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R. B. HUNT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
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FAST / B.E.S.T. 2024-25 . % at Level 3 or AboveBeatsExpectations
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SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About R. B. HUNT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
As a mid-sized elementary school in ST AUGUSTINE, Florida, R. B. HUNT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls 540 students from grades pre-K through 5, overseen by ST. JOHNS.
ST. JOHNS comprises 53 schools with combined enrollment of 52,383 students; R. B. HUNT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is among them.
On the student-mix side, R. B. HUNT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL lists that 82% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. The remainder looks like 8% Hispanic, 6% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with St. Johns County as a whole.
Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 35 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 15.7:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.5:1, putting R. B. HUNT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL tighter than the state norm the norm. About 29% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.
With demographic context factored in, R. B. HUNT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks in the top 10% of Florida public schools. The BeatsExpectations model, a per-state regression of composite proficiency on FRL share, predicts schools with this student profile to land around 66.5%; R. B. HUNT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL posts 82.3%, +15.8 points above that line.
Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (St. Johns County) records that the typical household earns roughly $109,839 per year, roughly 51% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across St. Johns County's 68 public schools (combined enrollment of about 52,895 students), R. B. HUNT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.
Nearest neighbor: KETTERLINUS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, around 2.0 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.
The campus sits in a suburban setting.
Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 13%: 622 students in 2018 compared to 540 in 2025. The White share of enrollment shrank from 91% to 82% over that span.
On this page, recent activity here tends to focus on pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.
St. Johns County at a glance
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