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Enrollment
1,408
Elementary
DISTRICT 952 · STATE 604
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ST. JOHNS·NCES 120174008569
PALM VALLEY ACADEMY
700 BOBCAT LN, PONTE VEDRA, FL 32081 · (904) 547-4201 · St. Johns County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL1,408 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.6:1
85 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.7:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
7%
93 students
DISTRICT 28% · STATE 50%
Community
3
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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
83.1%
FL avg 56.7% . +1.9pp since 2023
Math
90.3%
FL avg 58.9% . +1.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 83 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 90 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 2 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 1 points.
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
85.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
77.9%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 85% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 78% 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 →
About PALM VALLEY ACADEMY
Located at 700 BOBCAT LN, in PONTE VEDRA, Florida, PALM VALLEY ACADEMY is a sizable elementary school that caters to 1,408 students (grades K through 8), part of ST. JOHNS. Compared to the state average of about 604 students per school, that is 133% bigger than typical.
ST. JOHNS comprises 53 schools with combined enrollment of 52,383 students; PALM VALLEY ACADEMY is among them.
On demographics, PALM VALLEY ACADEMY records that 80% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Beyond that, the school reports 9% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, 3% Asian. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.
Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, PALM VALLEY ACADEMY has 85 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 16.6:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 17.5:1 average. Roughly 7% of students at PALM VALLEY ACADEMY qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, St. Johns County runs at roughly 21%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat below the surrounding baseline.
With demographic context factored in, PALM VALLEY ACADEMY performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 77.9%, the actual is 85.1%, a residual of +7.2 points.
Across the wider county, St. Johns County reports that the typical household earns roughly $109,839 per year, roughly 51% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 4%. PALM VALLEY ACADEMY is one of 68 public schools in St. Johns County (combined enrollment of about 52,895 students).
The closest other public school is PONTE VEDRA HIGH SCHOOL, roughly 0.9 miles away. 6 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts PALM VALLEY ACADEMY at 4th of 9; the average score across the group is 80.7%.
Geographically, the school is in a suburban area.
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St. Johns County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
306,934
Census ACS
Median income
$109,839
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
51%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
68
52,895 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in ST. JOHNS
- TOCOI CREEK HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,616 students
- CREEKSIDE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,479 students
- BEACHSIDE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,214 students
- ALLEN D NEASE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,177 students
- BARTRAM TRAIL HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,153 students
- MILL CREEK ACADEMYElementary · 1,983 students
Other schools in PONTE VEDRA
- ALLEN D NEASE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,177 students
- PONTE VEDRA HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,924 students
- VALLEY RIDGE ACADEMYElementary · 1,178 students
Nearby schools
- PONTE VEDRA HIGH SCHOOL0.9 mi · 1,924
- OCEAN PALMS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL3.0 mi · 386
- VALLEY RIDGE ACADEMY3.1 mi · 1,178
- ALICE B. LANDRUM MIDDLE SCHOOL3.2 mi · 918
- ALLEN D NEASE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL3.6 mi · 2,177
- PINE ISLAND ACADEMY4.9 mi · 1,972
Frequently asked questions
About PALM VALLEY ACADEMYHow large is PALM VALLEY ACADEMY?
PALM VALLEY ACADEMY enrolls approximately 1,408 students in grades KG-08.
What age range does PALM VALLEY ACADEMY serve?
PALM VALLEY ACADEMY serves students from grade KG through grade 08.
How many teachers does PALM VALLEY ACADEMY have?
PALM VALLEY ACADEMY employs 85 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.6:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at PALM VALLEY ACADEMY?
At PALM VALLEY ACADEMY, the student body is approximately 80% White, 9% Hispanic, 1% Black, 3% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is PALM VALLEY ACADEMY public or private?
PALM VALLEY ACADEMY is a public K-12 school, overseen by ST. JOHNS.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.