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First Coast High School
590 Duval Station Road
Jacksonville, Florida 32218
Phone: (904)757- 0080 Fax: (904) 696- 8721
School Hours: 7:20 a.m. - 1:45 p.m.
Principal: Vincent Hall
Cluster Chief: Mr. Tony Bellamy, 348-7880, Secondary Turnaround Cluster, 358-7880
School Board Member: The Honorable Becki Couch, 390-2373, District 6
School Mascot:  Buccaneers
School Colors:  Silver, Black, and Blue
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The mission of First Coast High School is to develop a professional learning community of faculty and staff that will prepare all students to enter the post-secondary world without remediation and to enter the work force with the skills necessary to become successful citizens.

The Duval County School System in Jacksonville, Florida has 164 schools, of which 105 are elementary, 25 middle, 17 high, 7 charter schools, 3 exceptional centers, and 2 academies of technology.

First Coast High School is located on the north side of Duval County, Florida.  Community involvement and support are strong and contribute significantly to the quality of education available to students.

First Coast is a comprehensive high school serving grades 9 - 12 and has implemented the "School-Within-A-School" design.  Students are grouped in houses where there is an administrator and a counselor assigned to them.  A broad curriculum of academic and extracurricular activities are available to provide many opportunities for individual development.  We offer several dual enrollment classes on our campus in partnership with Florida State College at Jacksonville. The AVID program was added to the curriculum in 2006-2007 and the International Trade and Logistics Career Academy was added to the curriculum in 2007.

Dual Enrollment Courses Offered: ENC 1101; LIT 2000; MAC 1105; STA 2023; FRE 1120; FRE 1121

Advanced Placement Courses Offered: English Literature; English Language and Composition; Human Geography; American History; U.S. Governement; Art Drawing; Physics B; Biology; World History; Micro Economics; Spanish; Statistics; Calculus AB; Pshychology; 2D Pottery; 2D Photo

Administrative Staff

Vincent Hall, ext. 107 Principal
  Assistant Principal  
Mary Buchanan, ext. 196 Assistant Principal  
Ernest Jones, ext. 222 Assistant Principal  
Allan Moore, ext. 244 Assistant Principal  
Tim Simmons, ext. 216 Assistant Principal  
Dania Wilcox, ext. 262 Assistant Principal

Guidance Staff

Catherine Darcy, ext. 111 Sigma House Counselor
Tonette Phelps, ext. 222 Beta House Counselor
Ron Soder, ext. 164 Alpha House Counselor
Petrine Stanley, ext. 251 Omega House Counselor
   

Records and Registration Staff

 

Juanita Roberts, ext. 130 Registrar
Cassandra Clarke, ext. 124 CRT Operator
   

                                                                                                                                             

FCHS Statistics

Accreditation: Southern Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools (SACSS)

2009-10 School Profile: Black - 54%; White - 39%; Hispanic - 4%; Asian/Pacific Islander - 1%; Multiracial - 2%

2009-10  Enrollment: 2056 students: Seniors - 329; Juniors - 508; Sophomores - 590; Freshmen - 629

Schedule: Seven classes.  Three 90-minute classes that meet every other day and one 45-minute class that meets every day.

Grading Scale: 90-100 = A; 80-89 = B; 70-79 = C; 60-69 = D; Below 59 = F.  A = 4.0 points; B = 3.0 points; C = 2.0 points; D = 1.0 point.  All Advance Placement, Dual Enrollment, and Honor classes receive an extra point in calculating weighted grade point average.  Weighted GPA is used to rank students.

Testing Profiles:

Scholastic Assessment Test (SAT) Mean Scores

American College Test (ACT) Composite Scores

  Critical Reading Math Writing English Math Reading Composite
2008/2009 422 412 405 17 17 18 17
2007/2008 420 412 407 16 17 18 17
2006/2007 467 433 440 16 17 18 17
2005/2006 455 444 457 N/A N/A N/A N/A
2004/2005 464 446 N/A 18 18 N/A 18.6

College Attendance/Postsecondary Plans: Approximately 55% of our graduates plan to continue their education at post-secondary institutions: 18% at four-year colleges and universities, and 37% at two-year college/vocational schools.  The others enter the workforce or the military.

Updated: 07/21/2011