West Jacksonville Elementary School

2115 Commonwealth Ave, Jacksonville, FL 32209 | (904) 630-6592

Grades: PK-5
Student Enrollment: 223

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1 out of 5 | 1 Review

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School Description

School Summary and Highlights

Enrolls 223 preschool and elementary school students from grades PK-5
Ranks 1724th out of 1,901 elementary schools in FL.

School Operational Details

Title I Eligible
All students of this school are eligible for participation in authorized programs.

School District Details

Duval County School District
Per-Pupil Spending: $8,653
Graduation Rate: 59.2%
Dropout Rate: 4.7%
Students Per Teacher: 16.2
Enrolled Students: 122,961

Faculty Details and Student Enrollment

Students and Faculty

Total Students Enrolled: 223
Total Full Time "Equivalent" Teachers: 19.0
Average Student-To-Teacher Ratio: 11.7

Students Gender Breakdown

Males: 111 (49.8%)
Females: 110 (49.3%)

Free Lunch Student Eligibility Breakdown

Eligible for Reduced Lunch: 5 (2.2%)
Eligible for Free Lunch: 204 (91.5%)
Eligible for Either Reduced or Free Lunch: 209 (93.7%)

Student Enrollment Distribution by Race / Ethnicity

West Jacksonville Elementary School Student Race Distribution

	Number	Percent
American Indian	-	-
Black	219	98.2%
Asian	-	-
Hispanic	-	-
White	2	0.9%

Number of Students Per Grade

	Number	Percent
Kindergarten	46	20.6%
1st Grade	43	19.3%
2nd Grade	31	13.9%
3rd Grade	37	16.6%
4th Grade	32	14.3%
5th Grade	34	15.2%

Teacher Educational Background (2010)

Percent of Teachers with a Bachelor's Degree

School:

73.7%

District:

71.9%

State:

65.3%

Percent of Classes Taught by Non-Highly Qualified Teachers

School:

5.8%

State:

4.8%

Percent of Classes Taught By Teachers (Out-of-Field) of Their Background

School:

5.9%

State:

4.8%

Source: FL Department of Education, Source: NCES 2009-2010

School Ratings and Reviews

Overall Rating: 1

1 out of 5 | 1 Review

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Reviewed by Community Member on November 15, 2010
Rating: (1 / 5) Flag as inappropriate
I observed in classrooms as a presservice teacher attending UNF. I was observing a pre k class. The class was a mixed classroom meaning that a few students had developmental disablities. The teacher I was observing straight up told me that she hates her job and that pretty much every other teacher hates their job at west jax as well. She continued on to express her dicontent with the duval county school board and the principal of the school. She went on and on telling me to think long and hard about becoming a teacher because it wasnt worth it and everyday she wants to quit. It seemed like she didnt even want me in her classroom. The whole 4 hours I was there, the 4 year olds were in "centers" with abosolutly no structure. They were running around screaming and had no clue what they were doing. I didnt see the teacher teach a single subject or concept to the students.
While the students were at lunch, I sat in on a ESE pre k class. The teacher was wonderful, however it was her paraprofessionals that bothered me. They were really lazy, and didnt seem to know how to "deal" with the children with disabilities. When I told them that I wanted to go into special education they told me I was absolutly crazy and the nobody in their right minds would CHOOSE to do that.
I felt discouraged and I didnt learn a single thing. I feel that the teachers need to have a little faith in their students, and enjoy teaching. If they don't then maybe they should choose a different career.

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