Best Elementary Schools in Jacksonville, FL (2025-26)

Ranked elementary schools

106

Listed, not ranked

Every ranked elementary school in Jacksonville, FL, ordered by SchoolGrade. A grade rewards actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact. Click a column heading to sort, or filter by school, city or district.

Jacksonville, FL rankings: Elementary Schools

Jacksonville, FL elementary schools ranked

Rank	Grade	School	City	District	Actual	Projected	Impact	Students
#1	A+	John Stockton Elementary School (Magnet)	Jacksonville	Duval	83%	54%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	425
#2	A+	J Allen Axson Elementary School (Magnet)	Jacksonville	Duval	80%	61%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	574
#3	A+	Alimacani Elementary School	Jacksonville	Duval	76%	58%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	752
#4	A+	Chets Creek Elementary School	Jacksonville	Duval	74%	57%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	1,095
#5	A+	River City Science Elementary Academy (Charter)	Jacksonville	Duval	74%	49%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	577
#6	A	Hendricks Avenue Elementary School	Jacksonville	Duval	70%	55%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	614
#7	A	River City Science Academy At Mandarin (Charter)	Jacksonville	Duval	70%	55%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	908
#8	A	Loretto Elementary School (Magnet)	Jacksonville	Duval	68%	64%	Exceeds Expectations	999
#9	A	Ruth N Upson Elementary School	Jacksonville	Duval	68%	37%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	376
#10	A	Bartram Springs Elementary	Jacksonville	Duval	66%	63%	Exceeds Expectations	1,194
#11	A	Fishweir Elementary School (Magnet)	Jacksonville	Duval	66%	49%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	465
#12	A	Duval Charter At Baymeadows (Charter)	Jacksonville	Duval	64%	46%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	1,368
#13	A	Mandarin Oaks Elementary School	Jacksonville	Duval	64%	55%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	988
#14	A	New Berlin Elementary School	Jacksonville	Duval	64%	46%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	1,200
#15	A	Abess Park Elementary School	Jacksonville	Duval	63%	47%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	600
#16	A	Kernan Trail Elementary School	Jacksonville	Duval	63%	52%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	646
#17	A	Louis S Sheffield Elementary School	Jacksonville	Duval	63%	51%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	725
#18	A	Sabal Palm Elementary School	Jacksonville	Duval	63%	53%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	704
#19	A	Greenland Pines Elementary School	Jacksonville	Duval	62%	59%	Exceeds Expectations	662
#20	A-	Central Riverside Elementary School (Magnet)	Jacksonville	Duval	60%	24%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	353
#21	A-	Whitehouse Elementary School	Jacksonville	Duval	60%	49%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	405
#22	A-	Duval Charter School At Flagler Center (Charter)	Jacksonville	Duval	59%	58%	Meets Expectations	995
#23	A-	River City Science Academy Innovation School (Charter)	Jacksonville	Duval	59%	43%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	761
#24	A-	Pine Forest Elementary School (Magnet)	Jacksonville	Duval	58%	43%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	465
#25	A-	San Mateo Elementary School (Magnet)	Jacksonville	Duval	58%	43%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	534
#26	A-	Duval Charter School At Coastal (Charter)	Jacksonville	Duval	57%	55%	Exceeds Expectations	1,141
#27	A-	Lone Star Elementary School (Magnet)	Jacksonville	Duval	57%	44%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	386
#28	A-	Waterleaf Elementary	Jacksonville	Duval	57%	49%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	673
#29	B+	Thomas Jefferson Elementary (Magnet)	Jacksonville	Duval	55%	42%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	446
#30	B+	Clay Hill Elementary School	Jacksonville	Clay	53%	60%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	442
