Chimney Lakes Elementary, 9353 Staples Mill Drive: K-5, 871 students in 2024-25, an A 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.

Chimney Lakes Elementary is the Duval County Public Schools elementary school for kindergarten to grade 5 at 9353 Staples Mill Drive. The campus is inside Jacksonville city limits.

Who to call
Address 9353 Staples Mill Drive, Jacksonville, FL 32244
Phone 904-573-1100
Grades Kindergarten to grade 5
District Duval County Public Schools
State school number 16-2321

Principal

Principal Marianne Lee, according to the school’s staff directory.

Enrollment and teachers

  • Federal count: 871 students in the 2024-25 school year, with 45 full-time-equivalent classroom teachers, according to the NCES directory. That is about 19 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 A (62% of possible points)
2024-25 B
2023-24 B

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: 73%
  • English language arts: 66%
  • Math: 69%
  • Science: 53%

The same file lists 67% 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 a magnet program here: International Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Math (STEAM). For the next level, the list names Alfred I. duPont Middle School, Jean Ribault Middle School, Southside Middle School, Fort Caroline Middle School of Visual and Performing Arts and LaVilla School of the Arts 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 Chimney Lakes Elementary serve?

Kindergarten to grade 5. It is a Duval County Public Schools elementary school at 9353 Staples Mill Drive in Jacksonville.

What is Chimney Lakes Elementary’s school grade?

Chimney Lakes Elementary earned an A in Florida’s 2026 school grades, with 62% of possible points. It earned a B in 2025.

Which high school does Chimney Lakes Elementary feed into?

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

What time does Chimney Lakes Elementary start?

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