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Lavilla School Of The Arts

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Serving 993 students in grades 6-8, Lavilla School Of The Arts ranks in the top 20% of all schools in Florida for overall test scores (math proficiency is top 20%, and reading proficiency is top 20%).

The percentage of students achieving is 68% (which is higher than the Florida state average of 52%). The percentage of students achieving is 72% (which is higher than the Florida state average of 52%).

The student-teacher ratio of 19:1 is higher than the Florida state level of 17:1.

Minority enrollment is 56% of the student body (majority Black), which is lower than the Florida state average of 65% (majority Hispanic and Black).

Quick Facts (2025-26)

School Type: Magnet School
Grades: 6-8
Enrollment: 993 students
Student-Teacher Ratio: 19:1
Minority Enrollment: 56%
: Top 20% in FL
: 68% (Top 20%)
: 72% (Top 20%)
: 70% (Top 20%)
Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), FL Dept. of Education

Top Rankings

Lavilla School Of The Arts ranks among the top 20% of public schools in Florida for:

School Overview

Lavilla School Of The Arts's student population of 993 students has stayed relatively flat over five school years.

The teacher population of 53 teachers has stayed relatively flat over five school years.

School Type

Magnet School

Grades Offered

Grades 6-8
(No virtual instruction)

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Distribution of Students By Grade Trends
Grade	Lavilla School Of The Arts
6	359
7	326
8	308

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Total Students

993 students

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Total Students Trends Over Years (2003-2023)
Year	Lavilla School Of The Arts
2023	1,000
2022	958
2021	1,005
2020	1,028
2019	1,028
2018	1,047
2017	1,047
2016	1,083
2015	1,098
2014	1,119
2013	1,110
2012	1,103
2011	1,105
2010	1,123
2009	1,113
2008	1,113
2007	1,062
2006	1,091
2005	1,105
2004	1,059
2003	1,051

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Gender %

Total Classroom Teachers

53 teachers

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Total Classroom Teachers Trends Over Years (2003-2023)
Year	Lavilla School Of The Arts
2023	56
2022	55
2021	56
2020	54
2019	54
2018	63
2017	63
2016	60
2015	57
2014	55
2013	62
2012	59
2011	64
2010	64
2009	68
2008	70
2007	63
2006	61
2005	58
2004	50
2003	46

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Year Founded

2000

School Calendar

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School Motto

A History of Academic Excellence

School Rankings

Lavilla School Of The Arts ranks within the top 20% of all 3,662 schools in Florida (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data).

The of Lavilla School Of The Arts is 0.67, which is less than the diversity score at state average of 0.70. The school's diversity has stayed relatively flat over five school years.

This School

State Level (FL)

#579 out of 3662 schools
(Top 20%)

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Overall School Rank Trends Over Years (2012-2023)
Year	Lavilla School Of The Arts
2023	#579
2022	#554
2021	#722
2019	#617
2018	#565
2017	#640
2016	#545
2015	#504
2014	#227
2013	#345
2012	#678

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68%

52%

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Math Proficiency Comparison Over Years (2012-2023)
Year	Lavilla School Of The Arts	Florida	Duval School District
2023	68%	52%	50%
2022	70%	52%	50%
2021	62%	48%	46%
2019	72%	59%	57%
2018	74%	58%	55%
2017	70%	57%	57%
2016	71%	54%	48%
2015	68%	53%	45%
2014	71%	59%	53%
2013	74%	58%	54%
2012	68%	57%	52%

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72%

52%

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Reading and Language Arts Proficiency Comparison Over Years (2011-2022)
Year	Lavilla School Of The Arts	Florida	Duval School District
2022	72%	52%	46%
2021	67%	52%	45%
2019	75%	56%	49%
2018	73%	55%	55%
2017	72%	54%	48%
2016	71%	52%	47%
2015	74%	53%	47%
2014	75%	58%	53%
2013	80%	58%	53%
2012	70%	57%	52%
2011	78%	62%	57%

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70%

52%

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Science Proficiency Comparison Over Years (2021-2022)
Year	Lavilla School Of The Arts	Florida	Duval School District
2022	70%	52%	46%
2021	63%	51%	46%

