KIPP JACKSONVILLE K-12

KIPP JACKSONVILLE K-12 operates as a high-enrollment combined-grade school in JACKSONVILLE, Florida, part of DUVAL. Current enrollment sits at 1,452 students spanning grades K through 12. By comparison, Florida's public schools average about 353 students each, so KIPP JACKSONVILLE K-12 sits 311% larger than that benchmark.

DUVAL comprises 206 schools with combined enrollment of 131,562 students; KIPP JACKSONVILLE K-12 is among them.

Demographically, KIPP JACKSONVILLE K-12 lists that 89% of students identify as Black, making the school strongly Black-majority. Beyond that, the school reports 4% Hispanic, 3% White, 3% multiracial. By comparison, Duval County as a whole is about 29% Black, so the school skews considerably more Black than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, KIPP JACKSONVILLE K-12 has 59 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 24.6:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 17.7:1 average. Around 70% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Duval County runs at roughly 47%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, On a poverty-adjusted basis, KIPP JACKSONVILLE K-12 sits in the bottom 10% statewide. Predicted proficiency from the FRL regression is roughly 45.9%; actual is 24.0%, a gap of -21.9 points.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Duval County indicate median household income runs about $71,277, roughly 34% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Duval County's 220 public schools (combined enrollment of about 141,209 students), KIPP JACKSONVILLE K-12 is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: THE BRIDGE TO SUCCESS ACADEMY AT W JACKSONVILLE, around 0.7 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around KIPP JACKSONVILLE K-12. Among the 5 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), KIPP JACKSONVILLE K-12 ranks 5th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 59.1%.

The campus sits in an urban setting. KIPP JACKSONVILLE K-12 operates as a public charter school, meaning it is publicly funded but governed independently of the surrounding district's traditional schools.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.