PICOLATA CROSSING ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

PICOLATA CROSSING ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, a big elementary campus in ST AUGUSTINE, Florida, part of ST. JOHNS, enrolls 1,048 students, covering grades pre-K through 5. That puts it 74% above the typical public school in Florida, which averages around 604 students.

ST. JOHNS runs 53 schools in total, collectively educating 52,383 students. PICOLATA CROSSING ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of those campuses.

In terms of who attends, PICOLATA CROSSING ELEMENTARY SCHOOL shows that 64% of the student body identifies as White; the rest reads as 20% Hispanic, 10% multiracial, 3% Black, 2% Asian. By comparison, St. Johns County as a whole is about 79% White, so the school skews visibly less White than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, PICOLATA CROSSING ELEMENTARY SCHOOL lists 66 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 15.9:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.5:1, putting PICOLATA CROSSING ELEMENTARY SCHOOL tighter than the state norm the norm. About 25% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, PICOLATA CROSSING ELEMENTARY SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 68.7% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 69.8%.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for St. Johns County put median household earnings sit near $109,839, roughly 51% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 4%. PICOLATA CROSSING ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 68 public schools in St. Johns County (combined enrollment of about 52,895 students).

The closest other public school is PACETTI BAY MIDDLE SCHOOL, roughly 1.6 miles away. 4 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), PICOLATA CROSSING ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks 6th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 72.6%.

PICOLATA CROSSING ELEMENTARY SCHOOL operates from an outlying location.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged up 79%: 584 students in 2018 compared to 1,048 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 79% to 64% across the same window.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.