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Student-Teacher Ratio

19:1

17:1

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Student-Teacher Ratio Comparison Over Years (2003-2023)
Year	Lavilla School Of The Arts	Florida	Duval School District
2023	18:1	17:1	18:1
2022	17:1	16:1	18:1
2021	18:1	16:1	19:1
2020	19:1	16:1	18:1
2019	19:1	16:1	18:1
2018	17:1	16:1	18:1
2017	17:1	15:1	18:1
2016	18:1	16:1	18:1
2015	19:1	16:1	17:1
2014	20:1	15:1	17:1
2013	18:1	15:1	17:1
2012	19:1	15:1	17:1
2011	17:1	15:1	16:1
2010	18:1	15:1	16:1
2009	16:1	14:1	15:1
2008	16:1	15:1	16:1
2007	17:1	16:1	16:1
2006	18:1	16:1	16:1
2005	19:1	16:1	17:1
2004	21:1	17:1	19:1
2003	23:1	18:1	19:1

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American Indian

n/a

Asian

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Asian Student Percentage Comparison Over Years (2003-2023)
Year	Lavilla School Of The Arts	Florida	Duval School District
2023	2%	3%	5%
2022	2%	3%	5%
2021	2%	3%	5%
2020	3%	3%	5%
2019	3%	3%	5%
2018	2%	4%	5%
2017	2%	4%	5%
2016	2%	3%	5%
2015	3%	3%	5%
2014	4%	3%	5%
2013	4%	3%	5%
2012	3%	3%	6%
2011	3%	3%	4%
2010	4%	4%	6%
2009	5%	4%	6%
2008	5%	3%	5%
2007	4%	3%	5%
2006	2%	2%	4%
2005	1%	3%	4%
2004	2%	3%	3%
2003	2%	3%	3%

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Hispanic

12%

37%

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Hispanic Student Percentage Comparison Over Years (2003-2023)
Year	Lavilla School Of The Arts	Florida	Duval School District
2023	11%	37%	17%
2022	10%	36%	16%
2021	10%	35%	15%
2020	9%	34%	13%
2019	9%	34%	13%
2018	8%	32%	12%
2017	8%	32%	12%
2016	8%	32%	10%
2015	9%	31%	11%
2014	8%	30%	9%
2013	8%	29%	9%
2012	9%	29%	8%
2011	9%	28%	8%
2010	9%	27%	8%
2009	7%	26%	8%
2008	6%	26%	8%
2007	7%	25%	8%
2006	5%	24%	6%
2005	5%	23%	5%
2004	4%	22%	5%
2003	3%	21%	4%

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Black

36%

21%

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Black Student Percentage Comparison Over Years (2003-2023)
Year	Lavilla School Of The Arts	Florida	Duval School District
2023	36%	21%	43%
2022	34%	21%	43%
2021	34%	22%	44%
2020	32%	22%	44%
2019	32%	22%	44%
2018	34%	22%	44%
2017	34%	22%	44%
2016	34%	23%	45%
2015	34%	23%	43%
2014	34%	23%	44%
2013	34%	23%	44%
2012	35%	23%	44%
2011	38%	23%	45%
2010	36%	24%	45%
2009	35%	24%	45%
2008	33%	24%	45%
2007	30%	24%	44%
2006	27%	24%	45%
2005	29%	24%	44%
2004	30%	24%	44%
2003	33%	24%	44%

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White

44%

35%

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White Student Percentage Comparison Over Years (2003-2023)
Year	Lavilla School Of The Arts	Florida	Duval School District
2023	45%	35%	30%
2022	48%	36%	31%
2021	48%	36%	31%
2020	51%	37%	33%
2019	51%	37%	33%
2018	51%	39%	35%
2017	51%	39%	35%
2016	51%	39%	36%
2015	50%	40%	37%
2014	51%	41%	38%
2013	50%	42%	39%
2012	48%	42%	39%
2011	46%	43%	40%
2010	51%	45%	41%
2009	53%	46%	41%
2008	56%	47%	42%
2007	59%	48%	43%
2006	66%	50%	45%
2005	65%	50%	47%
2004	64%	51%	48%
2003	62%	52%	49%

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Hawaiian

n/a

Two or more races

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Two or More Races Student Percentage Comparison Over Years (2013-2023)
Year	Lavilla School Of The Arts	Florida	Duval School District
2023	6%	4%	5%
2022	6%	4%	5%
2021	6%	4%	5%
2020	5%	4%	5%
2019	5%	4%	5%
2018	5%	3%	4%
2017	5%	3%	4%
2016	5%	3%	4%
2015	4%	3%	4%
2014	3%	3%	4%
2013	3%	3%	3%

