WATERLEAF ELEMENTARY

WATERLEAF ELEMENTARY is one of the moderately sized elementary campuss in JACKSONVILLE, Florida, run under DUVAL, with 613 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 5.

Across the 206 schools in DUVAL (131,562 students total), WATERLEAF ELEMENTARY accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, WATERLEAF ELEMENTARY lists that the largest single group is White at 39%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school shows 21% Black, 20% Hispanic, 11% Asian, 8% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 51% White, putting the school's mix considerably less White than the area baseline.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 48 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 12.8:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.5:1, putting WATERLEAF ELEMENTARY tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 37% of students at WATERLEAF ELEMENTARY qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Duval County (around 47%), the school's rate is noticeably below typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, WATERLEAF ELEMENTARY performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 62.6%, the actual is 68.4%, a residual of +5.8 points.

Across the wider county, Duval County reports that median household earnings sit near $71,277, roughly 34% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. WATERLEAF ELEMENTARY is one of 220 public schools in Duval County (combined enrollment of about 141,209 students).

The closest other public school is SABAL PALM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, roughly 0.7 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), WATERLEAF ELEMENTARY ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 60.3%.

The campus sits in an inner-city setting.

Looking at the recent track record. WATERLEAF ELEMENTARY's enrollment has fell 20% since 2018, when it stood at 770 (now 613).

Within the allk12 community for this school, recent activity here tends to focus on sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.