EMMA LOVE HARDEE ELEMENTARY

EMMA LOVE HARDEE ELEMENTARY operates as a reasonably sized elementary campus in FERNANDINA BEACH, Florida, run under NASSAU. Current enrollment sits at 639 students spanning grades 3 through 5.

Across the 18 schools in NASSAU (12,575 students total), EMMA LOVE HARDEE ELEMENTARY accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, EMMA LOVE HARDEE ELEMENTARY lists that the largest single group is White, at 69% of enrollment; the rest consists of 15% Hispanic, 10% Black, 5% multiracial. That is noticeably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 85%.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 43 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.9:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.5:1, putting EMMA LOVE HARDEE ELEMENTARY tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 41% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), EMMA LOVE HARDEE ELEMENTARY tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 60.4% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 69.5%.

In the broader community, Nassau County reports that median household earnings sit near $89,804, about 36% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. EMMA LOVE HARDEE ELEMENTARY is one of 22 public schools in Nassau County (combined enrollment of about 12,575 students).

Nearest neighbor: SOUTHSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, around 1.4 miles off. Within five miles, there are 5 other public schools. On composite proficiency, EMMA LOVE HARDEE ELEMENTARY comes 3rd of 6 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 69.2%.

Geographically, the school is in an outer-ring area.

Five-year trend. EMMA LOVE HARDEE ELEMENTARY's enrollment has climbed 6% since 2018, when it stood at 604 (now 639). The Hispanic share of enrollment ticked up from 11% to 15% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 16.8:1 in 2018 to 14.9:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, recent activity here tends to focus on science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.