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Enrollment
630
Elementary
DISTRICT 530 · STATE 604
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DUVAL·NCES 120048002740
SABAL PALM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
1201 KERNAN BLVD N, JACKSONVILLE, FL 32225 · (904) 221-7169 · Duval County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL630 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 60% of Florida public elementary schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+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
16.1:1
39 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.7:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
30%
189 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 2 | 0% |
| Kindergarten | 92 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 101 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 92 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 108 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 116 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 119 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (92) is 23% smaller than its 5th grade class (119).
Student demographics
64%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
60.9%
FL avg 56.7% . -1.3pp since 2023
Math
73.3%
FL avg 58.9% . +2.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 61 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 73 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Florida schools, those numbers are about 57 and 59. Reading and writing scores are down about 1 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 2 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 60.9% | 73.3% |
| 2023-24 | 62.2% | 70.8% |
% 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
66.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
66.1%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 66% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 66% typical for Florida schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Florida's top nor bottom 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 SABAL PALM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
SABAL PALM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (66.2% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| SABAL PALM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 630 | 30.0% | 66.2% |
| SHORE ACRES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ST PETERSBURG | 690 | 30.3% | 75.7% |
| PINECREST ACADEMY SPACE COAST VIERA | 649 | 26.5% | 64.0% |
| PINEAPPLE COVE CLASSICAL ACADEMY AT LOCKMAR PALM BAY | 724 | 24.9% | 62.4% |
| WILLIAM S. TALBOT ELEM SCHOOL GAINESVILLE | 573 | 34.0% | 67.0% |
| IMAGINE SCHOOL AT TOWN CENTER PALM COAST | 885 | 30.1% | 54.3% |
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 SABAL PALM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Duval County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 66.2% | #592 of 2,136 | #23 of 121 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 73.3% | #521 of 2,149 ▼ 9 | #23 of 122 ▼ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 60.9% | #799 of 2,149 ▼ 158 | #31 of 122 ▼ 9 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 630 | #926 of 2,267 | #39 of 128 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.1:1 | #1,178 of 2,077 | #32 of 118 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 64.1% | #626 of 2,108 | #62 of 118 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 30.0% | #1,819 of 2,188 | #108 of 127 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -36.6% | #89 of 1,374 | #9 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
630
-194 (-24%) vs 2020
-47% since 1990-91, when it was 1,191
Student : Teacher
16.1:1
was 14.5:1
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 | 630 | 39 | 16.1:1 | 30% (189) |
| 2023-24 | 682 | 42 | 16.2:1 | 35% (241) |
| 2022-23 | 704 | 50 | 14.1:1 | 37% (263) |
| 2020-21 | 824 | 57 | 14.5:1 | 37% (306) |
| 2017-18 | 993 | 66 | 15.1:1 | 42% (420) |
| 2015-16 | 1,042 | 69 | 15.1:1 | 40% (413) |
| 2010-11 | 1,195 | 83 | 14.4:1 | 32% (388) |
| 2000-01 | 1,501 | 73 | 20.6:1 | 23% (351) |
| 1990-91 | 1,191 | 64 | 18.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for SABAL PALM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
About SABAL PALM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Students in JACKSONVILLE, Florida, attend SABAL PALM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, a medium-sized elementary school. A total of 630 students attend the school, which covers pre-K through 5.
Across its 206 schools, DUVAL enrolls 131,562 students. SABAL PALM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of those schools.
SABAL PALM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's enrollment is 55% White. The next largest groups are 18% Black, 13% Hispanic, 10% multiracial, and 4% Asian. The White share in Duval County as a whole is similar, at about 51%. SABAL PALM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has a diversity index of 64%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
SABAL PALM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's 39 full-time-equivalent teachers put its ratio at 16.1:1. That ratio is under the 17.5:1 average for elementary schools in Florida. The school's rate of free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 30%. Among public schools in Duval County, the average eligibility rate is 47%.
Measured against Florida public elementary schools, SABAL PALM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL receives a B. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, SABAL PALM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is within a point of its prediction. Actual: 66.2%. Predicted: 66.1%.
Federal survey data for Duval County show that median household income is about $71,277, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. SABAL PALM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is among the 220 public schools in Duval County.
The closest public school, WATERLEAF ELEMENTARY, is about 0.7 miles from SABAL PALM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. SABAL PALM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is 3rd of 9 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
SABAL PALM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is coded as City: Large in federal locale data.
Federal counts put enrollment at 824 in 2020-21 and 630 in 2024-25, a 24% decrease. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 14.5:1 in 2020-21 to 16.1:1 in 2024-25.
Discussions about SABAL PALM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL may include sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
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
Other Sabal Palm Elementary schools
2 other US public schools in 1 state are named Sabal Palm Elementary. SABAL PALM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the 2nd largest of the 3.
- SABAL PALM ELEMENTARY SCHOOLNAPLES, FL · 792 students
- SABAL PALM ELEMENTARY SCHOOLTALLAHASSEE, FL · 459 students
Nearby schools
- WATERLEAF ELEMENTARY0.7 mi · 613
- GLOBAL LEADERSHIP ACADEMY INTERCOASTAL1.1 mi · 433
- LANDMARK MIDDLE SCHOOL1.3 mi · 876
- ABESS PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.5 mi · 509
- LONE STAR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL2.4 mi · 318
- KERNAN MIDDLE SCHOOL2.6 mi · 1,086
Frequently asked questions
About SABAL PALM ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHow many students attend SABAL PALM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
SABAL PALM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 630 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does SABAL PALM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
SABAL PALM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many teachers does SABAL PALM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL have?
SABAL PALM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL employs 39 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.1:1.
How diverse is SABAL PALM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
SABAL PALM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reports a student body of 55% White, 13% Hispanic, 18% Black, 4% Asian, 10% Two or more.
Who oversees SABAL PALM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
SABAL PALM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is overseen by DUVAL in Duval County.
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