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Port St. Joe Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5
1008th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 2,242 Florida Elementary Schools
Better than 55% of Florida elementary schools
Summary

Port St. Joe Elementary School is a public school in Port Saint Joe, FL, serving 428 students in grades PK-5 within the Gulf district, where about 43-45% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

This school has a fascinating academic profile: it excels in Math and Science but struggles in English Language Arts (ELA). For example, in 2025-2026, 3rd-grade Math scores were 75% (9 points above the state average), and 5th-grade Science scores were 67% (7 points above the state and 13 points above the nearby Apalachicola Bay Charter School). However, 3rd-grade ELA scores that same year were 49% (11 points below the state). This suggests a strong STEM-focused instructional strategy that hasn't yet translated to literacy gains. The school also benefits from a lower student-teacher ratio (12.5:1) compared to Apalachicola Bay Charter School (16.9:1), which likely helps with individualized attention in math and science.

The biggest challenge is chronic absenteeism, which has been persistently high—36% in 2023-2024, compared to the state average of 31.4% and Apalachicola Bay's 31.5%. This is likely the single largest factor holding the school back from a higher overall ranking. Despite this, the school has maintained a 3-star rating for four of the last five years, showing resilience. With a strong foundation in STEM and a favorable student-teacher ratio, Port St. Joe Elementary has the potential to become a top-tier school if it can address attendance issues and replicate its math success in the ELA classroom.

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: Improving — 48th percentile in 2016 → 55th in 2026
Strengths
✓Ranking is trending up — up 7 percentile points since 2016
✓Above the Florida median (55th percentile)
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school63%
District avg60%
Florida avg62%
1,008th of 2,242
Florida public elementary schools ?
Top 45%▲ up 7 pts since 2016
From bottom 48% (2016) to top 45% (2026)
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★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
1st of 2Elementary Schools in the Gulf
44th of 70Gulf 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
202655.41008 of 224255.0%★★★☆☆
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 (2025-2026) ?
Math69%+5 vs state
Science67%+7 vs state
English Language Arts56%-5 vs state

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

High : Port St. Joe High School

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

Port St. Joe Elementary School ranks 1008th of 2242 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.

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2024–25 attendance dataAug 18, 2026
2025–26 EOC, FAST & Statewide Science test scoresJun 26, 2026
2024–25 school spending dataMar 20, 2026
2024–25 graduation ratesJan 13, 2026


SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Florida Department of Education.

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