



Trout Creek Academy
Trout Creek Academy will serve kindergarten through 8th grade and is located on approximately 26.5 acres on Timberwolf Trail within the Shearwater development in northwest St. Johns County. It can accomodate approximately 1500 students. This school has been designed to provide both traditional and non-traditional settings. Classroom areas accommodate groupings by grade or as multi-age students using teaching teams. Moveable walls between classroom pairs facilitate the team-teaching approach. Common area with computer labs and kitchen areas allow for flexibility of instructional methods and group learning activities. These features enable teachers and paraprofessional to work cooperatively to facilitate learning for students through a variety of methods. This schools’ spaces include 32 primary classrooms; 22 intermediate classrooms; 6 science labs; resources rooms; skills labs; exceptional education spaces, art rooms; music rooms; physical education spaces; vocational education labs; a media center and support spaces; an administrative suite; food service and dining facilities; stage; multipurpose room; student and public restrooms; and custodial spaces. TCA will be funded through a combination of the Certificates of Participation (COPs), Proportionate Share Mitigation funds, School Impact Fees, 1.5 Mills and CO & DS funds. The school opened for the 2024-2025 school year.


School District News
Summer 2025 High School Facility Use
In an effort to promote community health and well-being this summer, SJCSD will open its high school facilities to the public on select Wednesday evenings throughout the summer. Due to ongoing athletic field turf renovations, Ponte Vedra High School's facilities will not be available.
Summer BreakSpot - Free Meals for Kids & Teens
After schools close for the summer, kids and teens can still get free meals through Summer BreakSpot! No application is necessary, just show up to one of the thousands of meal sites across Florida.
Summer BreakSpot offers balanced breakfasts, lunches, snacks or dinner. Locations include places like parks, libraries and churches.
Summer BreakSpot is available all summer long for kids and teens 18 and under.
Find a site near you by using Summer Breakspot's interactive map. You can also call 2-1-1 or 850-617-7170.
FortifyFL App
FortifyFL is a website and app developed at the direction of the Florida Legislature. Any student, educator, parent, or member of the public can report school safety concerns directly to law enforcement and school administrators anonymously and easily through the FortifyFL app or getfortifyfl.com.
Florida school districts are now required by the FLDOE to make a FortifyFL Training Presentation available to parents and guardians.
School Access
This is just a reminder that anyone (parent, guardian, friend, neighbor, aunt, uncle) must have school access to attend any event at Trout Creek Academy, including parent teacher conferences taking place during the school day. If you have not already done so, please complete the School Access Form. The process for approval may take up to 4 weeks, so please fill out the application sooner than later for any guests that would like to have school access. Once the application is approved, school access will be valid for three years.
Important Documents
- Order a Yearbook
- Sheriff Hardwick Letter
- School Safety
- Important Conversations for Parents of Their Students
- Florida Harm Prevention Threat Management Model for Parents
- Economic Security Report
- Code of Conduct
- 2024-2025 Required Instruction Elementary Parent Letter
- 2024-2025 Required Instruction Middle School Parent Letter
- 2024-2025 Elementary Choice Letter
- 2024-2025 Secondary School Choice Letter
- PM1 Testing Notification Letter K-2