Oceanway Middle, Jacksonville: zone, report card and calendar

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.

Oceanway Middle is the Duval County Public Schools middle school for grades 6 to 8 at 143 Oceanway Ave. The campus is inside Jacksonville city limits.

Who to call

• Front office: 904-714-4680, 143 Oceanway Ave., Jacksonville, FL 32218
• School website: dcps.duvalschools.org/o/oms
• Enrolling a new student: the district’s new student enrollment page; Enrollment Services 904-390-2082
• Which school is my address zoned for? the district’s school locator map

Principal

Principal Elizabeth Stansel, according to the school’s staff directory.

Enrollment and teachers

• Federal count: 828 students in the 2024-25 school year, with 43 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 middle schools at 64% of points or more.

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

• English language arts: 53%
• Math: 45%
• Science: 45%
• Social studies: 59%
• Middle school acceleration (a state grading measure): 85%

The same file lists 77.8% 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):

• Elementary zones inside this zone: all of the Louis Sheffield Elementary, New Berlin Elementary, Oceanway Elementary and San Mateo Elementary zones.
• High school: the whole zone is zoned for First Coast High.

Calendar and bell times

Classes run 9:30 a.m. to 4:15 p.m., according to the district’s 2026-27 school hours, the standard schedule for district middle 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

More on Jacksonville schools

• The school’s website
• Every public school in Jacksonville
• Our Jacksonville schools guide for enrolling, the School Board and the full calendar

Frequently asked questions

What grades does Oceanway Middle serve?

Grades 6 to 8. It is a Duval County Public Schools middle school at 143 Oceanway Ave. in Jacksonville.

What is Oceanway Middle’s school grade?

Oceanway Middle earned a C in Florida’s 2026 school grades, with 54% of possible points. It earned a B in 2025.

Which high school does Oceanway Middle feed into?

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

What time does Oceanway Middle start?

Classes run 9:30 a.m. to 4:15 p.m., according to the district’s 2026-27 school hours.