List of schools in Duval County, Florida

The following is a list of the schools operated by the Duval County School Board, d/b/a Duval County Public Schools. The list is currently limited to high schools and middle schools. Most of the schools listed are in Jacksonville, Florida, the county seat and its largest city by orders of magnitude.

High schools

School2007-08 enrollmentGradesYear est.PrincipalMascotNotes
Alden Road Exceptional Student Center6-12Leonard, LindaDolphinsSchool for special learning needs
Douglas Anderson School of the Arts10409-121985Cornelius, JackiePuffinMagnet school for the arts; admission only by audition or portfolio review
Atlantic Coast High School(was not open)9-11 (12th added in 2011-2012 school year)2010Lynch, DebraStingrays
Baldwin Middle-Senior High School11986-121948Hall, DeniseIndiansCombined middle school and high school that serves the westernmost portion of Duval County
Darnell-Cookman Middle/High School of the Medical Arts11376-12Lyles, TyrusVikingsBeginning with the 2008-09 school year, Darnell-Cookman is transitioning from a middle school to a 6-11 (later 6-12) school.
Englewood High School19239-12Brennan, AlvinRams
First Coast High School24249-121990simmons, TimothyBuccaneers
Duncan U. Fletcher High School25069-121937Gilbert, DaneSenatorsNamed after U.S. Senator Duncan U. Fletcher
Westside High School18569-121958Bostic, GregoryWolverines Formerly named Nathan B. Forrest High School
Grand Park Educational Center9-12Blue, Dr.TyroneEagles School for behaviorally and academically challenged students
Andrew Jackson High School16289-121928Clinch, TracolyaTigersOne of the two oldest high schools in Duval County. Original building shares same architectural design as Robert E. Lee High School. Many of the schools were "twinned" with other schools upon construction.
Robert E. Lee High School18849-121928Schneider, ScottGeneralsThe oldest high school in Duval County. Original building shares same architectural design as Andrew Jackson High School.
Mandarin High School29529-121990Richardson, DonnaMustangs
Mt. Herman Exceptional Student CenterAges 3–22Cashen, MarkHeronsSchool for profoundly mentally handicapped students
Palm Avenue Exceptional Student Center6-12Michael AlexanderPanthersSchool for special learning needs and find students employment and open cases through Vocational Rehab for graduating seniors
Terry Parker High School18499-12Pardue, MeaganBraves
Paxon School for Advanced Studies15529-12Turner, RoyceEaglesA dedicated academic magnet school
Frank H. Peterson Academies of Technology12499-12Barnes, KathyEaglesFormerly known as the Westside Skills Center, offers several vocational programs
William M. Raines High School13029-121965Hall,VincentVikingsNamed after a former Duval principal
A. Philip Randolph Academies of Technology9629-121979Motley, RhondaJaguarsFormerly known as the Northside Skills Center, offers several vocational programs
Jean Ribault High School9489-12Jackson, ChristopherTrojansnamed after a 16th-century French explorer
Sandalwood High School31819-121971Dr.Saryn, V HatcherSaintsLargest school in Duval County; was originally built as a junior-senior high combination
Stanton College Preparatory School14659-121868Majova-Seane, NongongomaBlue DevilsFounded through a program of the Freedman's Bureau, in 1980 became the county's first academic magnet school, oldest high school in Jacksonville by name
Edward H. White High School23229-121971Bloom, JasonCommanders Named after one of the astronauts who died in the Apollo 1 fire
Samuel W. Wolfson High School19049-121963Begley,ChristopherWolfpack

Middle schools

SchoolEnrollmentGradesEstablishedPrincipalMascotNotes
Alden Road Exceptional Student Center6-12Linda LeonardDolphinsSchool for special learning needs
Arlington Middle School8476-82000Evan DainelsVikings[1]
Baldwin Middle-Senior High School11986-12Denise HallIndians[2]
Eugene J. Butler Middle SchoolTrutie L. MorelandFalcons
Darnell-Cookman School of the Medical ArtsTyrus LylesVikings
Jefferson Davis Middle SchoolMarshuana BushChargers
Alfred I. duPont Middle SchoolMarilyn BarnwellDragonsFormerly known as duPont Jr.-Sr. High School[3]
Duncan U. Fletcher Middle SchoolTeresa Mowbray
John E. Ford K-8 SchoolK-8Tina BennettRoyal Knights
Fort Caroline Middle SchoolChelvert WellingtonCavaliers
Matthew Gilbert Middle SchoolJamelle Wilcox-GoodwinPanthersServed as a high school for black students before integration.[4]
Highlands Middle SchoolJackie SimmonsWildcats
James Weldon Johnson Middle School10976-8Sharwonda PeekTrojansMagnet college preparatory;[5]
Best Practice School[6]
Kernan Middle SchoolKathy KasseesOsprey
Kirby-Smith Middle School1923Kenya GriffinComets
Lake Shore Middle SchoolCaleb GottbergWarriors
Landmark Middle School1989Michael HenrySeahawks
Julia Landon College Preparatory and Leadership Development SchoolTimothy FeaginsLions
LaVilla School of the ArtsJanelle WagonerN/A
Mandarin Middle SchoolJoy ReclaHawks
Mayport Middle School1977Katrina E. McCraySharks
Mt. Herman Exceptional Student CenterAges 3–22Mark CashenHeronsSchool for profoundly mentally handicapped students.
Northwestern Middle SchoolShawn Plattsalign="center"align="center"|Yellow Jackets
Oceanway School6-8John CochranBuccaneers
Palm Avenue Exceptional Student Center6-12Michael AlexanderPanthersSchool for special learning needs
Jean Ribault Middle SchoolAngela MaxeyColts
Mattie V. Rutherford Alternative Education Center6-8Maurice NesmithWildcatsSchool for behaviorally and academically challenged students
Southside Middle School12006-81964LaTanya McNealKnights
Joseph Stilwell Middle SchoolVincenPatriots
J. E. B. Stuart Middle SchoolGregory D. BosticRaidersFormerly Nathan B. Forrest High School
Twin Lakes Academy Middle School Tamara TuschhoffTimberwolves
Westview K-8 SchoolK-8Michele Floyd HatcherBroncos

References

  1. "Arlington Middle School, #213". School Demographic, Assessment, and Accountability Data. Duval County Public Schools. Retrieved 2008-05-21.
  2. "Baldwin Middle-Senior High School, #38". School Demographic, Assessment, and Accountability Data. Duval County Public Schools. Retrieved 2008-05-21.
  3. http://www.jacksonville.com/tu-online/stories/041805/pat_18502761.shtml
  4. Brown, Will (26 February 2017). "Matthew W. Gilbert renames athletic field in honor of former principal". Retrieved 27 November 2017.
  5. "James Weldon Johnson Middle School, #152". School Demographic, Assessment, and Accountability Data. Duval County Public Schools. Retrieved 2008-05-20.
  6. "Best Practices" Archived 2008-11-20 at the Wayback Machine., Florida Atlantic University, accessed 23 May 2008
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