Enrollment
366
Elementary
DISTRICT 530 · STATE 604
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DUVAL·NCES 120048000686
SALLYE B. MATHIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
3501 WINTON DR, JACKSONVILLE, FL 32208 · (904) 924-3086 · Duval County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL366 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.1:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.7:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
71%
261 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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
QUIET COMMUNITY
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FAST / B.E.S.T. 2024-25 . % at Level 3 or AboveEnglish Language Arts
41.1%
FL avg 56.7% . +11.8pp since 2023
Math
38.3%
FL avg 58.9% . -4.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 41 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 38 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 12 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 5 points.
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
35.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
45.4%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 35% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 45% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
366
-84 (-19%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
14.1:1
was 13.2:1
% White
6%
was 2%
% Hispanic
4%
was 1%
% Black
87%
was 95%
% Asian
1%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About SALLYE B. MATHIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
As an intimate primary school in JACKSONVILLE, Florida, SALLYE B. MATHIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL caters to 366 students from grades pre-K through 5, operated by DUVAL. Compared to the state average of about 604 students per school, that is 39% smaller than typical.
DUVAL comprises 206 schools with combined enrollment of 131,562 students; SALLYE B. MATHIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is among them.
In terms of who attends, SALLYE B. MATHIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL shows that the student body is overwhelmingly Black (87%). Other groups include 6% White, 4% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 29% Black, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Black than the area baseline.
On the resource side, Staff filings list 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.1:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 17.5:1 average. Around 71% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Duval County (around 47%), the school's rate is north of typical.
On a demographically-adjusted basis, SALLYE B. MATHIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 45.4%, the actual is 35.1%, a residual of -10.3 points.
In the area at large, census data for Duval County shows median household income runs about $71,277, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. SALLYE B. MATHIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 220 public schools in Duval County (combined enrollment of about 141,209 students).
Nearest neighbor: JEAN RIBAULT HIGH SCHOOL, around 0.1 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around SALLYE B. MATHIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), SALLYE B. MATHIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks 7th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 40.8%.
Geographically, the school is in an inner-city area.
Looking at the recent track record. SALLYE B. MATHIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's enrollment has contracted 19% since 2018, when it stood at 450 (now 366). The Black share of enrollment contracted from 95% to 87% over that span.
In the discussion threads here, posts here usually surface around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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
Nearby schools
- JEAN RIBAULT HIGH SCHOOL0.1 mi · 1,224
- JEAN RIBAULT MIDDLE SCHOOL0.3 mi · 530
- WILLIAM M. RAINES HIGH SCHOOL0.7 mi · 1,376
- RUTLEDGE H. PEARSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.4 mi · 758
- TIGER ACADEMY1.4 mi · 198
- RUFUS E. PAYNE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.5 mi · 233
Frequently asked questions
About SALLYE B. MATHIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHow many students attend SALLYE B. MATHIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
SALLYE B. MATHIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 366 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does SALLYE B. MATHIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
SALLYE B. MATHIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at SALLYE B. MATHIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Approximately 14.1:1 students per teacher at SALLYE B. MATHIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
How diverse is SALLYE B. MATHIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
SALLYE B. MATHIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reports a student body of 6% White, 4% Hispanic, 87% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees SALLYE B. MATHIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
SALLYE B. MATHIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is overseen by DUVAL in Duval County.
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