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Best Elementary Schools in Zip Code 32205

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Schools

1,845

Students

Top rankedFishweir Elementary School463^rd of 2,240 Florida elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Ramona Boulevard Elementary School up 237 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

West Riverside Elementary School 15.3 students per teacher

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Summary:

Zip code 32205 in Jacksonville, Florida, is home to six elementary schools serving grades PK-5 within the Duval County school district, presenting a starkly polarized educational landscape where high-performing schools coexist with those facing significant challenges.

The standout schools in this area are Fishweir Elementary School and Ruth N. Upson Elementary School, both consistently earning 4-star ratings. Fishweir is the academic powerhouse, achieving the highest proficiency rates in 3rd Grade Math (77%) and 3rd Grade ELA (69%), while benefiting from the lowest poverty rate (29.41% free/reduced lunch) and low chronic absenteeism (22.0%). Ruth N. Upson is a remarkable story of resilience, posting the highest single subject score in the zip code (87% in 4th Grade ELA) and top 5th Grade Science scores (85%), despite a much higher poverty rate (49.53%) and a chronic absenteeism rate of 44.2%. In contrast, Wayman Academy Of The Arts is the lowest-performing school, ranking in the 1st percentile with critically low test scores, a 100% free/reduced lunch rate, and a staggering 76.9% chronic absenteeism rate. West Riverside Elementary School sits in the middle as a 3-star school, while Ramona Boulevard Elementary School and Hyde Park Elementary School join Wayman in the struggling cluster.

The most critical issue across the zip code is a chronic absenteeism crisis, with an average rate of 50.3%—dramatically higher than the state average of 31.4%. This directly correlates with lower performance, as the three schools with the highest absenteeism are the lowest-ranked. There is also a clear spending paradox: the highest-spending schools (Wayman at $14,176 per student and Hyde Park at $11,790) have the worst outcomes, while the highest-performing school (Fishweir) spends the least ($9,536). This suggests that higher spending is a response to greater student needs, not a guarantee of success, and that addressing poverty and attendance through community-wide solutions is essential for improvement.

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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
West Riverside Elementary School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	2801 Herschel St	Jacksonville	32205	Duval County	Duval	No	Yes	No	No	(904) 381-3900	369	24	15.3	47.4%	104 (28.2%)	78 (21.1%)	163 (44.2%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	21 (5.7%)	55.9	987^th of 2240 public elementary schools	55.9%		57.2	947^th of 2258 public elementary schools	58.1%	40	51.0	58.0	64.0	64.0	74.0	72.0	59.0	$10,566	$1,068	$9,499
Ruth N. Upson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1090 Dancy St	Jacksonville	32205	Duval County	Duval	No	No	No	Yes	(904) 381-7485	317	17	18.6	49.5%	136 (42.9%)	120 (37.9%)	29 (9.1%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	28 (8.8%)	73.2	546^th of 2240 public elementary schools	75.6%		81.5	380^th of 2258 public elementary schools	83.2%	166	68.0	87.0	67.0	63.0	69.0	85.0	85.0	$10,392	$1,332	$9,059
Fishweir Elementary School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	3977 Herschel St	Jacksonville	32205	Duval County	Duval	No	Yes	No	No	(904) 381-3910	442	22	20.0	29.4%	223 (50.5%)	113 (25.6%)	53 (12.0%)	13 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	39 (8.8%)	76.8	463^rd of 2240 public elementary schools	79.3%		80.8	391^st of 2258 public elementary schools	82.7%	72	69.0	69.0	80.0	77.0	72.0	70.0	79.0	$9,536	$487	$9,049
Hyde Park Elementary School	Public	3-5	5300 Park St	Jacksonville	32205	Duval County	Duval	No	No	No	Yes	(904) 381-3950	272	13	20.9	70.2%	29 (10.7%)	187 (68.8%)	40 (14.7%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	12 (4.4%)	22	1876^th of 2240 public elementary schools	16.3%		12.4	2095^th of 2258 public elementary schools	7.2%	219	41.0	50.0	47.0	47.0	61.0	28.0	36.0	$11,790	$1,896	$9,894
Ramona Boulevard Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5540 Ramona Blvd	Jacksonville	32205	Duval County	Duval	No	No	No	Yes	(904) 693-7576	292	14	20.8	76.4%	36 (12.3%)	193 (66.1%)	36 (12.3%)	4 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	21 (7.2%)	40.3	1393^rd of 2240 public elementary schools	37.8%		30.4	1630^th of 2258 public elementary schools	27.8%	237	41.0	54.0	47.0	64.0	56.0	64.0	67.0	$11,148	$1,043	$10,105
Wayman Academy Of The Arts	Public, Charter	K-5	1176 Labelle St	Jacksonville	32205	Duval County	Duval	Yes	No	No	Yes	(904) 695-9995	153	10	15.3	100.0%	3 (2.0%)	143 (93.5%)	3 (2.0%)	1 (0.7%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.3%)	3.8	2210^th of 2240 public elementary schools	1.3%		1.8	2241^st of 2258 public elementary schools	0.8%	31	33.0	23.0	38.0	25.0	23.0	25.0	25.0	$14,176	$993	$13,183

Cities Near Zip Code 32205

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Jacksonville	0.34 mi	202	290^th
Orange Park	8.78 mi	27	131^st
Bryceville	13.96 mi	1	10^th
Fleming Island	13.97 mi	2	60^th
Middleburg	14.31 mi	10	176^th

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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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