Original Research by School Decision on Mky- Head Start /dpp Pk School
MKY Head Start/DPP PK School is a public pre-K program operated under the St. Johns County School District, located on Orange Street in the heart of St. Augustine. Its role is narrow and specific: it serves young children in a Head Start and Developmental Pre-K capacity, making it a federally and state-supported early childhood program rather than a conventional school with tested grades and a full academic ladder.
Because this program serves only pre-kindergarten-aged children, a number of the measures that typically appear in a school profile simply do not apply here. State assessment results are not available because Florida does not administer standardized tests to pre-K students. There is no graduation rate, no chronic absenteeism figure in the data, and no course-offering list. Enrollment figures reported in the data show zero across all grade levels, which likely reflects a data-reporting artifact for this program type rather than an absence of children being served. The demographic breakdown, Title I designation, and free-and-reduced-price-lunch data were also not reported, so we cannot characterize the student population from the available data. A parent wanting specifics about enrollment eligibility, capacity, or program structure would do well to contact the school or the St. Johns County School District directly.
What the data does establish is the setting. St. Augustine is a coastal city with a notably walkable historic downtown, a compact grid of brick-paved streets, and a strong tourism and preservation identity. Flagler College and the Florida School for the Deaf and Blind are both located within the city, contributing to an educational presence alongside major employers in aerospace, healthcare, and hospitality. The city and St. Johns County broadly are among the faster-growing areas in Florida, with new housing coming online and active infrastructure work downtown, including a redesign of King Street approved in late 2024.
For families weighing housing costs alongside an early childhood program like this one, the local market context is relevant. Home values in the zip code sit close to the statewide and national benchmarks, having edged slightly downward year over year. Rents have moved modestly upward. The estimated monthly mortgage on a typical local home is a substantial commitment relative to median household incomes, and rent consumes a meaningful share of income as well. The county's sales tax rate remains among the lowest in northeast Florida following voters' renewal of a capital surtax in late 2024, a factor that mildly offsets other cost pressures.
On the district funding side, St. Johns County voters passed a new property tax increase in November 2024 dedicated to teacher and staff salaries, school safety, and programs including arts and athletics. That levy translates to a direct, ongoing cost for homeowners in the district and is worth factoring into any housing decision.
For a family specifically interested in this program, the most useful next step is reaching out to the school or to St. Johns County School District to understand eligibility criteria, since Head Start and Developmental Pre-K programs typically have income or developmental criteria that determine access, and those details are not present in the available data.
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