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All Ethnic Groups

0.67

0.70

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Diversity Score Comparison Over Years (2003-2023)
Year	Lavilla School Of The Arts	Florida	Duval School District
2023	0.66	0.70	0.69
2022	0.65	0.70	0.69
2021	0.65	0.70	0.68
2020	0.63	0.70	0.67
2019	0.63	0.70	0.67
2018	0.62	0.70	0.66
2017	0.62	0.70	0.66
2016	0.62	0.70	0.66
2015	0.63	0.70	0.65
2014	0.62	0.69	0.65
2013	0.63	0.69	0.65
2012	0.64	0.69	0.65
2011	0.64	0.69	0.64
2010	0.62	0.69	0.62
2009	0.61	0.69	0.62
2008	0.60	0.68	0.61
2007	0.58	0.67	0.61
2006	0.49	0.64	0.59
2005	0.50	0.65	0.59
2004	0.50	0.64	0.58
2003	0.51	0.63	0.57

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Participates in the

Yes

Eligible for

28%

47%

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Free Lunch Eligibility Comparison Over Years (2003-2023)
Year	Lavilla School Of The Arts	Florida	Duval School District
2023	31%	49%	51%
2022	27%	50%	51%
2021	27%	50%	50%
2020	29%	50%	49%
2019	29%	50%	49%
2018	29%	53%	50%
2017	29%	53%	50%
2016	29%	48%	38%
2015	25%	53%	42%
2014	24%	52%	47%
2013	22%	51%	45%
2012	26%	50%	47%
2011	28%	49%	48%
2010	20%	45%	42%
2009	16%	40%	38%
2008	12%	36%	31%
2007	13%	36%	34%
2006	12%	37%	34%
2005	13%	39%	37%
2004	16%	37%	35%
2003	15%	37%	33%

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Eligible for (20-21)

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Reduced-Price Lunch Eligibility Comparison Over Years (2001-2021)
Year	Lavilla School Of The Arts	Florida	Duval School District
2021	2%	4%	2%
2020	3%	6%	2%
2019	3%	6%	2%
2018	4%	5%	2%
2017	4%	5%	2%
2016	3%	4%	1%
2015	4%	5%	2%
2014	5%	6%	3%
2013	4%	7%	4%
2012	6%	7%	5%
2011	6%	7%	5%
2010	8%	9%	7%
2009	7%	9%	8%
2008	6%	9%	8%
2007	7%	9%	8%
2006	6%	9%	8%
2005	8%	9%	8%
2004	8%	9%	9%
2003	8%	9%	9%
2002	8%	9%	9%
2001	12%	9%	11%

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School Statewide Testing

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School District Name

Duval School District

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), FL Dept. of Education

Profile last updated: 02/09/2025

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Lavilla School Of The Arts's ranking?

Lavilla School Of The Arts is ranked #579 out of 3,662 schools, which ranks it among the top 20% of public schools in Florida.

What schools are Lavilla School Of The Arts often compared to?

Lavilla School Of The Artsis often viewed alongside schools like Julia Landon College Preparatory & Leadership Development S, James Weldon Johnson College Preparatory Middle School by visitors of our site.

What percent of students have achieved state testing proficiency in math and reading?

68% of students have achieved math proficiency (compared to the 52% FL state average), while 72% of students have achieved reading proficiency (compared to the 52% FL state average).

How many students attend Lavilla School Of The Arts?

993 students attend Lavilla School Of The Arts.

What is the racial composition of the student body?

44% of Lavilla School Of The Arts students are White, 36% of students are Black, 12% of students are Hispanic, 6% of students are Two or more races, and 2% of students are Asian.

What is the student-teacher ratio of Lavilla School Of The Arts?

Lavilla School Of The Arts has a student ration of 19:1, which is higher than the Florida state average of 17:1.

What grades does Lavilla School Of The Arts offer ?

Lavilla School Of The Arts offers enrollment in grades 6-8 (No virtual instruction).

What school district is Lavilla School Of The Arts part of?

Lavilla School Of The Arts is part of Duval School District.

In what neighborhood is Lavilla School Of The Arts located?

Lavilla School Of The Arts is located in the Downtown neighborhood of Jacksonville, FL. There are 2 other public schools located in Downtown.

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Quick Facts (2025-26)

School Type: Magnet School
Grades: 6-8
Enrollment: 993 students
Student-Teacher Ratio: 19:1
Minority Enrollment: 56%
: Top 20%
: 68% (Top 20%)
: 72% (Top 20%)
: 70% (Top 20%)
Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), FL Dept. of Education