Creating A Culture Of Community and Excellence

Here at Chaffee Trail Elementary School, we are an ordinary neighborhood school with an extraordinary community of staff, educators, students, and families. We pride ourselves on cultivating community and encouraging conversations and dialogue among all our stakeholders to strengthen our school. Our mission is to engage, educate, and raise good citizens who know their education will take them wherever they want to go in their life and career.

Developing a Desire to Learn

Our goal is to encourage our students’ natural curiosity, develop their desire to learn, and guide them in the right direction in becoming model citizens.

High-level Academics

Parents know our educators are driven to help each student reach their highest academic level.

Supportive Atmosphere

Students know that they matter and each member of the staff, from our bookkeeper to their teacher, wants them to excel in school and in life.

Chaffee Trail Elementary

Chaffee Trail Elementary has many programs of interest.

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Cathedral Arts Project

A nonprofit provider of arts education for children and young adults in Northeast Florida.

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Sunshine State Young Readers

The Sunshine State Young Readers Award (SSYRA) Program is a statewide reading motivational program for students in grades 3 through 8. The purpose of the SSYRA Program is to encourage students to read independently for pleasure and to read books that are on, above, and below their reading level in order to improve their reading fluency.

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Community Garden

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Extended Day

Our school also provides morning care and afternoon care.

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Safety Patrol

Fifth grade is the perfect time to jump in and be a leader working as a School Safety Patrol.

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