Valley Ridge Academy
Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 8 · Ponte Vedra, Florida
Valley Ridge Academy in Ponte Vedra, Florida enrolled 1,178 students in 2024-25 with 66.8 full-time teachers, 17.6 students per teacher against the Florida elementary-school median of 15.8. It was not a Title I school in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 78-82% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 85% 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 fell 10% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 16%
1,306 students in 2022-23, 1,267 students in 2023-24, 1,178 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 79.8 to 66.8.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 1,306 | 79.8 | 16.4 |
| 2023-24 | 1,267 | 75.0 | 16.9 |
| 2024-25 | 1,178 | 66.8 | 17.6 |
17.6 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 76 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.
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 633 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Valley Ridge Academy enrolled 1,266 students and had 2.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 24 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)2.0, one per 633 of the 1,266 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions24
- Chronically absent9.8% (2022-23)
Who attends
71.6% of students were White, 11.7% Hispanic, 6.7% of two or more races in 2024-25.
- White71.6%
- Hispanic11.7%
- Two or more races6.7%
- Asian5.5%
- Black4.4%
- Pacific Islander0.1%
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 Valley Ridge Academy scored proficient or above: 78-82% in reading in 2021-22 and 85% 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 | 78‑82% | 72% | 53% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 85% | 78% (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 Ponte Vedra
2 public elementary schools in Ponte Vedra report 2024-25 enrollment; Valley Ridge Academy is number 2 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Palm Valley Academy | 1,408 | 16.6 | 5.5% |
| Valley Ridge Academy | 1,178 | 17.6 | 14.9% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Valley Ridge Academy
- Palm Valley AcademyThe nearest public elementary school, 3.1 miles away: 1,408 students, 16.6 per teacher (2024-25).3.1 mi
- Pine Island AcademyThe next nearest public elementary school, 4.9 miles away: 1,972 students, 17.5 per teacher (2024-25).4.9 mi
- Compare Valley Ridge Academy with Palm Valley AcademyStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much St. Johns County School District spends per student$9,989 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$9,989
- The largest public schools in FloridaValley Ridge Academy is the number 91 by size of 2,193 Florida elementary schools open in 2024-25.#91 of 2,193
- Florida schools by students per teacher17.6 students per teacher here against the Florida median of 15.8 for elementary schools.17.6:1
- 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 Valley Ridge Academy
How many students attend Valley Ridge Academy?
1,178 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 1,306 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Ponte Vedra, FL.What is the student-teacher ratio at Valley Ridge Academy?
17.6 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.Is Valley Ridge Academy a Title I school?
Valley Ridge Academy was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Valley Ridge Academy do on state tests?
The students tested at Valley Ridge Academy scored proficient or above: 78-82% in reading in 2021-22 and 85% 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 Valley Ridge Academy in?
St. Johns County School District, NCES district ID 1201740. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 120174008280 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.