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What's the biggest difference between JOHN E. FORD K-8 SCHOOL and what you expected?
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Enrollment
631
Elementary
DISTRICT 530 · STATE 604
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DUVAL·NCES 120048000707
JOHN E. FORD K-8 SCHOOL
1137 CLEVELAND ST, JACKSONVILLE, FL 32209 · (904) 630-6540 · Duval County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL631 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
17.5:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.7:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
51%
323 students
DISTRICT 51% · STATE 50%
Community
3
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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
52.1%
FL avg 56.7% . +5.9pp since 2023
Math
53.6%
FL avg 58.9% . +7.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 52 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 54 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 6 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 7 points.
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
50.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
55.5%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 51% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 56% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
631
-2 (0%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
17.5:1
was 14.1:1
% White
13%
was 12%
% Hispanic
9%
was 7%
% Black
72%
was 76%
% Asian
0%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About JOHN E. FORD K-8 SCHOOL
Located at 1137 CLEVELAND ST, in JACKSONVILLE, Florida, JOHN E. FORD K-8 SCHOOL is a reasonably sized elementary campus that educates 631 students (grades pre-K through 8), operated by DUVAL.
Across the 206 schools in DUVAL (131,562 students total), JOHN E. FORD K-8 SCHOOL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.
For racial and ethnic makeup, JOHN E. FORD K-8 SCHOOL records that the largest single group is Black, at 72% of enrollment. The remainder reads as 13% White, 9% Hispanic, 7% multiracial. That is considerably more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 29%.
Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, JOHN E. FORD K-8 SCHOOL has 36 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 17.5:1. The state averages about 17.5:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Roughly 51% of students at JOHN E. FORD K-8 SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.
Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, JOHN E. FORD K-8 SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 55.5%; this one delivers 50.9%.
Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Duval County indicate median household earnings sit near $71,277, about 34% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. JOHN E. FORD K-8 SCHOOL is one of 220 public schools in Duval County (combined enrollment of about 141,209 students).
Nearest neighbor: MT. HERMAN ESE CENTER, around 0.5 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around JOHN E. FORD K-8 SCHOOL. On composite proficiency, JOHN E. FORD K-8 SCHOOL comes 4th of 6 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 61.3%.
The campus sits in a downtown setting.
Looking at the recent track record. JOHN E. FORD K-8 SCHOOL's enrollment has changed only slightly since 2018, when it stood at 633 (now 631). The student-to-teacher ratio loosened from 14.1:1 in 2018 to 17.5:1 today.
On the community side, members of the JOHN E. FORD K-8 SCHOOL community share and discuss classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.
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
- MT. HERMAN ESE CENTER0.5 mi · 132
- DARNELL COOKMAN MIDDLE/HIGH SCHOOL0.5 mi · 1,068
- LAVILLA SCHOOL OF THE ARTS0.5 mi · 972
- STANTON COLLEGE PREPARATORY0.9 mi · 1,270
- YOUNG MENS/WOMENS LEADERSHIP ACADEMY AT EUGENE J BUTLER1.0 mi · 281
- MATTIE V RUTHERFORD ALT ED CENTER1.0 mi · 67
Frequently asked questions
About JOHN E. FORD K-8 SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at JOHN E. FORD K-8 SCHOOL?
JOHN E. FORD K-8 SCHOOL enrolls approximately 631 students in grades PK-08.
What age range does JOHN E. FORD K-8 SCHOOL serve?
JOHN E. FORD K-8 SCHOOL serves students from grade PK through grade 08.
How many teachers does JOHN E. FORD K-8 SCHOOL have?
JOHN E. FORD K-8 SCHOOL employs 36 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.5:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at JOHN E. FORD K-8 SCHOOL?
At JOHN E. FORD K-8 SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 13% White, 9% Hispanic, 72% Black, 0% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is JOHN E. FORD K-8 SCHOOL public or private?
JOHN E. FORD K-8 SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by DUVAL.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.