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Abess Park Elementary School

๐Ÿ“ 12731 Abess Blvd, Jacksonville, Duval County, 32225

600
Pupils
13.9
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Abess Park Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Jacksonville, Duval County. The school has 600 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Kristin Shore. It is part of the Duval school district. It serves grades Pre-Kโ€“5 in an urban setting. The school employs 43 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.9:1. 60% of students are proficient in reading. 65% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.

School details

Principal
Kristin Shore
School district
Duval

Enrollment & staffing

Abess Park Elementary School enrolls 600 students across grades Pre-Kโ€“5. The student body is 54% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 43 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.9:1.

Male students
321 (54%)
Female students
279 (47%)
Teachers (FTE)
43
Student-teacher ratio
13.9:1
Grade span
Pre-Kโ€“5

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 39% White, 24% Black or African American and 15% Hispanic or Latino.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
White23239%
Black or African American14124%
Hispanic or Latino8815%
Two or more races8815%
Asian467.7%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander4<1%
American Indian or Alaska Native1<1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

308 of the school's 600 students (51%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 308 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.

School setting & status

City, LargeGrades Pre-Kโ€“5Title I

Abess Park Elementary School is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district FL-50, state senate district 4, state house district 12.

School district: DUVAL

Abess Park Elementary School 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 600 students, Abess Park Elementary School is close to the district average of about 622 students per school.

130,054
District students
209
Schools
7,048
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

60%
Reading proficient
65%
Math proficient
20%
Poverty rate

Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.

Technology & Programs

๐Ÿ“ถ Fiber internet ๐Ÿ“ก Campus Wi-Fi

Setting: City - Large

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