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Schools in Fleming Island, Florida
Fleming Island's reputation is built partly on its schools, so it surprises people how few campuses actually carry a Fleming Island address. Here is the honest picture.
Fleming Island is a peninsula of unincorporated Clay County between the St. Johns River and Doctors Lake, and it has become one of the most sought-after addresses in the county. Schools are a large part of why.
But the state's file is blunt about something the marketing rarely mentions: only a handful of public schools carry a Fleming Island mailing address. Plenty of homes on the island are assigned to campuses whose addresses read Orange Park, Middleburg or Green Cove Springs. A short list here is not a shortage of schools — it is a quirk of postal boundaries.
That is exactly why you cannot buy on a school reputation alone. The house you are looking at may or may not feed the campus you have heard about, and the only body that can tell you is the district.
Below is what the Florida Department of Education records for the Fleming Island address in 2024-25, with contact details and the state's learning-gains percentages.
Read this before you shortlist a house on schools
This page lists schools by where the school building is, not by which homes it serves. Attendance zones are drawn by the school district, they are redrawn from time to time, and two houses on the same street can sit in different zones.
- Confirm the current zone for the exact address with the school district before you make an offer: Clay County District Schools.
- Magnet, charter, choice, virtual and private schools do not follow the residential zone at all — each has its own application and eligibility rules.
- Learning-gains percentages are a single year from one state dataset. They are not a school grade and they are not advice.
Fair-housing note: schools are described here in factual terms only. Choosing where to live is yours to make.
Elementary schools
A short list — most of the island's elementary assignment is confirmed through the district rather than inferred from a postal address.
Thunderbolt Elementary School
Elementary
2020 Thunderbolt Rd, Fleming Island, FL 32003
Phone: (904) 336-3675
FLDOE 2024–25: ELA learning gains 59%, maths learning gains 73.7%.
Florida School of Excellence, 2025
Combination schools (more than one grade band on one campus)
Campuses covering more than one grade band.
ST Johns Classical Academy
Combination
Po Box 8302, Fleming Island, FL 32003
Phone: (904) 458-8240
FLDOE 2024–25: ELA learning gains 63.3%, maths learning gains 54.2%.
Virtual, alternative and special-programme schools
County-wide programmes with their own eligibility.
Pace Center for Girls Clay
Po Box 10254, Fleming Island, FL 32006
Phone: (904) 458-0840
FLDOE 2024–25: ELA learning gains 52%, maths learning gains 65%.
Where these figures come from
- School names, addresses, phone numbers and learning-gains figures: Florida Department of Education, 2024-25 school year (fldoe.org). Snapshot taken 2026-06-30.
- Page compiled 4 August 2026 by Tim Sherman, Momentum Realty. Details change — please verify anything you plan to rely on.
Do not buy a Fleming Island house on a school rumour
Send me the address and I will get the current assignment confirmed with Clay County District Schools in writing, before you are under contract. On this island that one check has changed more decisions than the inspection has.
Call (904) 449-7146 Email Tim Sherman
I sell across Fleming Island, Doctors Lake and the wider Clay riverfront.
Questions about Schools in Fleming Island, FL
Answered from the figures and sources shown on this page.
How many schools are listed on this page?
3 in total — 1 elementary schools, 1 combination schools (more than one grade band on one campus), 1 virtual, alternative and special-programme schools.
Does this page show school attendance zones?
No. This page lists schools by where the school building is, not by which homes it serves. Attendance zones are drawn by the school district, they are redrawn from time to time, and two houses on the same street can sit in different zones.
How do I confirm the school zone for a specific address?
Confirm the current zone for the exact address with the school district before you make an offer: Clay County District Schools.
Do magnet and charter schools follow the residential zone?
No. Magnet, charter, choice, virtual and private schools do not follow the residential zone at all — each has its own application and eligibility rules.
What do the learning-gains percentages mean?
Learning-gains percentages are a single year from one state dataset. They are not a school grade and they are not advice.
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