PLANTATION OAKS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

Located at 4150 PLANTATION OAKS BLVD, in ORANGE PARK, Florida, PLANTATION OAKS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a heavily attended primary school that educates 915 students (grades pre-K through 6), run under CLAY. Compared to the state average of about 604 students per school, that is 51% above typical.

CLAY comprises 50 schools with combined enrollment of 39,116 students; PLANTATION OAKS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is among them.

In terms of who attends, PLANTATION OAKS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reports that the largest single group is Black at 41%, but no single group is in the majority. Other groups include 23% Hispanic, 23% White, 10% multiracial, 3% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 12% Black, putting the school's mix noticeably more Black than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 65 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.1:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 17.5:1 average. An estimated 60% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

After controlling for student poverty, PLANTATION OAKS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 51.0% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 62.7%.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Clay County) reports that median household income runs about $87,820, about 28% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. Across Clay County's 55 public schools (combined enrollment of about 38,806 students), PLANTATION OAKS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: OAKLEAF JUNIOR HIGH, around 0.3 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, PLANTATION OAKS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL comes 4th of 9 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 61.3%.

The campus sits in a commuter-belt setting.

Looking at the recent track record. PLANTATION OAKS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's enrollment has ticked down 34% since 2018, when it stood at 1,378 (now 915). White enrollment moved from 42% to 23% across the same window. Class-load math has narrowed: from 16.2:1 in 2018 to 14.1:1 in 2025.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.