Hastings Elementary School was replaced by Hastings Elementary-Junior High School, which occupied the former high school facility, in 1985. In 1992 it dropped its junior high school program. The school, now Hastings Elementary School, was in operation until its 2005 closure. South Woods Elementary opened in the fall of that year, replacing Hastings Elementary. The only public school in the town post-2005 was the Hastings Youth Academy, an Alternative school. St. Johns County Public Library has a library in the former school. Notable people Derrick Ramsey (born 1956), Kentucky Secretary of Education and Workforce Development and former NFL player who played tight end for nine seasons for the Oakland/Los Angeles Raiders, New England Patriots and Detroit Lions. Ron Waller, American football player. References External links Hastings former town website Towns in St. Johns County, Florida Towns in the Jacksonville metropolitan area Populated places established in 1890 2018 disestablishments in Florida Former municipalities in Florida Towns in Florida Populated places on the St. Johns River Populated places disestablished in 2018