The top reported proficiency rate is 41% in Math. The lowest is 27% in English language arts.
Original Research by School Decision on Kings Trail Elementary School
Kings Trail Elementary sits on Old Kings Road South in Jacksonville, serving pre-kindergarten through fifth grade as a regular public school within the Duval County district. The enrollment is small relative to many elementary schools of its grade band, with students spread fairly evenly across the grade levels. The school is a neighborhood school with no charter or magnet designation.
The student body is majority Hispanic, with Black students making up roughly the next largest share, followed by smaller proportions of white, Asian, and multiracial students. Close to half of all students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, meaning a substantial share of families are working within tighter economic margins. Data on English learners and students with IEPs was not available in the records reviewed.
On Florida's state assessments, proficiency rates across the tested grades tell a consistent story: reading and math outcomes fall well below where most families would hope to see them. In English language arts, tested third through fifth graders showed proficiency rates in the lower range, with third grade particularly low. Math results were somewhat stronger in fourth grade but still modest, and science results at the fifth-grade level were similarly low. Trend data was not available, so it is not possible from this data to say whether scores are improving, flat, or declining. A parent would reasonably want to ask the school directly about what interventions are in place for students who are not yet meeting grade-level benchmarks, and what support looks like for students who arrive reading or computing below grade.
No program offerings were reported in the data. Information on AP courses, dual enrollment, or enrichment programs is not applicable here given this is an elementary school, but details on arts, music, STEM, after-school programs, or any specialized pathways were not available. Asking the school about enrichment and extracurricular options would give a clearer picture.
Comparison data for proficiency was flagged as not applicable due to the small number of districts in Duval County's comparison set. Chronic absenteeism and graduation rate data were also unavailable; the latter does not apply to an elementary school.
The surrounding Jacksonville context is worth understanding. The school sits in a city that is one of the faster-growing metro areas in the country, publicly reported as a 2026 housing market to watch for migration and relative affordability. Home values near the school's zip code are modestly below the Florida statewide benchmark and have edged slightly downward year over year, while rents have nudged upward. The estimated monthly carrying cost for a buyer puts the local market within reach compared to many Florida metros, though national mortgage rates remain elevated. For renters, the rent-to-income ratio here is not dramatically out of line with national norms, though affordability is worth watching as the metro continues to attract new residents.
Jacksonville itself is sprawling and car-dependent for most daily trips. The neighborhoods closest to the school's part of the city are residential and suburban in character, set away from the more walkable historic districts like Riverside, Avondale, or San Marco to the north. The city's major employers span health care, logistics, the military, and financial services, which shapes the working-parent landscape across many of the city's schools.
The Duval district brief was searched but no confirmed recent parent-relevant changes were found, so that information was left out rather than guessed at.
For a family considering Kings Trail Elementary, the academic performance picture is the most pressing thing to explore further with the school. The setting is a mid-size city neighborhood elementary with a diverse, economically mixed student body, and the school sits within a district large enough to offer a range of transfer and program options worth investigating if the neighborhood school is not the right fit.
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