Elementary school (grades K-5) · Jacksonville Beach, FL

Seabreeze Elementary School

Federal NCES profile for Seabreeze Elementary School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 31/100.

2024-25 NCES dataElementary school (grades K-5)NCES 120048000750
0/100100/10031/100
👥 S:T ratio
30
🌟 Gifted program
70
🎓 Counselors
0
📋 Attendance
26
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Seabreeze Elementary School earns 31/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the Florida median.

#3 of 3
elementary schools in Jacksonville Beach · Resource Index
31
Resource Index · Lower
17.5:1
students per teacher
33.3%
free-lunch eligible

Seabreeze Elementary School has class sizes near the Florida median. Computed live against every Florida school reporting to NCES.

By Resource Investment Index, Seabreeze Elementary School ranks #3 of 3 elementary schools in Jacksonville Beach, FL.

School address

Enrollment

524

Florida · 2024-25 NCES data

Teachers (FTE)

30.0

Federal CCD staff survey

Students per teacher

17.5:1

vs 17.8:1 Florida avg

-2% vs state

Free-lunch eligible

33.3%

vs 52.0% Florida avg

-36% vs state

Student-teacher ratio in context

How Seabreeze Elementary School compares with Florida and U.S. medians

At or below state median

Source: NCES Common Core of Data As of 2024-25 federal staff survey Total enrollment ÷ full-time-equivalent classroom teachers

What stands out at Seabreeze Elementary School

Seabreeze Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school in Jacksonville Beach, Florida, enrolling 524 students.

At 17.5:1, its student-teacher ratio sits close to the Florida median, within a few percentage points of the 17.8:1 state norm, neither notably crowded nor notably small.

Economic need runs somewhat below the state's typical profile, with 33.3% of students eligible for free meals.

With 524 students, its enrollment sits close to the Florida median campus size.

Its Resource Investment Index lands in the lower third of 3,996 scored Florida schools.

Among 436 similarly sized, similarly resourced-need Florida schools statewide, it ranks #372, in the lower tier once campus size and economic need are matched.

Its student body is led by White (63%) and African American (19%) (diversity index 55/100).

Counselor access is stretched at roughly 524 students per counselor, well above the ASCA-recommended 250:1 ceiling.

Chronic absenteeism is elevated: 29.8% of students missed 10% or more of school days (2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection).

Its district draws 19.8% of revenue from federal sources, an above-typical federal share that tends to track a higher-need student population.

The federal civil-rights collection also records 1 expulsion at this campus for 2021-22.

Duval also operates Atlantic Coast High School (2,887 students) and Sandalwood High School (2,627 students) alongside Seabreeze Elementary School.

Sourced from NCES CCD, CRDC, and F-33 (federal records, not a quality verdict). How we source and compute this.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data + CRDC + F-33 · 2024-25

How Seabreeze Elementary School compares

Seabreeze Elementary School on the metrics families compare, against Florida and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Florida Florida avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 17.5:1 ▼ 2% 17.8:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 33.3% ▼ 36% 52.0% 51.7%
Enrollment 524 top 58% - -

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25

17.5:1
Leaner classes than 27% of US schools, heavier class loads than most.
524
Bigger than 65% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Economic need
33.3%
free-lunch eligible - 36% below the Florida average of 52.0%
Below the 40% Title I threshold; federal aid targets individual qualifying students rather than schoolwide programs.
Staffing depth
17.5:1
students per teacher - 2% below state mean
Top 60% in Florida - lower ratio than 40% of state schools
Between 16:1 and 20:1, squarely in the typical U.S. public-school staffing range.
Engagement
29.8%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
At or above 20%, the commonly used threshold for "high" chronic absenteeism, signaling significant barriers to regular attendance.
Funding equity
$10,696
per pupil, district-wide - below Florida avg of $11,167
Well below the U.S. average per-pupil spend, a notably leaner funding position that may affect programs, facilities, and staffing.
Support staff
Counselors1.0 FTE
Per 524 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
6
in-school suspensions + 18 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 1.1 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 4.6 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection. Includes 1 expulsion.

