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What's something OCEANWAY SCHOOL does better than most schools?
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Enrollment
828
Middle
DISTRICT 718 · STATE 794
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DUVAL·NCES 120048004193
OCEANWAY SCHOOL
143 OCEANWAY AVE, JACKSONVILLE, FL 32218 · (904) 714-4680 · Duval County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL828 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
19.3:1
43 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.7:1 · STATE 19.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
47%
392 students
DISTRICT 51% · STATE 50%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 249 | 30% |
| Grade 7 | 320 | 39% |
| Grade 8 | 259 | 31% |
Student demographics
66%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
42.4%
FL avg 56.7% . +3.5pp since 2023
Math
50.1%
FL avg 58.9% . +1.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 42 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 50 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 3 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 1 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 42.4% | 50.1% |
| 2023-24 | 38.9% | 49.0% |
% 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
48.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
57.5%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 49% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 57% 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 SCHOOL
OCEANWAY SCHOOL's state test result (48.7% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| OCEANWAY SCHOOL this school | 828 | 47.3% | 48.7% |
| HOWARD W. BISHOP MIDDLE SCHOOL GAINESVILLE | 824 | 50.2% | 49.6% |
| JOHN HOPKINS MIDDLE SCHOOL ST PETERSBURG | 757 | 51.9% | 50.8% |
| BEULAH MIDDLE SCHOOL PENSACOLA | 1,070 | 48.5% | 47.8% |
| RAA MIDDLE SCHOOL TALLAHASSEE | 928 | 46.8% | 56.2% |
| WESTWOOD MIDDLE SCHOOL GAINESVILLE | 854 | 47.9% | 43.1% |
Matched among Florida middle 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 SCHOOL ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Duval County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 48.7% | #346 of 560 | #10 of 26 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 50.1% | #370 of 560 ▼ 34 | #11 of 26 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 42.4% | #429 of 560 ▼ 26 | #11 of 26 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 828 | #274 of 584 | #13 of 28 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.3:1 | #277 of 547 | #9 of 25 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 66.3% | #128 of 553 | #10 of 25 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 47.3% | #336 of 565 | #16 of 27 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -13.4% | #199 of 379 | #11 of 19 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
828
-206 (-20%) vs 2020
-33% since 2010-11, when it was 1,229
Student : Teacher
19.3:1
was 22.5:1
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 | 828 | 43 | 19.3:1 | 47% (392) |
| 2023-24 | 880 | 44 | 20.0:1 | 54% (479) |
| 2022-23 | 927 | 45 | 20.6:1 | 51% (475) |
| 2020-21 | 1,034 | 46 | 22.5:1 | 47% (484) |
| 2017-18 | 956 | 50 | 19.1:1 | 47% (453) |
| 2015-16 | 1,120 | 55 | 20.4:1 | 49% (547) |
| 2010-11 | 1,229 | 63 | 19.5:1 | 43% (528) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for OCEANWAY SCHOOL.
About OCEANWAY SCHOOL
OCEANWAY SCHOOL is classified as a middle school. It is located in JACKSONVILLE, Florida. The school counts 828 students across grades 6 through 8.
Within DUVAL, OCEANWAY SCHOOL is one of 206 schools. The district enrolls 131,562 students.
By race and ethnicity, the largest group at OCEANWAY SCHOOL is Black (45%). Other groups make up 34% White, 10% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, and 3% Asian. Duval County as a whole is about 29% Black, so the school's share is higher. OCEANWAY SCHOOL has a diversity index of 66%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
OCEANWAY SCHOOL's 43 full-time-equivalent teachers put its ratio at 19.3:1. Across middle schools in Florida, the average ratio is about 19.6:1. The school's rate of free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 47%. Across public schools in Duval County, the average is about the same, 47%.
OCEANWAY SCHOOL's average proficiency rate on state tests of 48.7% is 8.8 points below the 57.5% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
Duval County has about 1,023,153 residents, and median household income is about $71,277, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 10% of people live in poverty. The public schools of Duval County number 220 and enroll about 141,209.
OCEANWAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the closest public school, about 0.7 miles away in a straight line. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. OCEANWAY SCHOOL places 6th of 9 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
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.
OCEANWAY SCHOOL saw enrollment fall 20% between 2020-21 and 2024-25. By 2024-25, the school had 19.3 students per teacher, compared with 22.5 in 2020-21.
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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 ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.7 mi · 728
- FIRST COAST HIGH SCHOOL1.7 mi · 2,098
- SAN MATEO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL2.0 mi · 520
- BISCAYNE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL2.6 mi · 818
- LOUIS S. SHEFFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL2.7 mi · 656
- HIGHLANDS ESTATES ACADEMY3.5 mi · 692
Frequently asked questions
About OCEANWAY SCHOOLHow many students attend OCEANWAY SCHOOL?
OCEANWAY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 828 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does OCEANWAY SCHOOL serve?
OCEANWAY SCHOOL serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at OCEANWAY SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at OCEANWAY SCHOOL is approximately 19.3:1 (43 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at OCEANWAY SCHOOL?
At OCEANWAY SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 34% White, 10% Hispanic, 45% Black, 3% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is OCEANWAY SCHOOL public or private?
OCEANWAY 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.