Sixty-four percent of all schools statewide (2,196) earned an “A” or “B” in 2024 compared to 57% (1,961) in 2023, according to the Florida Department of Education.
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Before you know it, sales will start to appear almost every day, booking salon and haircut appointments will become harder, and health forms may need to be updated — all signs of back-to-school time.
Keeping that in mind, parents may choose to enroll their child at another school than where they attended the previous year. However, that decision could change after reviewing the Florida Department of Education’s 2024 school grades under a new grading scale, which released Wednesday.
The new grading scale was made so that elementary schools are graded using the scale that was previously used from 2014-15 to 2021-22, while all other school types are graded using the new scale. Additionally, the new grading scale continues to include annual learning gains components in English Language Arts and Mathematics.
“In 2024, nearly 1,300 schools [statewide] earned an “A” grade, a 6-percentage point increase over 2023,” a release from the Florida Department of Education (FLDOE) states. “Less than 4% of all schools [statewide] (113 schools) earned a “D” or “F” in 2024 compared to 6% of schools (211 schools) in 2023.”
Here’s a look at the school grades the FLDOE gave each school on the First Coast for the 2023-2024 school year, county-by-county.
Baker County
- Baker County Senior High School: C
- Macclenny Elementary School: B
- Legacy Elementary School: C
- Baker County Middle School: B
- Westside Elementary School: C
Bradford County
- Bradford High School: C
- Starke Elementary School: C
- Bradford Elementary School: B
- Brooker Community School: C
- Lawtey Elementary School: C
- Bradford Middle School: C
Clay County
- Florida Youth Challenge Academy: B
- Green Cove Springs Junior High School: A
- Charles E. Bennett Elementary School: C
- Orange Park Elementary School: A
- Grove Park Elementary School: C
- W.E. Cherry Elementary School: A
- Orange Park High School: B
- Doctors Inlet Elementary School: A
- Middleburg Elementary School: C
- Keystone Heights Elementary School: B
- Keystone Heights Junior/Senior High School: B
- S. Bryan Jennings Elementary School: A
- Clay High School: A
- Lakeside Junior High School: A
- Lakeside Elementary School: B
- Orange Park Junior High School: C
- Wilkinson Junior High School: B
- Montclair Elementary School: B
- Middleburg High School: A
- Ridgeview Elementary School: B
- Clay Hill Elementary School: C
- Ridgeview High School: A
- Lake Asbury Elementary School: A
- Robert M. Paterson Elementary School: A
- Lake Asbury Junior High School: A
- J.L. Wilkinson Elementary School: B
- Tynes Elementary School: A
- McRae Elementary School: A
- Fleming Island Elementary School: A
- Thunderbolt Elementary School: A
- Rideout Elementary School: A
- Fleming Island High School: A
- Swimming Pen Creek Elementary School: B
- Argyle Elementary School: C
- Coppergate Elementary School: B
- Oakleaf Junior High School: B
- Oakleaf Village Elementary School: B
- Shadowlawn Elementary School: A
- Discovery Oaks Elementary School: A
- Plantation Oaks Elementary School: A
- Oakleaf High School: A
- Florida Cyber Charter Academy at Clay: D
- Clay Charter Academy: B
- St. Johns Classical Academy: B
- Spring Park Elementary School: A
- St. Johns Classical Academy Orange Park: C
- Clay Virtual Franchise: B
Duval County
Nassau County
- Fernandina Beach Middle School: A
- Emma Love Hardee Elementary School: A
- Yulee Elementary School: A
- Callahan Middle School: A
- Hilliard Middle-Senior High School: A
- Bryceville Elementary School: A
- West Nassau County High School: A
- Yulee Middle School: A
- Yulee High School: A
- Hilliard Elementary School: A
- Wildlight Elementary School: B
- Callahan Intermediate School: A
- Fernandina Beach High School: A
- Nassau Virtual Franchise: I (Incomplete)
Putnam County
- The Children’s Reading Center: A
- Putnam Academy of Arts and Sciences: C
- Kelley Smith Elementary School: B
- Interlachen Jr.-Sr. High School: C
- Melrose Elementary School: A
- Q.I. Roberts Jr.-Sr. High School: A
- James A. Long Elementary School: C
- Robert H. Jenkins, Jr. Elementary School: C
- Browning-Pearce Elementary School: C
- Middleton-Burney Elementary School: C
- Crescent City Jr.-Sr. High School: C
- Palatka Jr.-Sr. High School: C
- Ochwilla Elementary School: C
- William D. Moseley Elementary School: C
- Putnam Virtual Franchise: A
St. Johns County
- St. Augustine Public Montessori School: D
- Crookshank Elementary School: B
- Ketterlinus Elementary School: A
- R.B. Hunt Elementary School: A
- RJ Murray Middle School: B
- St. Augustine High School: B
- James A. Webster Elementary School: A
- Julington Creek Elementary School: A
- Allen D. Nease Senior High School: A
- W. Douglas Hartley Elementary School: A
- Sebastian Middle School: A
- Alice B. Landrum Middle School: A
- Switzerland Point Middle School: A
- Osceola Elementary School: A
- Mill Creek Academy: A
- Ponte Vedra Palm Valley-Rawlings Elementary School: A
- Otis A. Mason Elementary School: A
- Gamble Rogers Middle School: B
- Cunningham Creek Elementary School: A
- Ocean Palms Elementary School: A
- Pedro Menendez High School: C
- Beachside High School: A
- Bartram Trail High School: A
- Durbin Creek Elementary School: A
- Timberlin Creek Elementary School: A
- South Woods Elementary School: C
- Patriot Oaks Academy: A
- Liberty Pines Academy: A
- Pacetti Bay Middle School: A
- Wards Creek Elementary School: A
- Fruit Cove Middle School: A
- Ponte Vedra High School: A
- Creekside High School: A
- Hickory Creek Elementary School: A
- Valley Ridge Academy: A
- Palencia Elementary School: A
- Picolata Crossing Elementary School: A
- Freedom Crossing Academy: A
- Palm Valley Academy: A
- Pine Island Academy: A
- Tocoi Creek High School: A
- St. Johns Virtual Franchise: B
Union County
- Union County High School
- Lake Butler Middle School
- Lake Butler Elementary School