#31	B+	Duval Charter School At Southside (Charter)	Jacksonville	Duval	53%	41%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	1,025
#32	B+	Ortega Elementary School (Magnet)	Jacksonville	Duval	53%	32%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	359
#33	B+	Rutledge H Pearson Elementary School	Jacksonville	Duval	53%	22%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	201
#34	B+	Chimney Lakes Elementary School (Magnet)	Jacksonville	Duval	52%	40%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	883
#35	B+	Holiday Hill Elementary School (Magnet)	Jacksonville	Duval	52%	44%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	489
#36	B+	Oceanway Elementary School	Jacksonville	Duval	52%	42%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	637
#37	B+	West Riverside Elementary School (Magnet)	Jacksonville	Duval	52%	42%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	289
#38	B+	Chaffee Trail Elementary	Jacksonville	Duval	51%	39%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	765
#39	B+	Dinsmore Elementary School (Magnet)	Jacksonville	Duval	51%	47%	Exceeds Expectations	595
#40	B	Seaside Community Charter School (Charter)	Jacksonville	Duval	50%	52%	Meets Expectations	481
#41	B	Duval Charter School At Mandarin (Charter)	Jacksonville	Duval	49%	48%	Meets Expectations	843
#42	B	Biscayne Elementary School	Jacksonville	Duval	47%	27%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	796
#43	B	R V Daniels Elementary School (Magnet)	Jacksonville	Duval	47%	25%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	213
#44	B	Crown Point Elementary School	Jacksonville	Duval	45%	45%	Meets Expectations	767
#45	B	Lake Lucina Elementary School	Jacksonville	Duval	45%	30%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	333
#46	B	Beauclerc Elementary School	Jacksonville	Duval	44%	43%	Meets Expectations	689
#47	B-	Crystal Springs Elementary School (Magnet)	Jacksonville	Duval	44%	38%	Exceeds Expectations	907
#48	B-	Sallye B Mathis Elementary School (Magnet)	Jacksonville	Duval	43%	24%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	384
#49	B-	Southside Estates Elementary School	Jacksonville	Duval	43%	39%	Exceeds Expectations	486
#50	B-	Seacoast Charter Academy (Charter)	Jacksonville	Duval	42%	38%	Exceeds Expectations	447
#51	B-	Venetia Elementary School (Magnet)	Jacksonville	Duval	42%	35%	Exceeds Expectations	377
#52	B-	Brookview Elementary School	Jacksonville	Duval	41%	44%	Meets Expectations	426
#53	B-	Twin Lakes Academy Elementary School	Jacksonville	Duval	41%	41%	Meets Expectations	881
#54	B-	Greenfield Elementary School	Jacksonville	Duval	40%	38%	Meets Expectations	592
#55	B-	Hogan Spring Glen Elementary School	Jacksonville	Duval	40%	37%	Exceeds Expectations	450
#56	C+	Parkwood Heights Elementary School	Jacksonville	Duval	38%	30%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	276
#57	C+	Wayman Academy Of The Arts (Charter)	Jacksonville	Duval	38%	24%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	142
#58	C+	Arlington Elementary School	Jacksonville	Duval	37%	27%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	208
#59	C+	Bayview Elementary School	Jacksonville	Duval	37%	31%	Exceeds Expectations	330
#60	C+	Garden City Elementary School	Jacksonville	Duval	37%	26%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	377
#61	C+	Pickett Elementary School	Jacksonville	Duval	37%	39%	Meets Expectations	200
#62	C+	San Jose Primary School (Charter)	Jacksonville	Duval	37%	41%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	281
#63	C	Enterprise Learning Academy	Jacksonville	Duval	35%	37%	Meets Expectations	726
#64	C	Kings Trail Elementary School	Jacksonville	Duval	35%	35%	Meets Expectations	311
#65	C	North Shore Elementary	Jacksonville	Duval	35%	24%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	701
#66	C	Don Brewer Elementary School	Jacksonville	Duval	34%	33%	Meets Expectations	324
#67	C	Windy Hill Elementary School (Magnet)	Jacksonville	Duval	34%	36%	Meets Expectations	494
#68	C	Rufus E Payne Elementary School (Magnet)	Jacksonville	Duval	33%	23%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	225
