Academically Advanced

  • We offer curriculum for gifted students that promotes creative, flexible and genuine thinking. Students are encouraged to take pride in their unique abilities, within an environment that is nurturing and respectful. These gifted programs are offered at the elementary and secondary levels.

    What we value most in our gifted curriculum is the ability to increase a student’s creativity, critical thinking, problem solving, leadership and self awareness. Our curriculum is in line with state standards, and promotes cooperation among all students to reach a common goal.

    The schools listed below specialize in our Academically Advanced and Gifted Choice Programs.

Elementary Schools

  • Alimacani
  • Bartram Springs
  • Cedar Hills
  • Central Riverside
  • Don Brewer
  • George W. Carver
  • GRASP Academy
  • Highlands
  • Holiday Hill
  • J. Allen Axson
  • Jacksonville Beach
  • John E. Ford Pre K-8 School
  • Mandarin Oaks
  • Merrill Road
  • Richard Lewis Brown
  • R. V. Daniels
  • Rutledge H. Pearson
  • San Mateo
  • Spring Park
  • Thomas Jefferson

Middle Schools

  • Darnell-Cookman School of the Medical Arts
  • Duncan Fletcher
  • James Weldon Johnson
  • John E. Ford Pre K-8 School
  • Julia Landon
  • Kernan
  • Landmark
  • LaVilla School of the Arts
  • Mandarin
  • Mayport Coastal Sciences
  • Oceanway
  • Southside
  • Springfield
  • Twin Lakes Academy

High Schools

  • Darnell-Cookman School of the Medical Arts
  • Paxon
  • Samuel W. Wolfson
  • Stanton
  • Terry Parker