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Enrollment
991
High
DISTRICT 901 · STATE 1,035
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DUVAL·NCES 120048007418
RIVER CITY SCIENCE ACADEMY
7565 BEACH BLVD, JACKSONVILLE, FL 32216 · (904) 855-8010 · Duval County
GRADES 06–12HIGH11-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL991 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 91% of Florida public high schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Florida public high schools
Student : Teacher
17.7:1
56 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.6:1 · STATE 23.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
55%
543 students
DISTRICT 51% · STATE 50%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 152 | 15% |
| Grade 7 | 138 | 14% |
| Grade 8 | 136 | 14% |
| Grade 9 | 159 | 16% |
| Grade 10 | 137 | 14% |
| Grade 11 | 146 | 15% |
| Grade 12 | 123 | 12% |
Student demographics
67%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 71% · STATE 70% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
FAST / B.E.S.T. 2024-25 . % at Level 3 or AboveEnglish Language Arts
78.6%
FL avg 56.7% . +6.6pp since 2023
Math
89.0%
FL avg 58.9% . +5.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 79 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 89 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Florida schools, those numbers are about 57 and 59. Reading and writing scores are up about 7 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 5 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 78.6% | 89.0% |
| 2023-24 | 72.0% | 84.0% |
% at Level 3 or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: FAST / B.E.S.T.. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of FL schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
75.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
53.7%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+22.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 76% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 54% typical for Florida schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 22 points, placing it in Florida's top 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like RIVER CITY SCIENCE ACADEMY
RIVER CITY SCIENCE ACADEMY's state test result (75.8% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| RIVER CITY SCIENCE ACADEMY this school | 991 | 54.8% | 75.8% |
| DIXIE M. HOLLINS HIGH SCHOOL KENNETH CITY | 1,934 | 47.8% | 44.9% |
| BRADEN RIVER HIGH SCHOOL BRADENTON | 1,705 | 50.0% | 52.9% |
| PINELLAS PARK HIGH SCHOOL LARGO | 1,691 | 47.2% | 38.1% |
| GULF HIGH SCHOOL NEW PORT RICHEY | 1,518 | 54.7% | 36.5% |
| WINTER SPRINGS HIGH SCHOOL WINTER SPRINGS | 1,940 | 46.4% | 50.1% |
Matched among Florida high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where RIVER CITY SCIENCE ACADEMY ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Duval County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 75.8% | #67 of 555 | #4 of 25 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 89.0% | #20 of 549 ▲ 3 | #1 of 23 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 78.6% | #66 of 559 ▲ 20 | #5 of 26 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 991 | #402 of 830 | #20 of 41 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.7:1 | #75 of 575 | #6 of 31 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 67.2% | #106 of 594 | #10 of 32 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 54.8% | #167 of 630 | #9 of 32 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +5.2% | #185 of 246 | #9 of 12 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
991
+47 (+5%) vs 2020
+80% since 2010-11, when it was 551
Student : Teacher
17.7:1
was 94.4:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 991 | 56 | 17.7:1 | 55% (543) |
| 2023-24 | 989 | N/A | N/A | 47% (465) |
| 2022-23 | 979 | 53 | 18.5:1 | 34% (337) |
| 2020-21 | 944 | 10 | 94.4:1 | 43% (408) |
| 2017-18 | 942 | 1 | 942.0:1 | 51% (477) |
| 2015-16 | 854 | 35 | 24.4:1 | 7% (60) |
| 2010-11 | 551 | 36 | 15.3:1 | 26% (146) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for RIVER CITY SCIENCE ACADEMY.
About RIVER CITY SCIENCE ACADEMY
JACKSONVILLE, Florida, is home to RIVER CITY SCIENCE ACADEMY, a medium-sized high school. Classes run from 6 through 12, and the school has 991 students.
DUVAL enrolls 131,562 students, and its 206 schools include RIVER CITY SCIENCE ACADEMY.
RIVER CITY SCIENCE ACADEMY is 50% White by enrollment. Other reported shares: 22% Hispanic, 13% Black, 9% Asian, and 5% multiracial. The White share in Duval County as a whole is similar, at about 51%. The school's diversity index is 67%, meaning two students picked at random have a 67% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The teaching staff at RIVER CITY SCIENCE ACADEMY is 56 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 17.7:1. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 23.5:1 average for high schools in Florida. About 55% of students, or 543, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
allk12 grades RIVER CITY SCIENCE ACADEMY an A. The grade compares the school only with Florida public high schools, because each state gives its own test.
RIVER CITY SCIENCE ACADEMY is 22.1 points above expectations on state tests, given its student poverty level, placing it in the top 10% in Florida.
Within Duval County, the median household income is $71,277, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 34%, and about 10% of people live in poverty. Besides RIVER CITY SCIENCE ACADEMY, Duval County has 219 other public schools.
Nearby, RIVER CITY SCIENCE ELEMENTARY ACADEMY is about 0.1 miles away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts RIVER CITY SCIENCE ACADEMY at 2nd of 8.
NCES assigns RIVER CITY SCIENCE ACADEMY the locale City: Large, meaning inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more. The school is a charter school, funded with public money and operated under a charter agreement.
Enrollment at RIVER CITY SCIENCE ACADEMY climbed 5% between 2020-21 and 2024-25, from 944 to 991 students. Its ratio of students to teachers was 94.4:1 in 2020-21, and 17.7:1 in 2024-25.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at RIVER CITY SCIENCE ACADEMY. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Duval County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,023,153
Census ACS
Median income
$71,277
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
220
141,209 students
Quick facts
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- MANDARIN HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,343 students
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- FIRST COAST HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,098 students
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Other schools in JACKSONVILLE
- DIGITAL ACADEMY OF FLORIDACombined · 6,069 students
- ATLANTIC COAST HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,887 students
- SANDALWOOD HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,627 students
- MANDARIN HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,343 students
- FIRST COAST HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,098 students
- ENGLEWOOD HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,896 students
Nearby schools
- RIVER CITY SCIENCE ELEMENTARY ACADEMY0.1 mi · 579
- HOGAN-SPRING GLEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.6 mi · 435
- HOLIDAY HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.9 mi · 460
- YOUTH DEVELOPMENT CENTER1.4 mi · 20
- GREENFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.5 mi · 570
- LOVE GROVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.5 mi · 380
Frequently asked questions
About RIVER CITY SCIENCE ACADEMYHow many students attend RIVER CITY SCIENCE ACADEMY?
RIVER CITY SCIENCE ACADEMY enrolls approximately 991 students in grades 06-12.
What grades does RIVER CITY SCIENCE ACADEMY serve?
RIVER CITY SCIENCE ACADEMY serves grades 06-12.
How many teachers does RIVER CITY SCIENCE ACADEMY have?
RIVER CITY SCIENCE ACADEMY employs 56 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.7:1.
What is the student diversity at RIVER CITY SCIENCE ACADEMY?
Student demographics at RIVER CITY SCIENCE ACADEMY are roughly 50% White, 22% Hispanic, 13% Black, 9% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is RIVER CITY SCIENCE ACADEMY in?
RIVER CITY SCIENCE ACADEMY is part of DUVAL.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.