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Tiger Academy

Public, Charter Grades K-5

2039^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,258 Florida Elementary Schools

Better than 10% of Florida elementary schools

Summary

Tiger Academy is a public charter elementary school serving grades K-5 in Jacksonville, Florida, within the Duval school district, which is ranked 54 out of 67 districts in the state.

Despite spending significantly more per student ($15,638 to $17,761) than nearby schools, Tiger Academy has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Florida elementary schools, with a 1-star or 0-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's test scores are well below the district and state averages, and it has very high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 30.9% to 44.8% over the past few years. Additionally, Tiger Academy serves an extremely high-poverty student population, with over 99% of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch.

Compared to nearby schools like Pickett Elementary School, Biltmore Elementary School, and KIPP V.O.I.C.E Academy, which also generally perform below the district and state averages, Tiger Academy stands out as a consistently low-performing school that has struggled to improve student achievement despite its higher spending and lower student-teacher ratio. This suggests the need for a comprehensive review of the school's strategies and resources to address the underlying challenges and better support its high-needs student population.

198

Students ?

22.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,123

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

6079 Bagley Rd
Jacksonville, FL 32209

(904) 309-6840

District: Duval

Racial breakdown:

African American:

92.4%

Hispanic:

4.0%

Two or more races:

3.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 32nd percentile in 2014 → 10th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Florida average (34% vs 58% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (10th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 22 percentile points since 2014

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school34%

District avg53%

Florida avg58%

2,039^th of 2,258

Florida public elementary schools ?

Bottom 10%▼ down 9 pts since 2016

From bottom 18% (2016) to bottom 10% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

100^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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Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Florida percentile	Rating
2025	14.8	2039 of 2258	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	17.1	1978 of 2256	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.4	2043 of 2240	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.0	1996 of 2219	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.0	1703 of 2247	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.8	1641 of 2182	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.1	1545 of 2118	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	44.8	1174 of 2112	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2016	21.2	1703 of 2087	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	34.5	1399 of 2064	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2013	39.4	1243 of 2029	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2012	17.1	1721 of 1984	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆

By subject vs Florida (2024-2025) ?

Math38%-23 vs state

English Language Arts33%-24 vs state

Science23%-32 vs state

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by a parent
Friday, July 1, 2022

