Stanton College Preparatory School

"Stanton High School" redirects here. For the military academy prep school in Cornwall, New York, see Stanton Preparatory Academy. For the public school in Texas, see Stanton High School (Texas).
Stanton College Preparatory School
Stanton Crest
Location
Map
1149 W 13Th St

Jacksonville
,
Florida
32209-5699

United States
Information
TypePreparatory School
Motto"Ubuntu"
Established1867
PrincipalNongongoma Majova-Seane
Staff79.00 (FTE)[1]
Number of students1,363 (2022-23)[1]
Student to teacher ratio17.25[1]
CampusUrban, 17 acres
Color(s)Royal blue █, and white █
MascotBlue Devil
Websitehttps://dcps.duvalschools.org/stanton

Stanton College Preparatory School is a public preparatory high school in Jacksonville, Florida, United States. Stanton College Preparatory School is a highly selective school that offers both the Advanced Placement and the International Baccalaureate.

The school's history dates to the 1860s, serving as the first school for Black students in the state of Florida. It was begun as an elementary school serving the African-American population under the then-segregated education system. It now serves secondary students (grades 9–12) within the Duval County Public Schools of Duval County, Florida. The school offers special curricula including Honors courses, Advanced Placement, and International Baccalaureate courses. In 2005, the Advanced Placement Report to the Nation[2] recognized Stanton College Preparatory School as the best large size high school for Advanced Placement in the world.

Stanton was called "one of the premier IB and AP public schools in the country" by Jay Mathews in his 2005 book Supertest: How the International Baccalaureate Can Strengthen Our Schools. Most Stanton students attend some form of college after graduation, whether four-year or two-year institutions, local, national, or international.[3] In 2014, the Washington Post ranked the school as the 4th most challenging high school in the Southern United States.[4]

  1. ^ a b c "STANTON COLLEGE PREPARATORY". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved August 30, 2024.
  2. ^ Advanced Placement Report to the Nation, 2005
  3. ^ Stanton College Preparatory School profile at cyberguidance.net
  4. ^ High School Challenge Washington Post 2014