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Schools in St. Augustine Beach · St. Johns County School District

St. Augustine Beach’s public schools outscore 96% of Florida districts

On the state math tests, 76% of St. Augustine Beach’s students scored proficient, above the Florida average (52%). The grade covers the public school district serving St. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Florida, not nationally.

#1of 638 Florida townsK–12Where will my kid go?

From Florida state tests taken in spring 2022, when 98% 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
72%
▲ 20 pts vs FL 52%
2021–22
Math proficiency
76%
▲ 24 pts vs FL 52%
2021–22
Graduate on time
94%
▲ 6 pts vs FL 88%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$10.3K
▼ 21% vs FL $13.0K
FY2024
Students per teacher
18.3
FL 18.0
Schools in town
1
51,315 students on the public path
In brief

St. Augustine Beach’s schools, in brief

Above the state on both counts

Reading proficiency is 72% and math 76% in spring 2022, against 52% and 52% statewide; 94% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88%. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $10,280 per student, against $13,006 across Florida (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

27 elementary schools, then 16 middle and eight high schools

Which school depends on the address at every step. Enrollment is up 18% since 2020–21. See the path ↓

Choice beyond the district

Island Prep (private) is in town. Every school ↓

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 St. Augustine Beach’s grade

A+ Test scoresA Graduation

A+: better than 96% of Florida school districts, #1 of 638 Florida towns. 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 96%
Lower resultsHigher results
Florida towns with similar household incomes (321)Better than 97%
A firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 28,304 test results and a graduating class of 3,833 wouldn’t change the letter. The tests are from spring 2022, when 98% of St. Augustine Beach’s students in the tested grades sat them (27,097 in math, 29,510 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve St. Augustine Beach, with each school’s own grade.

27 schools teach K in St. Augustine Beach’s district. Which one depends on your address. Their grades range from B− to A+, so check the specific school.
Mill Creek Academy
Elementary · Grades K–8 · St Augustine
A
1,983 students18:1Rate it →
Pine Island Academy
Elementary · Grades K–8 · St Augustine
1,972 students17:1Rate it →
Freedom Crossing Academy
Elementary · Grades K–8 · St Johns
A+
1,964 students18:1Rate it →
Liberty Pines Academy
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Saint Johns
A+
1,795 students18:1Rate it →
Patriot Oaks Academy
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Saint Johns
A+
1,473 students17:1Rate it →
Palm Valley Academy
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Ponte Vedra
A+
1,408 students17:1Rate it →
Lakeside Academy
Elementary · Grades K–8 · St Augustine
1,356 students17:1Rate it →
Valley Ridge Academy
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Ponte Vedra
A+
1,178 students18:1Rate it →
Wards Creek Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · St Augustine
A
1,156 students16:1Rate it →
Trout Creek Academy
Elementary · Grades K–8 · St. Augustine
1,156 students16:1Rate it →
Durbin Creek Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Saint Johns
A+
1,090 students15:1Rate it →
Picolata Crossing Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · St Augustine
A−
1,048 students16:1Rate it →
Ponte Vedra Palm Valley- Rawlings Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Ponte Vedra Beach
A+
940 students16:1Rate it →
Julington Creek Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Saint Johns
A+
923 students16:1Rate it →
Otis A. Mason Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · St Augustine
A−
731 students14:1Rate it →
Cunningham Creek Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Saint Johns
A
730 students15:1Rate it →
Crookshank Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · St Augustine
A−
705 students13:1Rate it →
Palencia Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · St Augustine
A+
703 students15:1Rate it →
South Woods Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Elkton
B−
700 students14:1Rate it →
Hickory Creek Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Saint Johns
A+
669 students15:1Rate it →
Osceola Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · St Augustine
B+
639 students13:1Rate it →
Timberlin Creek Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · St Augustine
A+
634 students14:1Rate it →
W. Douglas Hartley Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · St Augustine
A
596 students16:1Rate it →
James A. Webster Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · St Augustine
B
586 students12:1Rate it →
R. B. Hunt Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · St Augustine
A
540 students16:1Rate it →
Ketterlinus Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · St Augustine
A
405 students13:1Rate it →
Ocean Palms Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Ponte Vedra Beach
A+
386 students13:1Rate it →
The path, start to finish
PK–527 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressB− to A+
6–816 middle schoolsDepends on your addressB to A+
9–128 high schoolsDepends on your addressC+ to A+

St. Augustine Beach’s public schools are run by St. Johns County School District, which also serves Marineland and St. Augustine. 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.

St. Johns County School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 52 schools · 52,322 students, up 18% since 2020–21 · 18.3 per teacher (FL 18.0)
$10,280FL $13,006 · FY2024
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Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading72%
State average 52.1% · 29510 students tested
Math76%
State average 52.2% · 27097 students tested

St. Augustine Beach vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Florida towns that share St. Augustine Beach’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
St. Augustine BeachA+St. Johns County
St. AugustineA+St. Johns County

Every school in St. Augustine Beach

43 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).

