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Mandarin Oaks Elementary School

Q: Is Mandarin Oaks Elementary School a good school?

Mandarin Oaks Elementary School ranks 753 rd of 2258 Florida elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

753^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,258 Florida Elementary Schools

Better than 67% of Florida elementary schools

Summary

Mandarin Oaks Elementary School is a public elementary school in Jacksonville, Florida, serving 1,025 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Duval School District, which is ranked 54 out of 67 districts in the state.

Mandarin Oaks consistently outperforms the Duval District and Florida state averages in standardized test scores across all grade levels and subjects. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, 69% of 3rd graders at Mandarin Oaks were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 51% for Duval and 57% for Florida. In math, 75% of 3rd graders at Mandarin Oaks were proficient or better, compared to 59% for Duval and 63% for Florida. The school also has lower chronic absenteeism rates and a lower percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a relatively higher socioeconomic status of the student population.

When compared to nearby schools, River City Science Academy at Mandarin, a charter school located just 1.13 miles away, also performs well academically, with higher test scores than Mandarin Oaks in many areas. However, Mandarin Oaks maintains a higher overall ranking and star rating from SchoolDigger. While Mandarin Oaks has consistently high academic performance, its statewide ranking has declined from 158th out of 2,087 Florida elementary schools in 2015-2016 to 753rd out of 2,258 in 2024-2025, likely due to the improving performance of other schools in the state.

1,061

Students ?

17.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,543

Per pupil spending ?

27.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

10600 Hornets Nest Rd
Jacksonville, FL 32257

(904) 260-5820

District: Duval

Students who attend Mandarin Oaks Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Twin Lakes Academy Middle School
High:	Atlantic Coast High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

49.1%

Hispanic:

20.1%

African American:

16.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 88th percentile in 2014 → 67th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Florida average (64% vs 58% meeting standards)

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Duval

✓Above the Florida median (67th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 21 percentile points since 2014

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school64%

District avg53%

Florida avg58%

753^rd of 2,258

Florida public elementary schools ?

Top 33%▼ down 26 pts since 2016

From top 8% (2016) to top 33% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

28^th of 120Elementary Schools in the Duval

54^th 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

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Florida percentile	Rating
2025	65.1	753 of 2258	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	66.1	717 of 2256	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	67.0	690 of 2240	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	71.1	604 of 2219	72.8%	★★★★☆
2021	80.2	423 of 2247	81.2%	★★★★☆
2019	77.8	449 of 2182	79.4%	★★★★☆
2018	80.8	386 of 2118	81.8%	★★★★☆
2017	84.7	274 of 2112	87.0%	★★★★☆
2016	89.6	158 of 2087	92.4%	★★★★★
2014	85.7	243 of 2064	88.2%	★★★★☆
2013	89.3	161 of 2029	92.1%	★★★★★
2012	83.6	275 of 1984	86.1%	★★★★☆
2011	84.5	239 of 1985	88.0%	★★★★☆
2010	84.4	229 of 1919	88.1%	★★★★☆
2009	82.9	264 of 1847	85.7%	★★★★☆
2008	82.3	265 of 1789	85.2%	★★★★☆
2007	82.6	275 of 1786	84.6%	★★★★☆
2006	81.8	271 of 1688	83.9%	★★★★☆

By subject vs Florida (2024-2025) ?

