📍 7565 Beach Blvd, Jacksonville, Duval County, 32216
River City Science Academy is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Jacksonville, Duval County. The school has 979 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Duval school district. It serves grades 6–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 53 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 18.5:1. It operates as a public charter school. 73% of students are proficient in reading. 66% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 97%. The school offers 6 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program.
River City Science Academy enrolls 979 students across grades 6–12. The student body is 58% male and 42% female. A teaching staff of 53 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 18.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 50% White, 19% Hispanic or Latino and 16% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 492 | 50% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 190 | 19% |
| Black or African American | 158 | 16% |
| Asian | 73 | 7.5% |
| Two or more races | 56 | 5.7% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 8 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
337 of the school's 979 students (34%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 264 qualify for free lunch and 73 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
River City Science Academy is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). It operates as a public charter school. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district FL-50, state senate district 6, state house district 13.
River City Science 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 979 students, River City Science Academy is larger than the district average of about 622 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large
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