PAXON SCHOOL/ADVANCED STUDIES

PAXON SCHOOL/ADVANCED STUDIES operates as a middle-of-the-pack 9-12 campus in JACKSONVILLE, Florida, part of DUVAL. Current enrollment sits at 1,278 students spanning grades 9 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 1,035 students per school, that is 23% bigger than typical.

Within DUVAL, which oversees 206 schools and 131,562 students, PAXON SCHOOL/ADVANCED STUDIES is one campus in the system.

On the student-mix side, PAXON SCHOOL/ADVANCED STUDIES lists that 50% of students identify as Black, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest reads as 24% White, 11% Hispanic, 8% Asian, 5% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 29% Black, putting the school's mix visibly more Black than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, The school currently runs with 61 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 20.9:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 23.5:1 average. About 27% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Duval County runs at roughly 47%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully below the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, PAXON SCHOOL/ADVANCED STUDIES sits in the top 10% of Florida schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 67.6%; actual is 84.5%, +16.9 points clear of the demographic baseline.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Duval County put median household earnings sit near $71,277, roughly 34% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Duval County's 220 public schools (combined enrollment of about 141,209 students), PAXON SCHOOL/ADVANCED STUDIES is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: JAMES WELDON JOHNSON COLLEGE PREPARATORY MIDDLE SCHOOL, around 0.2 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts PAXON SCHOOL/ADVANCED STUDIES at 1st of 7; the average score across the group is 36.5%.

The school occupies a downtown site.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 15%: 1,498 students in 2018 compared to 1,278 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share fell from 37% to 24%.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.