Fort Caroline Elementary, 3925 Athore Drive: pre-K-5, 465 students in 2024-25, a C 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.

Fort Caroline Elementary is the Duval County Public Schools elementary school for pre-K to grade 5 at 3925 Athore Drive. The campus is inside Jacksonville city limits.

Who to call
Address 3925 Athore Drive, Jacksonville, FL 32277
Phone 904-745-4904
Grades Pre-K to grade 5
District Duval County Public Schools
State school number 16-2351

Principal

Principal Faith Roberts-Graham, according to the school’s staff directory.

Enrollment and teachers

  • Federal count: 465 students in the 2024-25 school year, with 26 full-time-equivalent classroom teachers, according to the NCES directory. That is about 18 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 C (49% of possible points)
2024-25 B
2023-24 C

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: 36%
  • English language arts: 39%
  • Math: 43%
  • Science: 48%

The same file lists 95.2% 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 8:45 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., according to the district’s 2026-27 school hours, which list the school as an exception to the standard schedule.

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

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Frequently asked questions

What grades does Fort Caroline Elementary serve?

Pre-K to grade 5. It is a Duval County Public Schools elementary school at 3925 Athore Drive in Jacksonville.

What is Fort Caroline Elementary’s school grade?

Fort Caroline Elementary earned a C in Florida’s 2026 school grades, with 49% of possible points. It earned a B in 2025.

Which high school does Fort Caroline Elementary feed into?

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

What time does Fort Caroline Elementary start?

Classes run 8:45 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., according to the district’s 2026-27 school hours.