Seaside Charter North Campus, Jacksonville FL

Original Research by School Decision on Seaside Charter North Campus

Seaside Charter North Campus is a public charter school on Broward Road in Jacksonville's northside, serving kindergarten through sixth grade. It draws families who are actively choosing an alternative to their zoned Duval County school, and the school sits within one of the country's faster-growing metro areas, though the immediate northside neighborhood is quieter and more residential than the downtown corridor undergoing transformation a few miles south.

The school's enrollment is in a range that feels mid-sized for its grade band, and a majority of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, meaning a substantial portion of the school community navigates economic pressure. The racial and ethnic composition is mixed, with white students making up the largest share, Black students the second largest, and meaningful Hispanic and multiracial populations as well. Data on English learners and students with individualized education programs was not available in the data we received, so parents of children with those needs would want to ask the school directly about its support structures.

On Florida's FAST assessments, the picture in reading and language arts is uneven but not uniformly low. Third graders tested in ELA at a rate that puts roughly half of them at proficiency, and fourth graders were close to that same mark. Scores dropped in fifth and sixth grade, and seventh-grade ELA proficiency was the lowest across the tested band. In math, results are more concerning. Third grade was the strongest point, with fewer than half of students proficient, and fifth grade was the weakest, with proficiency well below that. Sixth grade math was similarly low. The one bright spot in the math data is a seventh-grade result that climbed back above the school's own average, though still below what many families would hope to see. On the fifth-grade science assessment, the school landed right around the low-to-mid range. A parent should have a direct conversation with school leadership about what is driving the math trajectory through the upper elementary grades, and what interventions are in place.

Multi-year trend data was not available, so it is not possible to say whether these results represent a school that is improving, holding steady, or declining. The comparison framework noted that the county-level comparison set was too small to generate a meaningful relative positioning for this school, so we cannot say where it lands among Duval County peers in any reliable way.

No program information was included in the data, so details about any specialized curriculum, arts or STEM focus, extended day, or extracurricular offerings that might distinguish this charter from a traditional Duval County school were not available. That context would be important for any family weighing this school against neighborhood alternatives, and it is worth requesting from the school.

On housing, the zip code around the school sits well below the Florida statewide home value benchmark and modestly below the national median, making it one of the more accessible entry points into Jacksonville's broader market. Home values in the area have slipped slightly year over year, as have rents, which is a different story from the city's downtown and Southside corridors where construction and investment are accelerating. Families renting in the area are spending a reasonable share of income on housing relative to national norms. Jacksonville overall is car-dependent, and the Broward Road address reflects that: this is not a walkable neighborhood, and most families will drive.

The school is part of the Duval County district umbrella by charter authorization. We searched for Duval district-level changes relevant to parents but could not confirm lasting developments before our research budget closed, so we left that section out rather than speculate.

For a family seeking a charter option on Jacksonville's northside, the school is a real choice worth visiting. The academic results across most grades, particularly in math, are an area to probe carefully.

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Academic performance

How students perform on state tests, by grade, set against the district.

Math

Grade 341%

School 41% · District 59% · ▼ 18 pts below district

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

Grade 432%

School 32% · District 60% · ▼ 28 pts below district

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

Grade 516%

School 16% · District 54% · ▼ 38 pts below district

▼ 39 pts below state median · ▼ 34 pts below county median

Grade 623%

School 23% · District 47% · ▼ 24 pts below district

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

Grade 749%

School 49% · District 43% · ▲ 6 pts above district

even with state median · ▲ 13 pts above county median

English language arts

Grade 355%

School 55% · District 51% · ▲ 4 pts above district

▼ 1 pts below state median · ▲ 6 pts above county median

Grade 452%

School 52% · District 50% · ▲ 3 pts above district

▼ 2 pts below state median · ▲ 6 pts above county median

Grade 542%

School 42% · District 50% · ▼ 7 pts below district

▼ 12 pts below state median · ▼ 3 pts below county median

Grade 647%

School 47% · District 49% · ▼ 1 pts below district

▼ 13 pts below state median · ▲ 5 pts above county median

Grade 735%

School 35% · District 48% · ▼ 13 pts below district

▼ 20 pts below state median · ▼ 7 pts below county median

Science

Grade 540%

School 40% · District 52% · ▼ 12 pts below district

▼ 13 pts below state median · ▼ 6 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-income53%Higher-income57%4 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income42%Higher-income60%18 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income23%Higher-income63%40 pp gap

Grade 6Lower-income40%Higher-income56%16 pp gap

Grade 7Lower-income22%Higher-income44%22 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 3Lower-income38%Higher-income43%5 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income31%Higher-income33%3 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income10%Higher-income22%12 pp gap

Grade 6Lower-income28%Higher-income17%11 pp gap

Grade 7Lower-income39%Higher-income56%17 pp gap