1
If you could change one rule at GROVE PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, what would it be?
Community prompt from u/allk12. Replies below.
Enrollment
445
Elementary
DISTRICT 671 · STATE 604
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CLAY·NCES 120030000321
GROVE PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
1643 MILLER ST, ORANGE PARK, FL 32073 · (904) 336-1275 · Clay County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL445 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 24% of Florida public elementary schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats 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
13.5:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.0:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
77%
343 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 | 8 | 2% |
| Kindergarten | 75 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 48 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 52 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 71 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 67 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 68 | 15% |
| Grade 6 | 56 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (75) is 34% larger than its 6th grade class (56).
Student demographics
70%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
45.1%
FL avg 56.7% . +7.7pp since 2023
Math
49.6%
FL avg 58.9% . +14.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 45 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 50 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 8 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 14 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 45.1% | 49.6% |
| 2023-24 | 37.4% | 35.4% |
% 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
41.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
42.5%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 42% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 43% 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 GROVE PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
GROVE PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (41.7% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| GROVE PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 445 | 77.1% | 41.7% |
| WEST PENSACOLA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PENSACOLA | 485 | 78.1% | 44.2% |
| CEDAR GROVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PANAMA CITY | 495 | 74.7% | 26.7% |
| S BRYAN JENNINGS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ORANGE PARK | 492 | 79.9% | 57.0% |
| ROSABELLE W. BLAKE ACADEMY LAKELAND | 562 | 74.9% | 38.6% |
| TARPON SPRINGS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TARPON SPRINGS | 417 | 74.8% | 51.1% |
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 GROVE PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Clay County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 41.7% | #1,734 of 2,136 | #29 of 29 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 49.6% | #1,582 of 2,149 ▲ 377 | #28 of 29 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 45.1% | #1,537 of 2,149 ▲ 221 | #29 of 29 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 445 | #1,625 of 2,267 | #27 of 29 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.5:1 | #222 of 2,077 | #20 of 28 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 70.4% | #179 of 2,108 | #8 of 29 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 77.1% | #228 of 2,188 | #4 of 29 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -5.1% | #1,161 of 1,374 | #11 of 15 |
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
445
+58 (+15%) vs 2020
-34% since 1990-91, when it was 674
Student : Teacher
13.5:1
was 11.7:1
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 | 445 | 33 | 13.5:1 | 77% (343) |
| 2023-24 | 394 | 33 | 11.9:1 | 79% (310) |
| 2022-23 | 445 | 33 | 13.5:1 | 100% (445) |
| 2020-21 | 387 | 33 | 11.7:1 | 62% (240) |
| 2017-18 | 469 | 37 | 12.7:1 | 69% (325) |
| 2015-16 | 438 | 42 | 10.4:1 | 63% (277) |
| 2010-11 | 566 | 44 | 12.9:1 | 66% (373) |
| 2000-01 | 700 | 45 | 15.6:1 | 45% (315) |
| 1990-91 | 674 | 37 | 18.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for GROVE PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
About GROVE PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
GROVE PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a small elementary school in ORANGE PARK, Florida. The school's 445 students are in pre-K through 6. Enrollment is 26% lower than the average for elementary schools in Florida, which is about 604.
Besides GROVE PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, CLAY runs 49 other schools. The district enrolls 39,116 students.
At GROVE PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, the largest share of students is Black, at 41%. It is also 26% White, 23% Hispanic, and 8% multiracial. For comparison, the population of Clay County is roughly 12% Black. GROVE PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's diversity index is 70%, against a US figure of 70%.
Its teaching staff equals 33 full-time positions, a ratio of 13.5:1. That is lower than the 17.5:1 average for elementary schools in Florida. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility, a common measure of family income, is 77%. Among public schools in Clay County, the average eligibility rate is 54%.
allk12 grades GROVE PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL a C-. The grade compares the school only with Florida public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
On BeatsExpectations, GROVE PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is within a point of its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Florida schools.
Federal survey data for Clay County show that the median household income is $87,820, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 28% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 8%. Clay County is home to 55 public schools and about 38,806 public school students.
The closest public school to GROVE PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is ORANGE PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, about 0.5 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Among its closest neighbors with test data, GROVE PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is 8th of 8 on proficiency.
GROVE PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL falls in the Suburb: Large locale category, used for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Compared with 2020-21, the school had 58 more students in 2024-25. The number of students per teacher rose from 11.7 to 13.5 over 4 years.
Conversations here can range across school safety, transportation, and start times. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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
- DISCOVERY OAKS ELEMENTARYElementary · 915 students
Other Grove Park Elementary schools
3 other US public schools in 2 states are named Grove Park Elementary. GROVE PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the 3rd largest of the 4.
- GROVE PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOLWEST PALM BEACH, FL · 656 students
- Grove Park Elementary SchoolCharlotte, NC · 740 students
- Grove Park ElementaryBurlington, NC · 437 students
Nearby schools
- ORANGE PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.5 mi · 489
- ST. JOHNS CLASSICAL ACADEMY ORANGE PARK0.7 mi · 405
- ORANGE PARK JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL0.9 mi · 832
- MONTCLAIR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.1 mi · 402
- W E CHERRY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.3 mi · 652
- ORANGE PARK HIGH SCHOOL1.9 mi · 1,844
Frequently asked questions
About GROVE PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHow large is GROVE PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
GROVE PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 445 students in grades PK-06.
Is GROVE PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
GROVE PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is an elementary school covering grades PK-06.
How many teachers does GROVE PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL have?
GROVE PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL employs 33 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.5:1.
How diverse is GROVE PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
GROVE PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reports a student body of 26% White, 23% Hispanic, 41% Black, 2% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Who oversees GROVE PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
GROVE PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is overseen by CLAY in Clay County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.