Enrollment
349
High
DISTRICT 901 · STATE 1,035
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DUVAL·NCES 120048000773
A. PHILIP RANDOLPH ACADEMIES
1157 GOLFAIR BLVD, JACKSONVILLE, FL 32209 · (904) 924-3011 · Duval County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL349 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.6:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.6:1 · STATE 23.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
65%
228 students
DISTRICT 51% · STATE 50%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 26 | 7% |
| Grade 9 | 81 | 23% |
| Grade 10 | 104 | 30% |
| Grade 11 | 73 | 21% |
| Grade 12 | 65 | 19% |
Student demographics
36%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 71% · STATE 70% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
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FAST / B.E.S.T. 2024-25 . % at Level 3 or AboveEnglish Language Arts
31.7%
FL avg 56.7% . +8.6pp since 2023
Math
55.0%
FL avg 58.9% . +41.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 32 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 55 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Florida schools, those numbers are about 57 and 59. Reading and writing scores are up about 9 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 41 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 31.7% | 55.0% |
| 2023-24 | 23.1% | 14.0% |
% at Level 3 or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: FAST / B.E.S.T.. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
38.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.4%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 38% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 48% typical for Florida schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Florida's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like A. PHILIP RANDOLPH ACADEMIES
A. PHILIP RANDOLPH ACADEMIES's state test result (38.2% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| A. PHILIP RANDOLPH ACADEMIES this school | 349 | 65.3% | 38.2% |
| INLET GROVE COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL RIVIERA BEACH | 714 | 59.1% | 60.9% |
| MIAMI CAROL CITY SENIOR HIGH MIAMI GARDENS | 859 | 67.1% | 47.2% |
| ITECH@THOMAS A EDISON EDUCATIONAL CENTER MIAMI | 230 | 65.7% | 74.3% |
| LAUDERHILL 6-12 LAUDERHILL | 716 | 57.5% | 41.9% |
| MIAMI EDISON SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL MIAMI | 617 | 60.0% | 45.7% |
Matched among Florida high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where A. PHILIP RANDOLPH ACADEMIES ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Duval County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 38.2% | #504 of 555 | #21 of 25 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 55.0% | #139 of 549 ▲ 387 | #4 of 23 ▲ 19 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 31.7% | #549 of 559 ▲ 8 | #22 of 26 ▲ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 349 | #528 of 830 | #26 of 41 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.6:1 | #47 of 575 | #3 of 31 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 35.5% | #507 of 594 | #26 of 32 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 65.3% | #62 of 630 | #4 of 32 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -15.3% | #88 of 289 | #4 of 12 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
349
-83 (-19%) vs 2020
+92% since 1990-91, when it was 182
Student : Teacher
16.6:1
was 16.0:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 349 | 21 | 16.6:1 | 65% (228) |
| 2023-24 | 341 | 20 | 17.1:1 | 70% (240) |
| 2022-23 | 389 | 24 | 16.2:1 | 73% (285) |
| 2020-21 | 432 | 27 | 16.0:1 | 74% (318) |
| 2017-18 | 412 | 30 | 13.7:1 | 76% (314) |
| 2015-16 | 420 | 23 | 18.3:1 | 68% (285) |
| 2010-11 | 921 | 62 | 14.8:1 | 69% (632) |
| 2000-01 | 908 | 52 | 17.5:1 | 34% (306) |
| 1990-91 | 182 | 26 | 7.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for A. PHILIP RANDOLPH ACADEMIES.
About A. PHILIP RANDOLPH ACADEMIES
A. PHILIP RANDOLPH ACADEMIES is a very small high school in JACKSONVILLE, Florida. It teaches 349 students in grades 9 through 12. It has 66% fewer students than the average for high schools in Florida (about 1,035).
A. PHILIP RANDOLPH ACADEMIES reports to DUVAL, which has 206 schools and 131,562 students.
The share of Black students at A. PHILIP RANDOLPH ACADEMIES is 79%, a majority. The remaining students are 10% White, 7% Hispanic, and 3% multiracial. Census figures show Duval County is about 29% Black. A diversity index of 36% means there is a 36% chance two randomly chosen students at A. PHILIP RANDOLPH ACADEMIES are from different groups.
The school lists 21 full-time-equivalent teachers and a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.6:1. Compared with the 23.5:1 average for high schools in Florida, this school's ratio is lower. Free or reduced-price lunch covers 65% of the student body. The average for public schools in Duval County is 47%.
Compared with Florida schools that have similar shares of low-income students, A. PHILIP RANDOLPH ACADEMIES's results are 10.2 points below predicted: 38.2% against 48.4%.
In the wider Duval County area, median household income comes to about $71,277, roughly 34% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Duval County's 220 public schools enroll about 141,209 students and include A. PHILIP RANDOLPH ACADEMIES.
A. PHILIP RANDOLPH ACADEMIES's closest public school neighbor is THE BRIDGE TO SUCCESS ACADEMY MIDDLE SCHOOL, about 0.6 miles away. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. A. PHILIP RANDOLPH ACADEMIES ranks 3rd of 7 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 38.2% against a local average of 40.4%.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as City: Large, meaning it is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Since 2020-21, enrollment has fallen 19%, from 432 to 349.
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Duval County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,023,153
Census ACS
Median income
$71,277
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
220
141,209 students
Quick facts
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- FIRST COAST HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,098 students
- ENGLEWOOD HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,896 students
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- THE BRIDGE TO SUCCESS ACADEMY MIDDLE SCHOOL0.6 mi · 388
- BECOMING COLLEGIATE ACADEMY0.6 mi · 205
- KIPP V.O.I.C.E ACADEMY0.7 mi · 898
- HORIZON INSTITUTE1.0 mi · 373
- NORTHWESTERN LEGENDS ELEMENTARY1.1 mi · 433
- STANTON COLLEGE PREPARATORY1.1 mi · 1,270
Frequently asked questions
About A. PHILIP RANDOLPH ACADEMIESHow many students attend A. PHILIP RANDOLPH ACADEMIES?
A. PHILIP RANDOLPH ACADEMIES enrolls approximately 349 students in grades 09-12.
Is A. PHILIP RANDOLPH ACADEMIES an elementary, middle, or high school?
A. PHILIP RANDOLPH ACADEMIES is a high school covering grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at A. PHILIP RANDOLPH ACADEMIES?
The student-to-teacher ratio at A. PHILIP RANDOLPH ACADEMIES is approximately 16.6:1 (21 FTE teachers).
How diverse is A. PHILIP RANDOLPH ACADEMIES?
A. PHILIP RANDOLPH ACADEMIES reports a student body of 10% White, 7% Hispanic, 79% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees A. PHILIP RANDOLPH ACADEMIES?
A. PHILIP RANDOLPH ACADEMIES is overseen by DUVAL in Duval County.
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