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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at ORANGE PARK JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL this year?
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Enrollment
832
Middle
DISTRICT 841 · STATE 794
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CLAY·NCES 120030000333
ORANGE PARK JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL
1500 GANO AVE, ORANGE PARK, FL 32073 · (904) 336-5975 · Clay County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL832 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
19.4:1
43 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.0:1 · STATE 19.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
67%
556 students
DISTRICT 54% · STATE 50%
Community
5
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 7 | 415 | 50% |
| Grade 8 | 417 | 50% |
Student demographics
73%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 63% · 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
49.5%
FL avg 56.7% . -0.6pp since 2023
Math
55.6%
FL avg 58.9% . +3.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 50 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 56 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Florida schools, those numbers are about 57 and 59. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 49.5% | 55.6% |
| 2023-24 | 50.1% | 52.4% |
% 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
50.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
47.7%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 50% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 48% 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 →
Where ORANGE PARK JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Clay County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 50.4% | #328 of 560 | #6 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 55.6% | #297 of 560 | #6 of 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 49.5% | #332 of 560 | #6 of 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 832 | #271 of 584 | #4 of 6 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.4:1 | #286 of 547 | #6 of 6 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 72.8% | #13 of 553 | #1 of 6 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +11.8% | #63 of 137 | N/A |
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.
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
832
+88 (+12%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
19.4:1
was 17.3:1
% White
33%
was 43%
% Hispanic
25%
was 18%
% Black
30%
was 29%
% Asian
2%
was 3%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free or reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 832 | 43 | 19.4:1 | 67% (556) |
| 2023-24 | 800 | 42 | 19.1:1 | 63% (504) |
| 2022-23 | 744 | 46 | 16.2:1 | 100% (744) |
| 2017-18 | 744 | 43 | 17.3:1 | 63% (466) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for ORANGE PARK JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL.
About ORANGE PARK JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL
ORANGE PARK JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL is a middle school in ORANGE PARK, Florida, and it is part of CLAY. The school's 832 students are in grades 7 through 8.
The district, CLAY, operates 50 schools serving 39,116 students.
No single group makes up more than half of enrollment at ORANGE PARK JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL. The largest is White students, at 33%. Smaller groups are 30% Black, 25% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, and 2% Asian. For comparison, the population of Clay County is roughly 70% White. The school's diversity index is 73%, meaning two students picked at random have a 73% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
ORANGE PARK JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL employs 43 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 19.4:1. That is close to the 19.6:1 average for middle schools in Florida. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility was 67% in 2024-25. That rate is above the 54% average among public schools in Clay County.
ORANGE PARK JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL sits between the top and bottom 10% of Florida schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate on state tests of 50.4% and a predicted 47.7%.
ORANGE PARK JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL is located in Clay County, where the median household income is $87,820, roughly 28% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 8%. ORANGE PARK JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL is one of 55 public schools in the county.
The nearest other public school, ST. JOHNS CLASSICAL ACADEMY ORANGE PARK, is about 0.4 miles away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 58.8%; ORANGE PARK JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL's is 50.4%, ranking 6th of 8.
By NCES locale, the school is Suburb: Large, or in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
2024-25 enrollment was 832, a 12% increase from 744 in 2017-18. The largest shift in the student mix was in the White share, which dropped from 43% to 33%. The ratio was 17.3:1 in 2017-18 and 19.4:1 in 2024-25.
Parents and students can post about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater at ORANGE PARK JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Clay County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
227,584
Census ACS
Median income
$87,820
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
28%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
55
38,806 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in CLAY
- OAKLEAF HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,307 students
- MIDDLEBURG HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,866 students
- ORANGE PARK HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,844 students
- RIDGEVIEW HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,792 students
- CLAY HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,776 students
- FLEMING ISLAND HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,765 students
Other schools in ORANGE PARK
- OAKLEAF HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,307 students
- ORANGE PARK HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,844 students
- RIDGEVIEW HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,792 students
- FLEMING ISLAND HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,765 students
- OAKLEAF VILLAGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 1,022 students
- DISCOVERY OAKS ELEMENTARYElementary · 915 students
Nearby schools
- ST. JOHNS CLASSICAL ACADEMY ORANGE PARK0.4 mi · 405
- W E CHERRY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.6 mi · 652
- MONTCLAIR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.7 mi · 402
- GROVE PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.9 mi · 445
- ORANGE PARK HIGH SCHOOL1.0 mi · 1,844
- CLAY VIRTUAL FRANCHISE1.2 mi · 107
Frequently asked questions
About ORANGE PARK JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at ORANGE PARK JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL?
ORANGE PARK JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL enrolls approximately 832 students in grades 07-08.
What grades does ORANGE PARK JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL serve?
ORANGE PARK JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL serves grades 07-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at ORANGE PARK JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at ORANGE PARK JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL is approximately 19.4:1 (43 FTE teachers).
How diverse is ORANGE PARK JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL?
ORANGE PARK JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL reports a student body of 33% White, 25% Hispanic, 30% Black, 2% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Who oversees ORANGE PARK JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL?
ORANGE PARK JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL is overseen by CLAY in Clay County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.