C+
Duval County School District
Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 5 towns
Serves Jacksonville, Jacksonville Beach, Atlantic Beach, Neptune Beach and Baldwin.
Jacksonville’s School Grade C+ better than 37% of Florida school districts
Students
129,932
Schools
200
Spent per student
$12,290
FL $13,006
Students per teacher
19:1
Free or reduced lunch
46%
Debt
$905.2M
fiscal 2024
What stands out about Duval County School District
- Its letter, C+: results better than 37% of Florida districts
- Reading proficiency 6 pts below the state
- Spends 6% less per student than the FL average
- 19 students per teacher
- Debt of $905.2M, about $6,967 per student
The School Grade
What this district adds to its towns’ grade
C+: better than 37% of the 76 Florida school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.
Test scoresReading and math below the state, 2021–22
CGraduationFour-year graduation close to the state, class of 2023
C+The towns it serves, and their School Grades
Where would my kid go?
The school path for Jacksonville. Grade by grade →
PK–587 elementary schoolsThis district
6–825 middle schoolsThis district
9–1219 high schoolsThis district
Test scores vs. FL
2021–22 · class of 2023Math proficiency50%
State average 52.2% · 66,171 students tested
Reading / language arts46%
State average 52.1% · 73,343 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)87%
State average 88% · 8,013 in the class
96% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.
Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.
Where the money goes
fiscal 2024$12,290 per student · 6% below FL
Spending
Classroom instruction 59%Support & administration 37%Other 4%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 47%State 35%Federal 18%
Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.
Enrollment over time
124,237’20
126,580’21
126,945’22
127,357’23
129,932’24
Up 4.6% since 2020–21.
Students
Black 40%White 30%Hispanic 19%Two or more races 6%Asian 4%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%
Schools in the district
200 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Florida’s other public schools.
Westview K-8
C−1,221 students17:1
Chet's Creek Elementary School
A1,079 students17:1
Mandarin Oaks Elementary School
A−1,061 students18:1
Loretto Elementary School
A1,039 students17:1
Bartram Springs Elementary
A−1,013 students16:1
San Jose Elementary School
C937 students19:1
Chaffee Trail Elementary
B884 students18:1
Crystal Springs Elementary School
B−883 students19:1
Chimney Lakes Elementary School
B+871 students19:1
Biscayne Elementary School
B−818 students20:1
Twin Lakes Academy Elementary School
C+809 students19:1
Neptune Beach Elementary School
A803 students14:1
Alimacani Elementary School
A802 students16:1
Enterprise Learning Academy
C+787 students20:1
Crown Point Elementary School
B−785 students16:1
Rutledge H. Pearson Elementary School
B758 students19:1
Oceanway Elementary School
B728 students19:1
Greenland Pines Elementary School
B+701 students15:1
Beauclerc Elementary School
B−694 students21:1
Highlands Estates Academy
C−692 students18:1
Hendricks Avenue Elementary School
A633 students19:1
John E. Ford K-8 School
C−631 students18:1
Sabal Palm Elementary School
A−630 students16:1
North Shore Elementary
C+614 students20:1
Waterleaf Elementary
B+613 students13:1
Greenfield Elementary School
B−570 students15:1
Dinsmore Elementary School
B562 students20:1
Southside Estates Elementary School
B−519 students14:1
Timucuan Elementary School
C−512 students18:1
Abess Park Elementary School
A−509 students14:1
Normandy Village Elementary School
C503 students19:1
Seaside Charter North Campus
C496 students17:1
Woodland Acres Elementary School
C495 students20:1
J. Allen Axson Elementary School
A+493 students14:1
Spring Park Elementary School
C−489 students16:1
Seaside Charter K-8 School
B484 students13:1
Atlantic Beach Elementary School
A482 students17:1
Pinedale Elementary School
C+482 students15:1
Brookview Elementary School
C+465 students17:1
