Enrollment
726
Elementary
DISTRICT 530 · STATE 604
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DUVAL·NCES 120048010752
RIVER CITY SCIENCE ACADEMY SOUTHEAST
12397 PHILIPS HWY, JACKSONVILLE, FL 32256 · (904) 855-8010 · Duval County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY41-RURALCHARTERREGULAR SCHOOL726 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.4:1
47 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.7:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
21%
153 students
DISTRICT 51% · STATE 50%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 124 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 111 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 89 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 83 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 71 | 10% |
| Grade 5 | 69 | 10% |
| Grade 6 | 96 | 13% |
| Grade 7 | 83 | 11% |
This year's kindergarten class (124) is 49% larger than its 7th grade class (83).
Student demographics
72%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
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FAST / B.E.S.T. 2024-25 . % at Level 3 or AboveEnglish Language Arts
79.2%
FL avg 56.7% . +9.5pp since 2023
Math
83.9%
FL avg 58.9% . +5.6pp 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 84 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 10 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 6 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 79.2% | 83.9% |
| 2023-24 | 69.6% | 78.3% |
% 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
76.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
70.6%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 76% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 71% typical for Florida schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Florida's top nor bottom 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 SOUTHEAST
RIVER CITY SCIENCE ACADEMY SOUTHEAST's state test result (76.4% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| RIVER CITY SCIENCE ACADEMY SOUTHEAST this school | 726 | 21.1% | 76.4% |
| HUNTER'S GREEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TAMPA | 788 | 23.5% | 72.8% |
| BAY MEADOWS ELEMENTARY ORLANDO | 764 | 20.2% | 80.4% |
| EQUESTRIAN TRAILS ELEMENTARY WELLINGTON | 834 | 15.2% | 85.4% |
| WIREGRASS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL WESLEY CHAPEL | 957 | 20.0% | 63.0% |
| UNION PARK CHARTER ACADEMY WESLEY CHAPEL | 803 | 24.7% | 63.7% |
Matched among Florida elementary 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 SOUTHEAST ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Duval County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 76.4% | #263 of 2,136 | #9 of 121 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 83.9% | #176 of 2,149 ▲ 95 | #8 of 122 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 79.2% | #173 of 2,149 ▲ 189 | #5 of 122 ▲ 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 726 | #641 of 2,267 | #31 of 128 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.4:1 | #895 of 2,077 | #28 of 118 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 71.8% | #95 of 2,108 | #23 of 118 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 21.1% | #1,988 of 2,188 | #118 of 127 |
Ranked against other public elementary 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.
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 726 | 47 | 15.4:1 | 21% (153) |
| 2023-24 | 465 | 1 | 465.0:1 | 19% (89) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for RIVER CITY SCIENCE ACADEMY SOUTHEAST.
About RIVER CITY SCIENCE ACADEMY SOUTHEAST
RIVER CITY SCIENCE ACADEMY SOUTHEAST is a mid-sized elementary school in DUVAL, located in JACKSONVILLE, Florida. Students in kindergarten through 8 make up the school's enrollment of 726 students. By comparison, elementary schools in Florida enroll about 604 students on average.
RIVER CITY SCIENCE ACADEMY SOUTHEAST is one school in DUVAL, a system of 206 schools with 131,562 students.
White students make up 45% of enrollment at RIVER CITY SCIENCE ACADEMY SOUTHEAST, the largest share of any group. Other reported shares: 17% Hispanic, 16% Asian, 13% Black, and 8% multiracial. A diversity index of 72% means there is a 72% chance two randomly chosen students at RIVER CITY SCIENCE ACADEMY SOUTHEAST are from different groups.
On staff are 47 full-time-equivalent teachers; the student-to-teacher ratio is 15.4:1. Statewide, elementary schools in Florida average 17.5:1. RIVER CITY SCIENCE ACADEMY SOUTHEAST has a free or reduced-price lunch rate of 21%. Public schools in Duval County average 47%.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for RIVER CITY SCIENCE ACADEMY SOUTHEAST is 70.6%, and its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 76.4%.
In the wider Duval County area, the median household earns about $71,277 a year, about 34% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. Across Duval County, 220 public schools serve about 141,209 students.
DUVAL CHARTER SCHOOL AT FLAGLER CENTER sits about 0.7 miles from RIVER CITY SCIENCE ACADEMY SOUTHEAST. RIVER CITY SCIENCE ACADEMY SOUTHEAST has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Among 9 nearby schools that report test results, RIVER CITY SCIENCE ACADEMY SOUTHEAST ranks 4th on proficiency.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Rural: Fringe, meaning it is in rural territory close to an urban area. NCES lists RIVER CITY SCIENCE ACADEMY SOUTHEAST as a charter school.
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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
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- DUVAL CHARTER SCHOOL AT FLAGLER CENTER0.7 mi · 867
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- DURBIN CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL3.5 mi · 1,090
- MANDARIN HIGH SCHOOL3.9 mi · 2,343
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Frequently asked questions
About RIVER CITY SCIENCE ACADEMY SOUTHEASTHow large is RIVER CITY SCIENCE ACADEMY SOUTHEAST?
RIVER CITY SCIENCE ACADEMY SOUTHEAST enrolls approximately 726 students in grades KG-08.
What grades does RIVER CITY SCIENCE ACADEMY SOUTHEAST serve?
RIVER CITY SCIENCE ACADEMY SOUTHEAST serves grades KG-08.
How many teachers does RIVER CITY SCIENCE ACADEMY SOUTHEAST have?
RIVER CITY SCIENCE ACADEMY SOUTHEAST employs 47 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.4:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at RIVER CITY SCIENCE ACADEMY SOUTHEAST?
At RIVER CITY SCIENCE ACADEMY SOUTHEAST, the student body is approximately 45% White, 17% Hispanic, 13% Black, 16% Asian, 8% Two or more.
What district is RIVER CITY SCIENCE ACADEMY SOUTHEAST in?
RIVER CITY SCIENCE ACADEMY SOUTHEAST is part of DUVAL.
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