Clay County Courthouse · Photo: Ebyabe · CC BY-SA 3.0Green Cove Springs’s public schools outscore 79% of Florida districts
61% of students in Green Cove Springs’s public schools are proficient in math, above the Florida average (52%). The grade covers the public school district serving Green Cove Springs, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Florida, not nationally.
From Florida state tests taken in spring 2022, when 96% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Green Cove Springs’s schools, in brief
Better than its incomes would predict
Among the 469 Florida towns with household incomes within a quarter of Green Cove Springs’s, its schools beat 84%, higher than their 79% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Above the state on both counts
Reading proficiency is 58% and math 61% in spring 2022, against 52% and 52% statewide; 91% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88%. Test scores ↓
Spending and class size
The district spends $10,782 per student, against $13,006 across Florida (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓
One elementary school, then one middle and seven high schools
Which school depends on the address at the later steps. See the path ↓
Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.
What’s behind Green Cove Springs’s grade
A−: better than 79% of Florida school districts, #89 of 638 Florida towns. Test scores and graduation are both above the Florida average; test scores are the stronger of the two.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Green Cove Springs, with each school’s own grade.
Pre-K in Green Cove Springs
Charles E. Bennett Elementary School
Grades PK–6 · 564 students · 13:1 students per teacher
Kindergarten in Green Cove Springs
Charles E. Bennett Elementary School
Grades PK–6 · 564 students · 13:1 students per teacher
1st grade in Green Cove Springs
Charles E. Bennett Elementary School
Grades PK–6 · 564 students · 13:1 students per teacher
2nd grade in Green Cove Springs
Charles E. Bennett Elementary School
Grades PK–6 · 564 students · 13:1 students per teacher
3rd grade in Green Cove Springs
Charles E. Bennett Elementary School
Grades PK–6 · 564 students · 13:1 students per teacher
4th grade in Green Cove Springs
Charles E. Bennett Elementary School
Grades PK–6 · 564 students · 13:1 students per teacher
5th grade in Green Cove Springs
Charles E. Bennett Elementary School
Grades PK–6 · 564 students · 13:1 students per teacher
6th grade in Green Cove Springs
Charles E. Bennett Elementary School
Grades PK–6 · 564 students · 13:1 students per teacher
7th grade in Green Cove Springs
Green Cove Springs Junior High School
Grades 7–8 · 793 students · 17:1 students per teacher
8th grade in Green Cove Springs
Green Cove Springs Junior High School
Grades 7–8 · 793 students · 17:1 students per teacher
Green Cove Springs’s public schools are run by Clay County School District, which also serves Keystone Heights, Orange Park and Penney Farms. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
The district
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Well above the state in reading
Green Cove Springs vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Florida towns that share Green Cove Springs’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Green Cove Springs | A− | Clay County |
Every school in Green Cove Springs
11 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Florida’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).
Left off: 3 public programs with fewer than 25 students (Contracted Residential Services, School A and Hospital Homebound Homebased Programs).
Questions about Green Cove Springs’s schools
Are Green Cove Springs’s schools good?
By Florida’s own tests, yes: the public schools Green Cove Springs children attend outscore 79% of Florida’s school districts on tests and graduation, an A− Schools grade, #89 of 638 Florida towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 84%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Green Cove Springs in?
Clay County School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 39,116 students in 50 schools (2024–25).
Where do Green Cove Springs kids go to high school?
One of 7 high schools, depending on your address: Oakleaf High School, Middleburg High School, Orange Park High School, Ridgeview High School, Clay High School, Fleming Island High School and Keystone Heights Junior/Senior High.
What is Green Cove Springs’s graduation rate?
91% of the class of 2023 in Clay County School District graduated in four years, against 88% across Florida.
How much does Green Cove Springs spend per student?
$10,782 in Clay County School District (FY2024), against $13,006 across Florida. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Green Cove Springs families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Green Cove Springs → They have their own page.
School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Florida. Stars are from neighbors.