Clay Charter Academy in Middleburg | Military Town Advisor

Category	Rating	Details
Test Scores	6/10	The Test Score Rating examines how students at this school performed on standardized tests compared with other schools in the state. The Test Rating was created using 2025 Florida Assessment of Student Thinking data from Florida Department of Education, and using 2025 Benchmarks for Excellent Student Thinking data from Florida Department of Education.
Student Growth	7/10	The Student Progress Rating measures whether students at this school are making academic progress over time based on student growth data provided by the Department of Education. Specifically, this rating looks at how much progress individual students have made on state assessments during the past year or more, how this performance aligns with expected progress based on a student growth model established by the state Department of Education, and how this school's growth data compares to other schools in the state. The Growth Rating was created using 2025 Student growth data from Florida Department of Education.

Posted: September 4, 2025

Im not sure if I can post names but I cant say enough great things about my sons school! From day one, the teachers have been amazingso caring, patient, and truly dedicated to the students success. Every time Ive reached out by phone or email, the front desk Ms Winter. staff and all the administrators have been incredibly friendly, helpful, and professional. Communication is always quick and efficient, and they make you feel heard and supported every step of the way. Its such a relief as a parent to know my child is in such great hands. We couldnt be happier with the overall experience!

Posted: September 4, 2025

Posted: April 25, 2025

I've been a parent at the school since 2016. My 4th child is about to begin Kindergarten here. The teachers and staff are great. We love CCA!

Posted: April 25, 2025

Posted: November 30, 2023

I'm ready to the school year finish to put my kids out of the school, I choose this school because I thought was a good school but I make a big mistake.
My daughter doesn't have teacher for the last 5 weeks, they only care to put someone in the class to look the kids I don't know how many different person they see the last 5 weeks but don't teach anything, now her class move to another rooms with others teacher, we ask for the material that they don't receive the last 5 weeks because this kids are behind and the response of the teacher is like a she doesn't care, we can buy books to teach that part in home and when the teacher come back she will see, I don't know if the teacher is going to coming back but anyone want to be responsible of that.
yeah I can teach math and reading but I don't know what they lost in science or social.
It's a good school if you dont care about your kids learning but if not look for a different school.

Posted: November 30, 2023

Posted: October 9, 2023

My daughter attended the first quarter of the 2023-2024 school year. The first week, while we waited for her ordered school jacket to arrive she was not allowed to wear any jacket in cold rooms. In the 3rd week, said jacket "disappeared " at school, a known "troublemaker" bullied our daughter (threatened to "not protect" her if he wouldn't do the bully's homework, a chunk of our daughter's hair was cut in class, & NO teacher investigated. After we notified the Dean, he questioned our daughter the next day our daughter was covered in nut juice & had a mild allergic reaction. The bully denied everything. We took our daughter out of that school immediately. They have a bullying problem but are covering it up. Also, it is run as a military school. If 1 kid causes trouble, the whole class loses the ability to talk at lunch. In the 3 weeks my daughter went there she had maybe 5 days of silent lunch, instead of each day. When a different 6th grade class acted up at lunch, all 4 classes got silent lunch. Supporting bullies all the way. One last note...I've never been to a school open house where hardly anyone showed up. We thought at first we had the date wrong. We & 1 other went to our daughter's class. The principal was not there (at least we didn't see him, & there was no welcome speech). Also, only the home room teachers were present . They teach Language arts, social studies, math, & science. The other teachers were not there, their rooms were locked (art, music, PE, & Spanish). Altogether, there are too many red flags to recommend this school to anyone. Also I had a son go to this school 3 years ago and he said that the school lunch was rotting and had a lot of maggots coming out of his burger. I also had another son go to this school and he said that a bully started vaping in the bathroom and when the Dean came into bathroom my son got in trouble, he went to jail. also my son went to this school and had a bad time first he is hispanic (beaner). he gets bullied all the time for saying a certain word to certain people. he plays games during class all the time he has long black hair is in 7th grade looks like a girl and is weird.