Fort Caroline Elementary School
C−465 students18:1
Holiday Hill Elementary School
B+460 students13:1
Andrew A. Robinson Elementary School
C459 students16:1
Fishweir Elementary School
A−442 students20:1
Hogan-Spring Glen Elementary School
B−435 students17:1
Northwestern Legends Elementary
D433 students20:1
Mayport Elementary School
B+429 students13:1
Windy Hill Elementary School
C416 students17:1
Smart Pope Livingston Elementary
405 students18:1
Mamie Agnes Jones Elementary School
B399 students19:1
Garden City Elementary School
B−390 students18:1
Love Grove Elementary School
C380 students14:1
Whitehouse Elementary School
B380 students17:1
Hyde Grove Elementary School
374 students19:1
West Riverside Elementary School
B369 students15:1
Bayview Elementary School
C367 students15:1
Sallye B. Mathis Elementary School
B366 students14:1
Merrill Road Elementary School
363 students15:1
Central Riverside Elementary School
A−347 students15:1
Lake Lucina Elementary School
B331 students21:1
Kings Trail Elementary School
C+326 students18:1
Ruth N. Upson Elementary School
A317 students19:1
Arlington Heights Elementary School
C314 students26:1
George Washington Carver Elementary
C−297 students23:1
Anchor Academy
A−289 students19:1
Grasp Academy
D−284 students15:1
Oak Hill Academy
B−280 students7:1
Rufus E. Payne Elementary School
C−233 students19:1
Biltmore Elementary School
C206 students17:1
S. A. Hull Elementary School
C−188 students24:1
Arlington Elementary School
C+179 students14:1
Ese Pre Kindergarten Disabilities Center
159 students13:1
Reynolds Lane Elementary School
C−158 students16:1
MT. Herman Ese Center
C132 students6:1
Florida Cyber Charter Academy
C−1,677 students22:1
KIPP Jacksonville K-12
1,452 students25:1
Duval Charter at Baymeadows
A−1,399 students19:1
New Berlin Elementary School
A1,118 students19:1
Duval Charter School at Coastal
B+1,082 students20:1
Global Leadership Academy Discovery
C−1,068 students19:1
Duval Charter School at Southside
B+1,064 students21:1
Cornerstone Classical Academy
A949 students15:1
Duval Charter School at Westside
D938 students25:1
KIPP V.o.i.c.e Academy
D898 students24:1
River City Science Academy at Mandarin
A870 students15:1
Duval Charter School at Flagler Center
A−867 students23:1
Duval Charter School at Mandarin
B856 students16:1
River City Science Academy Intracoastal
814 students18:1
River City Science Academy Innovation School
B+813 students18:1
KIPP Impact Academy
806 students28:1
Duval Virtual Instruction Academy
C+738 students30:1
Jacksonville Classical Academy
C+734 students22:1
River City Science Academy Southeast
726 students15:1
Kernan Trail Elementary School
A−676 students16:1
Louis S. Sheffield Elementary School
A−656 students19:1
Jacksonville Beach Elementary School
A+611 students19:1
River City Science Elementary Academy
A579 students17:1
Sadie T. Tillis Elementary School
D538 students22:1
Seabreeze Elementary School
A524 students19:1
Gregory Drive Elementary School
D521 students18:1
San Mateo Elementary School
A−520 students21:1
Seaside Community Charter School
B+511 students15:1
Duval Charter Scholars Academy
D501 students19:1
Jacksonville Heights Elementary School
C−481 students17:1
San Pablo Elementary School
A481 students17:1
Thomas Jefferson Elementary
B+468 students17:1
John Stockton Elementary School
A+464 students17:1
Bridgeprep Academy
C−463 students19:1
Seacoast Charter Academy
B−444 students13:1
Global Leadership Academy Intercoastal
433 students12:1
Pine Forest Elementary School
B+431 students15:1
Englewood Elementary School
C−418 students17:1
Global Leadership Academy Arts
411 students14:1
Cedar Hills Elementary School
C−398 students18:1
Venetia Elementary School
B−372 students18:1
Ortega Elementary School
B+342 students20:1
Somerset Academy-Elementary Eagle Campus
C+324 students22:1
Parkwood Heights Elementary School
B−322 students23:1
Lone Star Elementary School
B+318 students18:1
Long Branch Elementary School
C−303 students16:1
Ramona Boulevard Elementary School
D292 students21:1
San Jose Primary School
C+244 students17:1
