Magnet schools provide students with an opportunity to attend schools that focus on themes or career areas of special interest to the student. More than 50 schools offer over 30 programs, ranging from culinary arts and Montessori to computer science and the medical professions. Students can often follow the same magnet theme from elementary to middle and high school. Transportation is provided within established guidelines.
Students who enroll in magnet programs at A. Philip Randolph, Andrew Jackson High School, Darnell-Cookman 6-12, Douglas Anderson School of the Arts, Frank H. Peterson, Fort Caroline MS, James Weldon Johnson, Joseph Stilwell MS, Julia Landon MS, LaVilla School of the Arts, Paxon School for Advanced Studies, Samuel W. Wolfson HS, Springfield Middle School, Stanton College Preparatory and Young Men's and Young Women's Leadership Academy at Eugene Butler must meet specified academic performance standards in order to return from one year to the next. These standards are:
Grade 6-7 Pass all courses
Grade 7-8 Maintain an overall unweighted 2.0 grade point average, and pass all courses
Grade 9-10 Maintain an overall unweighted 2.0 grade point average, and pass all courses
Grade 10-11 Maintain an overall unweighted 2.0 grade point average, and pass all courses
In addition, students at LaVilla must earn a "C" or higher in each arts area.
For a list of magnet schools click the appropriate level: Elementary | Middle | High
Both J. Allen Axson Montessori Elementary School and John E. Ford English and Spanish Montessori PreK - 8 School have PreK3 and PreK4 programs. Please contact the individual schools for additional information about these programs.
J. Allen Axson Elementary School can be found here, (904) 992-3600.
John E. Ford Elementary School can be found here, (904) 630-6540.