JOHN E. FORD K-8 SCHOOL

Regular School · JACKSONVILLE, FL

JOHN E. FORD K-8 SCHOOL is a regular school school in JACKSONVILLE, Florida, serving grades PK–08 with 631 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 17.5:1.

Level

Elementary

Grades

PK – 08

Enrollment

631

Teachers (FTE)

36.0

Student–Teacher Ratio

17.5:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
Black or African American	452	72%
White	79	13%
Hispanic/Latino	54	9%
Two or more races	42	7%
Asian	2	0%
American Indian / Alaska Native	1	0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	1	0%
Total enrollment	631	318M / 313F

English Language Learners: 4 (1% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	31.0% -17.8pp	48.8%	288
Reading Proficiency	36.0% -16.2pp	52.2%	297
Science Proficiency	30-34%	—	81

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)

-0.31 grade levels

Math

-0.20 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

15 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

5.4% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

228

36.1% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Targeted Support School (TSI)

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

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category	Students	% of School
Total enrollment (est.)	631	100%

Contact & Location

1137 CLEVELAND ST

JACKSONVILLE, FL 32209

Phone: (904)630-6540

http://www.duvalschools.org/johneford

District

DUVAL

Per-pupil expenditure: $13,184

District enrollment: 129,680

Other Schools in District

ABESS PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Elementary
ALIMACANI ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Elementary
ANCHOR ACADEMY Elementary
ANDREW A. ROBINSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Elementary
ANNIE R. MORGAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Elementary
ARLINGTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Elementary
ARLINGTON HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Elementary
ATLANTIC BEACH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Elementary

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Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 32209) → CensusDepth.com
Florida population & income data → CensusDepth.com
Florida teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

120048000707

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