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Enrollment
665
Elementary
DISTRICT 671 · STATE 604
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CLAY·NCES 120030000203
ROBERT M. PATERSON ELEMENTARY
5400 PINE AVE, ORANGE PARK, FL 32003 · (904) 336-2575 · Clay County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL665 STUDENTS
A+
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Scored higher than 99% of Florida public elementary schools
- A+Test 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
12.2:1
55 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.0:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
33%
218 students
DISTRICT 54% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 22 | 3% |
| Kindergarten | 83 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 79 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 75 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 101 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 99 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 98 | 15% |
| Grade 6 | 108 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (83) is 23% smaller than its 6th grade class (108).
Student demographics
48%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 63% · 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
87.8%
FL avg 56.7% . +3.2pp since 2023
Math
92.3%
FL avg 58.9% . +0.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 88 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 92 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 have held steady.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 87.8% | 92.3% |
| 2023-24 | 84.7% | 91.6% |
% 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
89.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
64.8%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+24.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 89% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 65% 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 24 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 ROBERT M. PATERSON ELEMENTARY
ROBERT M. PATERSON ELEMENTARY's state test result (89.1% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| ROBERT M. PATERSON ELEMENTARY this school | 665 | 32.8% | 89.1% |
| FLEMING ISLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ORANGE PARK | 629 | 29.1% | 82.9% |
| SHORE ACRES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ST PETERSBURG | 690 | 30.3% | 75.7% |
| CYPRESS CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PORT ORANGE | 761 | 31.7% | 74.3% |
| DISCOVERY ACADEMY OF SCIENCE CLEARWATER | 722 | 28.1% | 81.5% |
| SWEETWATER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PORT ORANGE | 617 | 31.9% | 80.1% |
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 ROBERT M. PATERSON ELEMENTARY ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Clay County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 89.1% | #22 of 2,136 | #2 of 29 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 92.3% | #24 of 2,149 ▲ 2 | #2 of 29 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 87.8% | #25 of 2,149 ▲ 12 | #2 of 29 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 665 | #825 of 2,267 | #15 of 29 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.2:1 | #57 of 2,077 | #7 of 28 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 47.7% | #1,457 of 2,108 | #22 of 29 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 32.8% | #1,754 of 2,188 | #27 of 29 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -34.7% | #113 of 1,374 | #1 of 15 |
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
665
-396 (-37%) vs 2020
-34% since 2000-01, when it was 1,007
Student : Teacher
12.2:1
was 14.0:1
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 | 665 | 54.6 | 12.2:1 | 33% (218) |
| 2023-24 | 693 | 57.6 | 12.0:1 | 32% (219) |
| 2022-23 | 1,117 | 79 | 14.1:1 | 35% (388) |
| 2020-21 | 1,061 | 76 | 14.0:1 | 28% (301) |
| 2017-18 | 1,019 | 67 | 15.2:1 | 34% (349) |
| 2015-16 | 933 | 64 | 14.6:1 | 34% (317) |
| 2010-11 | 888 | 67 | 13.3:1 | 24% (214) |
| 2000-01 | 1,007 | 56 | 18.0:1 | 10% (101) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for ROBERT M. PATERSON ELEMENTARY.
About ROBERT M. PATERSON ELEMENTARY
ROBERT M. PATERSON ELEMENTARY is a medium-sized elementary school serving families in ORANGE PARK, Florida. The school had 665 students in pre-K through 6 in 2024-25.
CLAY runs ROBERT M. PATERSON ELEMENTARY along with 49 other schools, enrolling 39,116 students in total.
ROBERT M. PATERSON ELEMENTARY is 71% White by enrollment. Beyond that, enrollment is 13% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, 5% Black, and 5% Asian. The White share in Clay County as a whole is similar, at about 70%. ROBERT M. PATERSON ELEMENTARY's diversity index is 48%, against a US figure of 70%.
The school reported 54.6 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25 and a ratio of 12.2:1. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 17.5:1 average for elementary schools in Florida. Eligible students account for 33% of enrollment in the free or reduced-price lunch program. Among public schools in Clay County, the average eligibility rate is 54%.
Measured against Florida public elementary schools, ROBERT M. PATERSON ELEMENTARY receives an A+. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
ROBERT M. PATERSON ELEMENTARY posts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 89.1%. Schools with its free or reduced-price lunch share in Florida are predicted to post 64.8%, so the school is 24.3 points ahead and in the state's top 10%.
Federal survey data for Clay County show that the median household income is $87,820, about 28% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 8% of residents are in poverty. Clay County is home to 55 public schools and about 38,806 public school students.
FLEMING ISLAND HIGH SCHOOL is located about 1.1 miles from ROBERT M. PATERSON ELEMENTARY. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Of 9 schools in the immediate area with test results, ROBERT M. PATERSON ELEMENTARY ranks 1st on average proficiency.
For locale, NCES codes ROBERT M. PATERSON ELEMENTARY as Suburb: Large.
2024-25 enrollment was 665, a 37% decrease from 1,061 in 2020-21. The number of students per teacher fell from 14.0 to 12.2 over 4 years.
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Clay County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
227,584
Census ACS
Median income
$87,820
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
28%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
55
38,806 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in CLAY
- OAKLEAF HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,307 students
- MIDDLEBURG HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,866 students
- ORANGE PARK HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,844 students
- RIDGEVIEW HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,792 students
- CLAY HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,776 students
- FLEMING ISLAND HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,765 students
Other schools in ORANGE PARK
- OAKLEAF HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,307 students
- ORANGE PARK HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,844 students
- RIDGEVIEW HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,792 students
- FLEMING ISLAND HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,765 students
- OAKLEAF VILLAGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 1,022 students
- DISCOVERY OAKS ELEMENTARYElementary · 915 students
Nearby schools
- FLEMING ISLAND HIGH SCHOOL1.1 mi · 1,765
- ST JOHNS CLASSICAL ACADEMY1.6 mi · 978
- THUNDERBOLT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.7 mi · 756
- FLEMING ISLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.8 mi · 629
- SWIMMING PEN CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL3.0 mi · 496
- HICKORY CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL4.0 mi · 669
Frequently asked questions
About ROBERT M. PATERSON ELEMENTARYWhat is the total enrollment at ROBERT M. PATERSON ELEMENTARY?
ROBERT M. PATERSON ELEMENTARY enrolls approximately 665 students in grades PK-06.
What grades does ROBERT M. PATERSON ELEMENTARY serve?
ROBERT M. PATERSON ELEMENTARY serves grades PK-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at ROBERT M. PATERSON ELEMENTARY?
The student-to-teacher ratio at ROBERT M. PATERSON ELEMENTARY is approximately 12.2:1 (55 FTE teachers).
How diverse is ROBERT M. PATERSON ELEMENTARY?
ROBERT M. PATERSON ELEMENTARY reports a student body of 71% White, 13% Hispanic, 5% Black, 5% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees ROBERT M. PATERSON ELEMENTARY?
ROBERT M. PATERSON ELEMENTARY is overseen by CLAY in Clay County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.