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Best High Schools in Jacksonville, FL (2025-26)
Every ranked high school in Jacksonville, FL, ordered by SchoolGrade. A grade rewards actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact. Click a column heading to sort, or filter by school, city or district.
Jacksonville, FL rankings: High Schools · Elementary Schools
Jacksonville, FL high schools ranked
| Rank | Grade | School | City | District | Actual | Projected | Impact | Students |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | A+ | Samuel W Wolfson High School (Magnet) | Jacksonville | Duval | 91% | 54% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 922 |
| #2 | A+ | Stanton College Preparatory (Magnet) | Jacksonville | Duval | 91% | 79% | Meets Expectations | 1,363 |
| #3 | A | River City Science Academy (Charter) | Jacksonville | Duval | 79% | 50% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 979 |
| #4 | A | Douglas Anderson School Of The Arts (Magnet) | Jacksonville | Duval | 78% | 49% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 1,068 |
| #5 | A | Paxon Schooladvanced Studies (Magnet) | Jacksonville | Duval | 78% | 68% | Meets Expectations | 1,270 |
| #6 | A | Cornerstone Classical Academy (Charter, K-12) | Jacksonville | Duval | 72% | 62% | Exceeds Expectations | 770 |
| #7 | A- | Mandarin High School (Magnet) | Jacksonville | Duval | 69% | 50% | Exceeds Expectations | 2,405 |
| #8 | A- | Darnell Cookman Middlehigh School (Magnet) | Jacksonville | Duval | 68% | 48% | Exceeds Expectations | 1,003 |
| #9 | B+ | Atlantic Coast High School | Jacksonville | Duval | 63% | 46% | Exceeds Expectations | 2,537 |
| #10 | B+ | Duval Charter High School At Baymeadows (Charter) | Jacksonville | Duval | 62% | 35% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 631 |
| #11 | B | Sandalwood High School | Jacksonville | Duval | 60% | 41% | Exceeds Expectations | 2,771 |
| #12 | B | Andrew Jackson High School (Magnet) | Jacksonville | Duval | 58% | 26% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 870 |
| #13 | B- | Jean Ribault High School (Magnet) | Jacksonville | Duval | 57% | 19% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 1,385 |
| #14 | C+ | A Philip Randolph Academies (Magnet) | Jacksonville | Duval | 54% | 20% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 389 |
| #15 | C+ | Idea Bassett (Charter, K-12) | Jacksonville | 43% | 18% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 407 | |
| #16 | C | First Coast High School | Jacksonville | Duval | 51% | 32% | Exceeds Expectations | 2,117 |
| #17 | C | Global Outreach Charter Academy High School (Charter) | Jacksonville | Duval | 51% | 32% | Exceeds Expectations | 491 |
| #18 | C | San Jose Early College At Cecil (Charter) | Jacksonville | 51% | 33% | Exceeds Expectations | 124 | |
| #19 | C | Idea River Bluff (Charter, K-12) | Jacksonville | 36% | 22% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 303 | |
| #20 | C | Kipp Jacksonville K 12 (Charter, K-12) | Jacksonville | Duval | 32% | 30% | Meets Expectations | 1,101 |
| #21 | C- | Edward H White High School (Magnet) | Jacksonville | Duval | 49% | 25% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 1,538 |
| #22 | C- | William M Raines High School (Magnet) | Jacksonville | Duval | 49% | 19% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 1,217 |
| #23 | C- | Frank H Peterson Academies (Magnet) | Jacksonville | Duval | 46% | 32% | Meets Expectations | 1,097 |
| #24 | C- | Riverside High School (Magnet) | Jacksonville | Duval | 46% | 33% | Meets Expectations | 1,567 |
| #25 | D+ | Englewood High School | Jacksonville | Duval | 45% | 31% | Meets Expectations | 1,741 |
| #26 | D+ | Terry Parker High School (Magnet) | Jacksonville | Duval | 42% | 28% | Meets Expectations | 1,353 |
| #27 | D | Westside High School | Jacksonville | Duval | 38% | 26% | Meets Expectations | 1,583 |
| #28 | D | San Jose Prep (Charter) | Jacksonville | Duval | 31% | 34% | Underperforms Expectations | 677 |
How Jacksonville, FL's high schools compare
A: 8B: 5C: 11D: 4
46% of the 28 ranked high schools in Jacksonville, FL earn an A or B (8 A grades, 5 B, 11 C, 4 D, 0 F), against 50% of high schools nationwide. 27 schools meet or beat the proficiency projected from their student context (96% here, 74% nationally), and 19 exceed it. On average 57% of tested students meet the state bar against a projected 37% (national averages: 44% actual, 41% projected).