Posted: October 9, 2023

Posted: October 3, 2023

My son attended the first 3 weeks of fall 2023.
The first week, while we waited for his ordered school jacket to arrive he was not allowed to wear any jacket in cold rooms. (He's small for his age, & was shivering ) In the 3rd week, said jacket "disappeared " at school, a known "troublemaker" bullied our son (threatened to "not protect" him if he wouldn't do the bully's homework, a chunk of our son's hair was cut in class, & NO teacher investigated. After we notified the Dean, he questioned our son the next day til our son was covered in snott & had completely shut down. The bully denied everything. We took our son out of that school immediately.
They have a bullying problem but are covering it up.
Also, it is run as a military school. If 1 kid causes trouble, the whole class loses recess. In the 3 weeks my son went there he had maybe 5 days of recess after lunch, instead of each day.
When a different 4th grade class acted up at lunch, all 4 classes lost recess. Supporting bullies all the way.
One last note...I've never been to a school open house where hardly anyone showed up. We thought at first we had the date wrong. We & 1 other went to our son's class. The principal was not there (at least we didn't see him, & there was no welcome speech). Also, only the home room teachers were present . They teach Language arts, social studies, math, & science. The other teachers were not there, their rooms were locked (art, music, PE, & Spanish). Altogether, there are too many red flags to recommend this school to anyone.

Posted: October 3, 2023

Posted: November 15, 2022

This school is horrible because my son was a victim of a bullying incident that happed not to long ago my son was punished he was framed as the bully and my son says the bully wasn't delt with proper punishment so if you want your child to be safe don't go to this school.

Posted: November 15, 2022

Posted: July 27, 2022

this school has been the worst school i have been to except a few teachers that i very much respect, overall this school has turned horrible after the principal ms.T Taylor left the school, dont send you kids to this horrible place

Posted: July 27, 2022

Posted: July 20, 2022

When my daughter fist started at this school it had just gotten a new principal. At first I was skeptical because the school had previously been rated a low C. Their new principal was Ms. T. Taylor. This woman was an amazing principal who brought structure with her military background. She had turned this school into an A+ rating school. I guess that someone hated the idea that not only educated African American woman but she didn't tolerate bullies. After multiple warnings and parent conferences you had to go. This community is filled with military families and we like structure. And so imagine my family's surprise for 2021-2022 school year. Within one year a new white male principal. The school has no structure, the overall grade for the school has dropped and the bullies stayed. Kids cannot focus and learn in an environment where this is allowed. We want Ms. T. Taylor back. If changes aren't made for 2022-2023 school year, my family will likely return to K12 public school online learning.
Thank you for listening.

Posted: July 20, 2022

Posted: July 15, 2022

School is greatly understaffed. My children did not feel safe going there. We had a bullying issue that wasn't handled because the other student "is typically a good kid". As a result of them not stepping up my child had to start virtual school to finish First grade. The staff in the office openly yell and curse in front of the students. It was made clear that if you aren't from the area, you are less. Very dissatisfied, my son went from doing 2nd grade work in kindergarten to now being behind because I guess I expected more out of their AVID program...

Posted: July 15, 2022

Posted: March 3, 2022

We made the Switch to Clay Charter after having a Horrible year with my Daughters Zoned school teacher. She was dreading going to school, cried and was all around just depressed. So when we moved her to Clay Charter we were hoping the change would perk her up to her normally Bubbly self and
it did. She absolutely loves it there. She loves the teachers, her new classmates, how comfortable the uniforms are, the fake grass, the cafeteria food (apparently way better) and even the fact she gets to take Spanish! She comes home everyday and tells me about everything she gets to do in school. It really has been a complete change. The Teachers have been amazing, the parent pick up line is way more organized and it has honestly been nice not having to worry about picking out clothes everyday!!

I seen some reviews about students not being allowed to wear sweaters in the class, I know This to be false because my Daughter wears hers everyday almost all day. The school is very clean and from what my daughter says as I mentioned the food is way better. All the teachers/staff/security guards I have encountered have been nothing but polite, informative and just all around nice to me and my daughter.

