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JULIA LANDON COLLEGE PREPARATORY & LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT S

1819 THACKER AVE, JACKSONVILLE, FL 32207 · (904) 346-5650 · Duval County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL895 STUDENTS
Enrollment
895
Middle
DISTRICT 718 · STATE 794
Student : Teacher
22.9:1
39 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.7:1 · STATE 19.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
14%
129 students
DISTRICT 51% · STATE 50%
Community
3
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Grade 6
293
Grade 7
287
Grade 8
315
Student demographics
White
40745%
DISTRICT 30% · STATE 33%
Hispanic
9611%
DISTRICT 19% · STATE 38%
Black
10312%
DISTRICT 40% · STATE 21%
Asian
23426%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 3%
Two+
485%
DISTRICT 6% · STATE 4%
Native American
51%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0%
Pacific Islander
20%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0%
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
Male
44550%
Female
45050%

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Test scores

FAST / B.E.S.T. 2024-25 . % at Level 3 or Above
English Language Arts
85.4%
FL avg 56.7% . +1.0pp since 2023
Math
87.7%
FL avg 58.9% . +0.2pp since 2023

What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 85 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 88 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 1 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.

Source: FAST / B.E.S.T.. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
84.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
74.0%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.3pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 84% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 74% 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 2024-25
Enrollment
895
+138 (+18%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
22.9:1
was 21.0:1
% White
45%
was 58%
% Hispanic
11%
was 8%
% Black
12%
was 16%
% Asian
26%
was 12%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

About JULIA LANDON COLLEGE PREPARATORY & LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT S

JULIA LANDON COLLEGE PREPARATORY & LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT S is a middle-of-the-pack intermediate school in JACKSONVILLE, Florida, overseen by DUVAL. The school teaches 895 students in grades 6 through 8.

JULIA LANDON COLLEGE PREPARATORY & LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT S is one of 206 schools operated by DUVAL, a district that serves 131,562 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, JULIA LANDON COLLEGE PREPARATORY & LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT S logs that the most-represented group is White (45%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Beyond that, the school records 26% Asian, 12% Black, 11% Hispanic, 5% multiracial.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 39 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 22.9:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 19.6:1, putting JULIA LANDON COLLEGE PREPARATORY & LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT S higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 14% of students at JULIA LANDON COLLEGE PREPARATORY & LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT S qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Duval County (around 47%), the school's rate is meaningfully below typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), JULIA LANDON COLLEGE PREPARATORY & LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT S performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 74.0%, the actual is 84.2%, a residual of +10.3 points.

Around the school, Duval County reports that the typical household earns roughly $71,277 per year, roughly 34% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Duval County runs 220 public schools (combined enrollment of about 141,209 students), of which JULIA LANDON COLLEGE PREPARATORY & LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT S is one.

Nearest neighbor: DOUGLAS ANDERSON SCHOOL OF THE ARTS, around 0.9 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), JULIA LANDON COLLEGE PREPARATORY & LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT S ranks 1st on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 64.0%.

The campus sits in a metropolitan setting.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count climbed 18%: 757 students in 2018 compared to 895 in 2025. Over the same period, the Asian share ticked up from 12% to 26%. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 21.0:1 in 2018 to 22.9:1 today.

On this page, recent activity here tends to focus on pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.

Duval County at a glance

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Population
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

School name
JULIA LANDON COLLEGE PREPARATORY & LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT S
District
DUVAL
Address
1819 THACKER AVE, JACKSONVILLE, FL 32207
Phone
(904) 346-5650
County
Duval County
Level
Middle
Grade range
06–08
Total enrollment
895
Teachers (FTE)
39
Student–teacher ratio
22.9:1
Free/Reduced lunch
129 (14%)
Locale
11-City: Large
NCES ID
120048000647
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

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Frequently asked questions

About JULIA LANDON COLLEGE PREPARATORY & LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT S
How large is JULIA LANDON COLLEGE PREPARATORY & LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT S?
JULIA LANDON COLLEGE PREPARATORY & LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT S enrolls approximately 895 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does JULIA LANDON COLLEGE PREPARATORY & LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT S serve?
JULIA LANDON COLLEGE PREPARATORY & LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT S serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at JULIA LANDON COLLEGE PREPARATORY & LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT S?
Approximately 22.9:1 students per teacher at JULIA LANDON COLLEGE PREPARATORY & LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT S.
What is the racial breakdown of students at JULIA LANDON COLLEGE PREPARATORY & LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT S?
At JULIA LANDON COLLEGE PREPARATORY & LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT S, the student body is approximately 45% White, 11% Hispanic, 12% Black, 26% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is JULIA LANDON COLLEGE PREPARATORY & LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT S in?
JULIA LANDON COLLEGE PREPARATORY & LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT S is part of DUVAL.
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