Durbin Creek Elementary
HOME OF THE EXPLORERS
SCHOOL HOURS
M-T-Th-F
8:25AM - 2:45PM
SCHOOL HOURS
Wednesdays
8:25AM - 1:45PM
Summer OFFICE HOURS
Monday-Friday
7:30AM - 3:30PM
School News and Events
2025-2026 VPK LOTTERY
IS COMPLETE!
Durbin Creek Elementary VPK lottery is complete, and families have been notified.
If you did not receive an email, then your child has been placed on the waitlist. If a spot becomes available, you will be contacted.
Things to Know
2025-2026 Student Supply Lists
Dismissal Changes
DISMISSAL CHANGES are accepted until 2:00 p.m. (M, T, TH, F) and 1:00 p.m. (W)
EARLY CHECK-OUTS (for any reason) must be completed by 2:10 p.m. (M,T, TH, F) and 1:10 p.m. (W).
Your respect for our dismissal policy helps maintain safety and security as we complete attendance/dismissal change/check-out reports accurately before students prepare for and move to their dismissal stations. It is often very difficult to locate students or get them ready to leave early during the last minutes prior to dismissal bell. Teachers and students are completing lessons, packing up, or on the move to dismissal stations.
Thank you for your understanding and compliance as we work together for all students’ scholastic success!
Did You Know?
- New student registration for the 2025-2026 is open!
- Student Planners for the 2024-2025 school year are available for purchase through the Durbin Creek Elementary PTO
- Year-at-a-Glance Pacing Guide
The link above, provides information for parents/guardians to understand what teachers are teaching, along with additional resources, tutorials and videos.
Attention parents of current 4th and 5th graders: Student score reports for FSA (2021-2022) are available in HAC. Paper copies are available upon request.
Understanding FAST and B.E.S.T. Reports for Families
Report a Student Absence
Please complete this online form within forty-eight (48) hours of your student’s return to school. If your student has been out for three (3) consecutive days, a note from the doctor is also requested. SJCSD Attendance Policy.
Durbin Creek Elementary Special Event RSVP Form
Planning to attend a school event? Information for each event will be sent home with your student and will be included in Ms. Kling’s weekly Explorer Guide newsletter.
Once you have event information, the following forms need to be completed by the due date, to attend. No forms will be accepted after the submission deadline.
1) DCES RSVP Event form
Each event requires a new RSVP be submitted by the due date. If you have more than one child in the school, a form for each student must be submitted.
2) SCHOOL ACCESS form
All visitors to the school or any school event MUST be approved through the St. Johns County School District School Access. Once the application is approved, school access is valid for three years. A new application is not needed for each event.
connect with us
Please make sure that you are signed up for our school messenger communications.
InfoCenter is both a website and an app that you can download on your smartphone. You can access InfoCenter by visiting https://infocenter.schoolmessenger.com.
If you simply want to receive text messages from your child’s school or from the District please do the following :
From your mobile device, Text “Yes” to 67587. You should then receive a response text message stating, “You’re registered 4 SchoolMessenger notifications”. It’s as simple as that!
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 an event at Durbin Creek, have lunch with a student and/or attend an awards assembly. 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.
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.
We are proud of our “A” status, Golden School Award, Character Counts! Coalition Member, and 5 Star School Award honoring our commitment to the education of our students.