Posted: March 3, 2022

Posted: February 18, 2022

Over all, I absolutely hate this school. Bullies are constantly nagging on all the quiet or 'gifted' kids. Multiple of my current classes have teachers coming in then just quitting. And most of these teachers that come in are very entitled, and don't really care for us, they just force things onto us. We keep learning things, but can't keep them in our head because the teachers keep leaving us in the dust and don't bother to give us things to remember.

I request you don't send your kids to this hell-hole, it will only leave them scarred.

Posted: February 18, 2022

Posted: July 27, 2021

Only kept out daughter there for 1.5 years. Teacher allowed the classroom to be disruptive. Kids were not able to concentrate on assignments and their grades/knowledge reflected this.

Posted: July 27, 2021

Posted: December 13, 2019

Overall, I am currently satisfied with this school.

Posted: October 2, 2019

Its dealt with by punishing the victims

Posted: October 2, 2019

So far, garbage. Dont subject your kids to it

Posted: October 2, 2019

Bad kids are allowed to rule middle school while punishing kids with disabilities and honors kids

Posted: October 2, 2019

Cant develop what they dont have themselves

Posted: April 5, 2019

This is our first year with Clay Charter Academy and we love it! Our kindergartener is always ready for school and loves it here. We are excited to see what next year will bring !

Posted: April 5, 2019

They care about the education of there students

Posted: April 5, 2019

Had 1 case and It was takin care of imeditaly

Posted: April 5, 2019

Very informative, and problem solvers very communicative

Posted: April 5, 2019

They run like a well oiled maschine

Posted: April 5, 2019

It seams like alot but my daughter has been on the honor roll since day 1

Posted: April 5, 2019

1 of the best hands down. I recommend this school to everyone

Posted: April 5, 2019

I love that we chose to be a part of the clay charter family. Our daughter has had straights A's since kindergarten. They push each child to be the best they can be and are helping to develop true leaders for our future.
I also love that they offer Saturday school for the kids to assist with their success we with FSA testing.
My daughter loves her school and looks forward to going each and every day

Posted: April 5, 2019

Yes, my child had a situation at school and it was dealt with appropriately. This happened at the beginning of the year and we haven't had a issue since. I love how they handle these matters. I feel my child is much safer while at this school.

Posted: April 5, 2019

Homework can be done online and as soon as it is finished, it gets saved and then marked as completed!

Posted: April 5, 2019

This is the first year my child has attended the school. I LOVE how the teachers CARE about their students! They are just as teachers should be. They help when they are seeing a child having a hard time. They will even get in contact with you if they need to.

Posted: April 5, 2019

I would give it 100 stars if I could. The staff are all friendly they smile, help and CARE about the children. Unlike (in my opinion) regular schools. I wish they had a closer campus but other than that I am LOVING the way this school teaches and is ran by the wonderful staff! Thanks for being here Teachers!!

Posted: April 5, 2019

I have an autistic child and he failed last yr but has been passing this yr at this school

Posted: April 5, 2019

It's been a great year and we will be back next year

Posted: April 5, 2019

I absolutely love this school and would recommend it to everyone!

Posted: April 5, 2019

With my little on having behavior issues, its hard for him to learn, but with Clay Charter Academy, he has excelled in learning.

Posted: April 5, 2019

The children have had a greater success with their learning than at previous schools or even homeschooling. The teachers go out of their way to make learning fun instead of a chore.

Posted: April 5, 2019

Safe facility and supportive teachers and administrators.

Posted: April 5, 2019

Clay Charter Academy has made an immeasurable difference in mine and my students' lives. When my youngest son started 2nd grade, he was still struggling with reading. His teacher worked with him one on one and helped him during free after-school tutoring. In a matter of months, he went from a struggling reader to reading on a 3rd-grade level. All the teachers at Clay Charter love their jobs and put the students first. They go above and beyond in every way possible. My oldest son was a B or C student at his previous school. Because of the personal attention of his teachers, he is now an A student, a member of the National Elementary Honor Society, and also getting tested for the Gifted Program.

