Kernan Trail Elementary School

Public elementary school, kindergarten to grade 5 · Jacksonville, Florida

Kernan Trail Elementary School in Jacksonville, Florida enrolled 676 students in 2024-25 with 41.0 full-time teachers, 16.5 students per teacher against the Florida elementary-school median of 15.8. It was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no program; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 58-62% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 69% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Florida: 53% and 52.2%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment rose 5% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 3%

646 students in 2022-23, 638 students in 2023-24, 676 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 40.0 to 41.0.

Students enrolled at Kernan Trail Elementary School by school year2022-23: 646, 2023-24: 638, 2024-25: 67602004006008002022-236462023-246382024-25676
Students enrolled at Kernan Trail Elementary School by school year2022-23: 646, 2023-24: 638, 2024-25: 67602004006008002022-236462023-246382024-25676
Students enrolled at Kernan Trail Elementary School by school year2022-23: 646, 2023-24: 638, 2024-25: 67602004006008002022-236462023-246382024-25676
Students enrolled at Kernan Trail Elementary School by school year2022-23: 646, 2023-24: 638, 2024-25: 67602004006008002022-236462023-246382024-25676
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2364640.016.1
2023-2463842.015.2
2024-2567641.016.5

16.5 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 60 of every 100 Florida elementary schools

Among the 2,136 Florida elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 15.8; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Florida elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.8 to 90.0; This school 16.5; state median 15.8.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 16.5state median 15.8U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Florida elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.8 to 90.0; This school 16.5; state median 15.8.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 16.5state median 15.8U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Florida elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.8 to 90.0; This school 16.5; state median 15.8.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 16.5state median 15.8U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Florida elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.8 to 90.0; This school 16.5; state median 15.8.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 16.5state median 15.8U.S. 14.6

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

One counselor per 647 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Kernan Trail Elementary School enrolled 647 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 15 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 647 of the 647 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions15
  • Chronically absent33.4% (2022-23)

Who attends

36.8% of students were White, 24.7% Hispanic, 22.0% Black in 2024-25.

  1. White36.8%
  2. Hispanic24.7%
  3. Black22.0%
  4. Two or more races8.1%
  5. Asian8.0%
  6. American Indian0.3%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at Kernan Trail Elementary School scored proficient or above: 58-62% in reading in 2021-22 and 69% in math in 2022-23, against 53% in reading in 2021-22 and 52.2% in math in 2022-23 across Florida. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Florida, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtFlorida
Reading and language arts, 2021-2258‑62%46%53%
Math, 2022-2369%51% (2021-22)52.2%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Elementary schools in Jacksonville

117 public elementary schools in Jacksonville report 2024-25 enrollment.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Duval Charter at Baymeadows1,39918.947.3%
Westview K-81,22117.058.2%
New Berlin Elementary School1,11818.635.5%
Duval Charter School at Coastal1,08220.457.5%
Chet's Creek Elementary School1,07917.427.9%
Global Outreach Charter Academy1,06818.757.6%
Duval Charter School at Southside1,06420.950.3%
Mandarin Oaks Elementary School1,06117.727.1%

All public schools in Jacksonville →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Kernan Trail Elementary School

  1. Abess Park Elementary SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 1.3 miles away: 509 students, 14.1 per teacher (2024-25).1.3 mi
  2. Duval Charter School at CoastalThe next nearest public elementary school, 1.4 miles away: 1,082 students, 20.4 per teacher (2024-25).1.4 mi
  3. Compare Kernan Trail Elementary School with Abess Park Elementary SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Duval County Public Schools spends per student$11,670 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$11,670
  5. The largest public schools in FloridaKernan Trail Elementary School is the number 786 by size of 2,193 Florida elementary schools open in 2024-25.#786 of 2,193
  6. Florida schools by students per teacher16.5 students per teacher here against the Florida median of 15.8 for elementary schools.16.5:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Kernan Trail Elementary School

  1. How many students attend Kernan Trail Elementary School?
    676 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 646 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Jacksonville, FL.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Kernan Trail Elementary School?
    16.5 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Florida median for elementary schools is 15.8. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Kernan Trail Elementary School a Title I school?
    Kernan Trail Elementary School was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no Title I program (2021-22 is the last year NCES published school Title I status).
  4. How do students at Kernan Trail Elementary School do on state tests?
    The students tested at Kernan Trail Elementary School scored proficient or above: 58-62% in reading in 2021-22 and 69% in math in 2022-23, against 53% in reading in 2021-22 and 52.2% in math in 2022-23 across Florida. Florida's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is Kernan Trail Elementary School in?
    Duval County Public Schools, NCES district ID 1200480. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 120048003844 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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