PINE ESTATES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

PINE ESTATES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a K-5 school of rural-scale scale in JACKSONVILLE, Florida, overseen by DUVAL, enrolling 220 students in grades pre-K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 604 students per school, that is 64% leaner than typical.

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

Demographically, PINE ESTATES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reports that the largest single group is Black, at 62% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school records 24% Hispanic, 11% White, 2% multiracial. By comparison, Duval County as a whole is about 29% Black, so the school skews visibly more Black than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, PINE ESTATES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has 13 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 20.1:1. The state averages around 17.5:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 64% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Duval County runs at roughly 47%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, On a poverty-adjusted basis, PINE ESTATES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL sits in the bottom 10% statewide. Predicted proficiency from the FRL regression is roughly 49.3%; actual is 31.7%, a gap of -17.5 points.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Duval County shows median household earnings sit near $71,277, about 34% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. PINE ESTATES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 220 public schools in Duval County (combined enrollment of about 141,209 students).

HIGHLANDS MIDDLE SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts PINE ESTATES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL at 8th of 8; the average score across the group is 39.8%.

The campus sits in a metropolitan setting.

Looking at the recent track record. PINE ESTATES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's enrollment has ticked down 21% since 2018, when it stood at 277 (now 220). The Black share of enrollment decreased from 75% to 62% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio grew from 15.4:1 in 2018 to 16.9:1 today.

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