WILDLIGHT ELEMENTARY

Located at 550 CURIOSITY AVE, in YULEE, Florida, WILDLIGHT ELEMENTARY is a sprawling primary school that hosts 1,181 students (grades pre-K through 5), run under NASSAU. Enrollment runs roughly 96% larger than the state mean of about 604.

Across the 18 schools in NASSAU (12,575 students total), WILDLIGHT ELEMENTARY accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, WILDLIGHT ELEMENTARY records that 65% of the student body identifies as White. Other groups include 13% Hispanic, 11% Black, 10% multiracial. By comparison, Nassau County as a whole is about 85% White, so the school skews meaningfully less White than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 81 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.6:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 17.5:1 average. About 30% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), WILDLIGHT ELEMENTARY sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 66.0%; this one delivers 68.1%.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Nassau County) shows that median household earnings sit near $89,804, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. WILDLIGHT ELEMENTARY is one of 22 public schools in Nassau County (combined enrollment of about 12,575 students).

YULEE PRIMARY SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 2.0 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 4 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts WILDLIGHT ELEMENTARY at 3rd of 7; the average score across the group is 65.2%.

The campus sits in a commuter-belt setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at WILDLIGHT ELEMENTARY has increased 88%, going from 627 students in 2018 to 1,181 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 75% to 65% across the same window.

Inside the community feed, recent activity here tends to focus on open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.