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Enrollment
915
Elementary
DISTRICT 671 · STATE 604
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CLAY·NCES 120030008631
DISCOVERY OAKS ELEMENTARY
950 OAKLEAF PLANTATION PKWY, ORANGE PARK, FL 32065 · (904) 336-4275 · Clay County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL915 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.3:1
60 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.0:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
44%
407 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 | 1 | 0% |
| Kindergarten | 107 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 110 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 137 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 124 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 162 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 127 | 14% |
| Grade 6 | 147 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (107) is 27% smaller than its 6th grade class (147).
Student demographics
73%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
64.9%
FL avg 56.7% . -0.3pp since 2023
Math
66.4%
FL avg 58.9% . -10.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 65 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 66 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 11 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 64.9% | 66.4% |
| 2023-24 | 65.2% | 77.3% |
% 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
68.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
58.9%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 68% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 59% 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 DISCOVERY OAKS ELEMENTARY
DISCOVERY OAKS ELEMENTARY's state test result (68.0% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| DISCOVERY OAKS ELEMENTARY this school | 915 | 44.5% | 68.0% |
| CHIMNEY LAKES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL JACKSONVILLE | 871 | 46.2% | 58.8% |
| BANYAN CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL DELRAY BEACH | 875 | 42.3% | 60.8% |
| THE CONSERVATORY SCHOOL AT NORTH PALM BEACH NORTH PALM BEACH | 896 | 48.8% | 64.2% |
| TWIN LAKES ACADEMY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL JACKSONVILLE | 809 | 44.3% | 46.2% |
| CHAFFEE TRAIL ELEMENTARY JACKSONVILLE | 884 | 43.4% | 50.9% |
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 DISCOVERY OAKS ELEMENTARY ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Clay County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 68.0% | #527 of 2,136 | #7 of 29 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 66.4% | #802 of 2,149 ▼ 490 | #9 of 29 ▼ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 64.9% | #627 of 2,149 ▼ 94 | #9 of 29 ▼ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 915 | #281 of 2,267 | #5 of 29 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.3:1 | #794 of 2,077 | #26 of 28 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 72.8% | #58 of 2,108 | #2 of 29 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 44.5% | #1,456 of 2,188 | #24 of 29 |
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
915
+115 (+14%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
15.3:1
was 15.7:1
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 | 915 | 60 | 15.3:1 | 44% (407) |
| 2023-24 | 939 | 57 | 16.5:1 | 39% (366) |
| 2022-23 | 977 | 56 | 17.4:1 | 36% (347) |
| 2020-21 | 800 | 51 | 15.7:1 | 25% (202) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for DISCOVERY OAKS ELEMENTARY.
About DISCOVERY OAKS ELEMENTARY
DISCOVERY OAKS ELEMENTARY is an elementary school located in ORANGE PARK, Florida, in Clay County. Students in pre-K through 6 attend the school, which enrolls 915 students. For comparison, elementary schools in Florida average about 604 students.
DISCOVERY OAKS ELEMENTARY sits within CLAY, which has 50 schools and 39,116 students.
Black students form the largest group at DISCOVERY OAKS ELEMENTARY, 37% of enrollment. The next largest groups are 30% White, 18% Hispanic, 11% multiracial, and 3% Asian. In Clay County overall, about 12% of residents are Black. DISCOVERY OAKS ELEMENTARY has a diversity index of 73%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The school has about 15.3 students per teacher and 60 full-time-equivalent teachers. That ratio is under the 17.5:1 average for elementary schools in Florida. Federal records put free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at 44%. For comparison, public schools in Clay County average 54%.
A school with DISCOVERY OAKS ELEMENTARY's lunch-eligibility share in Florida is predicted to score 58.9%. DISCOVERY OAKS ELEMENTARY scores 68.0%, 9.1 points above that line.
Clay County has these Census figures: 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. DISCOVERY OAKS ELEMENTARY is among the 55 public schools in Clay County.
The school nearest to DISCOVERY OAKS ELEMENTARY is OAKLEAF HIGH SCHOOL, at a distance of about 0.8 miles. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. On state test proficiency, DISCOVERY OAKS ELEMENTARY ranks 2nd in a group of 9 nearby schools.
Locale: Suburb: Large. In NCES terms, the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
The student count in 2024-25 was 915, 14% above the 800 of 2020-21.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss science fairs, picture day, and bus routes at DISCOVERY OAKS ELEMENTARY. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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 ORANGE PARK
- OAKLEAF HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,307 students
- ORANGE PARK HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,844 students
- RIDGEVIEW HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,792 students
- FLEMING ISLAND HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,765 students
- OAKLEAF VILLAGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 1,022 students
- PLANTATION OAKS ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 915 students
Nearby schools
- OAKLEAF HIGH SCHOOL0.8 mi · 2,307
- OAKLEAF JUNIOR HIGH0.9 mi · 906
- PLANTATION OAKS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.1 mi · 915
- OAKLEAF VILLAGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.8 mi · 1,022
- CLAY CHARTER ACADEMY2.9 mi · 693
- ENTERPRISE LEARNING ACADEMY2.9 mi · 787
Frequently asked questions
About DISCOVERY OAKS ELEMENTARYWhat is the total enrollment at DISCOVERY OAKS ELEMENTARY?
DISCOVERY OAKS ELEMENTARY enrolls approximately 915 students in grades PK-06.
Is DISCOVERY OAKS ELEMENTARY an elementary, middle, or high school?
DISCOVERY OAKS ELEMENTARY is an elementary school covering grades PK-06.
How many teachers does DISCOVERY OAKS ELEMENTARY have?
DISCOVERY OAKS ELEMENTARY employs 60 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.3:1.
What is the student diversity at DISCOVERY OAKS ELEMENTARY?
Student demographics at DISCOVERY OAKS ELEMENTARY are roughly 30% White, 18% Hispanic, 37% Black, 3% Asian, 11% Two or more.
What district is DISCOVERY OAKS ELEMENTARY in?
DISCOVERY OAKS ELEMENTARY is part of CLAY.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.