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Paxon School/advanced Studies High School
3239 Norman E Thagard Bou, Jacksonville, FL, 32254-1796 -  Map
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School Overview:
Definition of Terms Paxon School/advanced Studies High School
School Level High school
School Type Magnet School
Grades Offered Grades 9 - 12
County Duval County, FL
Students & Faculty
Total Students 1494 students
% Male / % Female 45%  /  55%
Total Classroom Teachers 84 teachers
Students by Grade
Grade 9 - 439 students
Grade 10 - 396 students
Grade 11 - 322 students
Grade 12 - 337 students
This School ( FL ) School Average
Teacher : Student Ratio 1:18 1:16
Students by Ethnicity
This School ( FL ) School Average
% American Indian n/a n/a
% Asian 13% 2%
% Hispanic 4% 22%
% Black 27% 28%
% White 56% 47%
Additional Student Information
This School ( FL ) School Average
% Eligible for Free Lunch 8% 42%
% Eligible for Reduced Lunch 4% 9%
% Migrant Students Enrolled n/a n/a
School Performance:
( FL ) Statewide Testing Performance
School Statewide Performance View Education Department Test Scores
School District:
School District Name Duval County School District
This School's Agency ( FL ) District Average
Number of Schools Managed 182 20
Number of Students Managed 134,957 students 12,279 students
District Total Revenue $1,008,899,000 $110,828,000
District Expenditure $1,009,085,000 $112,427,000
District Revenue / Student $7,476 $7,795
District Expenditure / Student $7,477 $7,471
District Graduation Rates 71% 81%
School Notes:
  • Paxon School for Advanced Studies (PSAS) is one of three International Baccalaureate schools (the others being Stanton College Preparatory School, and Jean Ribault High School) in Duval County, Florida. Stanton is considered their rival. The two schools are competitive in sports and academics. According to the College Board's Advanced Placement Report to the Nation, Paxon high school has one of the strongest math and science Advanced Placement programs in the state of Florida. Because of this outstanding accomplishment, Paxon is one of a select group of Florida schools invited to apply for for the Siemens Advanced Placement High School Award. Only about 10-15 schools per state have been invited to apply.
  • History: The school was built on Jacksonville's Westside in 1954. Before the school was built, the land was the location of Paxon Air Field, where Bessie Coleman, the first African-American female pilot, was killed in a plane crash. At that time the school was built, the Paxon neighbourhood possesed possesed a white majority population. Since that time, Paxon has gone through a period of being a very mixed neighbourhood to one with an African-American majority—though it is still somewhat racially mixed.
  • The school was originally named Paxon Field Junior-Senior High School and contained 7th through 12 grades. In 1957, Paxon Junior High was built across the street, and the older building became simply, Paxon High School. In 1996, Paxon became a college preparatory school and an International Baccalaureate school, and took on its present-day name. Today, Paxon considers its chief rival to Stanton College Preparatory School, another Jacksonville IB school. In 2004 Paxon School for Advanced Studies was ranked number 3 in best schools in the nation while Stanton Prep. was number 1.
  • Facts: Ranked as the #28 public school in the United States by Newsweek Magazine in 2006.
  • Ranked as the #7 public school in the United States by Newsweek Magazine in 2003 and 2005.
  • Ranked as the #3 public school in the United States by Newsweek in 2004.
  • P.S. 75 of Duval County Public Schools.
  • Colors: Blue and Gold.
  • Mascot: Eagle.
  • Motto: "Caritas, Constantia, Excellentia, Integritas".
  • Newspaper: The Eagle, selected as the #1 high-school paper in Jacksonville by the Florida Times-Union in 2004, 2005, and 2006. Headed by editor Corey J. Portnoy.
  • Football Stadium: Pajic Stadium.
  • Army JROTC Detachment: Golden Eagle Battalion (Honor Unit with Distinction).
  • Website http://www.educationcentral.org/psas/.
  • Notable Alumni: Former teacher Mae Boren Axton was instrumental in launching Elvis Presley's singing career by interviewing him on the radio in Jacksonville on July 28, 1955. She is probably more well-known, however, for later co-writing Presley's first #1 hit song, "Heartbreak Hotel."
  • Dr. Norman E. Thagard, astronaut.
  • Gary Pajcic; Steve Pajcic; Skylar Carlson.
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School Zip Code:
About This Zip Code (32254)
School Zip (32254) (FL) State Average
Population (Approximate) 14,969 people 15,366,089 people
% (age 25+) w/College Degree 9% 27%
Population Average Age 32 years old 38.7 years old
Average Household size 2.8 persons 2.3 persons
Median Household Income $25,807 $38,451
Avg. # of Rooms in Household 5.1 rooms 5.0 rooms
Median Age of Housing Structure 49 years old 32 years old
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% Owning / % Renting 64% / 36% 67% / 33%
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1. Robert E. Lee High School - 1900 students - view location
2. A. Philip Randolph Academies High School - 697 students - view location
3. School Of Integrated Academics And Technology - 178 students - view location
4. Stanton College Preparatory - 1505 students - view location
5. William M. Raines High School - 1474 students - view location
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