Also serving St. Augustine Beachin other towns
Valley Ridge Academy
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Ponte Vedra
A+
1,178 students18:1Rate it →
Wards Creek Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · St Augustine
A
1,156 students16:1Rate it →
Durbin Creek Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Saint Johns
A+
1,090 students15:1Rate it →
Picolata Crossing Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · St Augustine
A−
1,048 students16:1Rate it →
Ponte Vedra Palm Valley- Rawlings Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Ponte Vedra Beach
A+
940 students16:1Rate it →
Julington Creek Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Saint Johns
A+
923 students16:1Rate it →
Otis A. Mason Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · St Augustine
A−
731 students14:1Rate it →
Cunningham Creek Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Saint Johns
A
730 students15:1Rate it →
Crookshank Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · St Augustine
A−
705 students13:1Rate it →
Palencia Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · St Augustine
A+
703 students15:1Rate it →
South Woods Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Elkton
B−
700 students14:1Rate it →
Hickory Creek Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Saint Johns
A+
669 students15:1Rate it →
Osceola Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · St Augustine
B+
639 students13:1Rate it →
Timberlin Creek Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · St Augustine
A+
634 students14:1Rate it →
W. Douglas Hartley Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · St Augustine
A
596 students16:1Rate it →
James A. Webster Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · St Augustine
B
586 students12:1Rate it →
R. B. Hunt Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · St Augustine
A
540 students16:1Rate it →
Ketterlinus Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · St Augustine
A
405 students13:1Rate it →
Ocean Palms Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Ponte Vedra Beach
A+
386 students13:1Rate it →
Mill Creek Academy
Elementary · Grades K–8 · St Augustine
A
1,983 students18:1Rate it →
Pine Island Academy
Elementary · Grades K–8 · St Augustine
1,972 students17:1Rate it →
Freedom Crossing Academy
Elementary · Grades K–8 · St Johns
A+
1,964 students18:1Rate it →
Liberty Pines Academy
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Saint Johns
A+
1,795 students18:1Rate it →
Patriot Oaks Academy
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Saint Johns
A+
1,473 students17:1Rate it →
Palm Valley Academy
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Ponte Vedra
A+
1,408 students17:1Rate it →
Lakeside Academy
Elementary · Grades K–8 · St Augustine
1,356 students17:1Rate it →
Trout Creek Academy
Elementary · Grades K–8 · St. Augustine
1,156 students16:1Rate it →
Pacetti Bay Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · St Augustine
A
1,481 students20:1Rate it →
Switzerland Point Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Saint Johns
A
1,282 students20:1Rate it →
Fruit Cove Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Saint Johns
A
1,157 students21:1Rate it →
Alice B. Landrum Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Ponte Vedra Beach
A+
918 students21:1Rate it →
Gamble Rogers Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · St Augustine
B+
896 students18:1Rate it →
R J Murray Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · St Augustine
B
742 students19:1Rate it →
Sebastian Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · St Augustine
B+
690 students19:1Rate it →
Tocoi Creek High School
High · Grades 8–12 · Saint Augustine
2,616 students24:1Rate it →
Creekside High School
High · Grades 8–12 · Saint Johns
A+
2,479 students23:1Rate it →
Beachside High School
High · Grades 8–12 · Saint Johns
2,214 students25:1Rate it →
Allen D Nease Senior High School
High · Grades 8–12 · Ponte Vedra
A
2,177 students25:1Rate it →
Bartram Trail High School
High · Grades 8–12 · Saint Johns
A
2,153 students25:1Rate it →
Ponte Vedra High School
High · Grades 8–12 · Ponte Vedra
A+
1,924 students24:1Rate it →
ST. Augustine High School
High · Grades 8–12 · St Augustine
B+
1,717 students21:1Rate it →
Pedro Menendez High School
High · Grades 8–12 · St Augustine
C+
1,403 students21:1Rate it →
Private schoolstuition; no state tests, so no grade
Island Prep
Elementary · Grades K–8 · St Augustine
Private · Nonsectarian
183 students18:1Rate it →

Questions about St. Augustine Beach’s schools

Are St. Augustine Beach’s schools good?

By Florida’s own tests, yes: the public schools St. Augustine Beach children attend outscore 96% of Florida’s school districts on tests and graduation, an A+ Schools grade, #1 of 638 Florida towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 97%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is St. Augustine Beach in?

St. Johns County School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 52,322 students in 52 schools (2024–25).

Where do St. Augustine Beach kids go to high school?

One of 8 high schools, depending on your address: Tocoi Creek High School, Creekside High School, Beachside High School, Allen D Nease Senior High School, Bartram Trail High School, Ponte Vedra High School, ST. Augustine High School and Pedro Menendez High School.

What is St. Augustine Beach’s graduation rate?

94% of the class of 2023 in St. Johns County School District graduated in four years, against 88% across Florida.

How much does St. Augustine Beach spend per student?

$10,280 in St. Johns County School District (FY2024), against $13,006 across Florida. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

Are there private schools in St. Augustine Beach?

Yes: Island Prep (nonsectarian, grades K–8, 183 students).

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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.