ORANGE PARK JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL

ORANGE PARK JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL is a middle school of moderately sized scale in ORANGE PARK, Florida, part of CLAY, teacheing 832 students in grades 7 through 8.

CLAY comprises 50 schools with combined enrollment of 39,116 students; ORANGE PARK JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL is among them.

Looking at the student body, ORANGE PARK JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL logs that the most-represented group is White (33%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Beyond that, the school reports 30% Black, 25% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, 2% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 70% White, putting the school's mix visibly less White than the area baseline.

On the resource side, The school lists 43 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 19.4:1. The state averages about 19.6:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. An estimated 67% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is higher than Clay County's rate of about 54%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), ORANGE PARK JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 47.7%; this one delivers 50.4%.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Clay County put the typical household earns roughly $87,820 per year, roughly 28% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Clay County's 55 public schools (combined enrollment of about 38,806 students), ORANGE PARK JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

ST. JOHNS CLASSICAL ACADEMY ORANGE PARK is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts ORANGE PARK JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL at 6th of 8; the average score across the group is 58.8%.

ORANGE PARK JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL operates from a suburban location.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked up 12%: 744 students in 2018 compared to 832 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 43% to 33% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio loosened from 17.3:1 in 2018 to 19.4:1 today.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.