Whenever I have a concern, the administration has been so easy to talk to, and always hear me and take action to correct anything that is needed. I have been so happy with Clay Charter Academy that I now have all three of my children here. Thank you for everything, Clay Charter! Go Eagles!

Posted: October 24, 2018

Excellent teachers, and staff. Always willing to help my children.

Posted: October 23, 2018

My experience with everyone st this school has been great!

Posted: October 23, 2018

This school sucks, better to send your kids to the nearby public schools

Posted: October 23, 2018

We are very pleased. The staff is great and academics are challenging.

Posted: October 23, 2018

Communication could be better. They could actually have an award ceremony versus a generic lunch that we could have anytime for those on honor roll.

Posted: October 23, 2018

Principal Taylor is the best. She listens to parents. Shes proactive not reactive .

Posted: October 23, 2018

My children are in 3rd and 1st grade. Homework is manageable and the teachers give ample direction.

Posted: October 23, 2018

My kids love clay charter . We have been choosing to come here since the day the school opened .

Posted: October 23, 2018

My children have attended the school since its opening and every year it has gotten better

Posted: October 23, 2018

My children have attended the school since its opening and every year it has gotten better

Posted: October 23, 2018

Lots of reinforcement is given in homework and computer training

Posted: October 23, 2018

All the teachers are very personable and willing to help the student do better

Posted: October 23, 2018

The principal cares deeply about her students and you can see that in her messages and her daily interactions with students and parents

Posted: October 23, 2018

All the teachers are very personable and willing to help the student do better

Posted: October 23, 2018

There is zero tolerance for bullying at this school.

Posted: October 23, 2018

Definitely a 10! My 3 boys have gone to this school since the day it opened. It is such a different experience from the public school we were at before and when they added mrs. Taylor as a principle it became an amazing school that feels more like a family. My children have flourished in this school and the only thing I would change is that they add a high school!

Posted: October 23, 2018

They use homework to reinforce what they learned in school.

Posted: October 23, 2018

I have 3 boys in this school and know many of the teachers...all are no less than amazing!

Posted: October 23, 2018

Very very strongly agree! They find ways to award the students who display great character.

Posted: October 23, 2018

The staff encourages leadership skills and stresses that parents also encourage them at home.

Posted: October 23, 2018

I have not had one issue that a meeting at the school would not fix! They are very willing to fix any problems that are brought to their attention.

Posted: October 23, 2018

Excellent. Everyone is very nice and helpful.

Posted: October 23, 2018

My kids have been going here since day 1 and yes there have been some growing pains but I can tell you now my children have been completely changed for the better. I can guarantee you if anyone has a negative opinion of this school then it's the reviewer that is the issue. This is a great school, it's still in the beginning stages. I am so thankful we found this school.

Posted: October 23, 2018

We love it! My daughter wants a high school so she doesn't have to go back to public school.

Posted: October 23, 2018

Teachers are always available. They respond very quickly to "Remind" messages. Some even respond outside of school hours!

Posted: October 23, 2018

My daughter has been there since it opened and Ms. Taylor has really turned this school around since its first year. Completely and utterly different in numerous ways!!

Posted: October 23, 2018

They go above and beyond my daughters IEP to make sure she is able to succeed. They even make helpful suggestions for her IEP and offer after school tutoring.

Posted: October 22, 2018

The school is great! 10 out of 10

Posted: October 22, 2018

My daughter has a new packet of homework every Friday.

Posted: October 22, 2018

Super nice and caring teachers that go the extra mile to help the kids achieve their goals.

Posted: October 22, 2018

The principal, teachers and staff are all awesome!

Posted: October 22, 2018

My daughter has a learning disability and she has really improved while being at clay charter.

Posted: October 22, 2018

Excellent. Our child has been here for 3 years. I love the school. The teachers are accommodating. The principal deals and listens to concerns

Posted: October 22, 2018

The homework is given out consistently. In addition they have resources for you to contact should you need assistance

Posted: October 22, 2018

They have good follow-up and aren't afraid to contact parents. Two way communication

Posted: October 22, 2018

Very happy with Clay Charter. Glad we made the switch from Tynes.

