OCEANWAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

Located at 12555 GILLESPIE AVE, in JACKSONVILLE, Florida, OCEANWAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a reasonably sized elementary school that enrolls 728 students (grades pre-K through 5), part of DUVAL. Enrollment runs roughly 21% bigger than the state mean of about 604.

DUVAL comprises 206 schools with combined enrollment of 131,562 students; OCEANWAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is among them.

On demographics, OCEANWAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL shows that the largest single group is White at 41%, but no single group is in the majority. The remainder reads as 32% Black, 15% Hispanic, 9% multiracial, 3% Asian. That is noticeably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 51%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, OCEANWAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL lists 38 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 19.2:1. The state averages around 17.5:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. About 44% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

After controlling for student poverty, OCEANWAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 59.1% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 58.6%.

In the surrounding community, census data for Duval County shows median household income runs about $71,277, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. OCEANWAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 220 public schools in Duval County (combined enrollment of about 141,209 students).

OCEANWAY SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.7 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts OCEANWAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL at 4th of 8; the average score across the group is 53.3%.

The school occupies an inner-city site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at OCEANWAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has grew 20%, going from 608 students in 2018 to 728 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share decreased from 63% to 41%. Class-load math has rose: from 14.5:1 in 2018 to 19.2:1 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.