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Wayman Academy Of The Arts

Public, Charter Grades K-5

2210^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,240 Florida Elementary Schools

Better than 1% of Florida elementary schools

Summary

Wayman Academy Of The Arts is a small elementary school (K-5) in Jacksonville, FL, serving 153 students within the Duval school district, where 100% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch, indicating a community facing significant economic challenges.

The most critical issue at Wayman Academy is a severe chronic absenteeism crisis. In the 2023-2024 school year, 76.9% of students were chronically absent—more than double the state average and far higher than nearby schools like Fishweir Elementary (22.0%) and West Riverside Elementary (34.3%). This attendance problem is directly linked to the school's academic decline. Wayman's state ranking has dropped from the 55th percentile (3 stars) in 2018-2019 to the bottom 1st percentile (0 stars) in recent years, with test scores consistently the lowest in the area. For example, only 25% of 5th graders were proficient in Science in 2025-2026, compared to 85% at nearby Ruth N. Upson Elementary.

Despite higher per-student spending ($14,176) than the district average, the school's challenges persist. The contrast with Ruth N. Upson Elementary, just 0.77 miles away, is striking: Ruth N. Upson has a 49.53% free/reduced lunch rate, a 44.2% chronic absenteeism rate, and a 4-star ranking (76th percentile), while Wayman has 100% free/reduced lunch, 76.9% absenteeism, and a 1st percentile ranking. This highlights how deeply attendance and economic factors affect academic outcomes. There have been occasional bright spots—such as 5th graders achieving above-district-average math proficiency in 2023-2024—but these gains have not been sustained. Without a focused, community-wide effort to improve attendance and address the root causes of chronic absence, reversing the school's decline will remain an uphill battle.

153

Students ?

15.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,176

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1176 Labelle St
Jacksonville, FL 32205

(904) 695-9995

District: Duval

Racial breakdown:

African American:

93.5%

White:

2.0%

Hispanic:

2.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 47th percentile in 2016 → 1st in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Florida average (28% vs 62% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (1st percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (77% vs 31% Florida)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school28%

District avg56%

Florida avg62%

2,210^th of 2,240

Florida public elementary schools ?

Bottom 1%▼ down 46 pts since 2016

From bottom 47% (2016) to bottom 1% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

116^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)

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Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Florida percentile	Rating
2026	3.8	2210 of 2240	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	1.8	2241 of 2258	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	20.5	1890 of 2256	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.6	2094 of 2240	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.8	2124 of 2219	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	39.2	1332 of 2247	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	54.6	978 of 2182	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	45.1	1173 of 2118	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2017	45.2	1164 of 2112	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2016	47.0	1105 of 2087	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2014	14.4	1879 of 2064	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	10.8	1918 of 2029	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	16.8	1729 of 1984	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	25.6	1573 of 1985	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	9.9	1808 of 1919	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	2.7	1825 of 1847	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	2.9	1768 of 1789	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	3.9	1749 of 1786	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	9.2	1583 of 1688	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

By subject vs Florida (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts32%-28 vs state

Science25%-35 vs state

Math24%-40 vs state

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by a parent
Wednesday, August 30, 2017

