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St. Johns County School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 3 towns

Serves St. Augustine, St. Augustine Beach and Marineland.

St. Augustine’s School Grade A+ better than 96% of Florida school districts

Students
52,322
Schools
52
Spent per student
$10,280
FL $13,006
Students per teacher
18:1
Free or reduced lunch
21%
Debt
$443.4M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about St. Johns County School District

  • Its letter, A+: results better than 96% of Florida districts
  • Math proficiency 24 pts above the state
  • Reading proficiency 20 pts above the state
  • Graduation rate 6 pts above the state
  • Spends 21% less per student than the FL average
  • 18 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 17.7% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $443.4M, about $8,474 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

A+: better than 96% 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 well above the state, 2021–22
A+
GraduationFour-year graduation well above the state, class of 2023
A
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
A+St. Augustine 16,141A+St. Augustine Beach 6,810Marineland 9

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for St. Augustine. Grade by grade →

PK–52 elementary schoolsThis district
6–816 middle schoolsThis district
9–128 high schoolsThis district

Test scores vs. FL

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency76%
State average 52.2% · 27,097 students tested
Reading / language arts72%
State average 52.1% · 29,510 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)94%
State average 88% · 3,833 in the class

98% 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
$10,280 per student · 21% below FL
Spending
Classroom instruction 56%Support & administration 40%Other 4%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 60%State 34%Federal 6%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
44,439’20
47,937’21
50,069’22
51,371’23
52,322’24

Up 17.7% since 2020–21.

Students
White 67%Hispanic 14%Two or more races 7%Asian 7%Black 6%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

52 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Florida’s other public schools.

Valley Ridge Academy
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Ponte Vedra
A+
1,178 students18:1
Wards Creek Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · St Augustine
A
1,156 students16:1
Durbin Creek Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Saint Johns
A+
1,090 students15:1
Picolata Crossing Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · St Augustine
A−
1,048 students16:1
Ponte Vedra Palm Valley- Rawlings Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Ponte Vedra Beach
A+
940 students16:1
Julington Creek Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Saint Johns
A+
923 students16:1
Otis A. Mason Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · St Augustine
A−
731 students14:1
Cunningham Creek Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Saint Johns
A
730 students15:1
Crookshank Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · St Augustine
A−
705 students13:1
Palencia Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · St Augustine
A+
703 students15:1
South Woods Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Elkton
B−
700 students14:1
Hickory Creek Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Saint Johns
A+
669 students15:1
Osceola Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · St Augustine
B+
639 students13:1
Timberlin Creek Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · St Augustine
A+
634 students14:1
W. Douglas Hartley Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · St Augustine
A
596 students16:1
James A. Webster Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · St Augustine
B
586 students12:1
R. B. Hunt Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · St Augustine
A
540 students16:1
Ketterlinus Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · St Augustine
A
405 students13:1
Ocean Palms Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Ponte Vedra Beach
A+
386 students13:1
Therapeutic Learning Center
Prekindergarten · Grades PK · St Augustine
19 students19:1
Mill Creek Academy
Elementary · Grades K–8 · St Augustine
A
1,983 students18:1
Pine Island Academy
Elementary · Grades K–8 · St Augustine
1,972 students17:1
Freedom Crossing Academy
Elementary · Grades K–8 · St Johns
A+
1,964 students18:1
Liberty Pines Academy
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Saint Johns
A+
1,795 students18:1
Patriot Oaks Academy
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Saint Johns
A+
1,473 students17:1
Palm Valley Academy
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Ponte Vedra
A+
1,408 students17:1
Lakeside Academy
Elementary · Grades K–8 · St Augustine
1,356 students17:1
Trout Creek Academy
Elementary · Grades K–8 · St. Augustine
1,156 students16:1
ST. Johns Virtual Franchise
Other · Grades K–12 · St Augustine
A+
314 students18:1
ST. Augustine Public Montessori School
Elementary · Grades K–6 · St Augustine
B+
133 students
The Evelyn Hamblen Center
Other · Grades K–12 · St Augustine
D−
48 students4:1
Gaines Alternative at Hamblen
High · Grades 5–12 · St Augustine
65 students
Pacetti Bay Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · St Augustine
A
1,481 students20:1
Switzerland Point Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Saint Johns
A
1,282 students20:1
Fruit Cove Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Saint Johns
A
1,157 students21:1
Alice B. Landrum Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Ponte Vedra Beach
A+
918 students21:1
Gamble Rogers Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · St Augustine
B+
896 students18:1
R J Murray Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · St Augustine
B
742 students19:1
Sebastian Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · St Augustine
B+
690 students19:1
Tocoi Creek High School
High · Grades 8–12 · Saint Augustine
2,616 students24:1
Creekside High School
High · Grades 8–12 · Saint Johns
A+
2,479 students23:1
Beachside High School
High · Grades 8–12 · Saint Johns
2,214 students25:1
Allen D Nease Senior High School
High · Grades 8–12 · Ponte Vedra
A
2,177 students25:1
Bartram Trail High School
High · Grades 8–12 · Saint Johns
A
2,153 students25:1
Ponte Vedra High School
High · Grades 8–12 · Ponte Vedra
A+
1,924 students24:1
ST. Augustine High School
High · Grades 8–12 · St Augustine
B+
1,717 students21:1
Pedro Menendez High School
High · Grades 8–12 · St Augustine
C+
1,403 students21:1
ST. Johns Technical High School
High · Grades 8–12 · St Augustine
D−
190 students13:1
ST. Johns Community Campus
High · Grades 9–12 · St Augustine
80 students
First Coast Technical College
High · Grades 9–12 · St Augustine
53 students5:1
ST. Johns County Jail (DJJ)
High · Grades 9–12 · Hastings
1 students
Life Work/Project Search
High · Grades 12 · St Augustine
104 students21:1

Left off: 7 schools reporting no students for 2024–25.

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.