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John E. Ford K-8 School

Q: Is John E. Ford K-8 School a good school?

John E. Ford K-8 School ranks 1658 th of 2240 Florida elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public, Magnet Grades PK, KG-8

1658^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,240 Florida Elementary Schools

Better than 26% of Florida elementary schools

Summary

John E. Ford K-8 School in Jacksonville, FL, serves 631 students in grades PK through 8 and is part of the Duval school district, located in a high-poverty area where 51% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch.

This school presents a fascinating paradox. On the surface, its overall state ranking is low, earning a 1-star rating. However, a deeper look reveals exceptional performance in advanced courses. In the 2025-2026 school year, 80% of students were proficient in Algebra 1 and 87% in Civics, far exceeding both district and state averages. This is a stark contrast to nearby schools like KIPP V.O.I.C.E Academy, which scored 57% in Algebra 1 and 68% in Civics. The school also shows a clear "K-8 split": its middle school grades (6-8) consistently outperform district averages in English Language Arts and math, while its elementary grades (3-5) often lag behind. For example, 8th-grade math proficiency matched the state average at 61%, while 5th-grade math was just 40%.

Another key differentiator is chronic absenteeism. While John E. Ford's rate of 38.7% is above the state average, it is significantly lower than many nearby peers. For instance, Smart Pope Livingston Elementary and Susie E. Tolbert Elementary both have rates around 76%, nearly double John E. Ford's. This suggests a more stable student body, which likely contributes to the school's ability to achieve strong results in its advanced programs. For parents, this means John E. Ford can be a hidden gem for middle school students, especially those ready for advanced coursework, even as its elementary program faces challenges.

631

Students ?

17.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,085

Per pupil spending ?

51.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1137 Cleveland St
Jacksonville, FL 32209

(904) 630-6540

District: Duval

Students who attend John E. Ford K-8 School usually attend:

High:

William M. Raines High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

71.6%

White:

12.5%

Hispanic:

8.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 21st percentile in 2016 → 26th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 5 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Florida average (55% vs 62% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (39% vs 31% Florida)

!Math scores 13 pts below the Florida average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school55%

District avg55%

Florida avg62%

Elementary school

1,658^th of 2,240

Florida public elementary schools ?

Bottom 26%▲ up 5 pts since 2016

From bottom 21% (2016) to bottom 26% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

528^th of 1,216

Florida public middle schools ?

Top 43%▲ up 7 pts since 2016

From top 50% (2016) to top 43% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

66^th of 118Elementary Schools in the Duval

54^th of 70Duval among Florida districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Florida percentile	Rating
2026	30.3	1658 of 2240	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	33.8	1531 of 2258	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.3	1607 of 2256	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.4	1600 of 2240	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.6	1750 of 2219	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.0	1990 of 2247	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.5	1964 of 2182	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.3	1822 of 2118	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	17.0	1862 of 2112	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	23.7	1650 of 2087	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	26.2	1595 of 2064	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	17.9	1777 of 2029	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	32.7	1369 of 1984	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2011	31.4	1471 of 1985	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	28.0	1474 of 1919	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	24.6	1490 of 1847	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	21.0	1493 of 1789	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	23.3	1448 of 1786	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	23.1	1353 of 1688	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Florida percentile	Rating
2026	56.1	528 of 1216	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	52.2	566 of 1205	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.2	510 of 1196	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	42.4	669 of 1177	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.7	680 of 1148	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	30.8	795 of 1136	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.7	614 of 1099	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.2	544 of 1035	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2017	42.4	590 of 1031	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2016	49.9	499 of 997	49.9%	★★★☆☆
2014	30.8	701 of 999	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	20.1	779 of 956	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	34.4	606 of 897	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2011	46.3	530 of 891	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2010	37.2	574 of 839	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2009	61.6	313 of 780	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2008	32.5	526 of 740	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	49.2	401 of 736	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2006	49.7	358 of 675	47.0%	★★☆☆☆

By subject vs Florida (2025-2026) ?

