ST JOHNS CLASSICAL ACADEMY

As a substantial combined-grade school in FLEMING ISLAND, Florida, ST JOHNS CLASSICAL ACADEMY hosts 978 students from grades pre-K through 12, operated by CLAY. Enrollment runs roughly 177% bigger than the state mean of about 353.

Across the 50 schools in CLAY (39,116 students total), ST JOHNS CLASSICAL ACADEMY accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, ST JOHNS CLASSICAL ACADEMY shows that White students make up the majority at 75%. The remainder reads as 14% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, 4% Black, 2% Asian.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 56 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 17.4:1 students per teacher. The state averages about 17.7:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 12% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is lower than Clay County's rate of about 54%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, ST JOHNS CLASSICAL ACADEMY performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 75.4%, the actual is 63.5%, a residual of -11.9 points.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Clay County) reports that the typical household earns roughly $87,820 per year, about 28% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. Across Clay County's 55 public schools (combined enrollment of about 38,806 students), ST JOHNS CLASSICAL ACADEMY is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is FLEMING ISLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, roughly 0.9 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts ST JOHNS CLASSICAL ACADEMY at 6th of 8; the average score across the group is 72.8%.

Geographically, the school is in a suburban area. ST JOHNS CLASSICAL ACADEMY is a charter school, which puts it inside the public-school system but outside the standard district-managed model.

Trend over the last 7 years. ST JOHNS CLASSICAL ACADEMY's enrollment has grew 179% since 2018, when it stood at 351 (now 978). Class-load math has loosened: from 13.0:1 in 2018 to 17.4:1 in 2025.

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