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JACKSONVILLE BEACH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Test scores
FAST / B.E.S.T. 2024-25 . % at Level 3 or AboveWhat this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 95 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 99 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Florida schools, those numbers are about 57 and 59. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are up about 1 points.
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat this means: About 97% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 77% typical for Florida schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 20 points, placing it in Florida's top 10%.
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About JACKSONVILLE BEACH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
JACKSONVILLE BEACH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, a medium-sized primary school in JACKSONVILLE BEACH, Florida, overseen by DUVAL, caters to 611 students, covering grades K through 5.
Across the 206 schools in DUVAL (131,562 students total), JACKSONVILLE BEACH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.
Looking at the student body, JACKSONVILLE BEACH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL shows that the largest single group is Asian at 51%, but no single group is in the majority; the rest breaks down as 31% White, 6% multiracial, 6% Hispanic, 4% Black. By comparison, Duval County as a whole is about 5% Asian, so the school skews visibly more Asian than its surroundings.
On the income-and-resources front, On paper, JACKSONVILLE BEACH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 19.1:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 17.5:1 average. About 9% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Duval County runs at roughly 47%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat below the surrounding baseline.
On a demographically-adjusted basis, JACKSONVILLE BEACH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks in the top 10% of Florida public schools. The BeatsExpectations model, a per-state regression of composite proficiency on FRL share, predicts schools with this student profile to land around 76.6%; JACKSONVILLE BEACH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL posts 96.8%, +20.2 points above that line.
In the area at large, Duval County reports that median household earnings sit near $71,277, about 34% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Duval County's 220 public schools (combined enrollment of about 141,209 students), JACKSONVILLE BEACH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.
The closest other public school is SEABREEZE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, roughly 0.9 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts JACKSONVILLE BEACH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL at 1st of 9; the average score across the group is 71.1%.
Geographically, the school is in a bedroom-community area.
Looking at the recent track record. JACKSONVILLE BEACH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's enrollment has showed little movement since 2018, when it stood at 605 (now 611). Asian enrollment moved from 31% to 51% across the same window. Class-load math has loosened: from 16.8:1 in 2018 to 19.1:1 in 2025.
On the community side, members of the JACKSONVILLE BEACH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL community share and discuss pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Duval County at a glance
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