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KIPP V.O.I.C.E ACADEMY
Test scores
FAST / B.E.S.T. 2024-25 . % at Level 3 or AboveWhat this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 29 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 26 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 3 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat this means: About 25% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 34% 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%.
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About KIPP V.O.I.C.E ACADEMY
KIPP V.O.I.C.E ACADEMY, a reasonably sized primary school in JACKSONVILLE, Florida, overseen by DUVAL, serves 898 students, covering grades K through 8. Compared to the state average of about 604 students per school, that is 49% above typical.
Across the 206 schools in DUVAL (131,562 students total), KIPP V.O.I.C.E ACADEMY accounts for its share of the district's footprint.
In terms of who attends, KIPP V.O.I.C.E ACADEMY reports that nearly all students (91%) are Black. Other groups include 4% Hispanic, 3% White, 2% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 29% Black, putting the school's mix noticeably more Black than the area baseline.
On the income-and-resources front, On paper, KIPP V.O.I.C.E ACADEMY has 38 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 23.6:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 17.5:1 average. An estimated 93% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Duval County runs at roughly 47%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.
On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), KIPP V.O.I.C.E ACADEMY sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 34.5%; this one delivers 25.2%.
Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Duval County indicate median household earnings sit near $71,277, roughly 34% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. KIPP V.O.I.C.E ACADEMY is one of 220 public schools in Duval County (combined enrollment of about 141,209 students).
HORIZON INSTITUTE is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around KIPP V.O.I.C.E ACADEMY. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts KIPP V.O.I.C.E ACADEMY at 7th of 7; the average score across the group is 49.5%.
The school occupies a metropolitan site. KIPP V.O.I.C.E ACADEMY is a charter school, which puts it inside the public-school system but outside the standard district-managed model.
Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count increased 15%: 779 students in 2018 compared to 898 in 2025. Over the same period, the Black share fell from 96% to 91%. Class-load math has pulled in: from 389.5:1 in 2018 to 23.6:1 in 2025.
On the community side, the feed for KIPP V.O.I.C.E ACADEMY typically covers sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.
Duval County at a glance
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