In 1981, Stanton College Preparatory School became the Duval County School System's first magnet school with a focus on academic achievement. It began with grades 7-10 and added one grade level each succeeding year. Carol Walker was the first principal and the first senior class of 54 students graduated in 1984.
Stanton College Preparatory school strives to identify promising students, raise their aspirations, and support their efforts to do well in school and prepare for college. Administrators, teachers, parents and students work together to set goals and implement programs to enhance the learning atmosphere. The instructional staff of professional educators has the ability to foster genuine creativity; teachers concentrate on inspiring, coaching, guiding, and motivating students.
The mission of Stanton College Preparatory School is to provide a highly advanced academic program for students in grades 9-12 with an average enrollment of over 1500 students. The course offerings include only honors-level, Advanced Placement (AP), dual enrollment and International Baccalaureate (IB) classes.
Stanton now serves a diverse enrollment of high school students living with the 841 square miles of the Duval County School District and leads the Duval County Public Schools in academic achievement. It consistently ranks first in the county and in the top three in the state for the number of National Merit semi-finalists. US News and World Report ranked Stanton at ninth place on its 2008 list of America's Best High Schools. In 2016, it ranked Stanton as fifth out of Florida's 889 public high schools and 33rd of all public schools in the nation. Stanton also has frequently ranked first in the United States in the number of International Baccalaureate diplomas awarded.
Stanton College Preparatory school strives to identify promising students, raise their aspirations, and support their efforts to do well in school and prepare for college. Administrators, teachers, parents and students work together to set goals and implement programs to enhance the learning atmosphere. The instructional staff of professional educators has the ability to foster genuine creativity; teachers concentrate on inspiring, coaching, guiding, and motivating students.
The mission of Stanton College Preparatory School is to provide a highly advanced academic program for students in grades 9-12 with an average enrollment of over 1500 students. The course offerings include only honors-level, Advanced Placement (AP), dual enrollment and International Baccalaureate (IB) classes.
Stanton now serves a diverse enrollment of high school students living with the 841 square miles of the Duval County School District and leads the Duval County Public Schools in academic achievement. It consistently ranks first in the county and in the top three in the state for the number of National Merit semi-finalists. US News and World Report ranked Stanton at ninth place on its 2008 list of America's Best High Schools. In 2016, it ranked Stanton as fifth out of Florida's 889 public high schools and 33rd of all public schools in the nation. Stanton also has frequently ranked first in the United States in the number of International Baccalaureate diplomas awarded.
