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Paxon School/Advanced Studies
3239 Norman East Thagard Blvd
Jacksonville FL, 32254, Duval County
Phone: 904-693-7583
Ranking: (12 out of 492, top 2%)*
Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: Duval County School District
Title I Eligible School: No
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
Total Teachers: | 72 | 74 | 74 | 76 | 78 | 82 | 86 | |||||||
Total Students: | 1,500 | 1,441 | 1,479 | 1,562 | 1,544 | 1,510 | 1,540 | |||||||
Grade 9: | 433 | 28.9% | 401 | 27.8% | 461 | 31.2% | 485 | 31.0% | 451 | 29.2% | 449 | 29.7% | 443 | 28.8% |
Grade 10: | 379 | 25.3% | 421 | 29.2% | 417 | 28.2% | 417 | 26.7% | 385 | 24.9% | 381 | 25.2% | 428 | 27.8% |
Grade 11: | 388 | 25.9% | 337 | 23.4% | 329 | 22.2% | 321 | 20.6% | 374 | 24.2% | 369 | 24.4% | 359 | 23.3% |
Grade 12: | 300 | 20.0% | 282 | 19.6% | 272 | 18.4% | 339 | 21.7% | 334 | 21.6% | 311 | 20.6% | 310 | 20.1% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 696 | 46.4% | 642 | 44.6% | 665 | 45.0% | 738 | 47.2% | 688 | 44.6% | 650 | 43.0% | 637 | 41.4% |
Female: | 804 | 53.6% | 799 | 55.4% | 814 | 55.0% | 824 | 52.8% | 811 | 52.5% | 790 | 52.3% | 848 | 55.1% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 3 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 3 | 0.2% | 5 | 0.3% | 6 | 0.4% | 3 | 0.2% |
Asian: | 142 | 9.5% | 143 | 9.9% | 146 | 9.9% | 156 | 10.0% | 188 | 12.2% | 191 | 12.6% | 201 | 13.1% |
Hispanic: | 108 | 7.2% | 114 | 7.9% | 118 | 8.0% | 114 | 7.3% | 106 | 6.9% | 69 | 4.6% | 74 | 4.8% |
Black: | 576 | 38.4% | 548 | 38.0% | 557 | 37.7% | 589 | 37.7% | 554 | 35.9% | 488 | 32.3% | 464 | 30.1% |
White: | 607 | 40.5% | 584 | 40.5% | 587 | 39.7% | 636 | 40.7% | 654 | 42.4% | 694 | 46.0% | 747 | 48.5% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 3 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.1% | 5 | 0.3% | 5 | 0.3% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 61 | 4.1% | 49 | 3.4% | 65 | 4.4% | 59 | 3.8% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 289 | 19.3% | 218 | 15.1% | 255 | 17.2% | 310 | 19.8% | 190 | 12.3% | 152 | 10.1% | 118 | 7.7% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 73 | 4.9% | 61 | 4.2% | 66 | 4.5% | 58 | 3.7% | 81 | 5.2% | 63 | 4.2% | 41 | 2.7% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 20.83 | 19.47 | 19.99 | 20.55 | 19.92 | 19.00 | 18.00 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
EOC | ||||||
2013 | Biology 1 | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 422 | 404 | 404 |
2013 | Geometry | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 412 | 398 | 403 |
FCAT | ||||||
2004 | Math | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 357 | 319 | 323 |
2005 | Math | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 350 | 323 | 322 |
2006 | Math | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 360 | 327 | 324 |
2007 | Math | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 358 | 322 | 323 |
2008 | Math | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 364 | 322 | 327 |
2009 | Math | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 367 | 325 | 327 |
2010 | Math | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 359 | 324 | 331 |
2011 | Math | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 356 | 324 | 329 |
2004 | Reading | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 352 | 299 | 300 |
2005 | Reading | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 336 | 299 | 296 |
2006 | Reading | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 348 | 299 | 298 |
2007 | Reading | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 347 | 298 | 300 |
2008 | Reading | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 362 | 299 | 306 |
2009 | Reading | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 362 | 301 | 305 |
2010 | Reading | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 353 | 299 | 310 |
2011 | Reading | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 349 | 302 | 309 |
2012 | Reading | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 261 | 242 | 244 |
2013 | Reading | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 261 | 244 | 246 |
2006 | Science | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 338 | 298 | 298 |
2007 | Science | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 356 | 301 | 302 |
2008 | Science | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 353 | 307 | 304 |
2009 | Science | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 364 | 310 | 303 |
2010 | Science | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 360 | 315 | 306 |
2011 | Science | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 352 | 312 | 307 |
2007 | Math | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 354 | 297 | 302 |
2008 | Math | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 353 | 301 | 309 |
2009 | Math | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 350 | 306 | 313 |
2010 | Math | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 347 | 306 | 311 |
2007 | Reading | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 351 | 304 | 308 |
2008 | Reading | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 350 | 308 | 313 |
2009 | Reading | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 348 | 307 | 316 |
2010 | Reading | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 344 | 310 | 317 |
2011 | Reading | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 349 | 312 | 317 |
2012 | Reading | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 256 | 238 | 240 |
2013 | Reading | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 255 | 238 | 240 |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
2007 | 2006 | |
Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 57.5% | 55.8% |
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 42.5% | 42.9% |
Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 11.0 years | 12.0 years |
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 40.0% | 41.8% |
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 60.0% | 58.2% |
Mean Base Salary: | $44,429.0 | $42,316.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $39,686.0 | $37,240.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $49,529.0 | $48,225.0 |
* Paxon School/Advanced Studies was rated 5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.