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Enrollment
596
Elementary
DISTRICT 952 · STATE 604
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ST. JOHNS·NCES 120174002263
W. DOUGLAS HARTLEY ELEMENTARY
260 CACIQUE DR, ST AUGUSTINE, FL 32086 · (904) 547-8400 · St. Johns County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY23-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL596 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.5:1
38 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.7:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
43%
255 students
DISTRICT 28% · 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 | 29 | 5% |
| Kindergarten | 84 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 82 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 74 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 118 | 20% |
| Grade 4 | 111 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 98 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (84) is 14% smaller than its 5th grade class (98).
Student demographics
45%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 52% · 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
68.7%
FL avg 56.7% . -1.9pp since 2023
Math
70.4%
FL avg 58.9% . +0.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 69 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 70 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Florida schools, those numbers are about 57 and 59. Reading and writing scores are down about 2 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 | 68.7% | 70.4% |
| 2023-24 | 70.6% | 70.4% |
% 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
70.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
59.7%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+11.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 71% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 60% 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 W. DOUGLAS HARTLEY ELEMENTARY
W. DOUGLAS HARTLEY ELEMENTARY's state test result (70.8% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| W. DOUGLAS HARTLEY ELEMENTARY this school | 596 | 42.8% | 70.8% |
| YULEE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL YULEE | 589 | 44.0% | 69.0% |
| PATHWAYS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ORMOND BEACH | 667 | 42.7% | 66.0% |
| JENSEN BEACH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL JENSEN BEACH | 611 | 45.2% | 73.2% |
| TOMOKA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ORMOND BEACH | 652 | 45.7% | 67.5% |
| WEST NAVARRE PRIMARY SCHOOL NAVARRE | 666 | 45.2% | N/A |
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 W. DOUGLAS HARTLEY ELEMENTARY ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In St. Johns County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 70.8% | #428 of 2,136 | #20 of 27 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 70.4% | #636 of 2,149 ▼ 107 | #22 of 27 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 68.7% | #486 of 2,149 ▼ 148 | #23 of 27 ▼ 4 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 596 | #1,044 of 2,267 | #23 of 30 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.5:1 | #919 of 2,077 | #13 of 27 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 45.0% | #1,544 of 2,108 | #22 of 27 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 42.8% | #1,500 of 2,188 | #7 of 27 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -10.1% | #937 of 1,374 | #11 of 14 |
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
596
+51 (+9%) vs 2020
-35% since 1990-91, when it was 911
Student : Teacher
15.5:1
was 15.1:1
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 | 596 | 38.4 | 15.5:1 | 43% (255) |
| 2023-24 | 564 | 41.2 | 13.7:1 | 47% (263) |
| 2022-23 | 633 | 43.6 | 14.5:1 | 42% (267) |
| 2020-21 | 545 | 36 | 15.1:1 | 44% (242) |
| 2017-18 | 663 | 42 | 15.8:1 | 36% (237) |
| 2015-16 | 689 | 46 | 15.0:1 | 43% (298) |
| 2010-11 | 655 | 43 | 15.2:1 | 42% (276) |
| 2000-01 | 688 | 36 | 19.1:1 | 34% (233) |
| 1990-91 | 911 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for W. DOUGLAS HARTLEY ELEMENTARY.
About W. DOUGLAS HARTLEY ELEMENTARY
W. DOUGLAS HARTLEY ELEMENTARY is listed by the National Center for Education Statistics as an elementary school in ST AUGUSTINE, Florida. School enrollment was 596 students in 2024-25, in pre-K through 5.
W. DOUGLAS HARTLEY ELEMENTARY reports to ST. JOHNS, which has 53 schools and 52,383 students.
By race and ethnicity, W. DOUGLAS HARTLEY ELEMENTARY is 73% White. The rest of enrollment is 12% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, 6% Black, and 3% Asian. The chance that two students picked at random at W. DOUGLAS HARTLEY ELEMENTARY belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 45%.
The teaching staff at W. DOUGLAS HARTLEY ELEMENTARY is 38.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 15.5:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in Florida is 17.5:1, higher than at this school. About 43% of students, or 255, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. That is 22 points above the 21% average for public schools in St. Johns County.
W. DOUGLAS HARTLEY ELEMENTARY is 11.1 points above its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests (70.8% versus 59.7%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Florida.
Recent Census Bureau figures for St. Johns County show that median household income is about $109,839, about 51% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 4% of residents are in poverty. W. DOUGLAS HARTLEY ELEMENTARY is one of 68 public schools in St. Johns County, which together enroll about 52,895 students.
Of nearby public schools, GAMBLE ROGERS MIDDLE SCHOOL is the closest, at about 1.1 miles. Inside a five-mile radius, there are 3 other public schools. Nearby schools with test data average 68.4% proficiency; W. DOUGLAS HARTLEY ELEMENTARY posts 70.8%.
W. DOUGLAS HARTLEY ELEMENTARY is coded as Suburb: Small in federal locale data.
A comparison of 2020-21 and 2024-25 shows enrollment up 9%, from 545 to 596.
The discussion area below is open to posts about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
St. Johns County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
306,934
Census ACS
Median income
$109,839
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
51%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
68
52,895 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in ST. JOHNS
- TOCOI CREEK HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,616 students
- CREEKSIDE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,479 students
- BEACHSIDE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,214 students
- ALLEN D NEASE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,177 students
- BARTRAM TRAIL HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,153 students
- MILL CREEK ACADEMYElementary · 1,983 students
Other schools in ST AUGUSTINE
- MILL CREEK ACADEMYElementary · 1,983 students
- PINE ISLAND ACADEMYElementary · 1,972 students
- ST. AUGUSTINE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,717 students
- PACETTI BAY MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 1,481 students
- PEDRO MENENDEZ HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,403 students
- LAKESIDE ACADEMYElementary · 1,356 students
Nearby schools
- GAMBLE ROGERS MIDDLE SCHOOL1.1 mi · 896
- PEDRO MENENDEZ HIGH SCHOOL2.6 mi · 1,403
- OTIS A. MASON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL4.7 mi · 731
- OSCEOLA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL6.0 mi · 639
- R. B. HUNT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL6.7 mi · 540
- THE EVELYN HAMBLEN CENTER6.9 mi · 48
Frequently asked questions
About W. DOUGLAS HARTLEY ELEMENTARYHow many students attend W. DOUGLAS HARTLEY ELEMENTARY?
W. DOUGLAS HARTLEY ELEMENTARY enrolls approximately 596 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does W. DOUGLAS HARTLEY ELEMENTARY serve?
W. DOUGLAS HARTLEY ELEMENTARY serves grades PK-05.
How many teachers does W. DOUGLAS HARTLEY ELEMENTARY have?
W. DOUGLAS HARTLEY ELEMENTARY employs 38 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.5:1.
How diverse is W. DOUGLAS HARTLEY ELEMENTARY?
W. DOUGLAS HARTLEY ELEMENTARY reports a student body of 73% White, 12% Hispanic, 6% Black, 3% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees W. DOUGLAS HARTLEY ELEMENTARY?
W. DOUGLAS HARTLEY ELEMENTARY is overseen by ST. JOHNS in St. Johns County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.