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Enrollment
1,156
Elementary
DISTRICT 952 · STATE 604
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ST. JOHNS·NCES 120174007272
WARDS CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
6555 STATE ROAD 16, ST AUGUSTINE, FL 32092 · (904) 547-8730 · St. Johns County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY31-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL1,156 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.6:1
74 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.7:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
21%
248 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 | 32 | 3% |
| Kindergarten | 186 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 180 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 166 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 171 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 216 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 205 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (186) is 9% smaller than its 5th grade class (205).
Student demographics
64%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
70.4%
FL avg 56.7% . +0.3pp since 2023
Math
75.4%
FL avg 58.9% . +4.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 70 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 75 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 are up about 4 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 70.4% | 75.4% |
| 2023-24 | 70.1% | 71.4% |
% 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
70.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
70.4%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 70% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 70% 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 WARDS CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
WARDS CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (70.4% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| WARDS CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 1,156 | 21.5% | 70.4% |
| DEER PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TAMPA | 957 | 23.5% | 73.0% |
| DURBIN CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL SAINT JOHNS | 1,090 | 21.7% | 79.8% |
| ODESSA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL NEW PORT RICHEY | 984 | 20.7% | 69.2% |
| WIREGRASS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL WESLEY CHAPEL | 957 | 20.0% | 63.0% |
| IMAGINE SCHOOL AT LAND O' LAKES LAND O LAKES | 913 | 11.5% | 70.0% |
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 WARDS CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In St. Johns County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 70.4% | #446 of 2,136 | #22 of 27 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 75.4% | #439 of 2,149 ▲ 50 | #17 of 27 ▲ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 70.4% | #428 of 2,149 ▼ 70 | #20 of 27 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,156 | #103 of 2,267 | #9 of 30 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.6:1 | #966 of 2,077 | #14 of 27 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 63.7% | #651 of 2,108 | #3 of 27 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 21.5% | #1,983 of 2,188 | #12 of 27 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +44.9% | #68 of 621 | #3 of 8 |
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
1,156
+516 (+81%) vs 2020
+56% since 2010-11, when it was 741
Student : Teacher
15.6:1
was 16.0:1
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 | 1,156 | 74 | 15.6:1 | 21% (248) |
| 2023-24 | 1,210 | 78.8 | 15.4:1 | 21% (249) |
| 2022-23 | 954 | 66.6 | 14.3:1 | 19% (180) |
| 2020-21 | 640 | 40 | 16.0:1 | 26% (167) |
| 2017-18 | 798 | 51 | 15.7:1 | 23% (181) |
| 2015-16 | 895 | 54 | 16.6:1 | 21% (186) |
| 2010-11 | 741 | 49 | 15.1:1 | 14% (107) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for WARDS CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
About WARDS CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
WARDS CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is listed by the National Center for Education Statistics as an elementary school in ST AUGUSTINE, Florida. The student body numbers 1,156 students, from pre-K through 5. Average enrollment for elementary schools in Florida is about 604, so this school runs 91% bigger than that.
ST. JOHNS oversees WARDS CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL and 52 other schools, with 52,383 students in total.
White students are the majority at WARDS CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, with 55% of enrollment. Enrollment also includes 18% Asian, 16% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, and 3% Black. The school's White share is 25 points below the 79% share among St. Johns County residents. WARDS CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's diversity index is 64%, against a US figure of 70%.
WARDS CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL counts 74 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 15.6 students for each one. This ratio sits 1.9 below the 17.5:1 average for elementary schools in Florida. About 21% of students at the school meet free or reduced-price lunch income limits. That tracks the 21% average for public schools in St. Johns County.
WARDS CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is within a point of its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests (70.4% versus 70.4%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Florida.
St. Johns County has these Census figures: the median household income is $109,839, roughly 51% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. St. Johns County is home to 68 public schools and about 52,895 public school students.
Nearby, MILL CREEK ACADEMY is about 2.0 miles away. There are 5 more public schools inside five miles. WARDS CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's average proficiency of 70.4% compares with 74.7% for its nearest scored neighbors.
The school's locale code, Town: Fringe, means it is in a town close to an urbanized area.
Federal counts for WARDS CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL: 640 students in 2020-21, 1,156 in 2024-25. A gap this wide can follow a change in the grades offered.
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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
- MILL CREEK ACADEMY2.0 mi · 1,983
- TOCOI CREEK HIGH SCHOOL2.1 mi · 2,616
- PACETTI BAY MIDDLE SCHOOL2.3 mi · 1,481
- PICOLATA CROSSING ELEMENTARY SCHOOL3.8 mi · 1,048
- TROUT CREEK ACADEMY4.6 mi · 1,156
- TIMBERLIN CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL5.5 mi · 634
Frequently asked questions
About WARDS CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHow many students attend WARDS CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
WARDS CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 1,156 students in grades PK-05.
Is WARDS CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
WARDS CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at WARDS CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at WARDS CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is approximately 15.6:1 (74 FTE teachers).
How diverse is WARDS CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
WARDS CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reports a student body of 55% White, 16% Hispanic, 3% Black, 18% Asian, 8% Two or more.
What district is WARDS CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL in?
WARDS CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is part of ST. JOHNS.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.