The top reported proficiency rate is 23% in Science. The lowest is 19% in English language arts.
Original Research by School Decision on San Jose Primary School
San Jose Primary School is a charter school serving kindergarten through fifth grade on Sunbeam Road in Jacksonville's southside, within the Duval County public school system. It is a small school for its grade band, with grades distributed fairly evenly across the elementary years. The student body is racially and ethnically mixed, with Hispanic students making up the largest group, followed by white and Black students at roughly similar shares, and smaller numbers of Asian, multiracial, and other students. A substantial share of the enrollment qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch, reflecting a wide range of family economic circumstances. Data on students with IEPs and English learners was not available in what was provided.
The academic picture from Florida's FAST assessments in 2024-25 shows proficiency rates that are well below state norms across every tested grade and subject. In reading, the strongest grade falls around the lower third of what Florida considers proficient, and math tells a similar story, with the highest single-grade result still modest and the others considerably lower. Fifth-grade science proficiency was also well below where most families would hope to see it. These are the actual reported results, and a parent considering this school would want to ask the school directly about its instructional model, how it tracks individual student growth, and what supports exist for students who are behind. Trend data was not available, so whether results have been improving, holding, or declining cannot be determined from the current data. The school's charter status means families have chosen to enroll, and the school's model and philosophy are worth understanding before comparing these numbers to a neighborhood school with a very different composition and context.
No program information was provided in the data, so details on enrichment, specials, or extracurricular offerings were left out rather than guessed.
The school sits in a part of Jacksonville's southside that has its own suburban character, removed from the walkable downtown and historic neighborhood pockets like Riverside or San Marco that get the most attention when people describe the city. Jacksonville as a whole is car-dependent outside a few central corridors, and the Sunbeam Road address reflects that pattern. The housing market around the school's zip code shows home values modestly below the Florida statewide benchmark, with rents in a range that puts them at roughly a quarter of median household income nationally, though individual circumstances vary. Home values in the area have edged slightly downward year over year, which is a softer trend than the national picture. Jacksonville's broader metro is publicly reported as one of the faster-growing areas in the country, with major residential and commercial development concentrated downtown, and that growth context matters for families thinking about long-term neighborhood trajectory even if the southside feels separate from those projects.
The comparison data flagged that Duval County's district universe is small enough that a meaningful peer comparison on proficiency was not possible, so placing this school against county peers in a ranked way is not something the available data supports.
For a family weighing this school, the central questions are whether the school's specific charter model and community fit what a child needs, and whether the gap between current tested proficiency and grade-level expectations is something the school has a clear plan to close. Those are conversations to have with the school directly.
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