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Enrollment
426
Elementary
DISTRICT 671 · STATE 604
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CLAY·NCES 120030002427
CLAY HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
6345 COUNTY ROAD 218, JACKSONVILLE, FL 32234 · (904) 336-0775 · Clay County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL426 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 60% of Florida public elementary schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-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
12.5:1
34 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.0:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
72%
305 students
DISTRICT 54% · 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 | 14 | 3% |
| Kindergarten | 59 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 52 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 64 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 66 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 53 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 71 | 17% |
| Grade 6 | 47 | 11% |
This year's kindergarten class (59) is 26% larger than its 6th grade class (47).
Student demographics
23%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 63% · 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
59.5%
FL avg 56.7% . +6.4pp since 2023
Math
55.9%
FL avg 58.9% . +8.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 60 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 56 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 6 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 9 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 59.5% | 55.9% |
| 2023-24 | 53.1% | 47.1% |
% 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
54.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
45.3%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 54% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 45% 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 CLAY HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
CLAY HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (54.4% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| CLAY HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 426 | 71.6% | 54.4% |
| WALLER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL YOUNGSTOWN | 423 | 70.2% | 52.6% |
| OLD TOWN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL OLD TOWN | 517 | 70.8% | 71.1% |
| MCRAE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL KEYSTONE HEIGHTS | 544 | 69.5% | 68.3% |
| JAMES M. ANDERSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CROSS CITY | 563 | 71.9% | 57.0% |
| HOMOSASSA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL HOMOSASSA | 405 | 64.0% | 57.1% |
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 CLAY HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Clay County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 54.4% | #1,117 of 2,136 | #21 of 29 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 55.9% | #1,293 of 2,149 ▲ 240 | #24 of 29 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 59.5% | #858 of 2,149 ▲ 158 | #14 of 29 ▲ 4 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 426 | #1,696 of 2,267 | #28 of 29 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.5:1 | #78 of 2,077 | #11 of 28 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 22.8% | #1,935 of 2,108 | #29 of 29 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 71.6% | #397 of 2,188 | #6 of 29 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +2.9% | #511 of 621 | #10 of 12 |
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
426
+31 (+8%) vs 2020
-26% since 1990-91, when it was 575
Student : Teacher
12.5:1
was 11.6:1
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 | 426 | 34 | 12.5:1 | 72% (305) |
| 2023-24 | 450 | 34 | 13.2:1 | 67% (302) |
| 2022-23 | 442 | 34 | 13.0:1 | 100% (442) |
| 2020-21 | 395 | 34 | 11.6:1 | 51% (200) |
| 2017-18 | 414 | 32 | 12.9:1 | 67% (277) |
| 2015-16 | 427 | 31 | 13.8:1 | 58% (247) |
| 2010-11 | 454 | 39 | 11.6:1 | 63% (288) |
| 2000-01 | 535 | 37 | 14.5:1 | 38% (205) |
| 1990-91 | 575 | 29 | 19.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for CLAY HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
About CLAY HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
CLAY HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the name of a small elementary school in JACKSONVILLE, Florida. A total of 426 students attend the school, which covers pre-K through 6. Against the 604-student average for elementary schools in Florida, enrollment here is 29% lower.
Federal data list 50 schools in CLAY, with 39,116 students enrolled.
Most students at CLAY HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL are White: 88% of enrollment. Other groups include 6% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. The county population is about 70% White. By the diversity index, CLAY HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL comes in at 23%.
At CLAY HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, 34 full-time-equivalent teachers work with students, a ratio of about 12.5:1. For comparison, elementary schools in Florida average 17.5:1. Roughly 72% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch. That rate is above the 54% average among public schools in Clay County.
Measured against Florida public elementary schools, CLAY HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL receives a B. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
CLAY HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's average proficiency rate on state tests of 54.4% is 9.1 points above the 45.3% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
County data help place the school in context: in Clay County, median household income is about $87,820, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 28%, and roughly 8% of residents are in poverty. CLAY HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is among the 55 public schools in Clay County.
Nearest public school: WILKINSON JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL, about 5.7 miles away. Other public schools within ten miles: 6. CLAY HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is 7th of 9 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Rural: Distant, meaning it is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
CLAY HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL saw enrollment rise 8% between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
Parents and students can post about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at CLAY HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Clay County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
227,584
Census ACS
Median income
$87,820
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
28%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
55
38,806 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in CLAY
- OAKLEAF HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,307 students
- MIDDLEBURG HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,866 students
- ORANGE PARK HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,844 students
- RIDGEVIEW HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,792 students
- CLAY HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,776 students
- FLEMING ISLAND HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,765 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
Other Clay Hill Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Clay Hill Elementary. CLAY HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the largest of the 2.
- Clay Hill ElementaryRidgeville, SC · 174 students
Nearby schools
- WILKINSON JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL5.7 mi · 711
- J.L. WILKINSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL5.9 mi · 690
- LAWTEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL7.8 mi · 257
- CLAY CHARTER ACADEMY9.0 mi · 693
- TYNES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL9.8 mi · 1,047
- DISCOVERY OAKS ELEMENTARY9.9 mi · 915
Frequently asked questions
About CLAY HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHow large is CLAY HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
CLAY HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 426 students in grades PK-06.
Is CLAY HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
CLAY HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is an elementary school covering grades PK-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at CLAY HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at CLAY HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is approximately 12.5:1 (34 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at CLAY HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Student demographics at CLAY HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL are roughly 88% White, 6% Hispanic, 2% Black, 4% Two or more.
Is CLAY HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL public or private?
CLAY HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by CLAY.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.