Enrollment
233
Elementary
DISTRICT 530 · STATE 604
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DUVAL·NCES 120048000713
RUFUS E. PAYNE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
6725 HEMA RD, JACKSONVILLE, FL 32209 · (904) 924-3020 · Duval County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL233 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
19.4:1
12 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.7:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
83%
193 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 20 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 41 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 33 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 36 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 37 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 37 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 29 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (41) is 41% larger than its 5th grade class (29).
Student demographics
21%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
50.0%
FL avg 56.7% . +1.5pp since 2023
Math
63.5%
FL avg 58.9% . +10.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 50 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 64 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 1 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 | 50.0% | 63.5% |
| 2023-24 | 48.5% | 52.8% |
% 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
55.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.6%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+15.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 55% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 40% 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 16 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 RUFUS E. PAYNE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
RUFUS E. PAYNE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (55.5% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| RUFUS E. PAYNE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 233 | 82.8% | 55.5% |
| UNIVERSITY PREPARATORY ACADEMY PALM BEACH WEST PALM BEACH | 246 | 81.7% | 25.1% |
| ROSENWALD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL SOUTH BAY | 267 | 79.4% | 49.2% |
| GEORGE WASHINGTON CARVER ELEMENTARY JACKSONVILLE | 297 | 83.5% | 33.7% |
| SUSIE E. TOLBERT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL JACKSONVILLE | 245 | 80.8% | 21.4% |
| LAKE FOREST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL GAINESVILLE | 268 | 84.7% | 34.7% |
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 RUFUS E. PAYNE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Duval County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 55.5% | #1,066 of 2,136 | #47 of 121 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 63.5% | #940 of 2,149 ▲ 315 | #41 of 122 ▲ 13 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 50.0% | #1,301 of 2,149 ▼ 64 | #56 of 122 ▼ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 233 | #2,074 of 2,267 | #113 of 128 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.4:1 | #1,895 of 2,077 | #93 of 118 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 21.4% | #1,946 of 2,108 | #115 of 118 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 82.8% | #97 of 2,188 | #12 of 127 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -28.1% | #246 of 1,374 | #20 of 80 |
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
233
-3 (-1%) vs 2020
-62% since 1990-91, when it was 618
Student : Teacher
19.4:1
was 19.7:1
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 | 233 | 12 | 19.4:1 | 83% (193) |
| 2023-24 | 224 | 14 | 16.0:1 | 86% (193) |
| 2022-23 | 225 | 17 | 13.2:1 | 84% (189) |
| 2020-21 | 236 | 12 | 19.7:1 | 89% (209) |
| 2017-18 | 324 | 20 | 16.2:1 | 87% (281) |
| 2015-16 | 295 | 21 | 14.1:1 | 81% (238) |
| 2010-11 | 417 | 28 | 14.9:1 | 89% (371) |
| 2000-01 | 500 | 31 | 16.1:1 | 87% (434) |
| 1990-91 | 618 | 30 | 20.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for RUFUS E. PAYNE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
About RUFUS E. PAYNE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
RUFUS E. PAYNE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a small elementary school in JACKSONVILLE, Florida, (ZIP code 32209). School enrollment was 233 students in 2024-25, in pre-K through 5. For comparison, elementary schools in Florida average about 604 students.
DUVAL enrolls 131,562 students in 206 schools, including RUFUS E. PAYNE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
The student body at RUFUS E. PAYNE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is 88% Black. The rest of enrollment is 5% multiracial, 4% White, and 2% Hispanic. Among all residents of Duval County, the Black share is about 29%. RUFUS E. PAYNE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's diversity index is 21%, against a US figure of 70%.
RUFUS E. PAYNE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL operates with 12 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 19.4:1. On average, elementary schools in Florida have 17.5:1, compared with 19.4:1 here. RUFUS E. PAYNE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reports 83% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals. The gap from the 47% average for public schools in Duval County is 36 points.
The school's average proficiency rate on state tests, 55.5%, is 15.8 points above the 39.6% the model predicts from its free or reduced-price lunch share. That result is in the top 10% of Florida schools.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Duval County show that the median household income is $71,277, about 34% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 10%. Besides RUFUS E. PAYNE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, Duval County has 219 other public schools.
TIGER ACADEMY is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.6 miles away. Within five miles of RUFUS E. PAYNE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, there are at least 8 other public schools. Among its closest neighbors with test data, RUFUS E. PAYNE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is 1st of 9 on proficiency.
RUFUS E. PAYNE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has an NCES locale of City: Large.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment held near 233, starting from 236.
Community posts for RUFUS E. PAYNE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL can cover enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. 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
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- TIGER ACADEMY0.6 mi · 198
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- GEORGE WASHINGTON CARVER ELEMENTARY1.3 mi · 297
- PICKETT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.3 mi · 156
- JEAN RIBAULT MIDDLE SCHOOL1.3 mi · 530
Frequently asked questions
About RUFUS E. PAYNE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHow many students attend RUFUS E. PAYNE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
RUFUS E. PAYNE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 233 students in grades PK-05.
Is RUFUS E. PAYNE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
RUFUS E. PAYNE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at RUFUS E. PAYNE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Approximately 19.4:1 students per teacher at RUFUS E. PAYNE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
How diverse is RUFUS E. PAYNE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
RUFUS E. PAYNE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reports a student body of 4% White, 2% Hispanic, 88% Black, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees RUFUS E. PAYNE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
RUFUS E. PAYNE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is overseen by DUVAL in Duval County.
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