R L Brown Gifted and Talented Academy
C222 students15:1
Jacksonville Classical Academy East
215 students18:1
Becoming Collegiate Academy
205 students19:1
Tiger Academy
C+198 students22:1
Annie R. Morgan Elementary School
D192 students11:1
Hidden Oaks Elementary School
C−191 students19:1
Pickett Elementary School
B−156 students22:1
Wayman Academy of the Arts
B−153 students15:1
R. V. Daniels Elementary School
B121 students15:1
Hospital and Homebound
C+94 students10:1
Youth Development Center
20 students5:1
Don Brewer Elementary School
C286 students19:1
Hyde Park Elementary School
C−272 students21:1
Susie E. Tolbert Elementary School
C−245 students15:1
The Bridge to Success Academy Middle School
388 students19:1
Mattie V Rutherford Alt Ed Center
67 students6:1
Duval Regional Juvenile Detention Center
D97 students14:1
Baldwin Middle-Senior High School
C1,462 students22:1
Chaffee Trail Middle School
1,190 students30:1
Duncan U. Fletcher Middle School
A−1,190 students23:1
Mandarin Middle School
B1,118 students22:1
Kernan Middle School
B−1,086 students19:1
Darnell Cookman Middle/High School
A−1,068 students25:1
River City Science Academy
A991 students18:1
James Weldon Johnson College Preparatory Middle School
A980 students23:1
Lavilla School of the Arts
A−972 students20:1
Twin Lakes Academy Middle School
C+914 students20:1
Julia Landon College Preparatory & Leadership Development S
A+895 students23:1
Westside Middle School
D893 students22:1
Landmark Middle School
B−876 students17:1
Springfield Middle School
B850 students21:1
Oceanway School
C−828 students19:1
Mayport Coastal Science Middle School
B821 students21:1
Southside Middle School
D805 students21:1
Lake Shore Middle School
D748 students17:1
Highlands Middle School
D685 students22:1
Arlington Middle School
D684 students20:1
San Jose Prep
C594 students17:1
Alfred I. Dupont Middle School
D579 students18:1
Matthew W. Gilbert Middle School
D555 students22:1
Jean Ribault Middle School
D530 students16:1
Joseph Stilwell Middle School
C−489 students16:1
Fort Caroline Middle School
C−401 students18:1
Young Mens/Womens Leadership Academy at Eugene J Butler
D−281 students19:1
Biscayne High School
217 students
Grand Park Career Center
215 students13:1
Palm Avenue Excep. Student Center
B−210 students11:1
San Jose Early College at Cecil
208 students19:1
Alden Road Excep. Student Center
D−177 students7:1
Somerset Academy-Middle Eagle Campus
D177 students20:1
School of Success Academy-Sos
D145 students13:1
Pace Center for Girls-Jax
D−73 students24:1
Pretrial Detention Facility
31 students5:1
Gateway Community Services
9 students4:1
Atlantic Coast High School
C+2,887 students25:1
Sandalwood High School
B−2,627 students26:1
Mandarin High School
B2,343 students24:1
Duncan U. Fletcher High School
B−2,184 students26:1
First Coast High School
D2,098 students25:1
Englewood High School
D1,896 students23:1
Edward H. White High School
C−1,663 students21:1
Riverside High School
C−1,638 students24:1
Terry Parker High School
D1,539 students23:1
Westside High School
D1,533 students20:1
William M. Raines High School
D−1,376 students23:1
Paxon School/Advanced Studies
A1,278 students21:1
Stanton College Preparatory
A+1,270 students17:1
Jean Ribault High School
D1,224 students21:1
Frank H. Peterson Academies
D1,167 students22:1
Douglas Anderson School of the Arts
A1,035 students20:1
Samuel W. Wolfson High School
B+1,007 students22:1
Andrew Jackson High School
C−839 students23:1
Duval Charter High School at Baymeadows
B−749 students21:1
Global Leadership Academy High School
D−626 students20:1
A. Philip Randolph Academies
D−349 students17:1
Lone Star High School
243 students
The Bridge to Success Academy at W Jacksonville
D−220 students20:1
Duval Mycroschool of Integrated Academics and Technologies
213 students
Marine Science Education Center
25 students8:1
Left off: 3 schools reporting no students for 2024–25.
Nearby districts
Compare spending and schools next door.
District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within Florida.