Posted: October 22, 2018

Posted: May 1, 2018

We have repeatedly reported the school for issues we have witnessed on school grounds

Posted: May 1, 2018

Absolutely not . Someone needs to clean house and start over.

Posted: May 1, 2018

This school has no leadership and the staff is lacking basic knowledge to encourage that leadership

Posted: May 1, 2018

Horrible experience.
This school needs to be overhauled. The principal and her staff need to learn how to communicate with parents and students as of the present moment communication is nonexistent its sad really I hope that something is done to better this school the students deserve so much better then what they receive now

Posted: July 12, 2017

I am very excited about the new school year at Clay Charter Academy! There is new administration at the school now that has made a big difference with organization, communication and involvement. We parents get text messages, emails and phone calls weekly to keep us updated on how we can help our students at home. I am very happy that I chose to keep my students at the school for the 2017-2018 school year!

Posted: July 12, 2017

Posted: June 23, 2017

There was no effective communication between parent and teacher. I would email my daughters teacher, and wouldn't get a reply back. My daughter was told by her 2nd grade teacher, "If she had to use the bathroom in class, then on the next recess break she would have to owe her a lap". Who tells an 8 year old that! My daughter stopped drinking water throughout the day, so that way she never had to use the restroom in class. I took it to the VP and she handled it very well, I must say. My daughter will not attend next school year there as I have not had a pleasant experience, and my daughter refuses to go back. I have heard multiple times from different parents, the bullying is horrible and those kids basically get a slap on the hand and told not to do it again. This school has a long way to go and NO I do not recommend having your child attend here, save yourself the headache!

Posted: June 23, 2017

Posted: May 10, 2017

None of the guidelines are enforced, the published corrective actions are not even attempted to be followed. We have heard of numerous serious incidents at this school, with nothing done to the students responsible at all

Posted: May 10, 2017

No experience with the programs at the school to comment on this

Posted: May 10, 2017

School standards and guidelines are not enforced, it feel like some of the kids have the run of the place...

Posted: May 10, 2017

Nothing is done to instill any values to the students really, behavioral problems run rampant and are never addressed at all, outside of an apology....

Posted: May 10, 2017

Most of the teachers there really were very good, there are some truly awful teachers there too, which isn't addressed at all.

Posted: May 10, 2017

very repetitive homework on printed sheets. no real challenge or change in the format, my daughter got bored of that quick...

Posted: May 10, 2017

Our daughter has been attending this school for the past year. The first teacher (we had her switch classes after about a month) really struggled to control the class, and when asked about certain things our daughter had told us about the way the class was ran, she turned right around and told us that "her personality was too strong for our daughter to handle". I will admit our daughter is a little more sensitive than some, but not anywhere near the extreme suggested by the teacher.

Her new teacher was really great, but there were still administration issues and behavioral problems with some of the kids that attend there, none of which were address or even acknowledged when they were brought up. Behavior of some of the student is still an issue, most of which violates their "code of conduct" but no action is ever taken, and their own process and guidelines are not even attempted to be enforced.

We have pulled our daughter from the school, and so have several of the parents we have talked to. If this carries on, we really don't see this school lasting long. Hopefully when this happens, some of the teachers will be picked up by the surrounding public schools, as there are some genuinely caring and extremely capable teachers wasting away there....

Posted: February 8, 2017

I had such high hopes for this school,but have be very disappointed in the school. The school is full of children with behavior problems . There is no respect for teachers or respect toward students. Teachers are yelling all the time there is no control of the classroom. The school addresses bullying with a Im sorry your child had this experience instead of addressing the problem. Only test are graded everything else is just practice this is a horrible atmosphere for a child that is a poor test taker. Sixth and seventh graders have computer based school three days a week . They sit on computers for hours at a time just answering questions and answers all day . The computers have no security on them and students have access to the entire internet including inappropriate content that some student have been on. I have been very disappointed with the charter school . I know they are a new school but they have a very long way to go to get approval from the community.

