Thunderbolt Elementary School

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2020 Thunderbolt Rd

Fleming Island, FL 32003
(School attendance zoneSchool attendance zones are designated boundaries around public schools that determine student eligibility for attending a particular school. Students whose homes are located within a particular school's attendance zone are eligible for enrollment. School officials determine and periodically adjust attendance zones based on community demographics and other local factors. shown in map)

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Tel: (904)278-5630

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Thunderbolt Elementary School serves 1,003 students in grades PK-6.
The student:teacher ratio of 13:1 is lower than the FL average of 16:1.
Minority enrollment is 33% of the student body (majority Hispanic and Black), which is less than the state average of 60%.
Thunderbolt Elementary School operates within the Clay School District.

School Overview

The student population of 1003 students has declined by 5% over five years.
The teacher population of 79 teachers has stayed relatively flat over five years.

Grades Offered	Grades PK-6
Total Students	1,003 students

Gender %
Total Classroom Teachers	79 teachers

Students by Grade

School Comparison

The student:teacher ratio of 13:1 has stayed the same over five years.
The school's diversity scoreThe chance that two students selected at random would be members of a different ethnic group. Scored from 0 to 1, a diversity score closer to 1 indicates a more diverse student body. of 0.52 is more than the state average of 0.46. The school's diversity has stayed relatively flat over five years.

	This School	(FL) School Average
Student : Teacher Ratio	13:1	16:1

Asian	5%	3%

Hispanic	15%	31%

Black	10%	23%

White	67%	40%

Hawaiian	n/a	n/a

Two or more races	3%	3%

All Ethnic Groups
Diversity Score The chance that two students selected at random would be members of a different ethnic group. Scored from 0 to 1, a diversity score closer to 1 indicates a more diverse student body.	0.52	0.46

Eligible for Free Lunch Families meeting income eligibility guidelines may qualify for free and reduced price meals or free milk. These guidelines are used by schools, institutions, and facilities participating in the National School Lunch Program (and Commodity School Program), School Breakfast Program, Special Milk Program for Children, Child and Adult Care Food Program and Summer Food Service Program.	20%	53%

Eligible for Reduced Lunch Families meeting income eligibility guidelines may qualify for free and reduced price meals or free milk. These guidelines are used by schools, institutions, and facilities participating in the National School Lunch Program (and Commodity School Program), School Breakfast Program, Special Milk Program for Children, Child and Adult Care Food Program and Summer Food Service Program.	3%	5%

District Comparison

Clay School District's student population of 35,610 students has stayed relatively flat over five years.
The revenue/student of $8,775 in this district is less than the state average of $11,888. The district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four years.
The district's spending/student of $9,641 is less than the state average of $12,571. The district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four years.

School District Name	Clay School District
Number of Schools Managed	46	22
Number of Students Managed	35,610	10,184

District Total Revenue	$312 MM	$132 MM

District Spending	$343 MM	$140 MM

District Revenue / Student	$8,775	$11,888

District Spending / Student	$9,641	$12,571

School Statewide Testing	View Education Department Test Scores

Source: 2015 (latest year available) NCES, FL Dept. of Education

School Reviews

3.50 out of 5 (2 reviews)

12/5/2010

My son has been in Thunderbolt since kindergarten and is now a 3rd grader. He has had such great teachers and enjoyed all the extra cirriculars that the school offers. Parents are encouraged to be involved and they have gifted classes for those kids who need to be challenged. I hate that we have to leave.

- Posted by Parent - matth

12/2/2007

I am very happy with my 3rd grader academic process and her teacher is fantastic. I am not however happy with the way the 5th grade is being taught. I do not like my daughter having to do worksheets on her own during classtime. I feel everything in the classroom should be discussed. I am very disappointed in the extra curricular activities. There are very few after school activities. Most are before school, which I cannot get my kids there at that time. I've noticed the only extra activities that come home in their weekly folders cost money and are run usually through the YMCA. The extra help offered to struggling kids in absolutely horrible and again the help is before school. If you are not failing then you don't receive extra help. I am spending 4400.00 which I took out a loan for to get the help my daughter needs through Sylvan. She has improved since she'sbeen going, but the next 4400.00 will be due soon and I really don't have it. I have tried going through the school channels to get her into some form of help, but they really don't care, as long as she does well on the FCAT.

- Posted by Parent - kelka