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MANDARIN OAKS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

10600 HORNETS NEST RD, JACKSONVILLE, FL 32257 · (904) 260-5820 · Duval County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL1,061 STUDENTS
Enrollment
1,061
Elementary
DISTRICT 530 · STATE 604
Student : Teacher
17.7:1
60 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.7:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
27%
288 students
DISTRICT 51% · STATE 50%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.

Enrollment by grade, 2024-25

GradeStudentsShare
Pre-K111%
Kindergarten15915%
Grade 119819%
Grade 216716%
Grade 318417%
Grade 416616%
Grade 517617%

This year's kindergarten class (159) is 10% smaller than its 5th grade class (176).

Student demographics
68%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 71% · STATE 70% · US 70%
White
52149%
DISTRICT 30% · STATE 33% · US 43%
Hispanic
21320%
DISTRICT 19% · STATE 38% · US 30%
Black
17717%
DISTRICT 40% · STATE 21% · US 15%
Asian
666%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 3% · US 6%
Two+
787%
DISTRICT 6% · STATE 4% · US 5%
Native American
61%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 1%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Male
54852%
Female
51348%

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Test scores

FAST / B.E.S.T. 2024-25 . % at Level 3 or Above
English Language Arts
61.1%
FL avg 56.7% . +1.4pp since 2023
Math
67.7%
FL avg 58.9% . +3.1pp since 2023

What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 61 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 68 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 1 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.

FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2561.1%67.7%
2023-2459.7%64.6%
% at Level 3 or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: FAST / B.E.S.T.. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
62.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
67.6%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.3pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 62% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 68% 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%.

BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →

Schools most like MANDARIN OAKS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

MANDARIN OAKS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (62.3% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
MANDARIN OAKS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school1,06127.1%62.3%
DISCOVERY KEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
LAKE WORTH
1,03228.8%66.3%
BARTRAM SPRINGS ELEMENTARY
JACKSONVILLE
1,01323.5%67.2%
CHET'S CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
JACKSONVILLE
1,07927.9%71.8%
CONNERTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
LAND O LAKES
95327.3%55.3%
BOYETTE SPRINGS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
RIVERVIEW
91030.2%69.2%
Matched among Florida elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.

Where MANDARIN OAKS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn FloridaIn Duval County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
62.3%#763 of 2,136#30 of 121
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
67.7%#744 of 2,149
▲ 11
#30 of 122
▲ 1
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
61.1%#788 of 2,149
▼ 55
#30 of 122
▼ 4
Enrollment
ranked largest first
1,061#158 of 2,267#8 of 128
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
17.7:1#1,617 of 2,077#58 of 118
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
68.1%#345 of 2,108#43 of 118
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
27.1%#1,882 of 2,188#111 of 127
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked fastest growth first
+0.5%#600 of 621#32 of 33
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.

4-year change

SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
1,061
+79 (+8%) vs 2020
-10% since 1990-91, when it was 1,183
Student : Teacher
17.7:1
was 14.4:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-251,0616017.7:127% (288)
2023-241,0256316.3:131% (313)
2022-239886415.4:132% (316)
2020-219826814.4:136% (352)
2017-181,0567414.3:141% (438)
2015-161,1337614.9:143% (484)
2010-111,1557914.6:137% (429)
2000-011,2457017.8:124% (305)
1990-911,1836219.1:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for MANDARIN OAKS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.

About MANDARIN OAKS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

MANDARIN OAKS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a large elementary school with its address in JACKSONVILLE, Florida. The school counts 1,061 students across pre-K through 5. The school's enrollment is 76% bigger than the 604 average for elementary schools in Florida.

DUVAL is the district for MANDARIN OAKS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. It has 206 schools and 131,562 students.

The most common group at MANDARIN OAKS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is White students, at 49%. Other groups include 20% Hispanic, 17% Black, 7% multiracial, and 6% Asian. County-wide, about 51% of residents are White. MANDARIN OAKS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's diversity index is 68%, against a US figure of 70%.

A ratio of 17.7:1 comes from the school's 60 full-time-equivalent teachers. For comparison, elementary schools in Florida average 17.5:1. The lunch program counts 27% of students at MANDARIN OAKS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. Across public schools in Duval County, the average is 47%.

A school with MANDARIN OAKS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's lunch-eligibility share in Florida is predicted to score 67.6%. MANDARIN OAKS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL scores 62.3%, 5.3 points below that line.

MANDARIN OAKS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is located in Duval County, where the median household income is $71,277, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 34%, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. Besides MANDARIN OAKS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, Duval County has 219 other public schools.

The next-closest public school is MANDARIN MIDDLE SCHOOL, about 0.3 miles away. MANDARIN OAKS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Local comparison: MANDARIN OAKS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks 2nd of 4 nearby schools, at 62.3% versus a 64.8% average.

The NCES locale for MANDARIN OAKS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is City: Large, which covers schools inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.

Enrollment at MANDARIN OAKS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL grew 8% between 2020-21 and 2024-25, from 982 to 1,061 students. There were more students per teacher in 2024-25 (17.7:1) than in 2020-21 (14.4:1).

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Duval County at a glance

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Population
1,023,153
Census ACS
Median income
$71,277
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
220
141,209 students

Quick facts

School name
MANDARIN OAKS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
District
DUVAL
Address
10600 HORNETS NEST RD, JACKSONVILLE, FL 32257
Phone
(904) 260-5820
County
Duval County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–05
Total enrollment
1,061
Teachers (FTE)
60
Student–teacher ratio
17.7:1
Free and reduced lunch
288 (27%)
Locale
11-City: Large
NCES ID
120048002700
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About MANDARIN OAKS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
What is the total enrollment at MANDARIN OAKS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
MANDARIN OAKS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 1,061 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does MANDARIN OAKS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
MANDARIN OAKS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at MANDARIN OAKS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at MANDARIN OAKS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is approximately 17.7:1 (60 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at MANDARIN OAKS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
At MANDARIN OAKS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 49% White, 20% Hispanic, 17% Black, 6% Asian, 7% Two or more.
What district is MANDARIN OAKS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL in?
MANDARIN OAKS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is part of DUVAL.
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