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Enrollment
1,278
High
DISTRICT 901 · STATE 1,035
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DUVAL·NCES 120048000671
PAXON SCHOOL/ADVANCED STUDIES
3239 NORMAN E THAGARD BLVD, JACKSONVILLE, FL 32254 · (904) 693-7583 · Duval County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL1,278 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
20.9:1
61 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.6:1 · STATE 23.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
27%
347 students
DISTRICT 51% · STATE 50%
Community
5
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 337 | 26% |
| Grade 10 | 389 | 30% |
| Grade 11 | 289 | 23% |
| Grade 12 | 263 | 21% |
Student demographics
67%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
Test scores
FAST / B.E.S.T. 2024-25 . % at Level 3 or AboveEnglish Language Arts
85.5%
FL avg 56.7% . +4.0pp 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. The Florida average is about 57 of 100. Reading and writing scores are up about 4 points since 2023.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts |
|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 85.5% |
| 2023-24 | 81.5% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of FL schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
84.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
67.6%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+16.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 84% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 68% typical for Florida schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 17 points, placing it in Florida's top 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Where PAXON SCHOOL/ADVANCED STUDIES ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Duval County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 84.5% | #40 of 555 | #3 of 25 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 85.5% | #43 of 559 | #3 of 26 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,278 | #346 of 830 | #13 of 41 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.9:1 | #204 of 575 | #12 of 31 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 66.9% | #110 of 594 | #11 of 32 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -14.7% | #92 of 289 | #5 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.
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
1,278
-220 (-15%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
20.9:1
was 20.0:1
% White
24%
was 37%
% Hispanic
11%
was 8%
% Black
50%
was 41%
% Asian
8%
was 9%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free or reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 1,278 | 61 | 20.9:1 | 27% (347) |
| 2023-24 | 1,285 | 63 | 20.4:1 | 30% (384) |
| 2022-23 | 1,270 | 63 | 20.2:1 | 29% (369) |
| 2017-18 | 1,498 | 75 | 20.0:1 | 32% (483) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for PAXON SCHOOL/ADVANCED STUDIES.
About PAXON SCHOOL/ADVANCED STUDIES
In JACKSONVILLE, Florida, part of Duval County, PAXON SCHOOL/ADVANCED STUDIES is a high school. The school's 1,278 students are in grades 9 through 12. Statewide, high schools in Florida average about 1,035 students each.
District-wide, DUVAL has 206 schools and 131,562 students.
PAXON SCHOOL/ADVANCED STUDIES has no majority group; Black students are the largest, at 50%. Other reported shares: 24% White, 11% Hispanic, 8% Asian, and 5% multiracial. That compares with about 29% Black among all Duval County residents. Pick two students at random and there is a 67% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Staffing totals 61 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 20.9:1. That is lower than the 23.5:1 average for high schools in Florida. A measure often used for student poverty, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, stands at 27%. The 47% average for public schools in Duval County is 20 points higher.
Schools in Florida with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to post an average proficiency rate on state tests near 67.6%. PAXON SCHOOL/ADVANCED STUDIES posts 84.5%, 16.9 points above that, which places it in the top 10% statewide on BeatsExpectations.
According to the American Community Survey, in Duval County, the median household income is $71,277, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 34% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 10%. There are 220 public schools in Duval County, enrolling about 141,209 students in all.
The next-closest public school is JAMES WELDON JOHNSON COLLEGE PREPARATORY MIDDLE SCHOOL, about 0.2 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Its average proficiency rate of 84.5% is above the 36.5% average for nearby schools.
NCES describes the area around PAXON SCHOOL/ADVANCED STUDIES as City: Large, meaning inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
2024-25 enrollment was 1,278, a 15% decrease from 1,498 in 2017-18. Meanwhile, the White share shrank from 37% to 24% of enrollment.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at PAXON SCHOOL/ADVANCED STUDIES. 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
- JAMES WELDON JOHNSON COLLEGE PREPARATORY MIDDLE SCHOOL0.2 mi · 980
- PALM AVENUE EXCEP. STUDENT CENTER0.3 mi · 210
- BILTMORE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.4 mi · 206
- ANNIE R. MORGAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.7 mi · 192
- KIPP JACKSONVILLE K-121.0 mi · 1,452
- REYNOLDS LANE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.1 mi · 158
Frequently asked questions
About PAXON SCHOOL/ADVANCED STUDIESHow many students attend PAXON SCHOOL/ADVANCED STUDIES?
PAXON SCHOOL/ADVANCED STUDIES enrolls approximately 1,278 students in grades 09-12.
Is PAXON SCHOOL/ADVANCED STUDIES an elementary, middle, or high school?
PAXON SCHOOL/ADVANCED STUDIES is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many teachers does PAXON SCHOOL/ADVANCED STUDIES have?
PAXON SCHOOL/ADVANCED STUDIES employs 61 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 20.9:1.
What is the student diversity at PAXON SCHOOL/ADVANCED STUDIES?
Student demographics at PAXON SCHOOL/ADVANCED STUDIES are roughly 24% White, 11% Hispanic, 50% Black, 8% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is PAXON SCHOOL/ADVANCED STUDIES in?
PAXON SCHOOL/ADVANCED STUDIES is part of DUVAL.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.