#69	C	Englewood Elementary School	Jacksonville	Duval	32%	36%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	437
#70	C	John E Ford K 8 School (Magnet)	Jacksonville	Duval	32%	22%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	622
#71	C	Pinedale Elementary School (Magnet)	Jacksonville	Duval	32%	23%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	426
#72	C	Somerset Academy Elementary Eagle Campus (Charter)	Jacksonville	Duval	32%	25%	Exceeds Expectations	361
#73	C	Andrew A Robinson Elementary School (Magnet)	Jacksonville	Duval	31%	22%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	535
#74	C	Spring Park Elementary School (Magnet)	Jacksonville	Duval	31%	28%	Exceeds Expectations	464
#75	C	Biltmore Elementary School	Jacksonville	Duval	30%	27%	Exceeds Expectations	191
#76	C	Fort Caroline Elementary School	Jacksonville	Duval	30%	28%	Exceeds Expectations	515
#77	C	Westview K 8 (Magnet)	Jacksonville	Duval	30%	32%	Meets Expectations	1,222
#78	C-	Hidden Oaks Elementary School	Jacksonville	Duval	30%	29%	Meets Expectations	181
#79	C-	R L Brown Gifted And Talented Academy (Magnet)	Jacksonville	Duval	30%	21%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	213
#80	C-	Seaside Charter North Campus (Charter)	Jacksonville	Duval	30%	34%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	362
#81	C-	Tiger Academy (Charter)	Jacksonville	Duval	29%	23%	Exceeds Expectations	233
#82	C-	Woodland Acres Elementary School (Magnet)	Jacksonville	Duval	29%	33%	Meets Expectations	534
#83	C-	Long Branch Elementary School	Jacksonville	Duval	28%	23%	Exceeds Expectations	289
#84	C-	Love Grove Elementary School	Jacksonville	Duval	28%	35%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	381
#85	C-	Normandy Village Elementary School	Jacksonville	Duval	28%	33%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	495
#86	C-	San Jose Elementary School (Magnet)	Jacksonville	Duval	28%	36%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	779
#87	C-	Bridgeprep Academy (Charter)	Jacksonville	Duval	27%	28%	Meets Expectations	512
#88	C-	Duval Charter Scholars Academy (Charter)	Jacksonville	Duval	27%	25%	Exceeds Expectations	547
#89	C-	Hyde Park Elementary School	Jacksonville	Duval	27%	30%	Meets Expectations	245
#90	C-	S A Hull Elementary School	Jacksonville	Duval	27%	22%	Exceeds Expectations	152
#91	C-	Timucuan Elementary School	Jacksonville	Duval	26%	32%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	491
#92	C-	Arlington Heights Elementary School	Jacksonville	Duval	25%	29%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	290
#93	C-	George Washington Carver Elementary	Jacksonville	Duval	25%	22%	Exceeds Expectations	290
#94	D+	Cedar Hills Elementary School	Jacksonville	Duval	25%	30%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	450
#95	D+	Global Outreach Charter Academy (Charter)	Jacksonville	Duval	25%	32%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	1,083
#96	D+	Susie E Tolbert Elementary School (Magnet)	Jacksonville	Duval	25%	21%	Exceeds Expectations	248
#97	D+	Reynolds Lane Elementary School	Jacksonville	Duval	24%	26%	Meets Expectations	222
#98	D+	Gregory Drive Elementary School	Jacksonville	Duval	23%	30%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	530
#99	D+	Highlands Elementary School	Jacksonville	Duval	22%	26%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	475
#100	D+	Jacksonville Heights Elementary School	Jacksonville	Duval	22%	31%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	547
#101	D+	Ramona Boulevard Elementary School	Jacksonville	Duval	22%	27%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	288
#102	D+	Duval Charter School At Westside (Charter)	Jacksonville	Duval	21%	28%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	957
#103	D	Sadie T Tillis Elementary School	Jacksonville	Duval	19%	31%	Underperforms Expectations	483
#104	D	Kipp Voice Academy (Charter)	Jacksonville	Duval	18%	20%	Meets Expectations	808
#105	D-	Annie R Morgan Elementary School	Jacksonville	Duval	15%	24%	Underperforms Expectations	212
#106	D-	Northwestern Legends Elementary	Jacksonville	Duval	14%	21%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	528

