CLAY CHARTER ACADEMY

CLAY CHARTER ACADEMY is one of the medium-sized K-5 schools in MIDDLEBURG, Florida, operated by CLAY, with 693 students on its rolls from grades K through 8.

CLAY CHARTER ACADEMY is one of 50 schools operated by CLAY, a district that teaches 39,116 students overall.

In terms of who attends, CLAY CHARTER ACADEMY lists that the largest single group is Black at 33%, but no single group is in the majority. The remainder is composed of 31% Hispanic, 25% White, 8% multiracial. That is considerably more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 12%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, CLAY CHARTER ACADEMY has 39 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 18.0:1. That tracks the state average closely. Around 14% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Clay County runs at roughly 54%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat below the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), CLAY CHARTER ACADEMY is in the bottom 10% of Florida public schools. The BeatsExpectations model predicts schools with this FRL share to land around 74.1%; CLAY CHARTER ACADEMY posts 57.8%, -16.3 points below that line.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Clay County put median household income runs about $87,820, about 28% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Clay County's 55 public schools (combined enrollment of about 38,806 students), CLAY CHARTER ACADEMY is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is TYNES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, roughly 0.9 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around CLAY CHARTER ACADEMY. On composite proficiency, CLAY CHARTER ACADEMY comes 8th of 9 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 62.4%.

Geographically, the school is in a residential area. As a public charter, CLAY CHARTER ACADEMY runs on public funding but with greater curricular and operational autonomy than a typical district school.

Trend over the last 7 years. CLAY CHARTER ACADEMY's enrollment has expanded 52% since 2018, when it stood at 455 (now 693). Over the same period, the White share fell from 51% to 25%. Class-load math has loosened: from 11.1:1 in 2018 to 18.0:1 in 2025.

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