Posted: December 7, 2016

Unfortunately i have to agree with some of the reviews, my girls aren't excited to attend school anymore. Most of the teachers are good but there is no motivation. The lunch is horrible therefore I pack lunch for the girls everyday. STEM club is a joke so I pulled my kids out of it. Clay Charter is however still a better alternative than Wilkinson Junior High

Posted: December 7, 2016

I feel like teachers don't get the kids excited about learning at all

Posted: November 16, 2016

This year has definitely is different for my son in the school. It is not as organized. IEP is not being followed propely. The IEP teacher is in a class 20 minutes for more than 15 students. No individual time. No history for 5th grade. Its been a change that is disappointing.

Posted: November 16, 2016

Great school! My kids love it there and are doing wonderful academically!

Posted: November 16, 2016

Leadership lacks at this school and the high staff turnover is a direct reflection of that.

Posted: November 16, 2016

Bullying is very frequent here at this school.

Posted: November 16, 2016

This is one of the decent parts because they expect daily reading, writing, and arithmetic, along with computer time. But never a lot of work.

Posted: November 16, 2016

There is an EXTREMELY high staff/student turnover rate, the food is horrible and not prepared on site, communication from staff is almost obselete, no transportation system, EXTREMELY high before & after care, lots of BULLYING amongst students, they penalize working parents for volunteer hours, and the list keeps growing. Definitely one place to AVOID. All of us parents are thinking to pull our children out of this school.

#	Name	Type	City	State	Distance
1	Pine Ridge	Neighborhood/Subdivision	Middleburg	FL	0.8 mi
2	Eagle Landing	Neighborhood/Subdivision	Orange Park	FL	2.4 mi
3	Oakleaf Plantation	Neighborhood/Subdivision	Orange Park	FL	4.2 mi
4	Spencers Plantation	Neighborhood/Subdivision	Orange Park	FL	5.7 mi
5	Waterford at Orange Park	Apartment Complex	Orange Park	FL	8.8 mi
6	Lighthouse at Fleming Island	Apartment Complex	Fleming Island	FL	8.9 mi
7	Fleming Island Plantation	Neighborhood/Subdivision	Orange Park	FL	8.9 mi
8	Durbin Crossing	Neighborhood/Subdivision	Saint Johns	FL	14.8 mi
9	Bartram Springs	Neighborhood/Subdivision	Jacksonville	FL	21.7 mi
10	Highland Glen	Neighborhood/Subdivision	Jacksonville	FL	25.4 mi
11	The Reserve at Wynnfield Lakes	Apartment Complex	Jacksonville	FL	25.6 mi
12	Wolf Creek Townhomes	Neighborhood/Subdivision	Jacksonville	FL	25.7 mi
13	Waterleaf	Neighborhood/Subdivision	Jacksonville	FL	26.4 mi
14	Reed Island	Neighborhood/Subdivision	Jacksonville	FL	27.1 mi
15	Kernan Forest	Neighborhood/Subdivision	Jacksonville	FL	27.5 mi
16	Jacksonville Beaches	Neighborhood/Subdivision	Jacksonville Beach	FL	29.8 mi

#	Name	City	State	Distance
1	Fleming Island	Orange Park	FL	8.9 mi
2	Orange Park	Orange Park	FL	9.9 mi
3	Green Cove Springs	Green Cove Springs	FL	14.1 mi
4	Avondale	Jacksonville	FL	15.4 mi
5	Mandarin	Jacksonville	FL	15.5 mi
6	Riverside	Jacksonville	FL	17.3 mi
7	San Marco	Jacksonville	FL	17.7 mi
8	Sandalwood	Jacksonville	FL	25.6 mi
9	Jacksonville Beaches	Jacksonville Beach	FL	29.9 mi

Base	Distance
Cecil Field	6.9 mi.
Jacksonville NAS	12.6 mi.
Camp Blanding	12.8 mi.
Coast Guard Mayport	31.5 mi.
Mayport Naval Station	32.1 mi.
Kings Bay Naval Submarine Base	49.8 mi.

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