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What's one thing FREEDOM CROSSING ACADEMY gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
1,964
Elementary
DISTRICT 952 · STATE 604
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ST. JOHNS·NCES 120174008529
FREEDOM CROSSING ACADEMY
1365 SHETLAND DR, ST JOHNS, FL 32259 · (904) 547-4231 · St. Johns County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL1,964 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 77% of Florida public elementary schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Florida public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
17.7:1
111 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.7:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
15%
302 students
DISTRICT 28% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 177 | 9% |
| Grade 1 | 174 | 9% |
| Grade 2 | 225 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 219 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 213 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 227 | 12% |
| Grade 6 | 235 | 12% |
| Grade 7 | 248 | 13% |
| Grade 8 | 246 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (177) is 28% smaller than its 8th grade class (246).
Student demographics
56%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 52% · 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
75.9%
FL avg 56.7% . +4.0pp since 2023
Math
83.5%
FL avg 58.9% . +5.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 76 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 84 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Florida schools, those numbers are about 57 and 59. Reading and writing scores are up about 4 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 5 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 75.9% | 83.5% |
| 2023-24 | 71.8% | 78.2% |
% 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
77.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
73.5%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 77% 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%.
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 FREEDOM CROSSING ACADEMY
FREEDOM CROSSING ACADEMY's state test result (77.0% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| FREEDOM CROSSING ACADEMY this school | 1,964 | 15.4% | 77.0% |
| STARKEY RANCH K-8 ODESSA | 1,927 | 11.5% | 77.9% |
| LIBERTY PINES ACADEMY SAINT JOHNS | 1,795 | 18.1% | 77.9% |
| TROUT CREEK ACADEMY ST. AUGUSTINE | 1,156 | 11.9% | 81.0% |
| MINNEOLA CHARTER SCHOOL MINNEOLA | 1,763 | 22.6% | 71.9% |
| BEXLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL LAND O LAKES | 1,114 | 17.2% | 68.3% |
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 FREEDOM CROSSING ACADEMY ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In St. Johns County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 77.0% | #249 of 2,136 | #13 of 27 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 83.5% | #184 of 2,149 ▲ 89 | #9 of 27 ▲ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 75.9% | #258 of 2,149 ▲ 44 | #13 of 27 ▲ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,964 | #5 of 2,267 | #3 of 30 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.7:1 | #1,630 of 2,077 | #25 of 27 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 56.5% | #1,057 of 2,108 | #9 of 27 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 15.4% | #2,058 of 2,188 | #19 of 27 |
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
1,964
+76 (+4%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
17.7:1
was 17.3:1
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 | 1,964 | 110.8 | 17.7:1 | 15% (302) |
| 2023-24 | 1,955 | 115 | 17.0:1 | 13% (253) |
| 2022-23 | 1,970 | 117.6 | 16.8:1 | 12% (227) |
| 2020-21 | 1,888 | 109 | 17.3:1 | 11% (213) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for FREEDOM CROSSING ACADEMY.
About FREEDOM CROSSING ACADEMY
Students in ST JOHNS, Florida, attend FREEDOM CROSSING ACADEMY, a large elementary school. The school covers kindergarten through 8 and reported 1,964 students in 2024-25. Across elementary schools in Florida, the average enrollment is about 604.
FREEDOM CROSSING ACADEMY is a school in ST. JOHNS. The district has 53 schools and 52,383 students.
The student body at FREEDOM CROSSING ACADEMY is 63% White. The rest of enrollment is 17% Hispanic, 8% Asian, 8% multiracial, and 4% Black. Among all residents of St. Johns County, the White share is about 79%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 56%.
FREEDOM CROSSING ACADEMY has 110.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 17.7:1. The ratio is within a point of the 17.5:1 average for elementary schools in Florida. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch, often used to gauge student poverty, is 15%.
Among Florida public elementary schools, FREEDOM CROSSING ACADEMY outscored 77%, which works out to an A- on the allk12 Grade.
Compared with Florida schools that have similar shares of low-income students, FREEDOM CROSSING ACADEMY's results are 3.5 points above predicted: 77.0% against 73.5%.
In St. Johns County, where the school is located, the median household earns about $109,839 a year, 51% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 4% of people live in poverty. Counting FREEDOM CROSSING ACADEMY, St. Johns County has 68 public schools.
The closest school to FREEDOM CROSSING ACADEMY is CUNNINGHAM CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, located about 1.5 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. In a group of 9 nearby schools with scores, FREEDOM CROSSING ACADEMY ranks 7th on average proficiency.
The school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more, according to its NCES locale (Suburb: Large).
The school grew from 1,888 students in 2020-21 to 1,964 in 2024-25.
The FREEDOM CROSSING ACADEMY discussion page is a place for special education services, counseling, and support programs. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
St. Johns County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
306,934
Census ACS
Median income
$109,839
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
51%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
68
52,895 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in ST. JOHNS
- TOCOI CREEK HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,616 students
- CREEKSIDE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,479 students
- BEACHSIDE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,214 students
- ALLEN D NEASE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,177 students
- BARTRAM TRAIL HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,153 students
- MILL CREEK ACADEMYElementary · 1,983 students
Nearby schools
- CUNNINGHAM CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.5 mi · 730
- CREEKSIDE HIGH SCHOOL1.5 mi · 2,479
- FRUIT COVE MIDDLE SCHOOL1.9 mi · 1,157
- JULINGTON CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL2.4 mi · 923
- DURBIN CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL2.6 mi · 1,090
- BARTRAM TRAIL HIGH SCHOOL2.9 mi · 2,153
Frequently asked questions
About FREEDOM CROSSING ACADEMYHow large is FREEDOM CROSSING ACADEMY?
FREEDOM CROSSING ACADEMY enrolls approximately 1,964 students in grades KG-08.
What age range does FREEDOM CROSSING ACADEMY serve?
FREEDOM CROSSING ACADEMY serves students from grade KG through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at FREEDOM CROSSING ACADEMY?
Approximately 17.7:1 students per teacher at FREEDOM CROSSING ACADEMY.
What is the student diversity at FREEDOM CROSSING ACADEMY?
Student demographics at FREEDOM CROSSING ACADEMY are roughly 63% White, 17% Hispanic, 4% Black, 8% Asian, 8% Two or more.
What district is FREEDOM CROSSING ACADEMY in?
FREEDOM CROSSING ACADEMY is part of ST. JOHNS.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.