Aerial view of the New Stanton building ca. 1953
In 1953, the Stanton name was transferred to a new facility in the LaVilla area (on Thirteenth Street) and was renamed New Stanton Senior High School. Charles D. Brooks was the first principal of the 'new" school. Under his leadership, Stanton continued to foster the same traditionally high academic standards as it has always ascribed to, becoming the oldest and most important high school for African Americans in Jacksonville.
The facility on Broad and Ashley Streets became known as "Old" Stanton, becoming a junior high school for a short time before being converted into Stanton Vocational High School.
The facility on Broad and Ashley Streets became known as "Old" Stanton, becoming a junior high school for a short time before being converted into Stanton Vocational High School.