Math68%+7 vs state

English Language Arts61%+5 vs state

Science59%+4 vs state

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Schools Near Mandarin Oaks Elementary School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				FAST English Language Arts (2025)						FAST Math (2025)						Statewide Science Science (2025)		EOC Algebra 1 (2025)	EOC Geometry (2025)	EOC Biology 1 (2025)	EOC Civics (2025)	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 (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	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 Geometry End of Course	EOC Biology 1 End of Course	EOC Civics End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Mandarin Oaks Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	10600 Hornets Nest Rd	Jacksonville	32257	Duval County	Duval	No	No	No	No	(904) 260-5820	1,061	60	17.6	27.1%	521 (49.1%)	177 (16.7%)	213 (20.1%)	66 (6.2%)	6 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	78 (7.4%)	65.1	753^rd of 2258 public elementary schools	66.7%		66.1	717^th of 2256 public elementary schools	68.2%	36	69.0	56.0	58.0				75.0	63.0	65.0				59.0						$10,543	$918	$9,626
Duval Charter School At Mandarin	Public, Charter	K-8	5209 Shad Rd	Jacksonville	32257	Duval County	Duval	Yes	No	No	No	(904) 440-2901	856	54	15.8	46.6%	333 (38.9%)	151 (17.6%)	287 (33.5%)	15 (1.8%)	14 (1.6%)	5 (0.6%)	51 (6.0%)	32.8	1561^st of 2258 public elementary schools	30.9%		53.5	1006^th of 2256 public elementary schools	55.4%	555	40.0	47.0	51.0	53.0	44.0	42.0	40.0	62.0	52.0	41.0	64.0	63.0	42.0	38.0	88.0	88.0	97.0	68.0	$9,512	$213	$9,299
River City Science Academy At Mandarin	Public, Charter	K-8	10911 Old St Augustine Rd	Jacksonville	32257	Duval County	Duval	Yes	No	No	No	(904) 855-8010	870	57	15.2	34.7%	492 (56.6%)	89 (10.2%)	165 (19.0%)	62 (7.1%)	3 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	57 (6.6%)	88.8	203^rd of 2258 public elementary schools	91.0%		87.8	231^st of 2256 public elementary schools	89.8%	28	76.0	73.0	86.0	88.0	82.0	84.0	88.0	78.0	85.0	88.0	63.0	88.0	69.0	48.0	91.0	100.0	100.0	94.0	$9,355	$101	$9,254
Seaside Community Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	10850 Old St Augustine Rd	Jacksonville	32257	Duval County	Duval	Yes	No	No	No	(904) 619-3933	511	34	15.0		368 (72.0%)	28 (5.5%)	66 (12.9%)	11 (2.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (7.0%)	53	1041^st of 2258 public elementary schools	53.9%		48.5	1124^th of 2256 public elementary schools	50.2%	83	65.0	61.0	61.0	66.0	62.0	49.0	47.0	61.0	48.0	61.0	56.0	12.0	59.0	35.0	50.0			79.0	$9,758	$1,153	$8,606
Crown Point Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3800 Crown Point Rd	Jacksonville	32257	Duval County	Duval	No	No	No	Yes	(904) 260-5808	785	48	16.3	47.3%	277 (35.3%)	180 (22.9%)	225 (28.7%)	14 (1.8%)	26 (3.3%)	2 (0.3%)	61 (7.8%)	42.6	1286^th of 2258 public elementary schools	43.0%		38	1399^th of 2256 public elementary schools	38.0%	113	41.0	63.0	43.0				47.0	77.0	54.0				51.0						$10,878	$1,220	$9,658
Greenland Pines Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5050 Greenland Rd	Jacksonville	32258	Duval County	Duval	No	No	No	No	(904) 260-5450	701	47	14.9	26.5%	368 (52.5%)	118 (16.8%)	108 (15.4%)	45 (6.4%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.6%)	57 (8.1%)	77.1	468^th of 2258 public elementary schools	79.3%		76.2	498^th of 2256 public elementary schools	77.9%	30	66.0	60.0	70.0				68.0	79.0	77.0				72.0						$12,666	$1,029	$11,637
San Jose Primary School	Public, Charter	K-5	4072 Sunbeam Rd	Jacksonville	32257	Duval County	Duval	Yes	No	No	No	(904) 425-1723	244	14	17.4	95.1%	55 (22.5%)	52 (21.3%)	110 (45.1%)	6 (2.5%)	3 (1.2%)	2 (0.8%)	16 (6.6%)	3.2	2232^nd of 2258 public elementary schools	1.2%		10.1	2151^st of 2256 public elementary schools	4.7%	81	12.0	30.0	16.0				18.0	30.0	16.0				23.0						$13,195	$00	$13,195
Loretto Elementary School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	3900 Loretto Rd	Jacksonville	32223	Duval County	Duval	No	Yes	No	No	(904) 260-5800	1,039	60	17.3	21.8%	606 (58.3%)	80 (7.7%)	165 (15.9%)	121 (11.6%)	8 (0.8%)	1 (0.1%)	58 (5.6%)	74.4	522^nd of 2258 public elementary schools	76.9%		67.2	694^th of 2256 public elementary schools	69.2%	172	65.0	62.0	63.0				76.0	72.0	66.0				76.0						$10,093	$734	$9,359
Beauclerc Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4555 Craven Rd W	Jacksonville	32257	Duval County	Duval	No	No	No	Yes	(904) 739-5226	694	33	21.0	46.1%	168 (24.2%)	215 (31.0%)	246 (35.4%)	21 (3.0%)	8 (1.2%)	3 (0.4%)	33 (4.8%)	20.9	1878^th of 2258 public elementary schools	16.8%		18.1	1954^th of 2256 public elementary schools	13.4%	76	39.0	39.0	34.0				47.0	52.0	40.0				41.0						$10,136	$1,134	$9,002
River City Science Academy Innovation School	Public, Charter	K-8	8160 Baymeadows Way W	Jacksonville	32256	Duval County	Duval	Yes	No	No	No	(904) 855-8010	813	46	17.6	54.0%	275 (33.8%)	272 (33.5%)	143 (17.6%)	44 (5.4%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	77 (9.5%)	70.8	616^th of 2258 public elementary schools	72.7%		69.7	645^th of 2256 public elementary schools	71.4%	29	66.0	50.0	62.0	74.0	76.0	77.0	81.0	61.0	65.0	87.0	87.0	84.0	69.0	66.0	92.0	100.0	100.0	89.0	$9,502	$98	$9,405

Frequently Asked Questions about Mandarin Oaks Elementary School

What district is Mandarin Oaks Elementary School in?

Duval

What schools do graduates of Mandarin Oaks Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Mandarin Oaks Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Twin Lakes Academy Middle School
High : Atlantic Coast High School

Is Mandarin Oaks Elementary School a good school?

Mandarin Oaks Elementary School ranks 753^rd of 2258 Florida elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Mandarin Oaks Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,061 students attended Mandarin Oaks Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Mandarin Oaks Elementary School?

Students at Mandarin Oaks Elementary School are 49% White, 20% Hispanic, 17% African American, 7% Two or more races, 6% Asian.

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