The school received an 'A' for the school year 2016-17. Close Quote

by a parent
Monday, June 23, 2014

I enrolled my children this year, at the time I was very pleased with the service after one week of care. Soon after one of my children tends to want to cry; for any unknown reason. I’ve been in the process of seeking help. Now going through a program called Daniel, to help understand what a child is going through. Maybe my child has some kind of Social Anxiety, he does fine when the other siblings are around. But he tends to cry when my other children have to branch off. The staff there said he can’t come back unless he stop the crying.
So he has not been at the daycare for over 3 months now, just returned back last week once school was out for the summer. So I enrolled him in summer camp with my other children and the very first day got a call to come pick him up. They did not want him to come back on Tuesday, but I asked/ begged, so Tuesday the same thing he cry whenever he has to split from the other sibling’s. Now he’s back at my Sister’s house.
Everyone just shove him off knowing I’m trying to get help. My baby will be born this year, I may not have a daycare for him, cause he’s a baby and they cry!!!!!. And at the same time let it be known that I’m on a voucher they still collect a State check, want to get paid for nothing. I also pay a parent fee, which is not cheap. I really only have one child whose attending the daycare. My school age only attend before and after, and not really after because of team-up. So pretty much they only get an hour at the daycare. And found out this morning 06/18/14, they there not providing breakfast either. I think its long due for a transfer. These people just want a check!!!!! Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				FAST English Language Arts (2026)			FAST Math (2026)			Statewide Science Science (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 Math 3rd Grade	FAST Math 4th Grade	FAST Math 5th Grade	Statewide Science Science 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Wayman Academy Of The Arts	Public, Charter	K-5	1176 Labelle St	Jacksonville	32205	Duval County	Duval	Yes	No	No	Yes	(904) 695-9995	153	10	15.3	100.0%	3 (2.0%)	143 (93.5%)	3 (2.0%)	1 (0.7%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.3%)	3.8	2210^th of 2240 public elementary schools	1.3%		1.8	2241^st of 2258 public elementary schools	0.8%	31	33.0	23.0	38.0	25.0	23.0	25.0	25.0	$14,176	$993	$13,183
Ruth N. Upson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1090 Dancy St	Jacksonville	32205	Duval County	Duval	No	No	No	Yes	(904) 381-7485	317	17	18.6	49.5%	136 (42.9%)	120 (37.9%)	29 (9.1%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	28 (8.8%)	73.2	546^th of 2240 public elementary schools	75.6%		81.5	380^th of 2258 public elementary schools	83.2%	166	68.0	87.0	67.0	63.0	69.0	85.0	85.0	$10,392	$1,332	$9,059
Ramona Boulevard Elementary School	Public	K-5	5540 Ramona Blvd	Jacksonville	32205	Duval County	Duval	No	No	No	Yes	(904) 693-7576	292	14	20.8	76.4%	36 (12.3%)	193 (66.1%)	36 (12.3%)	4 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	21 (7.2%)	40.3	1393^rd of 2240 public elementary schools	37.8%		30.4	1630^th of 2258 public elementary schools	27.8%	237	41.0	54.0	47.0	64.0	56.0	64.0	67.0	$11,148	$1,043	$10,105
Hyde Park Elementary School	Public	3-5	5300 Park St	Jacksonville	32205	Duval County	Duval	No	No	No	Yes	(904) 381-3950	272	13	20.9	70.2%	29 (10.7%)	187 (68.8%)	40 (14.7%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	12 (4.4%)	22	1876^th of 2240 public elementary schools	16.3%		12.4	2095^th of 2258 public elementary schools	7.2%	219	41.0	50.0	47.0	47.0	61.0	28.0	36.0	$11,790	$1,896	$9,894
Fishweir Elementary School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	3977 Herschel St	Jacksonville	32205	Duval County	Duval	No	Yes	No	No	(904) 381-3910	442	22	20.0	29.4%	223 (50.5%)	113 (25.6%)	53 (12.0%)	13 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	39 (8.8%)	76.8	463^rd of 2240 public elementary schools	79.3%		80.8	391^st of 2258 public elementary schools	82.7%	72	69.0	69.0	80.0	77.0	72.0	70.0	79.0	$9,536	$487	$9,049
Pinedale Elementary School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	4228 Dignan St	Jacksonville	32254	Duval County	Duval	No	Yes	No	Yes	(904) 381-7490	482	32	15.0	71.0%	74 (15.4%)	318 (66.0%)	53 (11.0%)	7 (1.5%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	27 (5.6%)	15	2039^th of 2240 public elementary schools	9.0%		10.8	2131^st of 2258 public elementary schools	5.6%	92	32.0	43.0	53.0	39.0	44.0	38.0	45.0	$16,372	$2,593	$13,779
Reynolds Lane Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	840 Reynolds Ln	Jacksonville	32254	Duval County	Duval	No	No	No	Yes	(904) 381-3960	158	10	15.8	63.3%	19 (12.0%)	90 (57.0%)	36 (22.8%)	1 (0.6%)	2 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (6.3%)	12.2	2100^th of 2240 public elementary schools	6.3%		10.3	2142^nd of 2258 public elementary schools	5.1%	42	28.0	44.0	34.0	29.0	24.0	44.0	50.0	$14,458	$1,901	$12,558
Hyde Grove Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-2	2056 Lane Ave S	Jacksonville	32210	Duval County	Duval	No	No	No	Yes	(904) 693-7562	374	20	18.7	70.6%	49 (13.1%)	247 (66.0%)	41 (11.0%)	5 (1.3%)	3 (0.8%)	4 (1.1%)	25 (6.7%)								(n/a)								$11,539	$1,580	$9,959
West Riverside Elementary School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	2801 Herschel St	Jacksonville	32205	Duval County	Duval	No	Yes	No	No	(904) 381-3900	369	24	15.3	47.4%	104 (28.2%)	78 (21.1%)	163 (44.2%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	21 (5.7%)	55.9	987^th of 2240 public elementary schools	55.9%		57.2	947^th of 2258 public elementary schools	58.1%	40	51.0	58.0	64.0	64.0	74.0	72.0	59.0	$10,566	$1,068	$9,499
Bayview Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3257 Lake Shore Blvd	Jacksonville	32210	Duval County	Duval	No	No	No	Yes	(904) 381-3920	367	25	14.6	61.3%	95 (25.9%)	181 (49.3%)	59 (16.1%)	7 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	24 (6.5%)	22.1	1869^th of 2240 public elementary schools	16.6%		42.7	1284^th of 2258 public elementary schools	43.1%	585	31.0	46.0	54.0	33.0	51.0	46.0	64.0	$15,372	$1,684	$13,689

Frequently Asked Questions about Wayman Academy Of The Arts

What district is Wayman Academy Of The Arts in?

Duval

How many students attend Wayman Academy Of The Arts?

In the 2024-25 school year, 153 students attended Wayman Academy Of The Arts.

Is Wayman Academy Of The Arts a good school?

Wayman Academy Of The Arts ranks in the bottom 1.3% of Florida elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Wayman Academy Of The Arts?

Students at Wayman Academy Of The Arts are 93% African American, 2% White, 2% Hispanic, 1% Two or more races.

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