St Johns Classical Academy, Fleming Island FL

Original Research by School Decision on St Johns Classical Academy

St. Johns Classical Academy is a charter school on Fleming Island in eastern Clay County, serving students from kindergarten through twelfth grade on a single campus. Publicly reported information describes it as a classical education school, which typically means an emphasis on primary texts, rhetoric, logic, and a sequenced humanities-heavy curriculum, though the data provided here does not detail specific program offerings or course catalogs, so families should confirm the exact curricular model directly with the school.

The school draws a student body that is predominantly white, with Hispanic students making up a meaningful share and smaller representations of Black, Asian, and multiracial students. Very few students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a notably low rate that reflects the surrounding community's affluence. Data on students with IEPs and English learners was not reported, so families with those needs will want to ask the school directly about support services.

The high school grades are quite small, with enrollment tapering considerably through ninth through twelfth grade. That thinning of the upper grades is worth understanding before enrolling a middle schooler who plans to stay through graduation. Graduation rate data was not available in the provided information.

On state assessments, the picture is mixed across grades and subjects. Third and fourth grade math results are strong, with the large majority of students scoring proficient. Sixth grade math and third grade ELA are also solid. But fifth, seventh, and eighth grade math results fall below the midpoint, and eighth grade math in particular lags noticeably. ELA results in the upper elementary grades are more modest, though sixth and eighth grade ELA read better. Science proficiency at both fifth and eighth grade lands in the mid-range. The pattern is uneven enough that parents may want to ask the school how math instruction is sequenced across the middle grades, where the dip is most apparent.

No multi-year trend data was available, so it is not possible to say whether these results are improving, stable, or declining. The comparison set for Clay County contains only one district, so no peer comparison was meaningful for this school's standing relative to neighbors.

Fleming Island itself is a master-planned peninsula community bordered by the St. Johns River, Doctors Lake, and Black Creek, publicly described as one of the more affluent areas in the Jacksonville region. The built environment is almost entirely car-dependent; daily errands require a vehicle, and while a multi-use path runs the length of the island and neighborhoods have sidewalks and trails, there is no meaningful transit infrastructure. Commercial life centers on a Town Center corridor with a library, shops, and restaurants rather than a traditional walkway downtown. Civic anchors include the Clay County Public Library headquarters, several nature parks, and soccer fields. Many residents commute to Jacksonville-area employment hubs.

Housing near the school runs well above both Florida and national medians. Home values here have held relatively steady year over year, though they dipped slightly. Renting is also possible at a price point that, relative to a typical local income, consumes a substantial portion of household budget. Families relocating should plan around car ownership and proximity to the Town Center corridor.

No district-level strategic or operational changes were confirmed in the available data. Program details beyond the classical designation were not provided, so information on AP access, electives, arts, or athletics would need to come from the school directly.

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Academic performance

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

Math

Grade 378%

School 78% · District 66% · ▲ 12 pts above district

▲ 15 pts above state median · ▲ 15 pts above county median

Grade 477%

School 77% · District 63% · ▲ 14 pts above district

▲ 16 pts above state median · ▲ 17 pts above county median

Grade 548%

School 48% · District 55% · ▼ 7 pts below district

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

Grade 671%

School 71% · District 77% · ▼ 6 pts below district

▲ 9 pts above state median · ▼ 4 pts below county median

Grade 748%

School 48% · District 49% · ▼ 1 pts below district

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

Grade 838%

School 38% · District 71% · ▼ 33 pts below district

▼ 13 pts below state median · ▼ 32 pts below county median

English language arts

Grade 372%

School 72% · District 65% · ▲ 7 pts above district

▲ 16 pts above state median · ▲ 9 pts above county median

Grade 457%

School 57% · District 59% · ▼ 2 pts below district

▲ 3 pts above state median · ▲ 1 pts above county median

Grade 557%

School 57% · District 56% · ▲ 1 pts above district

▲ 3 pts above state median · ▲ 2 pts above county median

Grade 678%

School 78% · District 67% · ▲ 11 pts above district

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

Grade 764%

School 64% · District 60% · ▲ 4 pts above district

▲ 9 pts above state median · ▲ 2 pts above county median

Grade 871%

School 71% · District 61% · ▲ 10 pts above district

▲ 17 pts above state median · ▲ 9 pts above county median

Science

Grade 559%

School 59% · District 61% · ▼ 2 pts below district

▲ 6 pts above state median · even with county median

Grade 855%

School 55% · District 60% · ▼ 5 pts below district

▲ 9 pts above state median · even with county median

This schoolCLAY, same grade

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-income60%Higher-income74%14 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income38%Higher-income62%25 pp gap

Grade 7Lower-income64%Higher-income64%1 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 3Lower-income87%Higher-income76%10 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income44%Higher-income49%5 pp gap

Grade 7Lower-income60%Higher-income46%14 pp gap