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What's one thing SAMUEL W. WOLFSON HIGH SCHOOL gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
1,007
High
DISTRICT 901 · STATE 1,035
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DUVAL·NCES 120048000749
SAMUEL W. WOLFSON HIGH SCHOOL
7000 POWERS AVE, JACKSONVILLE, FL 32217 · (904) 739-5265 · Duval County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL1,007 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
21.9:1
46 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.6:1 · STATE 23.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
13%
128 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
88.5%
FL avg 56.7% . +3.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 89 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.
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
89.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
74.8%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+14.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 89% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 75% 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 14 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
1,007
+220 (+28%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
21.9:1
was 17.1:1
% White
66%
was 19%
% Hispanic
12%
was 16%
% Black
11%
was 54%
% Asian
4%
was 6%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About SAMUEL W. WOLFSON HIGH SCHOOL
SAMUEL W. WOLFSON HIGH SCHOOL is one of the mid-sized 9-12 campuss in JACKSONVILLE, Florida, run under DUVAL, with 1,007 students on its rolls from grades 9 through 12.
Within DUVAL, which oversees 206 schools and 131,562 students, SAMUEL W. WOLFSON HIGH SCHOOL is one campus in the system.
In terms of who attends, SAMUEL W. WOLFSON HIGH SCHOOL lists that White students make up the majority at 66%. The remainder comes out to 12% Hispanic, 11% Black, 6% multiracial, 4% Asian. That is visibly more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 51%.
On the resource side, SAMUEL W. WOLFSON HIGH SCHOOL reports 46 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 21.9:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 23.5:1 average. About 13% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Duval County runs at roughly 47%, so the school's eligibility rate is lower than the surrounding baseline.
On a demographically-adjusted basis, SAMUEL W. WOLFSON HIGH SCHOOL sits in the top 10% of Florida schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 74.8%; actual is 89.1%, +14.3 points clear of the demographic baseline.
Around the school, census data for Duval County shows median household earnings sit near $71,277, about 34% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. Across Duval County's 220 public schools (combined enrollment of about 141,209 students), SAMUEL W. WOLFSON HIGH SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.
KINGS TRAIL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts SAMUEL W. WOLFSON HIGH SCHOOL at 1st of 8; the average score across the group is 36.9%.
The school occupies an urban site.
Over the past 7-year window. SAMUEL W. WOLFSON HIGH SCHOOL's enrollment has ticked up 28% since 2018, when it stood at 787 (now 1,007). Over the same period, the White share grew from 19% to 66%. Class-load math has rose: from 17.1:1 in 2018 to 21.9:1 in 2025.
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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
- KINGS TRAIL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.4 mi · 326
- ALFRED I. DUPONT MIDDLE SCHOOL1.0 mi · 579
- SAN JOSE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.3 mi · 937
- SOUTHSIDE MIDDLE SCHOOL1.9 mi · 805
- GREENFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.9 mi · 570
- ENGLEWOOD HIGH SCHOOL1.9 mi · 1,896
Frequently asked questions
About SAMUEL W. WOLFSON HIGH SCHOOLHow many students attend SAMUEL W. WOLFSON HIGH SCHOOL?
SAMUEL W. WOLFSON HIGH SCHOOL enrolls approximately 1,007 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does SAMUEL W. WOLFSON HIGH SCHOOL serve?
SAMUEL W. WOLFSON HIGH SCHOOL serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at SAMUEL W. WOLFSON HIGH SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at SAMUEL W. WOLFSON HIGH SCHOOL is approximately 21.9:1 (46 FTE teachers).
How diverse is SAMUEL W. WOLFSON HIGH SCHOOL?
SAMUEL W. WOLFSON HIGH SCHOOL reports a student body of 66% White, 12% Hispanic, 11% Black, 4% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees SAMUEL W. WOLFSON HIGH SCHOOL?
SAMUEL W. WOLFSON HIGH SCHOOL is overseen by DUVAL in Duval County.
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