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Enrollment
728
Elementary
DISTRICT 530 · STATE 604
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DUVAL·NCES 120048003845
OCEANWAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
12555 GILLESPIE AVE, JACKSONVILLE, FL 32218 · (904) 696-8762 · Duval County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL728 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
19.2:1
38 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.7:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
44%
320 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
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 46 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 110 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 116 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 132 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 120 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 93 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 111 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (110) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (111).
Student demographics
70%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
58.6%
FL avg 56.7% . +8.8pp since 2023
Math
66.7%
FL avg 58.9% . +8.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 59 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 67 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 9 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 8 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 58.6% | 66.7% |
| 2023-24 | 49.9% | 58.6% |
% 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
58.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
59.1%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 59% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 59% 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 OCEANWAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
OCEANWAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (58.6% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| OCEANWAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 728 | 44.0% | 58.6% |
| CANOPY OAKS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TALLAHASSEE | 617 | 45.5% | 45.3% |
| NEWBERRY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL NEWBERRY | 651 | 41.6% | 59.8% |
| LITTLEWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL GAINESVILLE | 714 | 45.5% | 59.1% |
| WILDWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL WILDWOOD | 678 | 47.1% | 73.3% |
| BANYAN CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL DELRAY BEACH | 875 | 42.3% | 60.8% |
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 OCEANWAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Duval County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 58.6% | #935 of 2,136 | #42 of 121 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 66.7% | #792 of 2,149 ▲ 202 | #32 of 122 ▲ 13 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 58.6% | #896 of 2,149 ▲ 285 | #35 of 122 ▲ 15 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 728 | #630 of 2,267 | #30 of 128 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.2:1 | #1,856 of 2,077 | #86 of 118 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 69.6% | #240 of 2,108 | #38 of 118 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 44.0% | #1,471 of 2,188 | #93 of 127 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +19.7% | #199 of 621 | #12 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 2024-25Enrollment
728
+138 (+23%) vs 2020
+15% since 2010-11, when it was 631
Student : Teacher
19.2:1
was 17.4:1
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 | 728 | 38 | 19.2:1 | 44% (320) |
| 2023-24 | 708 | 38 | 18.6:1 | 47% (335) |
| 2022-23 | 637 | 37 | 17.2:1 | 51% (327) |
| 2020-21 | 590 | 34 | 17.4:1 | 51% (298) |
| 2017-18 | 608 | 42 | 14.5:1 | 55% (336) |
| 2015-16 | 625 | 39 | 16.0:1 | 56% (352) |
| 2010-11 | 631 | 44 | 14.3:1 | 72% (452) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for OCEANWAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
About OCEANWAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
OCEANWAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL sits in JACKSONVILLE, Florida, and is classified as an elementary school. It reports enrollment of 728 students in pre-K through 5. On average, elementary schools in Florida enroll around 604, and this school is 21% bigger than that mark.
DUVAL is responsible for 206 schools, OCEANWAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL included, with 131,562 students in all.
The biggest share of students at OCEANWAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, 41%, is White. Next come 32% Black, 15% Hispanic, 9% multiracial, and 3% Asian. That compares with about 51% White among all Duval County residents. The diversity index for OCEANWAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is 70%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
The school lists 38 full-time-equivalent teachers and a student-to-teacher ratio of 19.2:1. Compared with the 17.5:1 average for elementary schools in Florida, this school's ratio is higher. Free or reduced-price lunch covers 44% of the student body.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, OCEANWAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is within a point of its prediction. Actual: 58.6%. Predicted: 59.1%.
In the wider Duval County area, median household income comes to about $71,277, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 10% of people live in poverty. Duval County's 220 public schools enroll about 141,209 students and include OCEANWAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
The closest school to OCEANWAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is OCEANWAY SCHOOL, located about 0.7 miles away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. OCEANWAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's average proficiency of 58.6% compares with 53.3% for its nearest scored neighbors.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as City: Large, meaning it is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment rose from 590 to 728, a 23% gain. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 17.4:1 to 19.2:1.
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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
- OCEANWAY SCHOOL0.7 mi · 828
- SAN MATEO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.5 mi · 520
- FIRST COAST HIGH SCHOOL1.7 mi · 2,098
- LOUIS S. SHEFFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL2.4 mi · 656
- BISCAYNE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL2.9 mi · 818
- HIGHLANDS ESTATES ACADEMY3.4 mi · 692
Frequently asked questions
About OCEANWAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHow many students attend OCEANWAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
OCEANWAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 728 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does OCEANWAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
OCEANWAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at OCEANWAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Approximately 19.2:1 students per teacher at OCEANWAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
What is the racial breakdown of students at OCEANWAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
At OCEANWAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 41% White, 15% Hispanic, 32% Black, 3% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Is OCEANWAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL public or private?
OCEANWAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by DUVAL.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.