The biggest overperformers, by actual proficiency above projection: Jean Ribault High School (57% against 19%, B-), Samuel W Wolfson High School (91% against 54%, A+), A Philip Randolph Academies (54% against 20%, C+), Andrew Jackson High School (58% against 26%, B), William M Raines High School (49% against 19%, C-).
Districts with the most schools in the top quarter (the top 10): Duval (10).
The largest ranked high schools: Sandalwood High School (2,771 students, B, #11), Atlantic Coast High School (2,537 students, B+, #9), Mandarin High School (2,405 students, A-, #7).
Of the top 25, 13 are magnet schools and 8 are charters. Selective and specialised schools tend to post high actual scores; the projection column is the fairer comparison for a neighborhood school.
High schools in Jacksonville, FL that are not ranked
22 graded high schools are listed here rather than ranked, each for the reason given. Every one has its own page with its full SchoolGrade report.
Special-purpose schools (7)
Alternative, special-education and vocational schools serve a different mission and a different student body, so they are graded but not ranked against regular schools.
- F Biscayne High School, Jacksonville
- F Duval Mycroschool Of Integrated Academics And Technologies, Jacksonville
- D- Grand Park Career Center, Jacksonville
- C- Hospital And Homebound, Jacksonville
- D- Lone Star High School, Jacksonville
- F Pretrial Detention Facility, Jacksonville
- C- The Bridge To Success Academy At W Jacksonville, Jacksonville
Fully online schools (4)
Statewide virtual schools draw students from everywhere, so a place ranking is not a fair comparison.
- C Duval Virtual Instruction Academy, Jacksonville
- C- Florida Cyber Charter Academy, Jacksonville
- C Florida Cyber Charter Academy At Clay, Jacksonville
- C- Florida Cyber Charter Academy At Osceola, Jacksonville
Not yet graded (11)
Our source data has no school-level proficiency results for these schools, so they carry no SchoolGrade yet.
- Alden Road Excep Student Center, Jacksonville
- Amikids Jacksonville, Jacksonville
- Duval Academy, Jacksonville
- Gateway Community Services, Jacksonville
- Horizon Institute, Jacksonville
- Impact Halfway House, Jacksonville
- Mt Herman Ese Center, Jacksonville
- Pace Center For Girls-jax, Jacksonville
- Palm Avenue Excep Student Center, Jacksonville
- San Jose Cyber, Jacksonville
- Youth Development Center, Jacksonville
About this ranking
- Scope: public high schools in Jacksonville, FL, as grouped on its schools page; the Florida ranking covers the whole state.
- Order: SchoolGrade, then actual proficiency, then name; schools with the same grade and score share a rank.
- Ranked: regular public schools that NCES lists as open, not fully online, with at least 30 students. Others are listed with the reason.
- Tags: Magnet and Charter from the NCES school directory; K-12 marks schools serving every grade that are ranked with the high schools.
- Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model. How SchoolGrade works
Questions about high schools in Jacksonville, FL
What is the best high school in Jacksonville, FL?
Samuel W Wolfson High School in Jacksonville ranks first among the 28 ranked high schools in Jacksonville, FL with a SchoolGrade of A+, 91% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 54%.
How are high schools in Jacksonville, FL ranked?
By SchoolGrade, the 2025-26 model that scores each school's actual test proficiency against the level projected for its student context, then by actual proficiency to break ties. Regular public schools that are open, not fully online and have at least 30 students are ranked; the rest are listed below the table with the reason.
How many high schools does Jacksonville, FL have?
SchoolGrade grades 50 public high schools in Jacksonville, FL; 28 are ranked here and 22 are listed as not ranked.