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Port St. Joe Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5
1118th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 2,258 Florida Elementary Schools
Better than 50% of Florida elementary schools
Summary

Port St. Joe Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades PK-6 in Port Saint Joe, Florida, with a student enrollment of 512. The school is part of the Gulf District, which is ranked 50 out of 67 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Port St. Joe Elementary School's academic performance is generally on par with or slightly below the district and state averages. While the school's 5th-grade science proficiency rate (66%) was higher than the district (55%) and state (55%) averages, its 3rd, 4th, and 5th-grade English Language Arts (ELA) proficiency rates were lower than the district and state averages. In math, the school's 3rd-grade proficiency rate (70%) was higher than the district (68%) and state (63%) averages, but the 4th and 5th-grade proficiency rates were lower. The school has also experienced high rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 30.9% to 48.2% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the typical chronic absenteeism rate of 15-20% for elementary schools.

Despite the school's lower-than-average academic performance in some areas, the increased spending per student (from $11,058 in 2020-2021 to $14,112 in 2023-2024) and improved student-teacher ratio (from 16.1 in 2021-2022 to 13.8 in 2023-2024) indicate that the school is investing in resources to support student learning. By addressing the root causes of chronic absenteeism and leveraging best practices from higher-performing nearby schools, such as Apalachicola Bay Charter School, Port St. Joe Elementary School may have opportunities to improve its academic outcomes and provide a more equitable education for its students.

428
Students ?
12.5
Student/teacher ratio ?
$15,057
Per pupil spending ?
43%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 2201 Long Ave
       Port Saint Joe, FL  32456

(850) 227-1221

District: Gulf


Students who attend Port St. Joe Elementary School usually attend:

High:    Port St. Joe High School
Racial breakdown:

White:
68.2%
African American:
13.1%
Two or more races:
8.9%
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At a glance
▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 47th percentile in 2014 → 50th in 2025
Strengths
✓Above the Florida median (50th percentile)
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school56%
District avg53%
Florida avg58%
1,118th of 2,258
Florida public elementary schools ?
Top 50%▲ up 2 pts since 2016
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★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
1st of 2Elementary Schools in the Gulf
50th of 67Gulf 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
202549.91118 of 225850.5%★★★☆☆
202451.41060 of 225653.0%★★★☆☆
202352.51032 of 224053.9%★★★☆☆
202246.91136 of 221948.8%★★☆☆☆
202153.91009 of 224755.1%★★★☆☆
201940.01315 of 218239.7%★★☆☆☆
201842.51234 of 211841.7%★★☆☆☆
201753.7973 of 211253.9%★★★☆☆
201648.31080 of 208748.3%★★☆☆☆
201447.01091 of 206447.1%★★☆☆☆
201357.8837 of 202958.7%★★★☆☆
201269.8587 of 198470.4%★★★★☆
201177.1406 of 198579.5%★★★★☆
201080.6308 of 191983.9%★★★★☆
200975.5404 of 184778.1%★★★★☆
200872.4474 of 178973.5%★★★★☆
200767.1612 of 178665.7%★★★☆☆
200634.81143 of 168832.3%★★☆☆☆
By subject vs Florida (2024-2025) ?
Science66%+11 vs state
Math58%-3 vs state
English Language Arts50%-6 vs state

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Port St. Joe Elementary School ranks 1118th of 2258 Florida elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Students at Port St. Joe Elementary School are 68% White, 13% African American, 9% Two or more races, 9% Hispanic.

In the 2024-25 school year, 428 students attended Port St. Joe Elementary School.

Students who attend Port St. Joe Elementary School usually go on to attend:

High : Port St. Joe High School


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