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Schools in Keystone Heights · Clay County School District

Keystone Heights’s public schools outscore 79% of Florida districts

On the state math tests, 61% of Keystone Heights’s students scored proficient, above the Florida average (52%). The grade covers the public school district serving Keystone Heights, 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.

K–12Where will my kid go?

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.

Reading proficiency
58%
▲ 6 pts vs FL 52%
2021–22
Math proficiency
61%
▲ 9 pts vs FL 52%
2021–22
Graduate on time
91%
▲ 3 pts vs FL 88%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$10.8K
▼ 17% vs FL $13.0K
FY2024
Students per teacher
14.8
FL 18.0 · smaller classes
Schools in town
2
1,918 students on the public path
In brief

Keystone Heights’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 461 Florida towns with household incomes within a quarter of Keystone Heights’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 school

From grade 7 the district’s path is Keystone Heights Junior/Senior High. 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.

The School Grade

What’s behind Keystone Heights’s grade

A− Test scoresB+ Graduation

A−: better than 79% of Florida school districts. Test scores and graduation are both above the Florida average; test scores are the stronger of the two.

Florida school districts we grade (76)Better than 79%
Lower resultsHigher results
Florida towns with similar household incomes (461)Better than 84%
A firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 21,478 test results and a graduating class of 3,116 wouldn’t change the letter. The tests are from spring 2022, when 96% of Keystone Heights’s students in the tested grades sat them (20,324 in math, 22,631 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Keystone Heights, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–6Keystone Heights ElementaryClay County School DistrictA
7–12Keystone Heights Junior/Senior HighClay County School DistrictB−

Keystone Heights’s public schools are run by Clay County School District, which also serves Green Cove Springs, 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.

Clay County School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 50 schools · 39,116 students, up 2% since 2020–21 · 14.8 per teacher (FL 18.0)
$10,782FL $13,006 · FY2024
A−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading58%
State average 52.1% · 22631 students tested
Math61%
State average 52.2% · 20324 students tested

Keystone Heights vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Florida towns that share Keystone Heights’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Keystone HeightsA−Clay County

Every school in Keystone Heights

2 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).

District schools in Keystone Heightsby address
Keystone Heights Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6
A
779 students13:1Rate it →
Keystone Heights Junior/Senior High
High · Grades 7–12
B−
1,139 students17:1Rate it →

Questions about Keystone Heights’s schools

Are Keystone Heights’s schools good?

By Florida’s own tests, yes: the public schools Keystone Heights children attend outscore 79% of Florida’s school districts on tests and graduation, an A− Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 84%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Keystone Heights in?

Clay County School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 39,116 students in 50 schools (2024–25).

What is Keystone Heights’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 Keystone Heights spend per student?

$10,782 in Clay County School District (FY2024), against $13,006 across Florida. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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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.