What are the best public high schools in Northeast Florida? These 10 lead the pack.

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What are the best public high schools in Northeast Florida? These 10 lead the pack.

Whose school is better? How much?

From state-issued school grades to Duval County’s dilemma about which schools to close, the warm months put some heat on school administrators and ordinary parents trying to be sure their kids get quality educations.

U.S. News & World Report, masters of respected rankings on subjects from colleges to hospitals, uses a 100-point

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to identify standout schools in public education systems. A counterpart list for elementary schools will probably change this fall, but the magazine’s

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shouldn’t change until well into 2025.

These were 2024’s top 10 scorers among Northeast Florida high schools.

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Stanton College Preparatory School ranked No. 8 in the state in U.S. News and World Report’s 2023 high school rankings.

Stanton College Preparatory School

Duval County’s

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, located at 1149 W. 13th St. in Jacksonville, had 99.69 points on a scoring system that combined graduation rates, proficiency in math, reading and science and the prevalence of kids taking (and passing) Advanced Placement exams.

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Paxon School for Advanced Studies

Paxon School for Advanced Studies

The

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in Jacksonville scored 98.93 on the U.S. News index. The 99% graduation rate and 100% participation in AP exams helped.

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Darnell-Cookman Middle/High School, School of Medical Arts highlights the school’s magnet program. File photo.

Darnell-Cookman Middle/High School

Also known as the Darnell-Cookman

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, the grades 6-12 magnet at 1701 N. Davis St. in Jacksonville scored 98.87 points for its high school offerings.

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Ponte Vedra High School in St. Johns County in a 2015 file photo.

Ponte Vedra High School

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at 460 Davis Park Road in Ponte Vedra Beach scored 98.13 points, the highest in St. Johns County and the top for a traditional public school in Northeast Florida.

Douglas Anderson School of the Arts

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at 2445 San Diego Road in Jacksonville scored 98.05 points and had a 100% graduation rate. While the magnet’s focus fosters the humanities, U.S. News labeled 93% of Douglas Anderson students as proficient in science.

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English teacher Jordan Chambers posts reading and writing strategies under the heading “Jedi Mind Tricks” in this photo from 2016, when Wolfson High began its evolution into an International Baccalaureate dedicated magnet for Advanced International Studies and Leadership.

Samuel W. Wolfson High School

This Duval magnet at 7000 Powers Ave. in Jacksonville, which U.S. News scored at 97.51 points,

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online as helping “find the perfect balance between academics and life-time pursuits.” The school includes an

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, as do Stanton, Paxon and Terry Parker High School.

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Ali Pressel, an environmental science teacher at Creekside High School in St. Johns County, became a National Geographic Emerging Explorer in 2020, only the second educator to be given the award.

Creekside High School

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at 100 Knights Lane in fast-growing northwest St. Johns County includes specialized

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in fields including engineering and emerging technology. Its U.S. News score was 96.31 points, the second highest in its county.

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The main entrance of Nease High School in a 2007 photo.

Allen D. Nease High School

A fixture in northeast St. Johns County since the early 1980s,

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at 10550 Ray Road in Ponte Vedra Beach had a 95% graduation rate and received 94.74 points on the U.S. News scoresheet. It includes

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in engineering, communications, hospitality and Navy JROTC, as well as international baccalaureate.

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Fleming Island High School entrance in a 2007 file photo.

Fleming Island High School

Clay County’s top-ranked high school scored 93.06 on the U.S. News rating. Just over 20 years after

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opened, the school at 2233 Village Square Parkway had a 98% graduation rate.

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Bartram Trail High School in 2010.

Bartram Trail High School

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at 7399 Longleaf Pine Parkway in Saint Johns scored 92.79 on the U.S. News tally, with a 97% graduation rate. It includes

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in information technology, business and design.

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