JAMES A. WEBSTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

As a moderately sized elementary-level community in ST AUGUSTINE, Florida, JAMES A. WEBSTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL caters to 586 students from grades pre-K through 5, run under ST. JOHNS.

JAMES A. WEBSTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 53 schools operated by ST. JOHNS, a district that instructs 52,383 students overall.

In terms of who attends, JAMES A. WEBSTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL lists that 49% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Other groups include 26% Black, 13% Hispanic, 11% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 79% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully less White than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, The school lists 47 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.5:1. The state averages around 17.5:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 71% 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, St. Johns County runs at roughly 21%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, JAMES A. WEBSTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 45.6%, the actual is 59.0%, a residual of +13.4 points.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for St. Johns County put median household earnings sit near $109,839, roughly 51% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. JAMES A. WEBSTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 68 public schools in St. Johns County (combined enrollment of about 52,895 students).

The closest other public school is R J MURRAY MIDDLE SCHOOL, roughly 0.4 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around JAMES A. WEBSTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts JAMES A. WEBSTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL at 6th of 7; the average score across the group is 62.0%.

The school occupies a residential site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged up 13%: 519 students in 2018 compared to 586 in 2025. The White share of enrollment shrank from 58% to 49% over that span.

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