S BRYAN JENNINGS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

S BRYAN JENNINGS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, a low-enrollment elementary-level community in ORANGE PARK, Florida, overseen by CLAY, serves 492 students, covering grades pre-K through 6.

Within CLAY, which oversees 50 schools and 39,116 students, S BRYAN JENNINGS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, S BRYAN JENNINGS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL records that the most-represented group is Black (32%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Beyond that, the school logs 30% Hispanic, 27% White, 9% multiracial. By comparison, Clay County as a whole is about 12% Black, so the school skews considerably more Black than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, S BRYAN JENNINGS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL shows 39 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 12.8:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.5:1, putting S BRYAN JENNINGS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 80% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is above Clay County's rate of about 54%.

With demographic context factored in, S BRYAN JENNINGS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL sits in the top 10% of Florida schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 41.1%; actual is 57.0%, +15.9 points clear of the demographic baseline.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Clay County indicate median household income runs about $87,820, roughly 28% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Clay County's 55 public schools (combined enrollment of about 38,806 students), S BRYAN JENNINGS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

W E CHERRY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.9 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts S BRYAN JENNINGS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL at 4th of 8; the average score across the group is 56.2%.

The campus sits in an outer-ring setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count changed only slightly: 498 students in 2018 compared to 492 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share declined from 44% to 27%.

On the community side, members of the S BRYAN JENNINGS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL community share and discuss school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.