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.