At Jacksonville Beach Elementary school, we are committed to meeting the needs of all students by providing an enriching and challenging education, teaching children to seek. explore, discover, and develop their minds to the fullest potential, and teaching them the skills needed to be responsible citizens and lifelong learners.
Our school was awarded the National Blue Ribbon School Award in 2004, and has earned Florida’s A+ School Recognition Award for eight consecutive years. Jacksonville Beach Elementary is ranked first among all Duval County Public Elementary Schools, and eighth of all schools in the state. The extended learning opportunities provided at Jacksonville Beach ensure a solid foundation and an outstanding rate of success in advanced placement classes in middle and high school.
Directions: Prudential Drive – turn left on Kings Avenue to Atlantic Boulevard – turn left – go to Beach Boulevard – go east on Beach Boulevard 15 miles to 10th Street in Jacksonville Beach – turn right on 10th Street – school is approximately 3 blocks on the right.
School Hours: 8:30 – 3:10
History: Jacksonville Beach Elementary School is a Gifted and Academically Talented Magnet School within the Duval County School District. We serve students in grades K-5 with full time teachers in library, art, music, computer and PE. Our school originated in a private home in 1928 and served the African American children of the Beaches. In 1939 the second wing was built and served this population. During the 1950′s there was significant construction which added three new wings and an administration building. In 1968 the school was desegregated through designating it a sixth grade center for all Beaches children. A completely new school was built on the same property in 1999 which houses our current students. This facility includes a full Video Production lab, art and music classrooms, and a Media Center with over 15,000 volumes. We now serve as a dedicated Gifted and Academically Talented Magnet School.
