The top reported proficiency rate is 89% in Math. The lowest is 78% in Science.
Original Research by School Decision on John Stockton Elementary School
John Stockton Elementary sits on Carlisle Road in the 32210 zip code on Jacksonville's westside, a residential corner of a city that sprawls well beyond its compact downtown core. The school serves kindergarten through fifth grade as a regular public school within Duval County Public Schools, one of the largest school districts in Florida.
The academic picture here is genuinely strong. On Florida's FAST assessments, third and fourth graders scored at very high proficiency levels in both math and ELA, placing the school well above what you would typically expect from a neighborhood elementary. Fifth grade results are somewhat lower in both subjects, and the fifth-grade science score sits in a similar range to fifth-grade ELA. That dip is worth a conversation with the school, particularly for families arriving with a child already in the upper elementary grades, though it does not erase what is a broadly high-performing profile across the tested band. Multi-year trend data was not available, so it is not possible to say whether these results represent a stable plateau or a recent shift.
The enrollment is moderate for an elementary school of this grade range, spread fairly evenly across the six grade levels from kindergarten through fifth. The student body is majority white, with Black, Hispanic, and multiracial students each represented in smaller but meaningful shares. The share of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch is well below the district and state norms typically seen in urban elementary schools, suggesting a relatively more economically stable enrollment. Data on English learner rates and students with individualized education programs was not reported, so families with children in either category will want to ask the school directly about those supports.
The housing market around the school reflects a different picture than Jacksonville's booming downtown. Home values in the surrounding zip code sit meaningfully below the Florida state median and are down modestly year over year. Rents have edged up slightly. For buyers, the local price-to-income ratio is more accessible than much of the state, and the estimated monthly carrying cost of a home here is lower than in many Jacksonville zip codes closer to the river or the Southside. Jacksonville as a whole has been publicly identified as one of the country's faster-growing metro areas, with downtown in the middle of a wave of residential and commercial development, but the westside where Stockton sits has its own quieter character, more suburban and residential than the neighborhoods currently drawing headlines.
Jacksonville is a car-dependent city by design. The school's neighborhood is not walkable in any meaningful way, and families should plan on driving. The city's transit infrastructure, including JTA's bus network and the downtown Skyway, is concentrated well east of this address.
On programming, the data provided did not include details on before- and after-care, enrichment offerings, or any magnet or specialty programming. The school carries no magnet designation. Parents interested in specific curricular themes, arts integration, or acceleration options would need to inquire with the school directly.
District-level information on strategic changes or new initiatives within Duval County Public Schools was not available from the research conducted, so that piece of context is absent here rather than assumed.
What the data does show is a neighborhood elementary school posting some of the stronger elementary proficiency results in its testing band, serving a relatively economically advantaged enrollment by urban district standards, in a part of Jacksonville that is affordable and settled rather than rapidly transforming. Families drawn to strong early-grade academic results in a quieter westside setting will find a school that the numbers support taking seriously.
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