Abess Park Elementary School

12731 Abess Blvd, Jacksonville, FL 32225 | (904) 220-1260

Grades: PK-5
Student Enrollment: 735

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4 out of 5 | 1 Review

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School Description

School Summary and Highlights

Enrolls 735 preschool and elementary school students from grades PK-5
Ranks 516th out of 1,901 elementary schools in FL.

School Operational Details

Title I Eligible

School District Details

Duval County School District
Per-Pupil Spending: $8,653
Graduation Rate: 59.2%
Dropout Rate: 4.7%
Students Per Teacher: 16.2
Enrolled Students: 122,961

Faculty Details and Student Enrollment

Students and Faculty

Total Students Enrolled: 735
Total Full Time "Equivalent" Teachers: 49.0
Average Student-To-Teacher Ratio: 15.0

Students Gender Breakdown

Males: 395 (53.7%)
Females: 337 (45.9%)

Free Lunch Student Eligibility Breakdown

Eligible for Reduced Lunch: 53 (7.2%)
Eligible for Free Lunch: 242 (32.9%)
Eligible for Either Reduced or Free Lunch: 295 (40.1%)

Student Enrollment Distribution by Race / Ethnicity

Abess Park Elementary School Student Race Distribution

	Number	Percent
American Indian	2	0.3%
Black	224	30.5%
Asian	76	10.3%
Hispanic	77	10.5%
White	353	48.0%

Number of Students Per Grade

	Number	Percent
Pre-Kindergarten	10	1.4%
Kindergarten	108	14.7%
1st Grade	113	15.4%
2nd Grade	132	18.0%
3rd Grade	118	16.1%
4th Grade	126	17.1%
5th Grade	128	17.4%

Teacher Educational Background (2010)

Percent of Teachers with a Bachelor's Degree

School:

69.4%

District:

71.9%

State:

65.3%

Percent of Classes Taught by Non-Highly Qualified Teachers

School:

7.7%

State:

4.8%

Percent of Classes Taught By Teachers (Out-of-Field) of Their Background

School:

6.6%

State:

4.8%

Source: FL Department of Education, Source: NCES 2009-2010

School Ratings and Reviews

Overall Rating: 4

4 out of 5 | 1 Review

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Reviewed by Staff Member on September 10, 2008
Rating: (4 / 5) Flag as inappropriate
Excellent School, motivated teachers with well thought out curriculum. I wish all Jacksonville Schools were even 1/2 this good.

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