Darnell Cookman Middle School
1701 N Davis Street, Jacksonville, FL, 32209-6598 - Map Map

School Overview:
Definition of Terms
Darnell Cookman Middle School
School Level Middle school
School Type Magnet School
Grades Offered Grades 6 - 8
County Duval County, FL
Awards Honored for National Blue Ribbon Award Blue Ribbon School – Selected in 2008  
Students & Faculty
Total Students 1148 students
% Male / % Female 45%  /  55%
Total Classroom Teachers 65 teachers
Students by Grade
Grade 6 - 355 students
Grade 7 - 396 students
Grade 8 - 397 students
This School
(FL) School Average
Teacher : Student Ratio 1:18 1:18
Students by Ethnicity
This School
(FL) School Average
% American Indian n/a n/a
% Asian 8% 2%
% Hispanic 4% 20%
% Black 38% 28%
% White 50% 49%
Additional Student Information
This School
(FL) School Average
% Eligible for Free Lunch 14% 38%
% Eligible for Reduced Lunch 6% 9%
% Migrant Students Enrolled n/a n/a
School Performance:
(FL) Statewide Testing Performance
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School District:
School District Name Duval County School District
This School's Agency
(FL) District Average
Number of Schools Managed 182 28
Number of Students Managed 127,903 students 18,155 students
District Total Revenue $1,008,899,000 $175,885,000
District Expenditure $1,009,085,000 $193,301,000
District Revenue / Student $7,888 $9,688
District Expenditure / Student $7,889 $10,647
In the News:
  • 'Hoax device' found after Darnell-Cookman school evacuated (The Florida Times-Union)
    posted on April 21, 2009 at 04:10:56 pm
    A suspicious item that police called a "hoax device" was rendered safe by the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office bomb squad Monday afternoon after students at the nearby Darnell-Cookman Middle School were evacuated. Police declined to comment on the device or say anything about the bucket truck it was found in on Davis Street near 8th Street. They had not found the owner or driver of the truck by ...
  • 'Hoax device' found after Jacksonville school evacuated (The Florida Times-Union)
    posted on April 21, 2009 at 06:41:06 am
    A suspicious item that police called a "hoax device" was rendered safe by the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office bomb squad this afternoon after students at the nearby Darnell-Cookman Middle School were evacuated. Police declined to comment on the device or say anything about the bucket truck it was found in on Davis Street near 8th Street. They had not found the owner or driver of the truck by this ...
  • "Hoax device" brings out bomb squad, evacuates schools (The Florida Times-Union)
    posted on April 21, 2009 at 04:27:36 am
    A suspicious item that Jacksonville police called a "hoax device" was rendered safe by bomb squad detectives Monday after the nearby Darnell-Cookman Middle School was evacuated. read more
  • Darnell-Cookman Middle School, nearby businesses evacuated (The Florida Times-Union)
    posted on April 20, 2009 at 07:40:56 pm
    Students at Darnell-Cookman Middle School were being evacuated this afternoon as the Jacksonville police bomb squad investigates suspicious materials found in a truck parked at an adjacent McDonald's.  The school's 1,100 students were moved to one side of the property at 8th and Davis streets and began leaving under police escort shortly before 3 p.m. They were sent to the area of the St. ...
  • Bomb Squad Declares Device a Hoax, Area Now a Crime Scene (First Coast News)
    posted on April 20, 2009 at 07:01:24 pm
    JACKSONVILLE, FL -- After three hours of road closures, evacuations and bomb squad work, police now say the device was a package designed to look like a bomb, but was not actually a bomb.
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School Notes:
 
School Zip Code:
About This Zip Code (32209)
School Zip (32209)
(FL) State Average
Population (Approximate) 39,653 people 15,366,089 people
% (age 25+) w/College Degree 13% 27%
Population Average Age 35 years old 37 years old
Average Household size 2.6 persons 2.3 persons
Median Household Income $22,202 $38,396
Avg. # of Rooms in Household 5.1 rooms 5.0 rooms
Median Age of Housing Structure 48 years old 32 years old
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Median Value of Housing Unit
Zipcode (32209)


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% Owning / % Renting 59% / 41% 67% / 33%
School Map:
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