK | 915 | 44.5% | 68.0% |
| THE CONSERVATORY SCHOOL AT NORTH PALM BEACH NORTH PALM BEACH | 896 | 48.8% | 64.2% |
| BANYAN CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL DELRAY BEACH | 875 | 42.3% | 60.8% |
| CHAFFEE TRAIL ELEMENTARY JACKSONVILLE | 884 | 43.4% | 50.9% |
| TWIN LAKES ACADEMY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL JACKSONVILLE | 809 | 44.3% | 46.2% |
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 CHIMNEY LAKES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Duval County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 58.8% | #926 of 2,136 | #41 of 121 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 63.7% | #932 of 2,149 ▼ 127 | #40 of 122 ▼ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 56.8% | #986 of 2,149 ▼ 61 | #40 of 122 ▼ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 871 | #345 of 2,267 | #16 of 128 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.4:1 | #1,885 of 2,077 | #92 of 118 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 71.2% | #135 of 2,108 | #31 of 118 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 46.2% | #1,412 of 2,188 | #87 of 127 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -17.0% | #611 of 1,374 | #41 of 80 |
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
871
-41 (-4%) vs 2020
-39% since 1990-91, when it was 1,434
Student : Teacher
19.4:1
was 17.2:1
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 | 871 | 45 | 19.4:1 | 46% (402) |
| 2023-24 | 831 | 43 | 19.3:1 | 52% (432) |
| 2022-23 | 883 | 51 | 17.3:1 | 52% (460) |
| 2020-21 | 912 | 53 | 17.2:1 | 52% (470) |
| 2017-18 | 1,050 | 71 | 14.8:1 | 51% (539) |
| 2015-16 | 1,056 | 68 | 15.5:1 | 48% (508) |
| 2010-11 | 1,133 | 70 | 16.2:1 | 52% (587) |
| 2000-01 | 1,134 | 53 | 21.4:1 | 29% (325) |
| 1990-91 | 1,434 | 67 | 21.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for CHIMNEY LAKES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
About CHIMNEY LAKES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
CHIMNEY LAKES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is an elementary school in JACKSONVILLE, Florida, and it is part of DUVAL. In all, 871 students attend the school in pre-K through 5. That is 44% above the average of about 604 students for elementary schools in Florida.
The district for CHIMNEY LAKES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is DUVAL, with 206 schools and 131,562 students.
The largest group at CHIMNEY LAKES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is Black students, at 41%. The remaining students are 27% White, 19% Hispanic, 10% multiracial, and 2% Asian. Census figures show Duval County is about 29% Black. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 71%.
There are 45 full-time-equivalent teachers at the school, a ratio of 19.4:1. Compared with the 17.5:1 average for elementary schools in Florida, this school's ratio is higher. On the income side, 46% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Duval County is similar, at 47%.
Among Florida public elementary schools, CHIMNEY LAKES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL outscored 51%, which works out to a B- on the allk12 Grade.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, CHIMNEY LAKES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL falls in the middle 80% of Florida schools: 58.8% actual against 58.0% predicted.
American Community Survey estimates for Duval County show that median household income comes to about $71,277, roughly 34% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 10%. The county's public schools total 220, with about 141,209 students.
ENTERPRISE LEARNING ACADEMY sits about 1.1 miles from CHIMNEY LAKES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. The nearest schools with test data average 62.4%, higher than CHIMNEY LAKES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's 58.8%.
CHIMNEY LAKES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is coded as City: Large in federal locale data.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, CHIMNEY LAKES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL had a net loss of 41 students, or 4%. The ratio of students to teachers went from 17.2:1 to 19.4:1 over the same years.
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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
- ENTERPRISE LEARNING ACADEMY1.1 mi · 787
- OAKLEAF VILLAGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.5 mi · 1,022
- ARGYLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.6 mi · 722
- DUVAL ACADEMY2.0 mi · 27
- PLANTATION OAKS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL2.6 mi · 915
- OAKLEAF HIGH SCHOOL2.6 mi · 2,307
Frequently asked questions
About CHIMNEY LAKES ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHow large is CHIMNEY LAKES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
CHIMNEY LAKES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 871 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does CHIMNEY LAKES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
CHIMNEY LAKES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at CHIMNEY LAKES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at CHIMNEY LAKES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is approximately 19.4:1 (45 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at CHIMNEY LAKES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Student demographics at CHIMNEY LAKES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL are roughly 27% White, 19% Hispanic, 41% Black, 2% Asian, 10% Two or more.
What district is CHIMNEY LAKES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL in?
CHIMNEY LAKES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is part of DUVAL.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.