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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the NORTH SHORE ELEMENTARY administration to hear?
Community prompt from u/allk12. Replies below.
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
3
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary 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
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.
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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
614
-82 (-12%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
20.5:1
was 15.8:1
% White
8%
was 7%
% Hispanic
4%
was 1%
% Black
83%
was 89%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About NORTH SHORE ELEMENTARY
NORTH SHORE ELEMENTARY is a medium-sized primary school in JACKSONVILLE, Florida, overseen by DUVAL. The school enrolls 614 students in grades pre-K through 5.
DUVAL comprises 206 schools with combined enrollment of 131,562 students; NORTH SHORE ELEMENTARY is among them.
In terms of who attends, NORTH SHORE ELEMENTARY lists that the student body is overwhelmingly Black (83%). Beyond that, the school reports 8% White, 4% Hispanic, 4% multiracial. By comparison, Duval County as a whole is about 29% Black, so the school skews noticeably more Black than its surroundings.
On the income-and-resources front, The school currently runs with 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 20.5:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.5:1, putting NORTH SHORE ELEMENTARY higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 78% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is north of Duval County's rate of about 47%.
After controlling for student poverty, NORTH SHORE ELEMENTARY tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 42.0% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 37.4%.
Around the school, 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%. In all, Duval County runs 220 public schools (combined enrollment of about 141,209 students), of which NORTH SHORE ELEMENTARY is one.
Nearest neighbor: BECOMING COLLEGIATE ACADEMY, around 0.8 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), NORTH SHORE ELEMENTARY ranks 6th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 40.6%.
The school occupies a city-core site.
Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at NORTH SHORE ELEMENTARY has decreased 12%, going from 696 students in 2018 to 614 in 2025. Black enrollment moved from 89% to 83% across the same window. Class-load math has widened: from 15.8:1 in 2018 to 20.5:1 in 2025.
In the discussion threads here, recent activity here tends to focus on open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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
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.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.