W E CHERRY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

Regular School · ORANGE PARK, FL

W E CHERRY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a regular school school in ORANGE PARK, Florida, serving grades PK–06 with 652 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 10.3:1.

Level

Elementary

Grades

PK – 06

Enrollment

652

Teachers (FTE)

63.4

Student–Teacher Ratio

10.3:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
White	249	38%
Black or African American	165	25%
Hispanic/Latino	161	25%
Two or more races	62	10%
Asian	8	1%
American Indian / Alaska Native	6	1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	1	0%
Total enrollment	652	356M / 296F

English Language Learners: 20 (3% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	58.0% +9.2pp	48.8%	349
Reading Proficiency	57.0% +4.8pp	52.2%	350
Science Proficiency	55-59%	—	92

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)

+0.11 grade levels

Math

-0.04 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

19 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

1.2% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

189

29% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category	Students	% of School
Total enrollment (est.)	652	100%

Contact & Location

420 EDSON DR

ORANGE PARK, FL 32073

Phone: (904)336-3975

http://wec.oneclay.net

District

CLAY

Per-pupil expenditure: $12,496

District enrollment: 39,212

Other Schools in District

ARGYLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Elementary
CHARLES E. BENNETT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Elementary
CLAY CHARTER ACADEMY Elementary
CLAY HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Elementary
COPPERGATE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Elementary
DISCOVERY OAKS ELEMENTARY Elementary
DOCTORS INLET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Elementary
FLEMING ISLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Elementary

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Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 32073) → CensusDepth.com
Florida population & income data → CensusDepth.com
Florida teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

120030000322

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD