Tynes Elementary School, Middleburg FL

Original Research by School Decision on Tynes Elementary School

Tynes Elementary sits on Tynes Boulevard in Middleburg, an unincorporated community in Clay County that sits southwest of Jacksonville. It serves prekindergarten through sixth grade, which makes it one of the larger elementary grade bands in Florida, and the school carries a substantial enrollment for that range. Roughly half the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch. The racial and ethnic composition is majority white with sizable Black and Hispanic populations and a multiracial group as well. Data on English learners and students with IEPs was not available in what was provided.

On academics, the school's FAST assessment results from the most recent school year show a real split across grades and subjects. Third grade is the clearest bright spot: proficiency in both math and ELA comes in at or just above roughly seven in ten students, which is a solid result by Florida standards. Sixth grade math also lands well above the midpoint. Fourth grade is where parents will want to pay closest attention. Both math and ELA proficiency dip noticeably compared to the grades around them, falling into the low-to-mid fifties range for ELA and the upper fifties for math. Fifth grade ELA sits at the same level as fourth, and fifth grade math is right at the halfway mark. Fifth grade science, tested separately through Florida's statewide science assessment, comes in above that math figure, with roughly two thirds of students scoring proficient. No multi-year trend data was available, so it is not possible from this data to say whether these patterns are improving, holding, or worsening. A parent may want to ask the school directly about what supports are in place specifically for fourth and fifth grade literacy and math.

The data does not include a graduation rate, which is expected since Tynes does not serve high school grades. Program details were not provided in the data, so specifics about enrichment, gifted services, or special programs are a gap here; the school's own website would be the place to look.

The Middleburg housing market where Tynes draws students is priced somewhat below the Florida statewide median for home values, and recent values have dipped slightly year over year while local rents have risen modestly. The area is car-dependent: Blanding Boulevard carries most daily commerce, and getting anywhere requires driving. The community is publicly described as having a tight-knit, unincorporated feel, anchored by Black Creek and the county park and trail network that runs along it. A long paved trail connects Black Creek Park, Thunderbolt Park, and Camp Chowenwaw, and the Main Street Boat Ramp on Black Creek gives families direct water access. The Clay Town Center, a new mixed-use retail and restaurant development, has been opening tenants and is adding commercial activity to the corridor.

Growth is a real factor in this part of Clay County. The First Coast Expressway is being extended with new junctions planned through the Middleburg area, which is publicly reported to be driving commuter demand and new residential construction. Families considering the area should expect a community that is actively adding rooftops and retail rather than one that has settled into a fixed shape. The Clay County School District is among the area's larger employers, and the district brief search did not surface specific recent strategic changes or initiatives, so that dimension was left out rather than guessed at.

For a family weighing Tynes, the picture is a school with genuine strengths in the early tested grades, a peer community that reflects the growing suburban character of the area, and some middle-grade academic results worth asking about. The setting is distinctly suburban-rural, low-density, and road-oriented, which will feel comfortable to families already oriented toward that kind of community.

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Academic performance

How students perform on state tests, by grade, set against the district.

Math

Grade 371%

School 71% · District 66% · ▲ 5 pts above district

▲ 8 pts above state median · ▲ 8 pts above county median

Grade 459%

School 59% · District 63% · ▼ 4 pts below district

▼ 2 pts below state median · ▼ 1 pts below county median

Grade 550%

School 50% · District 55% · ▼ 5 pts below district

▼ 5 pts below state median · ▼ 1 pts below county median

Grade 675%

School 75% · District 77% · ▼ 2 pts below district

▲ 13 pts above state median · even with county median

English language arts

Grade 370%

School 70% · District 65% · ▲ 5 pts above district

▲ 14 pts above state median · ▲ 7 pts above county median

Grade 453%

School 53% · District 59% · ▼ 6 pts below district

▼ 1 pts below state median · ▼ 3 pts below county median

Grade 553%

School 53% · District 56% · ▼ 3 pts below district

▼ 1 pts below state median · ▼ 2 pts below county median

Grade 662%

School 62% · District 67% · ▼ 5 pts below district

▲ 2 pts above state median · ▼ 2 pts below county median

Science

Grade 567%

School 67% · District 61% · ▲ 6 pts above district

▲ 14 pts above state median · ▲ 8 pts above county median

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Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.

Proficiency by household income

English language arts

Grade 3Lower-income64%Higher-income78%14 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income41%Higher-income67%26 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income39%Higher-income66%27 pp gap

Grade 6Lower-income48%Higher-income79%31 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 3Lower-income65%Higher-income78%13 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income53%Higher-income67%14 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income35%Higher-income65%29 pp gap

Grade 6Lower-income64%Higher-income89%24 pp gap