Orange Park Junior High School
Public middle school, grades 7 to 8 · Orange Park, Florida
Orange Park Junior High School in Orange Park, Florida enrolled 832 students in 2024-25 with 43.0 full-time teachers, 19.3 students per teacher against the Florida middle-school median of 19.2. It was not a Title I school in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 47% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 53% 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 12% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 7%
744 students in 2022-23, 800 students in 2023-24, 832 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 46.0 to 43.0.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 744 | 46.0 | 16.2 |
| 2023-24 | 800 | 42.0 | 19.0 |
| 2024-25 | 832 | 43.0 | 19.3 |
19.3 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 51 of every 100 Florida middle schools
Among the 562 Florida middle schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 19.2; the national median for middle schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
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 338 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Orange Park Junior High School enrolled 675 students and had 2.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 138 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)2.0, one per 338 of the 675 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions138
- Chronically absent50.7% (2022-23)
Who attends
33.4% of students were White, 30.3% Black, 24.8% Hispanic in 2024-25.
- White33.4%
- Black30.3%
- Hispanic24.8%
- Two or more races8.4%
- Asian2.4%
- Pacific Islander0.5%
- American Indian0.2%
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 Orange Park Junior High School scored proficient or above: 47% in reading in 2021-22 and 53% 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.
| Subject and year | This school | Its district | Florida |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts, 2021-22 | 47% | 60% | 53% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 53% | 65% (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.
Middle schools in Orange Park
3 public middle schools in Orange Park report 2024-25 enrollment; Orange Park Junior High School is number 3 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oakleaf Junior High | 906 | 15.6 | 42.6% |
| Lakeside Junior High School | 865 | 16.6 | 47.6% |
| Orange Park Junior High School | 832 | 19.3 | 53.2% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Orange Park Junior High School
- Lakeside Junior High SchoolThe nearest public middle school, 1.5 miles away: 865 students, 16.6 per teacher (2024-25).1.5 mi
- Oakleaf Junior HighThe next nearest public middle school, 6.7 miles away: 906 students, 15.6 per teacher (2024-25).6.7 mi
- Compare Orange Park Junior High School with Lakeside Junior High SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Clay County District Schools spends per student$10,252 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$10,252
- The largest public schools in FloridaOrange Park Junior High School is the number 269 by size of 571 Florida middle schools open in 2024-25.#269 of 571
- Florida schools by students per teacher19.3 students per teacher here against the Florida median of 19.2 for middle schools.19.3:1
- 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 Orange Park Junior High School
How many students attend Orange Park Junior High School?
832 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 744 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Orange Park, FL.What is the student-teacher ratio at Orange Park Junior High School?
19.3 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Florida median for middle schools is 19.2. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Orange Park Junior High School a Title I school?
Orange Park Junior High School was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Orange Park Junior High School do on state tests?
The students tested at Orange Park Junior High School scored proficient or above: 47% in reading in 2021-22 and 53% 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.What district is Orange Park Junior High School in?
Clay County District Schools, NCES district ID 1200300. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 120030000333 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.