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CUNNINGHAM CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Test scores
FAST / B.E.S.T. 2024-25 . % at Level 3 or AboveWhat this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 74 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 73 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Florida schools, those numbers are about 57 and 59. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are down about 8 points.
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat this means: About 73% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 73% 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%.
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About CUNNINGHAM CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
As a medium-sized elementary-level community in SAINT JOHNS, Florida, CUNNINGHAM CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL caters to 730 students from grades pre-K through 5, operated by ST. JOHNS. Enrollment runs roughly 21% larger than the state mean of about 604.
CUNNINGHAM CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 53 schools operated by ST. JOHNS, a district that enrolls 52,383 students overall.
Looking at the student body, CUNNINGHAM CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reports that the largest single group is White, at 64% of enrollment. Other groups include 15% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, 8% Asian, 5% Black. By comparison, St. Johns County as a whole is about 79% White, so the school skews considerably less White than its surroundings.
In terms of school funding signals, The school currently runs with 49 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.9:1. The state averages around 17.5:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 16% of students at CUNNINGHAM CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.
On a demographically-adjusted basis, CUNNINGHAM CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 73.2%; this one delivers 73.0%.
In the broader community, census data for St. Johns County shows median household earnings sit near $109,839, about 51% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 4%. In all, St. Johns County runs 68 public schools (combined enrollment of about 52,895 students), of which CUNNINGHAM CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one.
Nearest neighbor: FREEDOM CROSSING ACADEMY, around 1.5 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), CUNNINGHAM CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks 9th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 80.3%.
The school occupies a suburban site.
Trend over the last 7 years. CUNNINGHAM CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's enrollment has decreased 29% since 2018, when it stood at 1,022 (now 730). White enrollment moved from 79% to 64% across the same window.
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St. Johns County at a glance
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