OCEAN PALMS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

OCEAN PALMS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL operates as a close-knit K-5 school in PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Florida, operated by ST. JOHNS. Current enrollment sits at 386 students spanning grades pre-K through 5. By comparison, Florida's public schools average about 604 students each, so OCEAN PALMS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL sits 36% below that benchmark.

OCEAN PALMS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 53 schools operated by ST. JOHNS, a district that educates 52,383 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, OCEAN PALMS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL shows that White students make up the majority at 77%; the rest consists of 10% Hispanic, 9% multiracial, 3% Asian. Compared to St. Johns County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

In terms of school funding signals, OCEAN PALMS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL logs 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 12.9:1. The state averages around 17.5:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 9% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is south of St. Johns County's rate of about 21%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), OCEAN PALMS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 76.5%; this one delivers 84.0%.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (St. Johns County) records that median household income runs about $109,839, about 51% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, St. Johns County runs 68 public schools (combined enrollment of about 52,895 students), of which OCEAN PALMS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one.

The closest other public school is ALICE B. LANDRUM MIDDLE SCHOOL, roughly 0.3 miles away. 4 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), OCEAN PALMS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks 6th on composite proficiency, above the local average of 80.4%.

The school occupies a commuter-belt site.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at OCEAN PALMS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has ticked down 67%, going from 1,168 students in 2018 to 386 in 2025. The White share of enrollment shrank from 86% to 77% over that span.

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