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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the RIVER CITY SCIENCE ELEMENTARY ACADEMY administration to hear?
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Enrollment
579
Elementary
DISTRICT 530 · STATE 604
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DUVAL·NCES 120048007826
RIVER CITY SCIENCE ELEMENTARY ACADEMY
7450 BEACH BLVD, JACKSONVILLE, FL 32216 · (904) 855-8010 · Duval County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL579 STUDENTS
A+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 96% of Florida public elementary 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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
16.5:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.7:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
58%
334 students
DISTRICT 51% · STATE 50%
Community
6
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 | 102 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 93 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 98 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 95 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 98 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 93 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (102) is 10% larger than its 5th grade class (93).
Student demographics
73%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% . +3.3pp since 2023
Math
87.0%
FL avg 58.9% . +10.8pp 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 87 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 3 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 11 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 78.6% | 87.0% |
| 2023-24 | 75.3% | 76.2% |
% 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
79.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
52.3%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+26.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 79% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 52% 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 27 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 ELEMENTARY ACADEMY
RIVER CITY SCIENCE ELEMENTARY ACADEMY's state test result (79.1% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| RIVER CITY SCIENCE ELEMENTARY ACADEMY this school | 579 | 57.7% | 79.1% |
| BROOKVIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL JACKSONVILLE | 465 | 56.6% | 51.0% |
| RIDGECREST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL LARGO | 438 | 58.0% | 61.1% |
| CRYSTAL LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL LAKE MARY | 685 | 51.7% | 59.5% |
| PINELLAS CENTRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PINELLAS PARK | 483 | 63.1% | 57.2% |
| HOGAN-SPRING GLEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL JACKSONVILLE | 435 | 56.6% | 35.0% |
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 ELEMENTARY ACADEMY ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Duval County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 79.1% | #188 of 2,136 | #7 of 121 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 87.0% | #97 of 2,149 ▲ 243 | #4 of 122 ▲ 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 78.6% | #189 of 2,149 ▲ 39 | #7 of 122 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 579 | #1,101 of 2,267 | #43 of 128 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.5:1 | #1,279 of 2,077 | #39 of 118 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 72.9% | #54 of 2,108 | #15 of 118 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 57.7% | #993 of 2,188 | #55 of 127 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +24.8% | #142 of 621 | #10 of 33 |
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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
579
+3 (+1%) vs 2020
+164% since 2010-11, when it was 219
Student : Teacher
16.5:1
was 30.3:1
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 | 579 | 35 | 16.5:1 | 58% (334) |
| 2023-24 | 583 | N/A | N/A | 54% (317) |
| 2022-23 | 577 | 34 | 17.0:1 | 47% (270) |
| 2020-21 | 576 | 19 | 30.3:1 | 47% (269) |
| 2017-18 | 464 | 1 | 464.0:1 | 53% (246) |
| 2015-16 | 372 | N/A | N/A | 2% (6) |
| 2010-11 | 219 | 15 | 14.6:1 | 38% (84) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for RIVER CITY SCIENCE ELEMENTARY ACADEMY.
About RIVER CITY SCIENCE ELEMENTARY ACADEMY
RIVER CITY SCIENCE ELEMENTARY ACADEMY is a medium-sized elementary school that serves part of JACKSONVILLE, Florida. It covers kindergarten through 5, with a total enrollment of 579 students.
DUVAL oversees RIVER CITY SCIENCE ELEMENTARY ACADEMY and 205 other schools, with 131,562 students in total.
The most common group at RIVER CITY SCIENCE ELEMENTARY ACADEMY is White students, at 41%. Other groups make up 22% Black, 21% Hispanic, 9% multiracial, and 8% Asian. County-wide, 51% of Duval County residents are White. The school's diversity index is 73%, meaning two students picked at random have a 73% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The school reports 35 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to about 16.5 students per teacher. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 17.5:1 average for elementary schools in Florida. The free or reduced-price lunch share, often used to gauge student poverty, is 58%. Across public schools in Duval County, the average is 47%.
The allk12 Grade for RIVER CITY SCIENCE ELEMENTARY ACADEMY is A+. Compared with Florida public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 96% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
RIVER CITY SCIENCE ELEMENTARY ACADEMY is a top-10% school in Florida on BeatsExpectations, beating its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests of 52.3% with an actual 79.1%.
In the county around the school, Duval County, the median household income is $71,277, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 34% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 10%. Duval County is home to 220 public schools and about 141,209 public school students.
The nearest public school is RIVER CITY SCIENCE ACADEMY, at about 0.1 miles. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. RIVER CITY SCIENCE ELEMENTARY ACADEMY places 1st of 8 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
Its NCES locale code is City: Large: the school is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more. RIVER CITY SCIENCE ELEMENTARY ACADEMY is a public charter school.
In 2020-21, RIVER CITY SCIENCE ELEMENTARY ACADEMY enrolled 576; in 2024-25, 579. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 30.3:1; by 2024-25 it was 16.5:1.
Parents and students can post about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater at RIVER CITY SCIENCE ELEMENTARY ACADEMY. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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
Related schools
Other schools in DUVAL
- ATLANTIC COAST HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,887 students
- SANDALWOOD HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,627 students
- MANDARIN HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,343 students
- DUNCAN U. FLETCHER HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,184 students
- FIRST COAST HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,098 students
- ENGLEWOOD HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,896 students
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 ACADEMY0.1 mi · 991
- HOGAN-SPRING GLEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.5 mi · 435
- HOLIDAY HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.0 mi · 460
- YOUTH DEVELOPMENT CENTER1.3 mi · 20
- GREENFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.4 mi · 570
- SOUTHSIDE MIDDLE SCHOOL1.4 mi · 805
Frequently asked questions
About RIVER CITY SCIENCE ELEMENTARY ACADEMYHow many students attend RIVER CITY SCIENCE ELEMENTARY ACADEMY?
RIVER CITY SCIENCE ELEMENTARY ACADEMY enrolls approximately 579 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does RIVER CITY SCIENCE ELEMENTARY ACADEMY serve?
RIVER CITY SCIENCE ELEMENTARY ACADEMY serves grades KG-05.
How many students per teacher at RIVER CITY SCIENCE ELEMENTARY ACADEMY?
Approximately 16.5:1 students per teacher at RIVER CITY SCIENCE ELEMENTARY ACADEMY.
How diverse is RIVER CITY SCIENCE ELEMENTARY ACADEMY?
RIVER CITY SCIENCE ELEMENTARY ACADEMY reports a student body of 41% White, 21% Hispanic, 22% Black, 8% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Who oversees RIVER CITY SCIENCE ELEMENTARY ACADEMY?
RIVER CITY SCIENCE ELEMENTARY ACADEMY is overseen by DUVAL in Duval County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.