First Coast High School

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First Coast High School
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Address
First Coast High School
590 Duval Station Road

Jacksonville
,
Florida
32218

United States
Coordinates 30°28′57″N81°36′28″W / 30.482560°N 81.607680°W / 30.482560; -81.607680
Information
Other namesFirst Coast, FCHS
Type Public high school
Established1990;33 years ago (1990)
School district Duval County Public Schools
SuperintendentDiana L. Greene
CEEB code 100741
NCES School ID 120048002745 [1]
PrincipalJustin Fluent
Teaching staff85.00 (on an FTE basis) [1]
Grades 9–12
Enrollment2,077 [1]  (2018-19)
Student to teacher ratio24.44 [1]
Campus type Urban
Color(s)Black, Blue, & Silver
   
Mascot Buccaneer
Website dcps.duvalschools.org/fch
First Coast High School

First Coast High School is a comprehensive public high school in Jacksonville, Florida, United States. It was opened concurrently with its sister school, Mandarin High School. The school is one of 47 high schools in the Duval County School District. Like all Duval County schools, it is accredited through the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools.

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History

The school was opened in 1990. Its sister school, Mandarin High School, was opened concurrently using identical building plans. The school's design is unique for Jacksonville schools (other than Mandarin, which started with an identical layout). The school is built around a large paved courtyard, reminiscent of Spanish architecture from the colonial period of Latin America. In 2006, an additional wing was added to the school, to accommodate the explosive growth in North Jacksonville.

Academics

As of the 2018–19 school year, First Coast High School had an enrollment of 1,991 and 94 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student-teacher ratio of 21:1. [1] Of those 1,991 students, 49.2 percent (979) of them were eligible for free or reduced lunch under the National School Lunch Act. [1]

In 2019, the school received an "B" on the Florida Department of Education's School Accountability Grading Scale. [2] First Coast was one of 16 schools nationwide selected by College Board for inclusion in the 2007–08 EXCELerator School Improvement Model program.[ citation needed ] The educational partnership, funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, was designed to raise the school's graduation rate and improve college readiness, especially among minority and low income students.

Notable alumni

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References

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  2. ↑ "School Accountability Report". Florida Department of Education . Retrieved 12 October 2019.
  3. ↑ Hawk, Rachael. "10 famous people who attended Jacksonville schools". WJAX. Retrieved 2020-09-04.
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