📍 3101 Justina Road, Jacksonville, Duval County, 32277
Grasp Academy is an Alternative/PRU serving elementary age pupils, located in Jacksonville, Duval County. The school has 271 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Duval school district. It serves grades 1–8 in an urban setting. The school employs 17 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.9:1. 14% of students are proficient in reading. 18% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet.
Grasp Academy enrolls 271 students across grades 1–8. The student body is 65% male and 35% female. A teaching staff of 17 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 42% White, 42% Black or African American and 9.2% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 115 | 42% |
| Black or African American | 115 | 42% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 25 | 9.2% |
| Two or more races | 14 | 5.2% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
141 of the school's 271 students (52%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 141 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.
Grasp Academy 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 6, state house district 13.
Grasp 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 271 students, Grasp 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