THIS IS THE ABSOLUTE WORST SCHOOL. I DO NOT RECOMMEND THIS SCHOOL TO ANYONE. THE STUDENTS ARE HORRIBLE. THEY ARE WILD AND OUT OF CONTROL. THEY CURSE, THEY FIGHT, THEY BULLY, THEY STEAL AND TIGERS ADMINISTRATION DOES NOTHING ABOUT IT MOST OF THE TIME. SOME OF THE TEACHERS ARE HORRIBLE. THEY TALK ABOUT ACADEMICS BUT SOME SPEND MORE TIME YELLING AT THE STUDENTS AND OFF OF WORK THAN ACTUALLY TEACHING AND KNOWING WHAT IS GOING ON IN THEIR CLASSROOMS. THE SUBSTITUTE TEACHERS ARE JUST THERE, THEY DON'T HAVE A CLUE WHAT'S GOING ON. I DON'T KNOW HOW SOME OF THEM WILL MAKE IT AS A FUTURE TEACHER. DURING COVID, THE CAFETERIA WORKERS WERE NOT PROPERTY WEARING MASK AND GLOVES. THE SCHOOL WERE NOT PROPERLY NOTIFYING THE COVID CASES TO PARENTS EACH TIME SOMEONE WAS POSITIVE AND WHEN ASKED ABOUT SANITATION PROCEDURES IT WAS NOT TAKEN SERIOUS. FIELD TRIPS ARE A JOKE, THEY ARE USUALLY AT THE SAME PLACES, MAYBE THE SCHOOL SHOULD CHOOSE BETTER FIELD TRIPS FOR THEIR STUDENTS. GRADUATION! THE BIGGEST JOKE! IT'S ALWAYS AT A CHURCH...,THE SAME CHURCH. NOWHERE TO PARK. IT'S ALL GRASS. A VERY OLD CHURCH, LOOMY LOOKING INSIDE. THIS YEAR THE AC IN THE CHURCH WAS NOT WORKING! SERIOUSLY TIGER ACADEMY! THE TEACHER ASK FOR SNACKS FOR THE CLASSROOM! THIS SCHOOL IS FUNDED BY THE YMCA AND HAS A SCHOOL FUND BUY YOUR OWN DAMN SNACKS FOR THE STUDENTS. THE COMPLAINTS GOES ON AND ON THIS IS JUST A FEW. I AM HAPPY MY KIDS ARE OUT OF THIS SCHOOL, MY OTHER KIDS WILL DEFINITELY NOT BE ATTENDING THIS SCHOOL AND IF ANYONE ASK ME I DO NOT RECOMMEND TIGER ACADEMY AT ALL. REVIEW WILL ALSO BE FORWARDED TO GOOGLE. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				FAST English Language Arts (2025)			FAST Math (2025)			Statewide Science Science (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 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
Tiger Academy	Public, Charter	K-5	6079 Bagley Rd	Jacksonville	32209	Duval County	Duval	Yes	No	No	Yes	(904) 309-6840	198	9	22.0	100.0%	0 (0.0%)	183 (92.4%)	8 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.5%)	14.8	2039^th of 2258 public elementary schools	9.7%		17.1	1978^th of 2256 public elementary schools	12.3%	61	13.0	54.0	35.0	47.0	38.0	29.0	23.0	$16,123	$2,071	$14,052
George Washington Carver Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2854 W 45th St	Jacksonville	32209	Duval County	Duval	No	No	No	Yes	(904) 924-3122	297	13	22.8	83.5%	14 (4.7%)	252 (84.8%)	13 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (5.1%)	10.3	2144^th of 2258 public elementary schools	5.0%		21.1	1877^th of 2256 public elementary schools	16.8%	267	15.0	32.0	36.0	30.0	45.0	30.0	34.0	$10,026	$1,088	$8,938
Rufus E. Payne Elementary School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	6725 Hema Rd	Jacksonville	32209	Duval County	Duval	No	Yes	No	Yes	(904) 924-3020	233	12	19.4	82.8%	10 (4.3%)	206 (88.4%)	5 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.7%)	52.2	1063^rd of 2258 public elementary schools	52.9%		45.3	1212^th of 2256 public elementary schools	46.3%	149	46.0	47.0	59.0	60.0	62.0	70.0	67.0	$20,797	$7,621	$13,176
Sallye B. Mathis Elementary School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	3501 Winton Dr	Jacksonville	32208	Duval County	Duval	No	Yes	No	Yes	(904) 924-3086	366	26	14.0	71.3%	22 (6.0%)	319 (87.2%)	16 (4.4%)	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.1%)	15.7	2020^th of 2258 public elementary schools	10.5%		17.6	1966^th of 2256 public elementary schools	12.9%	54	38.0	42.0	45.0	40.0	45.0	31.0	21.0	$15,645	$2,469	$13,175
S. A. Hull Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	7528 Hull St	Jacksonville	32219	Duval County	Duval	No	No	No	Yes	(904) 924-3136	188	8	23.5	64.4%	7 (3.7%)	152 (80.9%)	19 (10.1%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (4.3%)	30.6	1622^nd of 2258 public elementary schools	28.2%		21.3	1872^nd of 2256 public elementary schools	17.0%	250	58.0	46.0	38.0	44.0	58.0	46.0	38.0	$15,001	$2,162	$12,839
Northwestern Legends Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2100 W 45th St	Jacksonville	32209	Duval County	Duval	No	No	No	Yes	(904) 924-3100	433	22	19.6	84.8%	7 (1.6%)	378 (87.3%)	15 (3.5%)	3 (0.7%)	2 (0.5%)	5 (1.2%)	23 (5.3%)	19.2	1936^th of 2258 public elementary schools	14.3%		1.8	2239^th of 2256 public elementary schools	0.8%	303	49.0	25.0	30.0	49.0	44.0	42.0	33.0	$12,014	$2,082	$9,933
Pickett Elementary School	Public	K-5	6305 Old Kings Rd	Jacksonville	32254	Duval County	Duval	No	No	No	Yes	(904) 693-7555	156	7	22.2	66.7%	61 (39.1%)	73 (46.8%)	12 (7.7%)	2 (1.3%)	2 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.8%)	57.4	936^th of 2258 public elementary schools	58.5%		35.4	1476^th of 2256 public elementary schools	34.6%	540	59.0	59.0	50.0	59.0	76.0	63.0	56.0	$12,848	$1,589	$11,260
Biltmore Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2101 W Palm Ave	Jacksonville	32254	Duval County	Duval	No	No	No	Yes	(904) 693-7969	206	12	17.1	74.3%	10 (4.9%)	167 (81.1%)	18 (8.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	10 (4.9%)	10.5	2138^th of 2258 public elementary schools	5.3%		7.7	2194^th of 2256 public elementary schools	2.7%	56	28.0	25.0	23.0	46.0	39.0	40.0	23.0	$16,303	$1,520	$14,783
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%)	29.9	1650^th of 2258 public elementary schools	26.9%		37.8	1409^th of 2256 public elementary schools	37.5%	241	20.0	60.0	54.0	30.0	44.0	41.0	46.0	$27,312	$9,519	$17,794
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%)	1.6	2243^rd of 2258 public elementary schools	0.7%		6.4	2208^th of 2256 public elementary schools	2.1%	35	16.0	16.0	11.0	24.0	21.0	17.0	18.0	$13,512	$2,228	$11,283

Frequently Asked Questions about Tiger Academy

What district is Tiger Academy in?

Duval

How many students attend Tiger Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 198 students attended Tiger Academy.

Is Tiger Academy a good school?

Tiger Academy ranks in the bottom 9.7% of Florida elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Tiger Academy?

Students at Tiger Academy are 92% African American, 4% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races.

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