LOUIS S. SHEFFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

LOUIS S. SHEFFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a medium-sized elementary school in JACKSONVILLE, Florida, part of DUVAL. The school serves 656 students in grades K through 5.

DUVAL comprises 206 schools with combined enrollment of 131,562 students; LOUIS S. SHEFFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is among them.

Demographically, LOUIS S. SHEFFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL lists that the most-represented group is White (41%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 33% Black, 12% Hispanic, 9% multiracial, 2% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 51% White, putting the school's mix visibly less White than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, On paper, LOUIS S. SHEFFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has 34 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 19.3:1. The state averages around 17.5:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 34% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is lower than Duval County's rate of about 47%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), LOUIS S. SHEFFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 64.2% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 62.3%.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Duval County) reports that median household earnings sit near $71,277, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, 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), LOUIS S. SHEFFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: FIRST COAST HIGH SCHOOL, around 1.3 miles off. 5 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), LOUIS S. SHEFFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 50.7%.

The campus sits in a city-core setting.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at LOUIS S. SHEFFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has decreased 18%, going from 798 students in 2018 to 656 in 2025. The White share of enrollment fell from 54% to 41% over that span. Class-load math has loosened: from 16.0:1 in 2018 to 19.3:1 in 2025.

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