Overview

  • Common Core of Data (June 2026): enrollment, staffing, and the student-teacher ratio above.
  • Civil Rights Data Collection: discipline counts and program access (AP, gifted, special education).
  • F-33 School District Finance Survey: the district-wide per-pupil spending figures below.

Three separate federal collections, each on its own reporting cadence - which is why this school's numbers line up on a consistent basis against every other school and state on this site, rather than mixing figures pulled from different survey years.

Student demographics

White 63.0%
African American 19.3%
Two or More 9.0%
Hispanic or Latino 7.1%
Asian 1.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 0.6%

Largest group: White at 63.0% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 55.3/100

Simpson diversity index - at 55.3, Seabreeze Elementary School is more mixed than the Florida school average of 52.3.

Programs

Gifted & talented Yes

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Duval, which includes Seabreeze Elementary School.

$10,696
Per student
-4%
vs Florida
Avg $11,167
-36%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 40.9%
State 39.3%
Federal 19.8%

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District-level finance · FY 2021-22 Per-pupil expenditure reflects the district-wide average. Individual school budgets are not reported at the federal level.

How Seabreeze Elementary School Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Atlantic Coast High School Larger Similar economic need Higher S:T ratio
Sandalwood High School Larger Similar economic need Higher S:T ratio
Mandarin High School Larger Similar economic need Higher S:T ratio
Duncan U. Fletcher High School Larger Similar economic need Higher S:T ratio
First Coast High School Larger Higher economic need Higher S:T ratio

Comparisons are relative to Seabreeze Elementary School's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

Duval · 5 sibling schools

View district profile

Similar elementary schools statewide

Matched by enrollment size and by staffing ratio across all of Florida, not just this city - a different peer set than the local comparisons above.

Next steps

Verify locally before acting on Seabreeze Elementary School's federal record.

Federal record (CCD 2024-25, CRDC 2021-22) - PlainSchools assigns no subjective rating; the composite quality score is a transparent, reproducible index computed from this cited federal data.

Frequently asked questions about Seabreeze Elementary School

How many students attend Seabreeze Elementary School?

Seabreeze Elementary School has 524 students enrolled. It is an elementary school in Jacksonville Beach, FL.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Seabreeze Elementary School?

The student-teacher ratio at Seabreeze Elementary School is 17.5:1, which is 2% lower than the Florida average of 17.8:1 and 11% higher than the national average of 15.7:1. Lower ratios generally mean more individual attention per student.

What percentage of students receive free lunch at Seabreeze Elementary School?

33.3% of students at Seabreeze Elementary School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Florida average of 52.0%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Seabreeze Elementary School?

The largest demographic group at Seabreeze Elementary School is White at 63.0% of enrollment, in Jacksonville Beach, FL. Its student body is more racially and ethnically mixed than most US schools, with a diversity index of 55.3/100.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Seabreeze Elementary School?

Seabreeze Elementary School has a Resource Investment Index of 31/100 (lower reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, counselor availability, attendance rates. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

How does Seabreeze Elementary School rank among elementary schools in Jacksonville Beach?

By Resource Investment Index, Seabreeze Elementary School ranks #3 of 3 elementary schools in Jacksonville Beach, FL. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking. See all elementary schools in Jacksonville Beach on the city page.

Is Seabreeze Elementary School a good school?

Seabreeze Elementary School earns 31/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the Florida median. This is a resource snapshot, not an academic rating; see the Resource Investment Index question above for what the number does and doesn't measure.

What other schools are in Duval?

Besides Seabreeze Elementary School, Duval also operates Atlantic Coast High School (2,887 students), Sandalwood High School (2,627 students), and Mandarin High School (2,343 students). See the Duval district page for the complete list.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2021-22) · 2024-25 Data as of the 2024-25 school year. Coverage from U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data. Varies by entity type; administrative districts and certain charter networks may report only a subset of fields.

All federal data sources used on this page

Full source list and how we compute each figure: methodology page.

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