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Enrollment
734
Combined
DISTRICT 725 · STATE 353
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DUVAL·NCES 120048008789
JACKSONVILLE CLASSICAL ACADEMY
2043 FOREST ST, JACKSONVILLE, FL 32204 · (904) 288-7732 · Duval County
GRADES KG–10COMBINED11-CITYCHARTERREGULAR SCHOOL734 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
21.6:1
34 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.8:1 · STATE 17.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
35%
256 students
DISTRICT 51% · STATE 50%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other combined schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 99 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 93 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 95 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 87 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 75 | 10% |
| Grade 5 | 71 | 10% |
| Grade 6 | 58 | 8% |
| Grade 7 | 55 | 7% |
| Grade 8 | 32 | 4% |
| Grade 9 | 33 | 4% |
| Grade 10 | 36 | 5% |
This year's kindergarten class (99) is 209% larger than its 8th grade class (32).
Student demographics
62%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
70.8%
FL avg 56.7% . +25.0pp since 2023
Math
62.3%
FL avg 58.9% . +20.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 71 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 62 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 25 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 20 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 70.8% | 62.3% |
| 2023-24 | 45.8% | 42.1% |
% 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
56.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
63.7%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 56% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 64% 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 JACKSONVILLE CLASSICAL ACADEMY
JACKSONVILLE CLASSICAL ACADEMY's state test result (56.2% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| JACKSONVILLE CLASSICAL ACADEMY this school | 734 | 34.9% | 56.2% |
| SURFSIDE MIDDLE SCHOOL PANAMA CITY BEACH | 755 | 34.2% | 62.0% |
| PINEAPPLE COVE CLASSICAL ACADEMY AT WEST MELBOURNE WEST MELBOURNE | 832 | 30.2% | 66.5% |
| P.K. YONGE DEVELOPMENTAL RESEARCH SCHOOL GAINESVILLE | 1,363 | 27.4% | 79.9% |
| ALTHA PUBLIC SCHOOL ALTHA | 653 | 43.2% | 55.8% |
| MALONE SCHOOL MALONE | 559 | 54.9% | 61.5% |
Matched among Florida K-12 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 JACKSONVILLE CLASSICAL ACADEMY ranks
Among K-12 schools| Measure | This school | In Florida |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 56.2% | #15 of 25 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 62.3% | #15 of 25 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 70.8% | #6 of 25 ▲ 13 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 734 | #15 of 180 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.6:1 | #37 of 40 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 61.6% | #13 of 42 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 34.9% | #61 of 74 |
Ranked against other public K-12 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
734
+258 (+54%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
21.6:1
was 238.0:1
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 | 734 | 34 | 21.6:1 | 35% (256) |
| 2023-24 | 760 | N/A | N/A | 43% (330) |
| 2022-23 | 837 | 60 | 13.9:1 | 38% (321) |
| 2020-21 | 476 | 2 | 238.0:1 | 56% (267) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for JACKSONVILLE CLASSICAL ACADEMY.
About JACKSONVILLE CLASSICAL ACADEMY
JACKSONVILLE CLASSICAL ACADEMY is a large combined-grade school. Its address is in JACKSONVILLE, Florida. The latest federal count shows 734 students in kindergarten through 10. The typical figure for combined schools in Florida is about 353 students.
DUVAL (206 schools, 131,562 students) runs JACKSONVILLE CLASSICAL ACADEMY.
White students account for 53% of enrollment at JACKSONVILLE CLASSICAL ACADEMY. Enrollment also includes 30% Black, 9% Hispanic, and 6% multiracial. County-wide, about 51% of residents are White. By the diversity index, JACKSONVILLE CLASSICAL ACADEMY comes in at 62%.
Teacher staffing is 34 full-time equivalents, or about 21.6 students per teacher. Among combined schools in Florida, the typical ratio is 17.7:1. About 35% of students, or 256, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Duval County is 47%.
JACKSONVILLE CLASSICAL ACADEMY's average proficiency rate on state tests of 56.2% is 7.5 points below the 63.7% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
Among Duval County residents, median household income is about $71,277, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 34%, and about 10% of people live in poverty. JACKSONVILLE CLASSICAL ACADEMY is one of 220 public schools in Duval County, which together enroll about 141,209 students.
The closest public school, CENTRAL RIVERSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, is about 0.7 miles from JACKSONVILLE CLASSICAL ACADEMY. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. JACKSONVILLE CLASSICAL ACADEMY places 4th of 6 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
The NCES locale for JACKSONVILLE CLASSICAL ACADEMY is City: Large, which covers schools inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more. Charter status: JACKSONVILLE CLASSICAL ACADEMY is a public charter school.
The 2020-21 count was 476 students and the 2024-25 count was 734. A difference that large may reflect a change in which grades the school serves. Federal data show the ratio falling from 238.0:1 to 21.6:1.
Discussions about JACKSONVILLE CLASSICAL ACADEMY may include sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
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
- CENTRAL RIVERSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.7 mi · 347
- YOUNG MENS/WOMENS LEADERSHIP ACADEMY AT EUGENE J BUTLER0.8 mi · 281
- SMART POPE LIVINGSTON ELEMENTARY1.0 mi · 405
- HOSPITAL AND HOMEBOUND1.0 mi · 94
- LAVILLA SCHOOL OF THE ARTS1.1 mi · 972
- THE BRIDGE TO SUCCESS ACADEMY AT W JACKSONVILLE1.1 mi · 220
Frequently asked questions
About JACKSONVILLE CLASSICAL ACADEMYWhat is the total enrollment at JACKSONVILLE CLASSICAL ACADEMY?
JACKSONVILLE CLASSICAL ACADEMY enrolls approximately 734 students in grades KG-10.
Is JACKSONVILLE CLASSICAL ACADEMY an elementary, middle, or high school?
JACKSONVILLE CLASSICAL ACADEMY is a combined-grade school covering grades KG-10.
How many students per teacher at JACKSONVILLE CLASSICAL ACADEMY?
Approximately 21.6:1 students per teacher at JACKSONVILLE CLASSICAL ACADEMY.
How diverse is JACKSONVILLE CLASSICAL ACADEMY?
JACKSONVILLE CLASSICAL ACADEMY reports a student body of 53% White, 9% Hispanic, 30% Black, 2% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is JACKSONVILLE CLASSICAL ACADEMY in?
JACKSONVILLE CLASSICAL ACADEMY is part of DUVAL.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.