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Enrollment
839
High
DISTRICT 901 · STATE 1,035
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DUVAL·NCES 120048000649
ANDREW JACKSON HIGH SCHOOL
3816 N MAIN ST, JACKSONVILLE, FL 32206 · (904) 630-6950 · Duval County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL839 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
23.3:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.6:1 · STATE 23.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
48%
404 students
DISTRICT 51% · STATE 50%
Community
3
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
FAST / B.E.S.T. 2024-25 . % at Level 3 or AboveEnglish Language Arts
44.8%
FL avg 56.7% . +17.0pp since 2023
Math
52.0%
FL avg 58.9% . -5.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 45 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 52 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 17 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 5 points.
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
52.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
57.0%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 52% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 57% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
839
+392 (+88%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
23.3:1
was 15.4:1
% White
5%
was 6%
% Hispanic
5%
was 4%
% Black
86%
was 86%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About ANDREW JACKSON HIGH SCHOOL
ANDREW JACKSON HIGH SCHOOL is one of the low-enrollment high schools in JACKSONVILLE, Florida, part of DUVAL, with 839 students on its rolls from grades 9 through 12.
DUVAL comprises 206 schools with combined enrollment of 131,562 students; ANDREW JACKSON HIGH SCHOOL is among them.
On demographics, ANDREW JACKSON HIGH SCHOOL reports that nearly all students (86%) are Black. The remainder consists of 5% White, 5% Hispanic, 3% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 29% Black, putting the school's mix noticeably more Black than the area baseline.
On the income-and-resources front, The school reports having 36 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 23.3:1. The state averages about 23.5:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Roughly 48% of students at ANDREW JACKSON HIGH SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.
On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), ANDREW JACKSON HIGH SCHOOL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 57.0%, the actual is 52.1%, a residual of -4.9 points.
Around the school, the surrounding county (Duval County) shows that the typical household earns roughly $71,277 per year, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. ANDREW JACKSON HIGH SCHOOL is one of 220 public schools in Duval County (combined enrollment of about 141,209 students).
The closest other public school is HORIZON INSTITUTE, roughly 0.5 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts ANDREW JACKSON HIGH SCHOOL at 3rd of 8; the average score across the group is 46.5%.
ANDREW JACKSON HIGH SCHOOL operates from a downtown location.
Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at ANDREW JACKSON HIGH SCHOOL has ticked up 88%, going from 447 students in 2018 to 839 in 2025. Class-load math has rose: from 15.4:1 in 2018 to 23.3:1 in 2025.
On the community side, posts here usually surface around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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
Related schools
Other schools in DUVAL
- ATLANTIC COAST HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,887 students
- SANDALWOOD HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,627 students
- MANDARIN HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,343 students
- DUNCAN U. FLETCHER HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,184 students
- FIRST COAST HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,098 students
- ENGLEWOOD HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,896 students
Other schools in JACKSONVILLE
- DIGITAL ACADEMY OF FLORIDACombined · 6,069 students
- ATLANTIC COAST HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,887 students
- SANDALWOOD HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,627 students
- MANDARIN HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,343 students
- FIRST COAST HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,098 students
- ENGLEWOOD HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,896 students
Nearby schools
- HORIZON INSTITUTE0.5 mi · 373
- KIPP V.O.I.C.E ACADEMY0.7 mi · 898
- ANDREW A. ROBINSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.7 mi · 459
- NORTH SHORE ELEMENTARY0.9 mi · 614
- SPRINGFIELD MIDDLE SCHOOL0.9 mi · 850
- LONG BRANCH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.0 mi · 303
Frequently asked questions
About ANDREW JACKSON HIGH SCHOOLHow many students attend ANDREW JACKSON HIGH SCHOOL?
ANDREW JACKSON HIGH SCHOOL enrolls approximately 839 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does ANDREW JACKSON HIGH SCHOOL serve?
ANDREW JACKSON HIGH SCHOOL serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many teachers does ANDREW JACKSON HIGH SCHOOL have?
ANDREW JACKSON HIGH SCHOOL employs 36 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 23.3:1.
What is the student diversity at ANDREW JACKSON HIGH SCHOOL?
Student demographics at ANDREW JACKSON HIGH SCHOOL are roughly 5% White, 5% Hispanic, 86% Black, 0% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is ANDREW JACKSON HIGH SCHOOL in?
ANDREW JACKSON HIGH SCHOOL is part of DUVAL.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.