The top reported proficiency rate is 44% in Math. The lowest is 23% in English language arts.
Original Research by School Decision on Annie R. Morgan Elementary School
Annie R. Morgan Elementary sits on Saint Clair Street in Jacksonville's westside, serving kindergarten through fifth grade as a neighborhood public school within Duval County Public Schools. The school is small, with an enrollment that fits comfortably within what you'd expect for a single-building K-5 program. A large majority of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which places this firmly in the high-need tier among elementary schools. The student body is predominantly Black, with smaller shares of Hispanic and white students. Data on English learners and students with IEPs was not available in the materials reviewed here.
State assessment results from the most recent year paint a candid picture. On the FAST Math assessment, third graders performed near the midpoint on proficiency, but scores fall off in fourth and fifth grades, where fewer than half of students reached the proficient threshold. Reading results are lower still across all three tested grades, with proficiency rates in the low-to-mid twenties for grades three through five. The fifth-grade science assessment also showed that fewer than a third of students scored proficient. These figures are below what most families would hope to see, and a parent considering this school would want to ask the school directly about instructional supports, intervention programs, and how literacy gaps are being addressed in the upper elementary grades. No multi-year trend data was available, so it is not possible to say whether scores are improving, holding steady, or declining.
A comparison of Morgan against other schools within Duval County's district landscape is limited by the small number of districts in the county, and the data was flagged as not suitable for a reliable proficiency index comparison. No chronic absenteeism or attendance data was available, which is worth asking the school about directly, since attendance patterns at this age have a strong relationship with reading and math development.
No information on specialized programs, enrichment offerings, or after-school supports was available for this school. A parent seeking clarity on what Morgan offers beyond core instruction should reach out to the school or check with Duval County Public Schools directly.
The housing market immediately surrounding the school reflects a very affordable ZIP code by Jacksonville standards, with home values well below the Florida statewide median and notably below the national median as well. Values in this area have declined modestly over the past year. Rents are comparably low, making the neighborhood accessible to families at a range of income levels. Mortgage costs relative to local incomes are manageable compared with state and national norms.
Jacksonville itself is a large, sprawling city in active transition. Publicly reported data describes the metro as one of the country's faster-growing areas, with downtown investment accelerating through mixed-use residential projects, a stadium renovation, a University of Florida graduate campus under development, and major health care construction. The city's major employer base runs from Baptist Health and Mayo Clinic to Amazon's distribution operations, Naval Air Station Jacksonville, and a growing financial technology sector. Most of the city is car-dependent, though pockets of walkability exist in Riverside, San Marco, and downtown. For families at Morgan, daily life near the school is more likely to involve commuting by car than those central neighborhoods.
The district brief search returned no confirmed recent parent-relevant changes for Duval County Public Schools within the available research, so that dimension is left out rather than guessed at.
For a family already in this neighborhood, Morgan is the local option, and the school's high-need demographics mean it likely draws on district and federal support resources. For a family actively choosing between schools, the academic proficiency picture warrants a direct conversation with the school about how students at different readiness levels are supported, what intervention looks like in practice, and what the school is doing differently to move those numbers.
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