📍 555 Wonderwood Dr, Atlantic Beach, Duval County, 32233
Anchor Academy is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Atlantic Beach, Duval County. The school has 340 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Jennifer Beale. It is part of the Duval school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 18.9:1. 67% of students are proficient in reading. 62% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Anchor Academy enrolls 340 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 46% male and 54% female. A teaching staff of 18 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 18.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 41% White, 24% Black or African American and 20% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 138 | 41% |
| Black or African American | 81 | 24% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 68 | 20% |
| Two or more races | 39 | 11% |
| Asian | 9 | 2.6% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 5 | 1.5% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
54 of the school's 340 students (16%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 54 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Anchor Academy is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district FL-50, state senate district 4, state house district 11.
Anchor Academy is one of 209 schools in DUVAL, based in JACKSONVILLE, Florida. The district serves 130,054 students district-wide and employs 7,048 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 340 students, Anchor Academy is smaller than the district average of about 622 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large