How Jacksonville, FL's elementary schools compare

A: 28B: 27C: 38D: 13

52% of the 106 ranked elementary schools in Jacksonville, FL earn an A or B (28 A grades, 27 B, 38 C, 13 D, 0 F), against 46% of elementary schools nationwide. 87 schools meet or beat the proficiency projected from their student context (82% here, 71% nationally), and 67 exceed it. On average 43% of tested students meet the state bar against a projected 37% (national averages: 39% actual, 38% projected).

The biggest overperformers, by actual proficiency above projection: Central Riverside Elementary School (60% against 24%, A-), Ruth N Upson Elementary School (68% against 37%, A), Rutledge H Pearson Elementary School (53% against 22%, B+), John Stockton Elementary School (83% against 54%, A+), River City Science Elementary Academy (74% against 49%, A+).

Districts with the most schools in the top quarter (the top 27): Duval (27).

The largest ranked elementary schools: Duval Charter At Baymeadows (1,368 students, A, #12), Westview K 8 (1,222 students, C, #77), New Berlin Elementary School (1,200 students, A, #14).

Of the top 25, 7 are magnet schools and 5 are charters. Selective and specialised schools tend to post high actual scores; the projection column is the fairer comparison for a neighborhood school.

Elementary schools in Jacksonville, FL that are not ranked

10 graded elementary schools are listed here rather than ranked, each for the reason given. Every one has its own page with its full SchoolGrade report.

Special-purpose schools (2)

Alternative, special-education and vocational schools serve a different mission and a different student body, so they are graded but not ranked against regular schools.

D+ Grasp Academy, Jacksonville
C+ Oak Hill Academy, Jacksonville

Closed schools (3)

NCES lists these schools as closed or inactive since their last graded year.

C Henry F Kite Elementary School, Jacksonville
D Martin Luther King JR Elementary School, Jacksonville
D+ Pine Estates Elementary School, Jacksonville

Not yet graded (5)

Too little test data to grade.

Hyde Grove Elementary School, Jacksonville
Kipp Jacksonville K 12, Jacksonville
Merrill Road Elementary School, Jacksonville
River City Science Academy Intracoastal, Jacksonville
Smart Pope Livingston Elementary, Jacksonville

About this ranking

Scope: public elementary schools in Jacksonville, FL, as grouped on its schools page; the Florida ranking covers the whole state.
Order: SchoolGrade, then actual proficiency, then name; schools with the same grade and score share a rank.
Ranked: regular public schools that NCES lists as open, not fully online, with at least 30 students. Others are listed with the reason.
Tags: Magnet and Charter from the NCES school directory; K-12 marks schools serving every grade that are ranked with the elementary schools.
Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model. How SchoolGrade works

Questions about elementary schools in Jacksonville, FL

What is the best elementary school in Jacksonville, FL?

John Stockton Elementary School in Jacksonville ranks first among the 106 ranked elementary schools in Jacksonville, FL with a SchoolGrade of A+, 83% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 54%.

How are elementary schools in Jacksonville, FL ranked?

By SchoolGrade, the 2025-26 model that scores each school's actual test proficiency against the level projected for its student context, then by actual proficiency to break ties. Regular public schools that are open, not fully online and have at least 30 students are ranked; the rest are listed below the table with the reason.

How many elementary schools does Jacksonville, FL have?

SchoolGrade grades 116 public elementary schools in Jacksonville, FL; 106 are ranked here and 10 are listed as not ranked.