Patriot Oaks Academy, Saint Johns FL

Original Research by School Decision on Patriot Oaks Academy

Patriot Oaks Academy is a public kindergarten through eighth-grade school in Saint Johns, serving one of the fastest-growing communities in Florida. It sits within the St. Johns County School District, in a corridor of master-planned residential development anchored by large communities like Nocatee and Durbin Park, positioned between Jacksonville and St. Augustine.

The academic picture here is genuinely strong. On Florida's FAST assessments, math proficiency runs well above the statewide midpoint at every tested grade, with the middle school grades in particular posting some of the highest results in the data. Eighth grade math proficiency is at the top of what the school reports across all subjects and grades. ELA results follow a similar pattern, with most grades landing in a solid range and seventh and eighth graders performing especially well. Science scores, tested in fifth and eighth grade, are also clearly above what Florida produces on average. Taken together, the school's overall proficiency index places it in the top quartile relative to districts in St. Johns County, a comparison set of two districts, which gives useful but limited context. A parent would still want to dig into subgroup performance, since disaggregated data for student populations was not available in what was provided.

Demographically, Patriot Oaks is a large school for its grade band, with enrollment distributed fairly evenly across grades. The student population is predominantly white, with a meaningful share of Asian students and smaller shares of Hispanic and multiracial students. The free and reduced price lunch rate is quite low, reflecting the economically comfortable character of the surrounding community. Data on students with IEPs and English learners was not available, so families with children in either category will want to ask the school directly about services and caseloads.

In terms of programs, the school publicly reports band and orchestra among its offerings. Beyond that, the data provided does not describe additional extracurricular or enrichment programs in detail, and families interested in arts depth, sports, or academic competitions would benefit from checking the school's website or speaking with the front office.

Saint Johns itself is in an area of sustained residential expansion. SilverLeaf along St. Johns Parkway, a large proposed agrihood west of Interstate 95, and newer communities along Greenbriar Road all signal that growth in the area is not slowing. That has two practical implications. The school population is likely to stay large and may grow further, and the housing market around the school carries home values that sit meaningfully above the state median and well above the national median. Rents in the zip code are also above those benchmarks. Year-over-year home values have softened slightly from their recent peak, but the area remains an expensive market relative to both state and national norms. Buyers should also factor in two voter-approved funding measures from November 2024: a new one-mill property tax dedicated to teacher pay, school safety, and programs like art, music, and athletics; and a renewed half-cent capital sales surtax that funds school construction and technology. Both are publicly reported and are direct costs tied to living here, though the sales surtax is described as the lowest combined rate in northeast Florida.

Chronic absenteeism data was not available, and because Patriot Oaks stops at eighth grade, graduation rate is not applicable here. Students completing eighth grade would transition to a St. Johns County high school, and families planning ahead should look at those options separately. Trend data across years was also not available, so it is not possible to say from this data whether the school's proficiency picture has been improving, declining, or holding steady.

For a family moving into the Saint Johns area who wants a neighborhood public school with high tested proficiency and a stable, growing community around it, Patriot Oaks fits that description clearly. The tradeoffs are a higher cost of entry into the surrounding housing market, a large enrollment that comes with a busy school environment, and limited visibility into support services for students who need additional help.

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Academic performance

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

Math

Grade 386%

School 86% · District 79% · ▲ 7 pts above district

▲ 23 pts above state median · ▲ 8 pts above county median

Grade 486%

School 86% · District 79% · ▲ 7 pts above district

▲ 25 pts above state median · ▲ 5 pts above county median

Grade 581%

School 81% · District 74% · ▲ 7 pts above district

▲ 26 pts above state median · ▲ 9 pts above county median

Grade 684%

School 84% · District 81% · ▲ 3 pts above district

▲ 22 pts above state median · ▲ 3 pts above county median

Grade 792%

School 92% · District 63% · ▲ 29 pts above district

▲ 43 pts above state median · ▲ 28 pts above county median

Grade 895%

School 95% · District 83% · ▲ 12 pts above district

▲ 44 pts above state median · ▲ 11 pts above county median

English language arts

Grade 383%

School 83% · District 77% · ▲ 6 pts above district

▲ 27 pts above state median · ▲ 7 pts above county median

Grade 478%

School 78% · District 75% · ▲ 3 pts above district

▲ 24 pts above state median · ▲ 4 pts above county median

Grade 582%

School 82% · District 73% · ▲ 9 pts above district

▲ 28 pts above state median · ▲ 10 pts above county median

Grade 679%

School 79% · District 76% · ▲ 3 pts above district

▲ 19 pts above state median · ▲ 2 pts above county median

Grade 790%

School 90% · District 74% · ▲ 16 pts above district

▲ 35 pts above state median · ▲ 14 pts above county median

Grade 886%

School 86% · District 75% · ▲ 11 pts above district

▲ 32 pts above state median · ▲ 10 pts above county median

Science

Grade 577%

School 77% · District 71% · ▲ 6 pts above district

▲ 24 pts above state median · ▲ 7 pts above county median

Grade 886%

School 86% · District 75% · ▲ 11 pts above district

▲ 40 pts above state median · ▲ 12 pts above county median

This schoolST. JOHNS, 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-income46%Higher-income86%40 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income73%Higher-income83%10 pp gap

Grade 6Lower-income70%Higher-income80%10 pp gap

Grade 7Lower-income79%Higher-income91%12 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income75%Higher-income87%12 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 3Lower-income69%Higher-income88%19 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income55%Higher-income83%29 pp gap

Grade 6Lower-income55%Higher-income87%32 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income79%Higher-income97%18 pp gap