Civics87%+10 vs state

Algebra 180%+17 vs state

English Language Arts57%-4 vs state

Math49%-13 vs state

Science45%-11 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				FAST English Language Arts (2026)						FAST Math (2026)						Statewide Science Science (2026)		EOC Algebra 1 (2026)	EOC Civics (2026)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	FAST English Language Arts 3rd Grade	FAST English Language Arts 4th Grade	FAST English Language Arts 5th Grade	FAST English Language Arts 6th Grade	FAST English Language Arts 7th Grade	FAST English Language Arts 8th Grade	FAST Math 3rd Grade	FAST Math 4th Grade	FAST Math 5th Grade	FAST Math 6th Grade	FAST Math 7th Grade	FAST Math 8th Grade	Statewide Science Science 5th Grade	Statewide Science Science 8th Grade	EOC Algebra 1 End of Course	EOC Civics End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
John E. Ford K-8 School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	1137 Cleveland St	Jacksonville	32209	Duval County	Duval	No	Yes	No	Yes	(904) 630-6540	631	36	17.5	51.2%	79 (12.5%)	452 (71.6%)	54 (8.6%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	42 (6.7%)	30.3	1658^th of 2240 public elementary schools	26.0%		33.8	1531^st of 2258 public elementary schools	32.2%	127	50.0	60.0	40.0	74.0	68.0	63.0	43.0	58.0	40.0	57.0	33.0	61.0	42.0	50.0	80.0	87.0	$12,085	$1,180	$10,905
Andrew A. Robinson Elementary School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	101 W 12th St	Jacksonville	32206	Duval County	Duval	No	Yes	No	Yes	(904) 630-6550	459	28	16.3	76.9%	20 (4.4%)	397 (86.5%)	18 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	19 (4.1%)	23.7	1824^th of 2240 public elementary schools	18.6%		30.8	1620^th of 2258 public elementary schools	28.3%	204	32.0	39.0	43.0				69.0	52.0	51.0				43.0				$13,381	$2,341	$11,040
Smart Pope Livingston Elementary	Public	PK, KG-3	1128 Barber St	Jacksonville	32209	Duval County	Duval	No	No	No	Yes	(904) 630-6580	405	22	18.4	85.2%	25 (6.2%)	312 (77.0%)	43 (10.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	24 (5.9%)	7.2	2181^st of 2240 public elementary schools	2.6%					(n/a)	19.0	38.0	33.0				29.0	42.0	45.0				30.0				$13,276	$2,412	$10,865
Susie E. Tolbert Elementary School	Public, Magnet	3-5	1925 W 13th St	Jacksonville	32209	Duval County	Duval	No	Yes	No	Yes	(904) 630-6860	245	16	15.3	80.8%	18 (7.3%)	194 (79.2%)	19 (7.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (5.3%)								(n/a)																	$13,512	$2,228	$11,283
R. V. Daniels Elementary School	Public, Magnet	K-5	1951 W 15th St	Jacksonville	32209	Duval County	Duval	No	Yes	No	Yes	(904) 630-6872	121	8	15.1	71.9%	6 (5.0%)	106 (87.6%)	4 (3.3%)	4 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																	$27,312	$9,519	$17,794
KIPP V.O.I.C.E Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	813 Golfar Blvd	Jacksonville	32209	Duval County	Duval	Yes	No	No	Yes	(904) 895-7878	898	38	23.6	93.2%	24 (2.7%)	817 (91.0%)	33 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	19 (2.1%)	7.3	2180^th of 2240 public elementary schools	2.7%		4.4	2225^th of 2258 public elementary schools	1.5%	45	39.0	25.0	31.0	44.0	29.0	56.0	47.0	29.0	12.0	31.0	44.0	27.0	18.0	35.0	57.0	68.0	$13,115	$1,436	$11,679
R L Brown Gifted And Talented Academy	Public, Magnet	K-5	1535 Milnor St	Jacksonville	32206	Duval County	Duval	No	Yes	No	Yes	(904) 630-6570	222	15	14.8	58.1%	13 (5.9%)	193 (86.9%)	4 (1.8%)	3 (1.4%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.6%)	58.3	922^nd of 2240 public elementary schools	58.8%		51.6	1080^th of 2258 public elementary schools	52.2%	158	36.0	48.0	75.0				71.0	64.0	75.0				73.0				$12,360	$1,493	$10,867
Central Riverside Elementary School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	2555 Gilmore St	Jacksonville	32204	Duval County	Duval	No	Yes	No	Yes	(904) 381-7495	347	23	15.0	49.6%	52 (15.0%)	242 (69.7%)	34 (9.8%)	2 (0.6%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.0%)	55.1	1016^th of 2240 public elementary schools	54.6%		78.5	441^st of 2258 public elementary schools	80.5%	575	57.0	58.0	61.0				67.0	77.0	62.0				59.0				$11,787	$1,356	$10,431
Becoming Collegiate Academy	Public, Charter	K-4	5258 Norwood Ave	Jacksonville	32208	Duval County	Duval	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(904) 465-2799	205	11	18.6	100.0%	2 (1.0%)	196 (95.6%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	3 (1.5%)	8.4	2164^th of 2240 public elementary schools	3.4%					(n/a)	36.0	37.0					38.0	39.0									$10,713	$1,347	$9,366
Long Branch Elementary School	Public	K-5	3723 Franklin St	Jacksonville	32206	Duval County	Duval	No	No	No	Yes	(904) 630-6620	303	19	15.9	78.5%	39 (12.9%)	230 (75.9%)	19 (6.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.3%)	23.1	1843^rd of 2240 public elementary schools	17.7%		28.2	1697^th of 2258 public elementary schools	24.8%	146	22.0	44.0	31.0				42.0	23.0	72.0				72.0				$12,171	$1,956	$10,215

Frequently Asked Questions about John E. Ford K-8 School

What is the racial makeup of John E. Ford K-8 School?

Students at John E. Ford K-8 School are 72% African American, 13% White, 9% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races.

What district is John E. Ford K-8 School in?

Duval

What schools do graduates of John E. Ford K-8 School attend?

Students who attend John E. Ford K-8 School usually go on to attend:

High : William M. Raines High School

How many students attend John E. Ford K-8 School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 631 students attended John E. Ford K-8 School.

Is John E. Ford K-8 School a good school?

John E. Ford K-8 School ranks 1658^th of 2240 Florida elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

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