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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
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 61 | 10% |
| Kindergarten | 106 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 109 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 78 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 63 | 10% |
| Grade 4 | 57 | 9% |
| Grade 5 | 58 | 9% |
| Grade 6 | 36 | 6% |
| Grade 7 | 27 | 4% |
| Grade 8 | 36 | 6% |
This year's kindergarten class (106) is 194% larger than its 8th grade class (36).
Student demographics
46%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
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.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 52.1% | 53.6% |
| 2023-24 | 46.2% | 46.2% |
% 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
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 →
Schools most like JOHN E. FORD K-8 SCHOOL
JOHN E. FORD K-8 SCHOOL's state test result (50.9% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| JOHN E. FORD K-8 SCHOOL this school | 631 | 51.2% | 50.9% |
| PINEWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL NORTH LAUDERDALE | 551 | 53.5% | 51.7% |
| FRANK CRAWFORD MARTIN K-8 CENTER MIAMI | 611 | 50.6% | 61.6% |
| ANNABEL C. PERRY PK-8 MIRAMAR | 562 | 57.7% | 52.8% |
| BISCAYNE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL JACKSONVILLE | 818 | 55.1% | 51.9% |
| MIRROR LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PLANTATION | 639 | 48.0% | 55.9% |
Matched among Florida elementary 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 JOHN E. FORD K-8 SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Duval County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 50.9% | #1,293 of 2,136 | #60 of 121 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 53.6% | #1,388 of 2,149 ▲ 179 | #66 of 122 ▲ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 52.1% | #1,206 of 2,149 ▲ 127 | #52 of 122 ▲ 5 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 631 | #921 of 2,267 | #38 of 128 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.5:1 | #1,581 of 2,077 | #55 of 118 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 46.0% | #1,514 of 2,108 | #96 of 118 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 51.2% | #1,253 of 2,188 | #74 of 127 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -0.3% | #1,367 of 1,374 | #79 of 80 |
Ranked against other public elementary 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
631
-33 (-5%) vs 2020
+474% since 1990-91, when it was 110
Student : Teacher
17.5:1
was 17.0:1
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 | 631 | 36 | 17.5:1 | 51% (323) |
| 2023-24 | 632 | 38 | 16.6:1 | 57% (359) |
| 2022-23 | 622 | 40 | 15.6:1 | 58% (358) |
| 2020-21 | 664 | 39 | 17.0:1 | 60% (398) |
| 2017-18 | 633 | 45 | 14.1:1 | 65% (412) |
| 2015-16 | 633 | 46 | 13.8:1 | 63% (399) |
| 2010-11 | 777 | 55 | 14.1:1 | 72% (560) |
| 2000-01 | 750 | 41 | 18.3:1 | 83% (621) |
| 1990-91 | 110 | 13 | 8.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for JOHN E. FORD K-8 SCHOOL.
About JOHN E. FORD K-8 SCHOOL
JOHN E. FORD K-8 SCHOOL is a medium-sized elementary school in JACKSONVILLE, Florida. The latest federal count shows 631 students in pre-K through 8.
JOHN E. FORD K-8 SCHOOL is part of DUVAL, where 206 schools serve 131,562 students.
JOHN E. FORD K-8 SCHOOL is 72% Black by enrollment. Other students are 13% White, 9% Hispanic, and 7% multiracial. By comparison, Duval County residents are about 29% Black. Pick two students at random and there is a 46% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
JOHN E. FORD K-8 SCHOOL's 36 full-time-equivalent teachers put its ratio at 17.5:1. That matches the 17.5:1 average for elementary schools in Florida fairly closely. The school's rate of free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 51%.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 55.5% for JOHN E. FORD K-8 SCHOOL. The school posts 50.9%, 4.6 points below the prediction.
JOHN E. FORD K-8 SCHOOL is located in Duval County, where the median household income is $71,277, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 34%, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. Besides JOHN E. FORD K-8 SCHOOL, Duval County has 219 other public schools.
The shortest distance from JOHN E. FORD K-8 SCHOOL to another public school is about 0.5 miles, to MT. HERMAN ESE CENTER. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. By average proficiency, JOHN E. FORD K-8 SCHOOL is 4th among 6 schools close by.
For locale, NCES codes JOHN E. FORD K-8 SCHOOL as City: Large.
Federal data show a 5% enrollment decrease, from 664 in 2020-21 to 631 in 2024-25.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at JOHN E. FORD K-8 SCHOOL. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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.