The top reported proficiency rate is 89% in Science. The lowest is 77% in English language arts.
Original Research by School Decision on Atlantic Beach Elementary School
Atlantic Beach Elementary sits in one of the more distinctive school settings in Northeast Florida: a small, walkable beach town that has deliberately kept its residential character intact, wedged between the Atlantic Ocean and Naval Station Mayport. The school serves prekindergarten through fifth grade within Duval County Public Schools, drawing from a community that publicly reported sources describe as among the highest-value housing markets in the region.
The academic picture, measured by Florida's FAST assessments and the Statewide Science Assessment in the most recent school year, is strong across nearly every grade and subject. Third-grade math proficiency was very high, and fifth-grade math and fifth-grade science results were also notably solid. ELA results show more variability by grade: third grade was strong, fifth grade was in the upper range, but fourth grade was lower than the others. That fourth-grade ELA dip is the one soft spot in an otherwise high-performing profile, and a parent would reasonably want to ask the school what support is in place for that grade. No multi-year trend data was available, so whether those figures are stable, improving, or shifting is not something the data can answer.
A graduation rate does not apply here, as the school serves only through fifth grade. AP, dual enrollment, and career pathway measures similarly do not apply at the elementary level.
The enrollment is a mid-sized elementary by Duval County standards, spanning from pre-K through fifth grade with fairly even cohorts across the grades. The share of students who qualify for free or reduced-price lunch is low, placing this well below most Duval County schools on that measure. The student body is predominantly white, with Hispanic students making up the next largest share, followed by students identifying as two or more races, then Black students, with smaller Asian and other groups. Data on English learners and students with IEPs was not available in the provided records.
Comparison metrics relative to districts in Duval County could not be calculated because the county has too few districts in the comparison set for a reliable index, so the school's position against neighbors is not something the data can state.
The town itself gives context that shapes who is drawn here. Atlantic Beach is largely built out, and new construction is mostly infill and teardown-replacement on small lots, which contributes to a dense, neighborly feel. Home values here sit well above the Florida state median, and they sit above national median values by a comparable margin, though publicly reported sources note the market has seen a modest year-over-year dip. Rents run at a level that, by standard affordability measures, is near the threshold of what is considered manageable relative to income. Families considering a move here are entering one of the costlier corners of the Jacksonville metro.
Day-to-day life in Atlantic Beach, as publicly reported sources describe it, revolves around parks, the beach, and a small walkable town center shared with Neptune Beach. The city has protected an unusually large amount of open space for its size, including preserves along the Intracoastal and a large adjacent beachfront park. The Beaches Branch of the Jacksonville Public Library serves the area. Naval Station Mayport sits just north of town and is a visible economic and social presence, shaping the Mayport Road corridor and adding a transient population element common to military-adjacent communities.
The district brief for Duval County did not surface any recent parent-relevant changes before the research budget was exhausted, so that context was left out rather than guessed at.
For a family weighing options, Atlantic Beach Elementary offers high academic attainment numbers, a low-poverty peer environment, and a tight beach-town setting. The trade-off is a housing market that reflects all of those attributes in its price. Families with a fourth-grader, or one headed to fourth grade, may want to specifically ask about ELA support, since that is the one grade where the proficiency picture is meaningfully lower than the rest.
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