SABAL PALM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

SABAL PALM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is an elementary-level community of middle-of-the-pack scale in JACKSONVILLE, Florida, one of the schools within DUVAL, enrolling 630 students in grades pre-K through 5.

SABAL PALM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 206 schools operated by DUVAL, a district that hosts 131,562 students overall.

Looking at the student body, SABAL PALM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL lists that 55% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. The remainder breaks down as 18% Black, 13% Hispanic, 10% multiracial, 4% Asian. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

On the resource side, The school employs 39 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 16.1:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 17.5:1 average. An estimated 30% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Duval County (around 47%), the school's rate is meaningfully below typical.

After controlling for student poverty, SABAL PALM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 66.1% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 66.2%.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Duval County) logs that median household earnings sit near $71,277, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. SABAL PALM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 220 public schools in Duval County (combined enrollment of about 141,209 students).

Nearest neighbor: WATERLEAF ELEMENTARY, around 0.7 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts SABAL PALM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL at 3rd of 9; the average score across the group is 60.4%.

SABAL PALM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL operates from an urban location.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at SABAL PALM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has declined 37%, going from 993 students in 2018 to 630 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio widened from 15.1:1 in 2018 to 16.1:1 today.

On the community side, the feed for SABAL PALM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL typically covers sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.