DOCTORS INLET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

As a reasonably sized elementary-level community in MIDDLEBURG, Florida, DOCTORS INLET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves 545 students from grades pre-K through 6, overseen by CLAY.

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

On the student-mix side, DOCTORS INLET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL logs that the largest single group is White at 55%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school logs 21% Hispanic, 15% Black, 7% multiracial, 2% Asian. That is meaningfully less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 70%.

Looking at school resources, On paper, DOCTORS INLET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has 42 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 12.8:1. The state averages around 17.5:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 63% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is noticeably above Clay County's rate of about 54%.

After controlling for student poverty, DOCTORS INLET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 49.8%; this one delivers 57.7%.

In the area at large, Clay County reports that 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), DOCTORS INLET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: PACE CENTER FOR GIRLS CLAY, around 0.6 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), DOCTORS INLET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks 6th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 61.5%.

Geographically, the school is in a residential area.

Five-year trend. DOCTORS INLET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's enrollment has shrank 16% since 2018, when it stood at 652 (now 545). White enrollment moved from 70% to 55% across the same window. Class-load math has pulled in: from 14.8:1 in 2018 to 12.8:1 in 2025.

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