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Which teacher or staff member at FORT CAROLINE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL deserves more recognition?
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Enrollment
465
Elementary
DISTRICT 530 · STATE 604
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DUVAL·NCES 120048000757
FORT CAROLINE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
3925 ATHORE DR, JACKSONVILLE, FL 32277 · (904) 745-4904 · Duval County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL465 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
17.9:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.7:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
72%
333 students
DISTRICT 51% · 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 | 20 | 4% |
| Kindergarten | 65 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 75 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 74 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 89 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 64 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 78 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (65) is 17% smaller than its 5th grade class (78).
Student demographics
55%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 71% · 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
32.6%
FL avg 56.7% . -3.1pp since 2023
Math
42.5%
FL avg 58.9% . +3.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 33 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 43 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Florida schools, those numbers are about 57 and 59. Reading and writing scores are down about 3 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 4 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 32.6% | 42.5% |
| 2023-24 | 35.7% | 38.8% |
% 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
37.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
45.3%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 38% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 45% 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 FORT CAROLINE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
FORT CAROLINE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (37.8% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| FORT CAROLINE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 465 | 71.6% | 37.8% |
| PINEDALE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL JACKSONVILLE | 482 | 71.0% | 29.5% |
| LOCKHART ELEMENTARY ORLANDO | 452 | 69.0% | 44.2% |
| LAKE SILVER ELEMENTARY ORLANDO | 452 | 68.1% | 48.0% |
| RUEDIGER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TALLAHASSEE | 504 | 68.1% | 47.9% |
| NORMANDY VILLAGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL JACKSONVILLE | 503 | 68.8% | 38.2% |
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 FORT CAROLINE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Duval County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 37.8% | #1,899 of 2,136 | #85 of 121 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 42.5% | #1,846 of 2,149 ▲ 13 | #92 of 122 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 32.6% | #2,005 of 2,149 ▼ 188 | #99 of 122 ▼ 20 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 465 | #1,555 of 2,267 | #67 of 128 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.9:1 | #1,663 of 2,077 | #62 of 118 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 54.7% | #1,147 of 2,108 | #87 of 118 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 71.6% | #396 of 2,188 | #22 of 127 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -25.5% | #312 of 1,374 | #27 of 80 |
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
465
-79 (-15%) vs 2020
-57% since 1990-91, when it was 1,082
Student : Teacher
17.9:1
was 17.0:1
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 | 465 | 26 | 17.9:1 | 72% (333) |
| 2023-24 | 470 | 27 | 17.4:1 | 73% (341) |
| 2022-23 | 515 | 32 | 16.1:1 | 74% (382) |
| 2020-21 | 544 | 32 | 17.0:1 | 79% (429) |
| 2017-18 | 624 | 39 | 16.0:1 | 75% (471) |
| 2015-16 | 691 | 44 | 15.7:1 | 78% (538) |
| 2010-11 | 570 | 40 | 14.3:1 | 77% (438) |
| 2000-01 | 736 | 39 | 18.9:1 | 49% (363) |
| 1990-91 | 1,082 | 52 | 20.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for FORT CAROLINE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
About FORT CAROLINE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
FORT CAROLINE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a small elementary school in DUVAL, located in JACKSONVILLE, Florida. There are 465 students enrolled, covering pre-K through 5. On average, elementary schools in Florida enroll around 604, and this school is 23% below that mark.
The DUVAL system has 206 schools and 131,562 students.
Federal enrollment data show FORT CAROLINE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is 64% Black. The next largest groups are 17% Hispanic, 14% White, and 5% multiracial. The school's Black share is 35 points above the 29% share among Duval County residents. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 55%.
With 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, the student-to-teacher ratio is about 17.9:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in Florida is similar, at 17.5:1. Roughly 72% of students come from households that qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Across public schools in Duval County, the average is 47%.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, FORT CAROLINE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is 7.5 points below the average proficiency rate across its state test results predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 37.8% actual, 45.3% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Florida.
Census data for Duval County show the median household earns about $71,277 a year, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Duval County number 220, with about 141,209 students.
FORT CAROLINE MIDDLE SCHOOL sits about 0.2 miles from FORT CAROLINE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. FORT CAROLINE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Among 7 nearby schools that report test results, FORT CAROLINE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks 4th on proficiency.
FORT CAROLINE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has an NCES locale of City: Large.
Enrollment fell 15% over 4 years, reaching 465 in 2024-25.
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Duval County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,023,153
Census ACS
Median income
$71,277
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
220
141,209 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in DUVAL
- ATLANTIC COAST HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,887 students
- SANDALWOOD HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,627 students
- MANDARIN HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,343 students
- DUNCAN U. FLETCHER HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,184 students
- FIRST COAST HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,098 students
- ENGLEWOOD HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,896 students
Other schools in JACKSONVILLE
- DIGITAL ACADEMY OF FLORIDACombined · 6,069 students
- ATLANTIC COAST HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,887 students
- SANDALWOOD HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,627 students
- MANDARIN HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,343 students
- FIRST COAST HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,098 students
- ENGLEWOOD HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,896 students
Nearby schools
- FORT CAROLINE MIDDLE SCHOOL0.2 mi · 401
- JACKSONVILLE CLASSICAL ACADEMY EAST0.6 mi · 215
- GRASP ACADEMY1.1 mi · 284
- PACE CENTER FOR GIRLS-JAX1.3 mi · 73
- LAKE LUCINA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.3 mi · 331
- IDEA RIVER BLUFF1.8 mi · 1,032
Frequently asked questions
About FORT CAROLINE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHow many students attend FORT CAROLINE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
FORT CAROLINE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 465 students in grades PK-05.
Is FORT CAROLINE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
FORT CAROLINE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does FORT CAROLINE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL have?
FORT CAROLINE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL employs 26 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.9:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at FORT CAROLINE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
At FORT CAROLINE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 14% White, 17% Hispanic, 64% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is FORT CAROLINE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL public or private?
FORT CAROLINE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by DUVAL.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.