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What's the one class at SAN MATEO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL every student should take?
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Enrollment
520
Elementary
DISTRICT 530 · STATE 604
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DUVAL·NCES 120048000743
SAN MATEO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
600 BAISDEN RD, JACKSONVILLE, FL 32218 · (904) 696-8750 · Duval County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL520 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
20.8:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.7:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
40%
206 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 102 | 20% |
| Grade 1 | 84 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 84 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 87 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 81 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 82 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (102) is 24% larger than its 5th grade class (82).
Student demographics
66%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
62.4%
FL avg 56.7% . +2.9pp since 2023
Math
59.3%
FL avg 58.9% . -0.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 62 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 59 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 3 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 62.4% | 59.3% |
| 2023-24 | 59.5% | 59.5% |
% 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
60.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
61.3%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 61% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 61% 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 SAN MATEO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
SAN MATEO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (60.8% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| SAN MATEO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 520 | 39.6% | 60.8% |
| W T MOORE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TALLAHASSEE | 519 | 39.9% | 58.9% |
| BAY VISTA FUNDAMENTAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ST PETERSBURG | 574 | 36.1% | 76.4% |
| PINE FOREST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL JACKSONVILLE | 431 | 39.4% | 61.8% |
| S. D. SPADY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL DELRAY BEACH | 494 | 39.1% | 60.8% |
| DOUGLAS L. JAMERSON JR. ELEMENTARY ST PETERSBURG | 536 | 46.5% | 62.3% |
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 SAN MATEO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Duval County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 60.8% | #826 of 2,136 | #35 of 121 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 59.3% | #1,126 of 2,149 ▼ 166 | #49 of 122 ▼ 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 62.4% | #728 of 2,149 ▲ 13 | #27 of 122 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 520 | #1,340 of 2,267 | #49 of 128 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.8:1 | #1,980 of 2,077 | #105 of 118 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 66.3% | #472 of 2,108 | #54 of 118 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 39.6% | #1,593 of 2,188 | #98 of 127 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -16.3% | #651 of 1,374 | #43 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
520
-43 (-8%) vs 2020
-11% since 1990-91, when it was 586
Student : Teacher
20.8:1
was 17.1:1
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 | 520 | 25 | 20.8:1 | 40% (206) |
| 2023-24 | 495 | 28 | 17.7:1 | 46% (226) |
| 2022-23 | 534 | 30 | 17.8:1 | 48% (257) |
| 2020-21 | 563 | 33 | 17.1:1 | 40% (225) |
| 2017-18 | 621 | 40 | 15.5:1 | 46% (283) |
| 2015-16 | 643 | 41 | 15.7:1 | 47% (303) |
| 2010-11 | 718 | 46 | 15.6:1 | 37% (268) |
| 2000-01 | 690 | 32 | 21.6:1 | 28% (195) |
| 1990-91 | 586 | 36 | 16.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for SAN MATEO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
About SAN MATEO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
SAN MATEO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a medium-sized elementary school in JACKSONVILLE, Florida, one of the schools in DUVAL. Students in kindergarten through 5 attend, and enrollment is 520 students.
DUVAL enrolls 131,562 students, and its 206 schools include SAN MATEO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
The most common group at SAN MATEO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is White students, at 40%. Enrollment also includes 40% Black, 11% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, and 2% Asian. The school's White share is 11 points below the 51% share among Duval County residents. SAN MATEO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's diversity index is 66%, against a US figure of 70%.
At SAN MATEO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, 25 full-time-equivalent teachers work with students, a ratio of about 20.8:1. That is higher than the 17.5:1 average for elementary schools in Florida. Roughly 40% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch.
Schools in Florida with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 61.3%. SAN MATEO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL scores 60.8%.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Duval County show that the median household income is $71,277, roughly 34% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 10%. SAN MATEO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 220 public schools in the county.
The nearest public school is OCEANWAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, at about 1.5 miles. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. On state test proficiency, SAN MATEO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks 1st in a group of 8 nearby schools.
Federal data place SAN MATEO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL in the City: Large locale, which means it is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
SAN MATEO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's enrollment dropped from 563 in 2020-21 to 520 in 2024-25. Federal data show the ratio rising from 17.1:1 to 20.8:1.
Parents and students can post about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater at SAN MATEO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. 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
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
- OCEANWAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.5 mi · 728
- OCEANWAY SCHOOL2.0 mi · 828
- HIGHLANDS ESTATES ACADEMY2.2 mi · 692
- SEASIDE CHARTER NORTH CAMPUS2.6 mi · 496
- BISCAYNE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL2.7 mi · 818
- BISCAYNE HIGH SCHOOL2.9 mi · 217
Frequently asked questions
About SAN MATEO ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHow large is SAN MATEO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
SAN MATEO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 520 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does SAN MATEO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
SAN MATEO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at SAN MATEO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Approximately 20.8:1 students per teacher at SAN MATEO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
How diverse is SAN MATEO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
SAN MATEO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reports a student body of 40% White, 11% Hispanic, 40% Black, 2% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is SAN MATEO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL public or private?
SAN MATEO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by DUVAL.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.