COPPERGATE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

COPPERGATE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is an elementary school of medium-sized scale in MIDDLEBURG, Florida, overseen by CLAY, educateing 587 students in grades pre-K through 6.

Within CLAY, which oversees 50 schools and 39,116 students, COPPERGATE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, COPPERGATE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reports that the most-represented group is White (54%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. The remainder consists of 19% Hispanic, 18% Black, 8% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 70% White, putting the school's mix considerably less White than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, On paper, COPPERGATE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has 49 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 12.0:1. The state averages around 17.5:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 64% of students at COPPERGATE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, 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 meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, COPPERGATE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 49.2%, the actual is 51.4%, a residual of +2.1 points.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Clay County indicate the typical household earns roughly $87,820 per year, about 28% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. COPPERGATE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 55 public schools in Clay County (combined enrollment of about 38,806 students).

Nearest neighbor: RIDEOUT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, around 0.7 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts COPPERGATE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL at 8th of 8; the average score across the group is 59.5%.

The campus sits in a suburban setting.

Five-year trend. COPPERGATE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's enrollment has ticked up 12% since 2018, when it stood at 523 (now 587). Over the same period, the White share ticked down from 68% to 54%. Class-load math has fell: from 13.1:1 in 2018 to 12.0:1 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, recent activity here tends to focus on sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.