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Clay Schools
Clay is a public school district in Florida, based in Clay County (Green Cove Springs). SchoolGrade grades 46 of its schools on actual versus projected test scores; every school below has its own page.
Clay on the map
District boundary from the NCES EDGE composite school district file. Each marker is a graded school; click it for its grade and scores.
SchoolGrade summary for Clay
45 of 46 schools in Clay carry a SchoolGrade (1 have too little test data to grade). Grade distribution:
A: 28B: 15C: 1D: 1
Best schools in Clay
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The ten highest SchoolGrades in the district. Grades reward 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.
- A+ Orange Park Elementary School (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- A+ Fleming Island Elementary School (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- A+ Robert M Paterson Elementary (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- A+ Lakeside Junior High School (Middle school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- A Keystone Heights Elementary (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- A Fleming Island High School (High school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- A Rideout Elementary School (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- A Thunderbolt Elementary School (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
- A Discovery Oaks Elementary (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- A Lake Asbury Elementary School (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
Every school in Clay
High schools (7)
- B+ Clay High School, Green Cove Springs
- A Fleming Island High School, Orange Park
- B+ Keystone Heights Juniorsenior High, Keystone Heights
- B+ Middleburg High School, Middleburg
- B+ Oakleaf High School, Orange Park
- B Orange Park High School, Orange Park
- B+ Ridgeview High School, Orange Park
Middle and junior high schools (6)
- A Green Cove Springs Junior High School, Green Cove Springs
- A Lake Asbury Junior High School, Green Cove Springs
- A+ Lakeside Junior High School, Orange Park
- A- Oakleaf Junior High, Orange Park
- B Orange Park Junior High School, Orange Park
- A- Wilkinson Junior High School, Middleburg
Elementary and primary schools (27)
- B Argyle Elementary School, Orange Park
- B- Charles E Bennett Elementary School, Green Cove Springs
- B+ Clay Hill Elementary School, Jacksonville
- A Coppergate Elementary School, Middleburg
- A Discovery Oaks Elementary, Orange Park
- A Doctors Inlet Elementary School, Middleburg
- A+ Fleming Island Elementary School, Orange Park
- C Grove Park Elementary School, Orange Park
- B+ Jl Wilkinson Elementary School, Middleburg
- A Keystone Heights Elementary, Keystone Heights
- A Lake Asbury Elementary School, Green Cove Springs
- A Lakeside Elementary School, Orange Park
- A- Mcrae Elementary School, Keystone Heights
- A- Middleburg Elementary School, Middleburg
- B+ Montclair Elementary School, Orange Park
- A- Oakleaf Village Elementary School, Orange Park
- A+ Orange Park Elementary School, Orange Park
- A- Plantation Oaks Elementary School, Orange Park
- A Rideout Elementary School, Middleburg
- A Ridgeview Elementary School, Orange Park
- A+ Robert M Paterson Elementary, Orange Park
- B- S Bryan Jennings Elementary School, Orange Park
- A Shadowlawn Elementary School, Green Cove Springs
- A Swimming Pen Creek Elementary School, Middleburg
- A Thunderbolt Elementary School, Fleming Island
- A Tynes Elementary School, Middleburg
- A- W E Cherry Elementary School, Orange Park
Other schools and academies (6)
- B Clay Charter Academy, Middleburg
- A Clay Virtual Franchise, Orange Park
- B- Florida Cyber Charter Academy At Clay, Jacksonville
- Florida Youth Challenge Academy, Starke
- D- R C Bannerman Learning Center, Green Cove Springs
- A St Johns Classical Academy, Fleming Island
Where Clay schools are
Cities and towns served (7)
- Orange Park (21)
- Middleburg (10)
- Green Cove Springs (7)
- Keystone Heights (3)
- Fleming Island (2)
- Jacksonville (2)
- Starke (1)
About this district
- State: Best schools in Florida
- County: Clay County
- Type: regular local school district
- Setting: large suburb (NCES locale of the district office)
- Enrollment: 39,362 students with 2,422 full-time-equivalent teachers and 5,143 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
- NCES district ID: 1200300
- Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model: each school's actual proficiency against the level projected for its student context. How SchoolGrade works
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Questions about Clay
How many schools are in Clay?
SchoolGrade grades 46 public schools in Clay, across 7 cities and towns. Every one of them is listed on this page with a link to its own report.
Which cities does Clay serve?
The largest by graded schools: Orange Park, Middleburg, Green Cove Springs, Keystone Heights, Fleming Island and 2 more.
How good are the schools in Clay?
Across the 45 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is A-, with 58.2% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 51.4%. 89% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.
How many students attend Clay?
39,362 students were enrolled in Clay in the 2023-24 school year, about 16.3 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).
Where is Clay?
Clay is in Florida, based in Clay County, with its district office in Green Cove Springs. Its boundary covers about 605 sq mi.