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San Mateo Elementary School

Public, Magnet Grades K-5
896th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 2,258 Florida Elementary Schools
Better than 60% of Florida elementary schools
Summary

San Mateo Elementary School is a public magnet elementary school serving 495 students in grades PK-5 in Jacksonville, Florida, which is part of the Duval School District. The school consistently outperforms the district and state averages in academic proficiency, with its 5th-grade science proficiency rate at 60% compared to 52% for Duval and 55% for Florida, and its 3rd-grade ELA proficiency rate at 66% compared to 51% for Duval and 57% for Florida.

While San Mateo Elementary has experienced high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 30.9% to 44.8% in recent years, these rates are still lower than the nearby schools, which all had 31.4% chronic absenteeism in 2023-2024. Additionally, San Mateo has a relatively lower percentage of free/reduced lunch recipients (45.66% in 2023-2024) compared to some of the nearby schools, such as North Shore Elementary (78.8%) and Somerset Academy-Elementary Eagle Campus (82.98%).

The higher spending per student at San Mateo Elementary ($10,164 in 2023-2024) compared to the state average and some of the nearby schools, such as New Berlin Elementary ($8,767) and Oceanway Elementary ($9,856), may be a contributing factor to its academic success. Additionally, the school's status as a magnet school may attract families who are more engaged in their children's education.

520
Students ?
20.8
Student/teacher ratio ?
$8,840
Per pupil spending ?
39.6%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 600 Baisden Rd
       Jacksonville, FL  32218

(904) 696-8750

District: Duval


Students who attend San Mateo Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:    Oceanway School
High:    First Coast High School
Racial breakdown:

White:
40.4%
African American:
39.6%
Hispanic:
11.2%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Holding steady — 63rd percentile in 2014 → 60th in 2025
Strengths
Above the Florida median (60th percentile)
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school61%
District avg53%
Florida avg58%
896th of 2,258
Florida public elementary schools ?
Top 40%▼ down 6 pts since 2016
From top 34% (2016) to top 40% (2025)
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SchoolDigger rating ?
36th of 120Elementary Schools in the Duval
54th of 67Duval 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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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankFlorida percentileRating
202559.4896 of 225860.3%★★★☆☆
202463.7782 of 225665.3%★★★☆☆
202375.5500 of 224077.7%★★★★☆
202274.6533 of 221976.0%★★★★☆
202173.6565 of 224774.9%★★★★☆
201966.1704 of 218267.7%★★★☆☆
201869.2625 of 211870.5%★★★★☆
201779.8381 of 211282.0%★★★★☆
201665.3709 of 208766.0%★★★☆☆
201462.3760 of 206463.2%★★★☆☆
201357.1859 of 202957.7%★★★☆☆
201271.3554 of 198472.1%★★★★☆
201171.0569 of 198571.3%★★★★☆
201078.2364 of 191981.0%★★★★☆
200978.5343 of 184781.4%★★★★☆
200879.2332 of 178981.4%★★★★☆
200775.8394 of 178677.9%★★★★☆
200676.1374 of 168877.8%★★★★☆
By subject vs Florida (2024-2025) ?
English Language Arts62%+6 vs state
Science60%+5 vs state
Math59%~ state avg

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Students who attend San Mateo Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Oceanway School
High : First Coast High School

In the 2024-25 school year, 520 students attended San Mateo Elementary School.

Students at San Mateo Elementary School are 40% White, 40% African American, 11% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

San Mateo Elementary School ranks 896th of 2258 Florida elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Florida Department of Education.

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