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 SCHOOL/DISTRICT COMMUNITY

 Duval County Public School system in

Jacksonville, Florida has 157 schools:

19 high schools   103 elementary schools

24 middle schools  5 special schools

    3 exceptional education centers

 

CEEB CODE         100769

 Student Total:  2957

Seniors      595       Sophomores   762

Juniors      717       Freshmen       857

 Faculty:    156

Accredited by Southern Association of

Colleges and Secondary Schools

 

CURRICULUM

AICE and International Studies Magnet

Language Arts, Mathematics, Social Studies,

Science, Foreign languages (Spanish, French,

Chinese, Latin), Fine and Practical Arts

(Business, Home Economics, Industrial Arts),

Computer Science, Physical Education; Driver

Education, Leadership Development

 

GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS

All graduates must demonstrate minimum

Competency in mathematics and communications

As measured by the Florida Competency

Assessment Test (FCAT).   Also required:

24 credits, grade point average 2.0 for all courses

English                   4              Vocational or

Math                      3 or 4      Performing Arts    1

Science                  3 or 4      Life Mgt                 .5

Social Studies       3              Personal Family    .5

Electives                7

 

POSTSECONDARY PLANS

Higher education full-time 40%

Higher education and work 48%

Technical school  2%

Military 3%

Other 7%

 

ADMINISTRATION AND GUIDANCE          

Principal                                 Dr. Crystal Sisler

AP Curriculum                      Melissa Rhodes

                                                Charlene McEarl

AP Student Services           Terry Darby

                                                                        Aurelia Powell                                                 

                                                James Schmitt

                                                Erica Shay

                                                Tim Simmons

                                                Jason Sobol

Guidance Chairperson         Carly Detlefsen

Guidance Counselors          Kathleen Converse

                                                Diane Dempsey

                                                Jennifer Fornera

                                                Deborah Robinson

                                                Tanu Seymore

                                                Mark Stevens

AICE Coordinator                Lisa T.. Moore

  

GRADING SYSTEM

                A             90-100

                B             80-90

                C             70-80

                D             60-70

                F              0-59

AICE, weighted quality point

AP=Advanced Placement, weighted quality point

Hon=Honors, weighted quality point

 

CLASS RANK    

Students are ranked with weighted and unweighted grade point averages at the following times:

Grade 12:  Completion of seventh and final semester

Grade 11:  Completion of fall and final semester

Grade 10:  Completion of fall and final semester

Grade 9:    Completion of final semester

 

AP/AICE COURSES

 

AP/ AICE Biology                               AP Spanish          

AP Calculus AB, BC                            AP Statistics

AP/AICE Chemistry                            AP/AICE US History          

AP Chinese                                           AP World History

AP/AICE English Lang                       AICE Thinking Skills II                      

AP/AICE English Lit                           AICE Thinking Skills II

AP?AICE Environ Science                 AICE Mathematics (AS/A level)

AP/AICE Euro History                        AICE International History

AP French                            

AP Government                             

AP Human Geography

AP/AICE Microeconomics

AP/AICE Physics

AP Psychology

 

TESTING PROFILES

 

ACT Composite Mean Scores

Year

MHS

National

0607

20.3

21.2

0506

20.8

21.1

0405

20.1

20.9

0304

21.1

20.9

  

SAT Mean Scores

Year

MHS

Verbal

National

Critical

Reasoning

MHS

Math

 

Nat’l

Math

MHS

Writing

National

Writing

0607

507

498

506

509

515

488

0506

505

500

489

514

488

492

0405

494

505

489

515

***

***

0304

509

508

503

518

***

***

 

AP Exams

Year

0607

0506

0405

0304

Students

Taking

Exams

1253

437

418

328

Total Exams

Taken

2169

1092

800

663

% Students

with  3

or higher

32.7

56.7

67.3

63.4