PICKETT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

PICKETT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of the minimally staffed elementary campuss in JACKSONVILLE, Florida, one of the schools within DUVAL, with 156 students on its rolls from grades K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 74% smaller than the state mean of about 604.

DUVAL runs 206 schools in total, collectively educating 131,562 students. PICKETT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, PICKETT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reports that 47% of students identify as Black, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. The remainder looks like 39% White, 8% Hispanic, 4% multiracial. That is visibly more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 29%.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 7 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 22.3:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.5:1, putting PICKETT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL higher than the state norm the norm. Around 67% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Duval County runs at roughly 47%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, PICKETT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 47.8%; this one delivers 53.5%.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Duval County put median household income runs about $71,277, about 34% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. PICKETT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 220 public schools in Duval County (combined enrollment of about 141,209 students).

Nearest neighbor: RUFUS E. PAYNE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, around 1.3 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, PICKETT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL comes 3rd of 8 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 46.0%.

Geographically, the school is in a high-density area.

Looking at the recent track record. PICKETT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's enrollment has declined 31% since 2018, when it stood at 227 (now 156). White enrollment moved from 55% to 39% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio loosened from 14.2:1 in 2018 to 22.3:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, posts here usually surface around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.