Florida Cyber Charter Academy, Jacksonville FL

Original Research by School Decision on Florida Cyber Charter Academy

Florida Cyber Charter Academy is a fully online public charter school, administered through Jacksonville's Duval County, that serves students from kindergarten through twelfth grade. Its mailing address sits in a commercial corridor in Jacksonville's Southside, but the school's defining characteristic is that students attend virtually rather than in a physical building. Families across the region can enroll regardless of which neighborhood they live in, which is a meaningful practical point in a sprawling metro like Jacksonville.

The school draws a sizeable student body for an online setting, spread across every grade from kindergarten through senior year. A substantial share of enrolled students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which reflects the breadth of the population this school serves. Racially, the student body is diverse, with white students making up the largest group, followed by Hispanic and Black students, along with students identifying as two or more races and smaller numbers from other backgrounds. Data on English learner populations and students with IEPs were not available in the information provided, so parents with children who rely on specialized services should ask the school directly about those supports.

Academic results reported through Florida's FAST assessment and the statewide science assessment are well below the midpoint for the subjects and grades tested. Math proficiency rates across elementary and middle grades are low, with fourth grade particularly so and upper middle school grades modestly higher but still a small fraction of students reaching proficiency. ELA results are meaningfully better than math, with most tested grades reaching somewhere between roughly a third and just under half of students proficient, though that still represents a gap from state norms. Science results at the two tested grade levels are also low. Parents who are weighing this school primarily on state assessment outcomes should look into these numbers carefully with the school. It would be worth asking what academic support structures exist within the online platform, how teachers identify and intervene when students fall behind, and what the trajectory has been over recent years. Multi-year trend data was not available, so it is not possible from these figures alone to characterize whether results have been improving or holding steady.

For high school students, the school does offer dual enrollment and honors coursework, which are genuine pathways worth knowing about for families with academically motivated secondary students. Graduation rate data was not available in the information provided. Information on AP courses, career and technical pathways, or other specialized programming beyond what is listed was not available.

The school's structure as a fully online charter means the peer environment and daily rhythm look very different from a traditional campus. There is no physical gathering space, no cafeteria, no sports program drawn from these data, and social interaction happens through whatever virtual mechanisms the school provides. That arrangement fits some students and families well, particularly those managing health needs, scheduling constraints, unusual family circumstances, or a preference for learning at home, and it fits others poorly. That is a question of match rather than merit, and families should think concretely about their child's self-direction, their own availability to support learning at home, and how the student will access social connections.

Jacksonville itself is a large, rapidly growing city with a diversifying economy anchored by health care, logistics, military presence, and financial services. Housing in the zip codes around the school's registered address has come down modestly from recent peaks and sits slightly below statewide benchmarks, and rents have softened slightly as well, making the broader metro relatively accessible within Florida. The city's sprawl means most residents move by car, though walkable pockets exist in Riverside, San Marco, and downtown along the St. Johns River. Downtown is experiencing substantial residential and commercial investment, and the broader metro is growing at a pace well above the national average.

Parent-relevant strategic changes within the Duval district were not available in the research compiled here, so that context was left out rather than inferred.

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Academic performance

State test results and graduation outcomes.

Graduation rate (ACGR)

90-94%Cohort of 123 students · Class of 2021

The federal source publishes a banded range instead of an exact rate when the graduating cohort is small enough that an exact number could risk identifying individual students.

How this school compares to all schools in this state

Each dot is one school’s SY 2020-21 graduation rate, binned by integer rate. Taller columns mean more schools at that rate. This school is highlighted.

867 schools plotted. 183 additional schools' rates are federally suppressed and not shown. Data: EDFacts SY 2020-21.

Math

Grade 315%

School 15% · District 59% · ▼ 44 pts below district

▼ 48 pts below state median · ▼ 42 pts below county median

Grade 46%

School 6% · District 60% · ▼ 54 pts below district

▼ 55 pts below state median · ▼ 50 pts below county median

Grade 514%

School 14% · District 54% · ▼ 40 pts below district

▼ 41 pts below state median · ▼ 36 pts below county median

Grade 618%

School 18% · District 47% · ▼ 29 pts below district

▼ 44 pts below state median · ▼ 19 pts below county median

Grade 726%

School 26% · District 43% · ▼ 17 pts below district

▼ 23 pts below state median · ▼ 10 pts below county median

Grade 827%

School 27% · District 47% · ▼ 20 pts below district

▼ 24 pts below state median · ▼ 14 pts below county median

English language arts

Grade 336%

School 36% · District 51% · ▼ 15 pts below district

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

Grade 430%

School 30% · District 50% · ▼ 19 pts below district

▼ 24 pts below state median · ▼ 16 pts below county median

Grade 543%

School 43% · District 50% · ▼ 6 pts below district

▼ 11 pts below state median · ▼ 2 pts below county median

Grade 641%

School 41% · District 49% · ▼ 7 pts below district

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

Grade 746%

School 46% · District 48% · ▼ 2 pts below district

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

Grade 838%

School 38% · District 47% · ▼ 9 pts below district

▼ 16 pts below state median · ▼ 4 pts below county median

Science

Grade 528%

School 28% · District 52% · ▼ 24 pts below district

▼ 25 pts below state median · ▼ 18 pts below county median

Grade 813%

School 13% · District 37% · ▼ 24 pts below district

▼ 33 pts below state median · ▼ 18 pts below county median

This schoolDUVAL, 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-income32%Higher-income48%16 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income34%Higher-income21%13 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income41%Higher-income47%6 pp gap

Grade 6Lower-income42%Higher-income40%1 pp gap

Grade 7Lower-income43%Higher-income51%8 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income34%Higher-income45%11 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 3Lower-income12%Higher-income22%9 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income7%Higher-income5%1 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income10%Higher-income24%13 pp gap

Grade 6Lower-income19%Higher-income17%2 pp gap

Grade 7Lower-income28%Higher-income22%6 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income24%Higher-income33%9 pp gap