Jacksonville Beach Elementary School

We have experienced 3 schools with our children and JBE is the best elementary school by far! The teachers have always been my daughter’s cheerleader as well as challenging her academically. The school is run like a well oiled machine. The principal greets every student in the morning as they enter the building and they know every child’s name. I know it’s known academically, but the school definitely has a community feel too!

A+. We are very pleased with the school and grateful for the opportunity to attend it.

JBE is a good school overall and it's far better than most Duval County Elementary schools, but if your child needs help keeping up, don't expect them to get help from the school. You really need to be on top of your child to get them to succeed at this school. We're talking at least 1 hour of homework a night starting from grade 1, and it goes up from there. If they have a love for sports or other extracurricular activities, good luck. Also, the quality of the teachers and amount they care about the kids' education seems to vary widely. Some teachers are incredible - among the best, but some are just there to get by and probably belong in a non-magnet school or maybe even in another career. I've seen the quality of the school go down in the past few years with the new leadership.

Parents and families are supportive and present; faculty is passionate about integrating Best Practices with high standards; children bring readiness to learn and create empathetic learning communities.