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Tiger Academy

Public, Charter Grades K-5

1906^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,240 Florida Elementary Schools

Better than 15% of Florida elementary schools

Summary

Tiger Academy is a small K-5 elementary school in Jacksonville, FL, serving 198 students within the Duval County school district, where 100% of its students qualify for free or reduced lunch—the highest poverty rate among nearby schools.

Despite serving an extremely high-needs population, Tiger Academy stands out for its remarkably low chronic absenteeism rate of 37.3% (2023-2024), which is significantly better than its closest neighbor, George Washington Carver Elementary (60.0%), and well below the district average of 44.8%. This is a major operational success, as high poverty typically correlates with higher absenteeism. The school also invests heavily in its students, spending $16,123 per pupil—more than Pickett Elementary School ($12,848) and Rutledge H. Pearson Elementary School ($9,661).

Academically, Tiger Academy has historically ranked in the bottom 10-15% of Florida elementary schools, but recent data (2025-2026) suggests a potential turnaround. The school jumped from the 10th to the 15th percentile in state ranking, its highest in three years. Notably, 5th Grade Science proficiency soared from 23% to 52%, nearly matching the district average, and 4th Grade Math hit 63%—exceeding both the district (61%) and state (65%) averages. This contrasts with George Washington Carver Elementary, just 0.6 miles away, which is declining (3rd percentile). While Tiger Academy’s higher spending and better attendance are beginning to yield results, the challenge remains converting these investments into consistent, grade-level achievement across all subjects.

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: Holding steady — 18th percentile in 2016 → 15th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Florida average (42% vs 62% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (15th percentile)

!Math scores 22 pts below the Florida average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school42%

District avg56%

Florida avg62%

1,906^th of 2,240

Florida public elementary schools ?

Bottom 15%▼ down 3 pts since 2016

From bottom 18% (2016) to bottom 15% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

86^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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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Florida percentile	Rating
2026	20.7	1906 of 2240	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
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 (2025-2026) ?

Science52%-8 vs state

Math43%-22 vs state

English Language Arts39%-21 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 (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 (2025)	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
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%)	20.7	1906^th of 2240 public elementary schools	14.9%		14.8	2039^th of 2258 public elementary schools	9.7%	133	34.0	33.0	52.0	26.0	63.0	44.0	52.0	$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%)	7.8	2174^th of 2240 public elementary schools	2.9%		10.3	2144^th of 2258 public elementary schools	5.0%	30	16.0	30.0	33.0	34.0	28.0	55.0	24.0	$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%)	17.8	1980^th of 2240 public elementary schools	11.6%		52.2	1063^rd of 2258 public elementary schools	52.9%	917	38.0	28.0	49.0	62.0	38.0	46.0	36.0	$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%)	13.6	2068^th of 2240 public elementary schools	7.7%		15.7	2020^th of 2258 public elementary schools	10.5%	48	33.0	41.0	56.0	44.0	32.0	48.0	33.0	$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%)	36.6	1489^th of 2240 public elementary schools	33.5%		30.6	1622^nd of 2258 public elementary schools	28.2%	133	52.0	20.0	63.0	59.0	43.0	67.0	63.0	$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%)	13.6	2067^th of 2240 public elementary schools	7.7%		19.2	1936^th of 2258 public elementary schools	14.3%	131	21.0	41.0	45.0	28.0	58.0	38.0	30.0	$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%)	29.3	1683^rd of 2240 public elementary schools	24.9%		57.4	936^th of 2258 public elementary schools	58.5%	747	43.0	40.0	45.0	51.0	59.0	69.0	48.0	$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%)	3.7	2211^th of 2240 public elementary schools	1.3%		10.5	2138^th of 2258 public elementary schools	5.3%	73	18.0	38.0	30.0	20.0	40.0	16.0	19.0	$16,303	$1,520	$14,783
Rutledge H. Pearson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4346 Roanoke Blvd	Jacksonville	32208	Duval County	Duval	No	No	No	Yes	(904) 924-3077	758	40	18.9	75.5%	46 (6.1%)	649 (85.6%)	34 (4.5%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (3.3%)	31.4	1638^th of 2240 public elementary schools	26.9%		37.7	1428^th of 2258 public elementary schools	36.8%	210	36.0	53.0	47.0	52.0	67.0	63.0	42.0	$9,661	$921	$8,740
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Tiger Academy

What district is Tiger Academy in?

Duval

Is Tiger Academy a good school?

Tiger Academy ranks in the bottom 14.9% of Florida elementary schools.

How many students attend Tiger Academy?

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

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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2024–25 attendance dataAug 18, 2026

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2024–25 graduation ratesJan 13, 2026

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