Waterleaf Elementary School in Jacksonville FL

Performance Trends

Compare Details Waterleaf Elementary ranks better than 69.3% of elementary schools in Florida. It also ranks 32^nd among 119 ranked elementary schools in the Duval School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2021 the calculated Average Standard Score was 67.83. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Student population at Waterleaf Elementary is diverse. Racial makeup is: White (41.9%), African American (23%), Hispanic (18.5%). (See more...)

Compare Details 38.6% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Waterleaf Elementary is 13.1, which is the 11^th best among 119 elementary schools in the Duval School District. (See more...)

Compare Waterleaf Elementary employs 53 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Waterleaf Elementary is $11,347, which is the 25^th highest among 119 elementary schools in the Duval School District.

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Schooldigger 2021 Rankings:

Waterleaf Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Waterleaf Elementary 689^th of 2247 Florida public elementary schools. (See Waterleaf Elementary in the ranking list.)

Duval:

SchoolDigger ranks Duval 53^rd of 68 Florida school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Waterleaf Elementary

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Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	FL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2004	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
2006	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
2007	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
2008	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
2009	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
2010	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
2011	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
2012	61.85	754^th	1984	62.0%
2013	74.75	459^th	2029	77.4%
2014	77.35	419^th	2064	79.7%
2016	63.33	750^th	2087	64.1%
2017	73.59	539^th	2112	74.5%
2018	73.05	538^th	2118	74.6%
2019	68.78	655^th	2182	70.0%
2021	67.83	689^th	2247	69.3%

Data source: test scores: Florida Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

Data source: Florida Department of Education

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All ratings (Avg rating: 2.7)

33%

by a parent
Wednesday, October 12, 2016

This school is way over-crowded. A mom was bragging about using her parents address to get her child enrolled, even though it wasn't their assigned school, and the principle did nothing about it when she was told of the situation. Nice to know I'm paying taxes for her kids to go to school. There are several students who shouldn't be here. None of our teachers have their own plan just coordinated worksheets that everyone in the same grade level gets. The kids sit all day and they are only teaching to test. It was an awesome school but now it's turning ghetto. You can tell by the new students AND parents attitudes. They have special needs classes that have only about five students in each class which is how they bring down their student/teacher ratio. Don't be fooled! I will be looking into an alternative school for my child. Close Quote

by a parent
Sunday, October 2, 2016

I'd also like to add that the statistics on here are just wrong wrong wrong. My child was in VPK for the 2015-2016 school year and at the time there were well-over 700 students, my source is the principle. The student teacher ratio has gone way way up. There are 36, 36!!! students in my child's kindergarten class with two teachers. Other classes have 20 students to one teacher. Like I said before, they're letting in students who shouldn't be there and it looks like this will continue until the staff decides to put the childrens needs first instead of the money they get for each child. Close Quote

Enrollment information for Waterleaf Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Total
2012	234	158	65	55	3	3	27	545
2013	297	161	74	72	2	1	41	648
2014	318	171	82	72	4	1	45	693
2015	363	181	88	89	3	0	42	766
2016	400	179	94	104	5	1	43	826
2017	352	198	103	106	4	4	40	807
2018	308	182	98	132	4	4	42	770
2019	306	160	87	144	3	3	44	747
2020	316	157	80	147	3	4	41	748
2021	293	161	71	129	1	2	42	699

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Waterleaf Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
2012	545	42.0	12.9	40.7
2013	648	47.0	13.7	35.5
2014	693	52.0	13.3	43.4
2015	766	58.0	13.2	39.7
2016	826	59.0	14.0	44.8
2017	807	63.0	12.8	43.2
2018	770	61.0	12.6	39.6
2019	747	54.0	13.8	37.2
2020	748	51.0	14.6	36.2
2021	699	53.0	13.1	38.6

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch

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Student/Teacher Ratio Waterleaf Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
2012	545	42.0	12.9	40.7
2013	648	47.0	13.7	35.5
2014	693	52.0	13.3	43.4
2015	766	58.0	13.2	39.7
2016	826	59.0	14.0	44.8
2017	807	63.0	12.8	43.2
2018	770	61.0	12.6	39.6
2019	747	54.0	13.8	37.2
2020	748	51.0	14.6	36.2
2021	699	53.0	13.1	38.6

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for Waterleaf Elementary

Year	Expenditures from Federal Funds	Expenditures from State and Local Funds	Total Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2018	$858 (8.5%)	$9,212 (91.5%)	$10,070
2019	$879 (8.5%)	$9,428 (91.5%)	$10,307
2020	$779 (7.7%)	$9,337 (92.3%)	$10,115
2021	$1,060 (9.3%)	$10,287 (90.7%)	$11,347

Data source: Florida Department of Education

Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Waterleaf Elementary

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	Rank Pandemic (2020-2021)	Change (%)
Ranks 655^th of 2182 Elementary schools	Ranks 689^th of 2247 Elementary schools	0.6%

Test Scores

	% proficient Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	% proficient Pandemic (2020-2021)	Change (%)
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Waterleaf Elementary)	62	69	7%
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Duval)	51	48	3%
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Florida)	58	54	4%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Waterleaf Elementary)	71	66	5%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Duval)	61	51	10%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Florida)	62	51	11%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Waterleaf Elementary)	66	45	21%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Duval)	52	44	8%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Florida)	58	52	6%
4th Grade Mathematics (Waterleaf Elementary)	83	56	27%
4th Grade Mathematics (Duval)	64	53	11%
4th Grade Mathematics (Florida)	64	53	11%
5th Grade English Language Arts (Waterleaf Elementary)	62	58	4%
5th Grade English Language Arts (Duval)	50	48	2%
5th Grade English Language Arts (Florida)	56	54	2%
5th Grade Mathematics (Waterleaf Elementary)	57	66	9%
5th Grade Mathematics (Duval)	57	52	5%
5th Grade Mathematics (Florida)	60	51	9%
5th Grade Science (Waterleaf Elementary)	63	54	9%
5th Grade Science (Duval)	49	42	7%
5th Grade Science (Florida)	53	47	6%

Student Body

	Number of students Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	Number of students Pandemic (2020-2021)	Change (%)
Total Students	747	699	6.4%
African American	160	161	0.6%
American Indian	3	1	66.7%
Asian	87	71	18.4%
Hispanic	144	129	10.4%
Pacific Islander	3	2	33.3%
Two or More Races	44	42	4.5%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	37.2%	38.6%	1.4%

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