JAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

JAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is an elementary-level community of compact scale in JAY, Florida, run under SANTA ROSA, serveing 472 students in grades pre-K through 6. Compared to the state average of about 604 students per school, that is 22% below typical.

Within SANTA ROSA, which oversees 38 schools and 29,643 students, JAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one campus in the system.

On the student-mix side, JAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reports that the student body is overwhelmingly White (92%); the rest is composed of 4% Hispanic, 3% multiracial. By comparison, Santa Rosa County as a whole is about 80% White, so the school skews meaningfully more White than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school currently runs with 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 15.7:1. The state averages around 17.5:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 62% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Santa Rosa County runs at roughly 44%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, JAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 50.0%; this one delivers 64.2%, a residual of +14.2 points.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Santa Rosa County put the typical household earns roughly $91,922 per year, about 32% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. Across Santa Rosa County's 42 public schools (combined enrollment of about 29,382 students), JAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is JAY HIGH SCHOOL, roughly 0.1 miles away. 4 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint. On composite proficiency, JAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL comes 2nd of 9 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 43.9%.

The campus sits in a low-density setting.

Looking at the recent track record. JAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's enrollment has contracted 6% since 2018, when it stood at 502 (now 472). The student-to-teacher ratio loosened from 12.6:1 in 2018 to 15.7:1 today.

On the community side, members of the JAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL community share and discuss fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.