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Schools in Lakeside · Clay County School District

Lakeside’s public schools beat 86% of Florida districts

The public schools Lakeside’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 86% of Florida’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.

#189Best public schools of 488#26Graduation rate89%beats similar-income towns
Reading proficiency
59%
▲ 7 pts vs FL 52%
2020–21
Math proficiency
58%
▲ 10 pts vs FL 48%
2020–21
Graduate on time
94%
▲ 4 pts vs FL 90%
class of 2020
Spent per student
$10.8K
▼ 17% vs FL $13.0K
FY2024
Students per teacher
14.9
FL 18.2 · smaller classes
Schools
16
6,923 students
The School Grade

How Lakeside compares

A− Test scoresA Graduation
Florida school districts we grade (73)Better than 86%
Lower resultsHigher results
Florida towns with similar household incomes (447)Better than 89%
High confidence. Built on 21,302 tested students and a graduating class of 3,092; ordinary year-to-year swings are unlikely to change it.
How the School Grade works
  • Results, not inputs. Math and reading proficiency on Florida’s state tests against the state average, plus the four-year graduation rate. Spending and class size are shown but don’t count. Tests: 2020–21; graduation: class of 2020.
  • The whole path. A town’s grade follows its kids through every district that serves it, weighted by students tested. Tests count 60%, graduation 40%.
  • Graded within the state. Each state writes its own tests, so districts are compared with the rest of Florida only. A+ is the top 5%, A the next 10%, A− the next 10%, the B range the next 30%, the C range the next 30%, D the rest.
  • What a grade can’t tell you. Test results track family income, so we also compare towns with similar incomes. Visit, ask other parents, and read neighbor reviews. It’s our own summary of U.S. Department of Education data, not an official rating.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Lakeside.

4 schools teach K in Lakeside’s district. Which one depends on your address: Lakeside Elementary School, Ridgeview Elementary School, Doctors Inlet Elementary School and Montclair Elementary School.
The path, start to finish
PK–64 schoolsDepends on your address
7–8Lakeside Junior High SchoolClay County School District
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your address

The district

Each district’s own page has its spending, test scores, enrollment and every school.

Clay County School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 55 schools · 39,116 students
$10,782FL $13,006
A
Test scores · 2020–21

Well above the state in reading

Reading59%
State average 52%
Math58%
State average 47.9%

Every school in Lakeside

16 schools. Grades are ours, from state tests and graduation. Stars are from neighbors.

Elementary
Lakeside Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Orange Park
A−
726 students13:1Rate it →
Ridgeview Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Orange Park
A−
592 students11:1Rate it →
Doctors Inlet Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Middleburg
A−
545 students13:1Rate it →
Montclair Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Orange Park
B
402 students11:1Rate it →
Middle
Lakeside Junior High School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Orange Park
A
865 students17:1Rate it →
High
Orange Park High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Orange Park
C
1,844 students20:1Rate it →
Ridgeview High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Orange Park
B−
1,792 students18:1Rate it →
Private & other
Pace Center for Girls Clay
High · Grades 6–12 · Orange Park
C−
Alternative Education School
50 students10:1Rate it →
Clay Virtual Franchise
Other · Grades K–12 · Orange Park
B+
Virtual
107 students4:1Rate it →
Clay Virtual Academy
Other · Grades K–12 · Orange Park
Virtual
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Clay Virtual Instruction Program
Other · Grades K–12 · Orange Park
Virtual
Rate it →
St. Johns Country Day School
Other · Grades PK–12 · Orange Park
Private
486 studentsRate it →
Berean Christian Academy
Other · Grades K–12 · Orange Park
Private
81 studentsRate it →
Faith Christian Academy
Other · Grades 1–12 · Orange Park
Private
40 studentsRate it →
Differentiated Learning Center
Other · Grades PK–12 · Orange Park
Private
35 studentsRate it →
Broach School-Free 2 Be Me
Other · Grades 1–12 · Orange Park
Private
9 studentsRate it →

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Within reach

Colleges near Lakeside

There’s no college in Lakeside, but 8 are within 30 miles. The closest is Trinity Baptist College in Jacksonville, 12.2 miles away.

Colleges →
Trinity Baptist CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Jacksonville
12.2 mi279 students
Concorde Career Institute-JacksonvilleCommunity college · For-profit · Jacksonville
13.2 mi140 students
Chamberlain University-FloridaUniversity or college · For-profit · Jacksonville
13.2 mi783 students
Jones Technical InstituteCommunity college · Private nonprofit · Jacksonville
13.4 mi522 students
Florida State College at JacksonvilleUniversity or college · Public · Jacksonville
15.2 mi12,111 students
Edward Waters UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Jacksonville
15.2 mi1,113 students
Jacksonville UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Jacksonville
17.9 mi3,508 students
University of North FloridaUniversity or college · Public · Jacksonville
18.1 mi14,013 students

Straight-line distance from the center of Lakeside. Degree-granting colleges with students on campus · College Scorecard · IPEDS.

School data: U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts, F-33 school finance). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within Florida. Stars are from neighbors.

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