Central Riverside Elementary, 2555 Gilmore St.: pre-K-5, 347 students in 2024-25, a B in Florida's 2026 school grades.

Last checked Oct. 10, 2026. Sources: the school’s website, Duval County Public Schools’ school locator map, school hours page and calendar, the Florida Department of Education’s 2026 school grades file, and the federal NCES school directory.

Central Riverside Elementary is the Duval County Public Schools elementary school for pre-K to grade 5 at 2555 Gilmore St. The campus is inside Jacksonville city limits.

Who to call
Address 2555 Gilmore St., Jacksonville, FL 32204
Phone 904-381-7495
Grades Pre-K to grade 5
District Duval County Public Schools
State school number 16-0181

Principal

Principal Todd Simpson, according to the school’s staff directory.

Enrollment and teachers

  • Federal count: 347 students in the 2024-25 school year, with 23 full-time-equivalent classroom teachers, according to the NCES directory. That is about 15 students per teacher.

State report card

Florida grades every public school A to F on the share of possible points it earns on the measures in the state’s 2026 school grades file: test scores, learning gains and, for middle and high schools, acceleration and graduation. The file sets an A for elementary schools at 62% of points or more.

School year Grade
2025-26 B (57% of possible points)
2024-25 A
2023-24 A

From the state’s 2026 school grades file, the share of students scoring on grade level on the state tests in 2025-26:

  • Third-grade English language arts: 57%
  • English language arts: 59%
  • Math: 68%
  • Science: 59%

The same file lists 72.4% of the school’s students as economically disadvantaged and the school as a Title I school, which receives federal aid for schools serving low-income families.

The full report card is on the state’s Florida school report cards site. It is an interactive dashboard; the figures above come from the downloadable file.

Attendance zone and feeder schools

Check any address with the district’s school locator map. Zones do not follow city limits.

Comparing the district’s 2026-27 attendance zone maps (shares are of each zone’s area, not of students):

Calendar and bell times

Classes run 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m., according to the district’s 2026-27 school hours, the standard schedule for district elementary schools.

From the district’s 2026-27 calendar:

  • Monday, Oct. 12: no school for students (employee planning day)
  • Wednesday, Nov. 11: schools closed for Veterans Day
  • Nov. 23-27: schools closed for Thanksgiving week
  • Dec. 21 to Jan. 1, 2027: winter break
  • Monday, Jan. 4, 2027: employee planning day, no school for students
  • Monday, Jan. 18, 2027: schools closed for Martin Luther King Jr. Day
  • March 15-19, 2027: schools closed for spring break week
  • Friday, May 28, 2027: last day of school

Programs

The district’s magnet programs list shows two magnet programs here: Gifted; Academically Talented. For the next level, the list names Darnell-Cookman School of Medical Art, James Weldon Johnson College Preparatory Middle School, Jean Ribault Middle School and Julia Landon College Preparatory and Leadership Development School as the continuing programs. Families apply through the district’s magnet lottery, which for the 2026-27 school year ran Dec. 1, 2025, to Jan. 31, 2026; seats left after the lottery are offered through controlled open enrollment.

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Frequently asked questions

What grades does Central Riverside Elementary serve?

Pre-K to grade 5. It is a Duval County Public Schools elementary school at 2555 Gilmore St. in Jacksonville.

What is Central Riverside Elementary’s school grade?

Central Riverside Elementary earned a B in Florida’s 2026 school grades, with 57% of possible points. It earned an A in 2025.

Which high school does Central Riverside Elementary feed into?

Its whole attendance zone is zoned for Riverside High, according to the district’s 2026-27 zone maps.

What time does Central Riverside Elementary start?

Classes run 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m., according to the district’s 2026-27 school hours.