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Enrollment
519
Elementary
DISTRICT 530 · STATE 604
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DUVAL·NCES 120048000672
SOUTHSIDE ESTATES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
9775 IVEY RD, JACKSONVILLE, FL 32246 · (904) 565-2706 · Duval County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL519 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.7:1
38 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.7:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
58%
303 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 | 70 | 13% |
| Kindergarten | 80 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 84 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 68 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 68 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 71 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 78 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (80) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (78).
Student demographics
72%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
43.3%
FL avg 56.7% . +6.2pp since 2023
Math
58.9%
FL avg 58.9% . +10.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 43 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 6 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 10 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 43.3% | 58.9% |
| 2023-24 | 37.1% | 48.7% |
% 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
45.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
51.9%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 46% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 52% 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 SOUTHSIDE ESTATES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
SOUTHSIDE ESTATES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (45.9% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| SOUTHSIDE ESTATES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 519 | 58.4% | 45.9% |
| LEWIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TEMPLE TERRACE | 546 | 64.1% | 35.3% |
| SUN 'N LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL SEBRING | 588 | 62.9% | 63.0% |
| DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER K-8 PALM BEACH GARDENS | 565 | 50.4% | 54.4% |
| LIMONA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL BRANDON | 543 | 52.7% | 57.9% |
| RIDGECREST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL LARGO | 438 | 58.0% | 61.1% |
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 SOUTHSIDE ESTATES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Duval County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 45.9% | #1,526 of 2,136 | #65 of 121 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 58.9% | #1,147 of 2,149 ▲ 300 | #51 of 122 ▲ 12 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 43.3% | #1,637 of 2,149 ▲ 131 | #70 of 122 ▲ 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 519 | #1,342 of 2,267 | #50 of 128 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.7:1 | #250 of 2,077 | #10 of 118 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 72.4% | #69 of 2,108 | #17 of 118 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 58.4% | #969 of 2,188 | #52 of 127 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +2.0% | #545 of 621 | #30 of 33 |
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
519
+46 (+10%) vs 2020
-27% since 1990-91, when it was 711
Student : Teacher
13.7:1
was 13.5:1
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 | 519 | 38 | 13.7:1 | 58% (303) |
| 2023-24 | 496 | 36 | 13.8:1 | 64% (319) |
| 2022-23 | 486 | 33 | 14.7:1 | 66% (322) |
| 2020-21 | 473 | 35 | 13.5:1 | 66% (310) |
| 2017-18 | 509 | 40 | 12.7:1 | 65% (333) |
| 2015-16 | 543 | 40 | 13.6:1 | 65% (355) |
| 2010-11 | 480 | 39 | 12.3:1 | 73% (348) |
| 2000-01 | 648 | 45 | 14.4:1 | 53% (344) |
| 1990-91 | 711 | 40 | 17.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for SOUTHSIDE ESTATES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
About SOUTHSIDE ESTATES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
SOUTHSIDE ESTATES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a medium-sized elementary school in Florida, with an address in JACKSONVILLE. Its 519 students are spread across pre-K through 5.
In DUVAL, 206 schools enroll a combined 131,562 students.
Enrollment at SOUTHSIDE ESTATES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is mixed, with Black students the largest group at 32%. The school is also 31% Hispanic, 27% White, 5% Asian, and 5% multiracial. For comparison, Duval County is about 29% Black. The chance that two students picked at random at SOUTHSIDE ESTATES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 72%.
Teachers at SOUTHSIDE ESTATES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL total 38 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 13.7:1. The 17.5:1 average for elementary schools in Florida is higher than this school's figure. The school counts 303 students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, or 58%. The 47% average for public schools in Duval County is 11 points lower.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, SOUTHSIDE ESTATES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL would be expected to post about 51.9%. Its actual average proficiency rate on state tests is 45.9%.
Among Duval County residents, median household income is about $71,277, roughly 34% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Federal data list 220 public schools in Duval County, with a combined enrollment of about 141,209.
The closest other public school is DUVAL CHARTER SCHOLARS ACADEMY, about 1.5 miles away. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Of 9 schools in the immediate area with test results, SOUTHSIDE ESTATES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks 6th on average proficiency.
SOUTHSIDE ESTATES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL falls in the City: Large locale category, used for schools inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
A comparison of 2020-21 and 2024-25 shows enrollment up 10%, from 473 to 519.
The SOUTHSIDE ESTATES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL community page is open for posts about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. 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
- DUVAL CHARTER SCHOLARS ACADEMY1.5 mi · 501
- CORNERSTONE CLASSICAL ACADEMY1.7 mi · 949
- RIVER CITY SCIENCE ACADEMY1.7 mi · 991
- WOODLAND ACRES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.7 mi · 495
- WINDY HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.8 mi · 416
- SEACOAST CHARTER ACADEMY1.8 mi · 444
Frequently asked questions
About SOUTHSIDE ESTATES ELEMENTARY SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at SOUTHSIDE ESTATES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
SOUTHSIDE ESTATES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 519 students in grades PK-05.
Is SOUTHSIDE ESTATES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
SOUTHSIDE ESTATES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at SOUTHSIDE ESTATES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at SOUTHSIDE ESTATES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is approximately 13.7:1 (38 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at SOUTHSIDE ESTATES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
At SOUTHSIDE ESTATES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 27% White, 31% Hispanic, 32% Black, 5% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is SOUTHSIDE ESTATES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL public or private?
SOUTHSIDE ESTATES 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.