DOUGLAS ANDERSON SCHOOL OF THE ARTS

DOUGLAS ANDERSON SCHOOL OF THE ARTS, an average-sized four-year high school in JACKSONVILLE, Florida, run under DUVAL, enrolls 1,035 students, covering grades 9 through 12.

DUVAL runs 206 schools in total, collectively educating 131,562 students. DOUGLAS ANDERSON SCHOOL OF THE ARTS is one of those campuses.

On the student-mix side, DOUGLAS ANDERSON SCHOOL OF THE ARTS reports that the largest single group is White, at 57% of enrollment. Other groups include 24% Black, 11% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, 3% Asian.

Looking at school resources, The school lists 51 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 20.3:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 23.5:1 average. An estimated 16% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is below Duval County's rate of about 47%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), DOUGLAS ANDERSON SCHOOL OF THE ARTS tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 73.3% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 73.3%.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Duval County put median household income runs about $71,277, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. Across Duval County's 220 public schools (combined enrollment of about 141,209 students), DOUGLAS ANDERSON SCHOOL OF THE ARTS is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is SPRING PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, roughly 0.2 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts DOUGLAS ANDERSON SCHOOL OF THE ARTS at 3rd of 6; the average score across the group is 59.3%.

The school occupies a high-density site.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at DOUGLAS ANDERSON SCHOOL OF THE ARTS has fell 9%, going from 1,136 students in 2018 to 1,035 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share contracted from 62% to 57%. The student-to-teacher ratio loosened from 18.9:1 in 2018 to 20.3:1 today.

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