LORETTO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

LORETTO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of the high-enrollment elementary-level communitys in JACKSONVILLE, Florida, overseen by DUVAL, with 1,039 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 604 students per school, that is 72% above typical.

LORETTO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 206 schools operated by DUVAL, a district that hosts 131,562 students overall.

On the student-mix side, LORETTO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL shows that White students make up the majority at 58%. Other groups include 16% Hispanic, 12% Asian, 8% Black, 6% multiracial.

In terms of school funding signals, The school reports having 60 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 17.3:1. The state averages about 17.5:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 22% 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 somewhat below the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), LORETTO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 70.3% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 65.7%.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Duval County) reports that the typical household earns roughly $71,277 per year, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. LORETTO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 220 public schools in Duval County (combined enrollment of about 141,209 students).

Nearest neighbor: RIVER CITY SCIENCE ACADEMY AT MANDARIN, around 1.3 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around LORETTO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. On composite proficiency, LORETTO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL comes 4th of 8 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 66.6%.

The school occupies an urban site.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at LORETTO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has showed little movement, going from 1,042 students in 2018 to 1,039 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share ticked down from 65% to 58%. The student-to-teacher ratio loosened from 15.3:1 in 2018 to 17.3:1 today.

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