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Alumni: what's one memory from NORTH SHORE ELEMENTARY that still sticks with you?
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Enrollment
614
Elementary
DISTRICT 530 · STATE 604
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DUVAL·NCES 120048000666
NORTH SHORE ELEMENTARY
5701 SILVER PLZ, JACKSONVILLE, FL 32208 · (904) 924-3081 · Duval County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL614 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
20.5:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.7:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
78%
480 students
DISTRICT 51% · STATE 50%
Community
5
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
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 20 | 3% |
| Kindergarten | 94 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 87 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 84 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 119 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 103 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 107 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (94) is 12% smaller than its 5th grade class (107).
Student demographics
30%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 71% · STATE 70% · US 70%
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
Test scores
FAST / B.E.S.T. 2024-25 . % at Level 3 or AboveEnglish Language Arts
31.6%
FL avg 56.7% . +1.9pp since 2023
Math
56.7%
FL avg 58.9% . +13.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 32 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 57 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 2 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 13 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 31.6% | 56.7% |
| 2023-24 | 29.7% | 43.6% |
% 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 · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
37.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
42.0%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 37% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 42% 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 NORTH SHORE ELEMENTARY
NORTH SHORE ELEMENTARY's state test result (37.4% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| NORTH SHORE ELEMENTARY this school | 614 | 78.2% | 37.4% |
| GALAXY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL BOYNTON BEACH | 595 | 75.3% | 36.9% |
| PINE HILLS ELEMENTARY ORLANDO | 671 | 74.8% | 41.5% |
| DR. MARY MCLEOD BETHUNE ELEMENTARY RIVIERA BEACH | 529 | 75.8% | 31.8% |
| RUTLEDGE H. PEARSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL JACKSONVILLE | 758 | 75.5% | 44.3% |
| BOND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TALLAHASSEE | 611 | 82.8% | 49.8% |
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 NORTH SHORE ELEMENTARY ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Duval County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 37.4% | #1,907 of 2,136 | #88 of 121 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 56.7% | #1,254 of 2,149 ▲ 431 | #60 of 122 ▲ 19 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 31.6% | #2,032 of 2,149 ▼ 21 | #103 of 122 ▼ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 614 | #977 of 2,267 | #40 of 128 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.5:1 | #1,966 of 2,077 | #103 of 118 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 30.3% | #1,835 of 2,108 | #107 of 118 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 78.2% | #196 of 2,188 | #15 of 127 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.8% | #852 of 1,374 | #55 of 80 |
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 2024-25Enrollment
614
-50 (-8%) vs 2020
-50% since 1990-91, when it was 1,226
Student : Teacher
20.5:1
was 17.0:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 614 | 30 | 20.5:1 | 78% (480) |
| 2023-24 | 665 | 34 | 19.6:1 | 79% (524) |
| 2022-23 | 701 | 38 | 18.4:1 | 86% (600) |
| 2020-21 | 664 | 39 | 17.0:1 | 86% (571) |
| 2017-18 | 696 | 44 | 15.8:1 | 85% (589) |
| 2015-16 | 699 | 43 | 16.3:1 | 87% (611) |
| 2010-11 | 962 | 71 | 13.6:1 | 92% (887) |
| 2000-01 | 496 | 33 | 15.0:1 | 90% (448) |
| 1990-91 | 1,226 | 61 | 20.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for NORTH SHORE ELEMENTARY.
About NORTH SHORE ELEMENTARY
NORTH SHORE ELEMENTARY, located in JACKSONVILLE, Florida, is a mid-sized elementary school. Total enrollment is 614 students, and the grades served are pre-K through 5.
DUVAL counts 131,562 students in its 206 schools, and NORTH SHORE ELEMENTARY is one of them.
A large majority of enrollment at NORTH SHORE ELEMENTARY is Black, at 83%. The rest of enrollment is 8% White, 4% Hispanic, and 4% multiracial. Among all residents of Duval County, the Black share is about 29%. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 30%.
Its ratio of 20.5:1 is based on 30 full-time-equivalent teachers. Elementary schools in Florida have an average ratio of 17.5:1. In all, 78% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The rate at public schools in Duval County averages 47%, lower than here.
NORTH SHORE ELEMENTARY scores 37.4% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 42.0%.
Census data for Duval County show the median household earns about $71,277 a year, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Duval County number 220, with about 141,209 students.
Measured in a straight line, BECOMING COLLEGIATE ACADEMY is about 0.8 miles from NORTH SHORE ELEMENTARY. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. The school's 37.4% average proficiency ranks 6th among 8 nearby schools.
Federal data place NORTH SHORE ELEMENTARY in the City: Large locale, which means it is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Over the 4 years from 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment fell 8%. The ratio was 17.0:1 in 2020-21 and 20.5:1 in 2024-25.
The NORTH SHORE ELEMENTARY discussion page is a place for homework, tutoring, and testing dates. You can also rate the school on this page.
Duval County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
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
Related schools
Other schools in DUVAL
- ATLANTIC COAST HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,887 students
- SANDALWOOD HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,627 students
- MANDARIN HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,343 students
- DUNCAN U. FLETCHER HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,184 students
- FIRST COAST HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,098 students
- ENGLEWOOD HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,896 students
Other schools in JACKSONVILLE
- DIGITAL ACADEMY OF FLORIDACombined · 6,069 students
- ATLANTIC COAST HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,887 students
- SANDALWOOD HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,627 students
- MANDARIN HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,343 students
- FIRST COAST HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,098 students
- ENGLEWOOD HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,896 students
Other North Shore Elementary schools
4 other US public schools in 4 states are named North Shore Elementary. NORTH SHORE ELEMENTARY is the 2nd largest of the 5.
- NORTH SHORE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLST PETERSBURG, FL · 433 students
- North Shore Elementary SchoolHOUSTON, TX · 965 students
- North Shore ElementaryBig Bear Lake, CA · 517 students
- North Shore ElementarySOUTH HAVEN, MI · 255 students
Nearby schools
- BECOMING COLLEGIATE ACADEMY0.8 mi · 205
- ANDREW JACKSON HIGH SCHOOL0.9 mi · 839
- KIPP V.O.I.C.E ACADEMY0.9 mi · 898
- HORIZON INSTITUTE1.2 mi · 373
- LONG BRANCH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.3 mi · 303
- A. PHILIP RANDOLPH ACADEMIES1.4 mi · 349
Frequently asked questions
About NORTH SHORE ELEMENTARYHow many students attend NORTH SHORE ELEMENTARY?
NORTH SHORE ELEMENTARY enrolls approximately 614 students in grades PK-05.
Is NORTH SHORE ELEMENTARY an elementary, middle, or high school?
NORTH SHORE ELEMENTARY is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does NORTH SHORE ELEMENTARY have?
NORTH SHORE ELEMENTARY employs 30 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 20.5:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at NORTH SHORE ELEMENTARY?
At NORTH SHORE ELEMENTARY, the student body is approximately 8% White, 4% Hispanic, 83% Black, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees NORTH SHORE ELEMENTARY?
NORTH SHORE ELEMENTARY is overseen by DUVAL in Duval County.
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