1
What's the biggest difference between LAKESIDE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL and what you expected?
Community prompt from u/allk12. Replies below.
Enrollment
865
Middle
DISTRICT 841 · STATE 794
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CLAY·NCES 120030000331
LAKESIDE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL
2750 MOODY AVE, ORANGE PARK, FL 32073 · (904) 336-5575 · Clay County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL865 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.6:1
52 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.0:1 · STATE 19.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
58%
502 students
DISTRICT 54% · STATE 50%
Community
3
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle 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
65.0%
FL avg 56.7% . +3.0pp since 2023
Math
78.4%
FL avg 58.9% . +4.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 65 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 78 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 4 points.
Source: FAST / B.E.S.T.. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of FL schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
70.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
52.1%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+18.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 70% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 52% typical for Florida schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 18 points, placing it in Florida's top 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
865
+85 (+11%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
16.6:1
was 15.0:1
% White
58%
was 70%
% Hispanic
19%
was 11%
% Black
12%
was 10%
% Asian
2%
was 2%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About LAKESIDE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL
LAKESIDE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL operates as a middle-of-the-pack 6-8 campus in ORANGE PARK, Florida, part of CLAY. Current enrollment sits at 865 students spanning grades 6 through 8.
LAKESIDE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL is one of 50 schools operated by CLAY, a district that hosts 39,116 students overall.
On demographics, LAKESIDE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL logs that White students make up the majority at 58%. Other groups include 19% Hispanic, 12% Black, 9% multiracial, 2% Asian. That is visibly less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 70%.
On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 52 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 16.6:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 19.6:1 average. Roughly 58% of students at LAKESIDE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.
On a demographically-adjusted basis, LAKESIDE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL sits in the top 10% of Florida schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 52.1%; actual is 70.4%, +18.3 points clear of the demographic baseline.
Around the school, Clay County reports that median household income runs about $87,820, about 28% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. LAKESIDE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL is one of 55 public schools in Clay County (combined enrollment of about 38,806 students).
LAKESIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around LAKESIDE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts LAKESIDE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL at 1st of 8; the average score across the group is 54.3%.
The campus sits in a suburban setting.
Over the past 7-year window. LAKESIDE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL's enrollment has climbed 11% since 2018, when it stood at 780 (now 865). White enrollment moved from 70% to 58% across the same window. Class-load math has rose: from 15.0:1 in 2018 to 16.6:1 in 2025.
On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Clay County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
227,584
Census ACS
Median income
$87,820
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
28%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
55
38,806 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in CLAY
- OAKLEAF HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,307 students
- MIDDLEBURG HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,866 students
- ORANGE PARK HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,844 students
- RIDGEVIEW HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,792 students
- CLAY HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,776 students
- FLEMING ISLAND HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,765 students
Other schools in ORANGE PARK
- OAKLEAF HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,307 students
- ORANGE PARK HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,844 students
- RIDGEVIEW HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,792 students
- FLEMING ISLAND HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,765 students
- OAKLEAF VILLAGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 1,022 students
- DISCOVERY OAKS ELEMENTARYElementary · 915 students
Nearby schools
- LAKESIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.1 mi · 726
- CLAY VIRTUAL FRANCHISE0.9 mi · 107
- ORANGE PARK HIGH SCHOOL0.9 mi · 1,844
- MONTCLAIR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.3 mi · 402
- ORANGE PARK JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL1.5 mi · 832
- ST. JOHNS CLASSICAL ACADEMY ORANGE PARK1.6 mi · 405
Frequently asked questions
About LAKESIDE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at LAKESIDE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL?
LAKESIDE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL enrolls approximately 865 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does LAKESIDE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL serve?
LAKESIDE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many teachers does LAKESIDE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL have?
LAKESIDE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL employs 52 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.6:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at LAKESIDE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL?
At LAKESIDE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 58% White, 19% Hispanic, 12% Black, 2% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Is LAKESIDE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL public or private?
LAKESIDE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by CLAY.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.