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SWIMMING PEN CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Test scores
FAST / B.E.S.T. 2024-25 . % at Level 3 or AboveWhat this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 54 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 53 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Florida schools, those numbers are about 57 and 59. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat this means: About 53% 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%.
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About SWIMMING PEN CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
As a cozy elementary-level community in MIDDLEBURG, Florida, SWIMMING PEN CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves 496 students from grades pre-K through 6, overseen by CLAY.
Within CLAY, which oversees 50 schools and 39,116 students, SWIMMING PEN CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one campus in the system.
For racial and ethnic makeup, SWIMMING PEN CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL records that the largest single group is White, at 64% of enrollment. Other groups include 14% Hispanic, 10% multiracial, 9% Black.
Looking at school resources, On paper, SWIMMING PEN CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has 39 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 12.7:1. The state averages around 17.5:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 58% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.
On a demographically-adjusted basis, SWIMMING PEN CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 52.3% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 52.6%.
In the area at large, Clay County reports that median household earnings sit near $87,820, 28% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Clay County runs 55 public schools (combined enrollment of about 38,806 students), of which SWIMMING PEN CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one.
ST JOHNS CLASSICAL ACADEMY is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.4 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around SWIMMING PEN CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts SWIMMING PEN CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL at 8th of 8; the average score across the group is 72.8%.
The campus sits in a bedroom-community setting.
Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at SWIMMING PEN CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has grew 3%, going from 480 students in 2018 to 496 in 2025.
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Clay County at a glance
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