St. Johns County School District

School district in Florida, United States

St. Johns County School District

Location

40 Orange Street, St. Augustine, St. Johns County, Florida, 32084

United States
District information
Motto| Excellence in Public Education Since 1869.[2]
Established| 1869 (1869)
Superintendent| Tim Forson
Schools| 47[1]
Students and staff
Students| 44,550
Teachers| 2,475[1]
Other information
Website| www.stjohns.k12.fl.us

St. Johns County School District (SJCSD) is the public school district for St. Johns County, Florida.

It is the sole school district in the county.[3]

## History[edit]

* 1866 – St. Joseph Academy was founded and is the oldest Catholic high school in Florida.
* 1924 – Hastings High School is opened for farm children in the southwest corner of St. Johns county
* 1959 – St. Augustine High School is the St. Johns county public high school
* 1981 – Nease High School was opened to alleviate overcrowding at SAHS.
* 2000 – Pedro Menendez High School and Bartram Trail High School are opened to alleviate overcrowding at SAHS and Nease, respectively.
* 2008 – Creekside High School and Ponte Vedra High School are opened to alleviate overcrowding at Bartram Trail and Nease, respectively.
* 2021 – Tocoi Creek High School, in the World Golf Village area of the county, opened to students in Fall 2021.
* 2022 – Beachside High School, opened in Fall 2022 on CR-210

## School board[edit]

The county administrative offices are located at 40 Orange Street in St. Augustine, Florida. The superintendent of SJCSD is Mr. Tim Forson, who administrates the daily operation of public schools in the county. The position of superintendent is appointed by the St. Johns County School Board, a body of five elected officers, each board member representing a specific geographic area. The current School Board members, in order of district number, are Beverly Slough, Anthony E. Coleman Sr., Bill Mignon, Kelly Barrera, and Patrick Canan. Board members are elected in staggered four years terms with 2-term limits; districts 1, 3 & 5 elected during midterm election cycles (next in 2026) and districts 2 & 4 elected during presidential cycles (next in 2024).

## Growth[edit]

With the tremendous population growth, the number of St. Johns County academic high schools tripled between 2000 and 2008. For the 2007-2008 school year, the district had an enrollment of 27,514 students, which according to the St. Augustine Record continued its ranking as "one of the fastest-growing school districts in the state" of Florida.[4] That figure reflected a four percent increase (1,040 students) from the previous year.[4]

Year | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008

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Enrollment

20,918

21,910

23,090

24,320

25,757

26,474

27,514

## FCAT[edit]

Florida Public K-12 Schools are graded based on data from the Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test (FCAT) provided by Florida Department of Education. St. Johns County schools received the following marks:[5]

Grade | "A" | "B" | "C" | "D" | "F"

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Schools

## Schools[edit]

High schools

* Bartram Trail High School
* Beachside High School
* Creekside High School
* Pedro Menendez High School
* Allen D. Nease High School
* Ponte Vedra High School
* St. Augustine High School
* St. Johns Technical High School
* Tocoi Creek High School

K-8 schools (Academies)

* Freedom Crossing
* Liberty Pines
* Mill Creek
* Palm Valley
* Patriot Oaks
* Pine Island
* Valley Ridge

Middle schools

* Alice B. Landrum
* Fruit Cove
* Gamble Rogers
* Pacetti Bay
* R. J. Murray
* Sebastian
* Switzerland Point

Elementary schools

* Cunningham Creek
* Durbin Creek
* Hickory Creek
* John A. Crookshank
* Julington Creek
* Ketterlinus
* Ocean Palms
* Osceola
* Otis A. Mason
* Palencia
* Picolata Crossing
* R. B. Hunt
* PVPV-Rawlings
* South Woods
* It was provisionally named "School J".[6]
* The Webster School
* Timberlin Creek
* Wards Creek
* W. D. Hartley

Alternative schools

* Gaines Alternative School at the Evelyn B. Hamblen Center
* Transition School at the Evelyn B. Hamblen Center

Former schools

* Hastings High School \- Closed in 1985[7]
* Hastings Elementary-Junior High School - Opened in the former Hastings High in 1985, replacing the former Hastings Elementary School. In 1992 it ended its junior high school program, with the new name being Hastings Elementary School.[7] In 2005 it closed, replaced by South Woods Elementary.[8]

## See also[edit]

* List of high schools in Florida
* Florida School for the Deaf and Blind \- A state operated school in St. Augustine

## References[edit]

1. ^ a b "About US" SJCSD website
2. ^ "Home | St. Johns County School District". Archived from the original on August 22, 2017. Retrieved August 23, 2017.
3. ^ "2020 Census – School District Reference Map: St. Johns County, FL" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved August 1, 2022. \- Text list
4. ^ a b Perhach, Paulette (September 25, 2007). "Schools' explosive growth continues". The St. Augustine Record. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016.
5. ^ Florida Department of Education: FCAT results-School Grades by District
6. ^ "Home". St. Johns County School District. April 4, 2005. Archived from the original on April 4, 2005. Retrieved December 4, 2021.
7. ^ a b "Background Information of Wildcat Country". Hastings Elementary School. February 2, 1999. Archived from the original on February 2, 1999. Retrieved December 4, 2021.
8. ^ "Resolution No. 2005-329" (PDF). St. John's County Clerk. Retrieved December 4, 2021.

## External links[edit]

* St. Johns County School District website

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St. Augustine, Florida

History|

* Saint Augustine Fire of 1914

Education|

* St. Johns County School District
* St. Augustine HS (not in the city limits)
* Florida School for the Deaf and Blind
* Flagler College
* Ponce de Leon Hotel
* University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences
* St Johns County Public Library System
* St. Joseph Academy (not in the city limits)
* St. Johns River State College (not in the city limits)

Landmarks|

* Castillo de San Marcos
* Cathedral Basilica of St. Augustine
* González–Álvarez House
* González-Jones House
* Lightner Museum
* Llambias House
* Old St. Johns County Jail
* St. Augustine Light
* St. Augustine Alligator Farm Zoological Park
* Tolomato Cemetery

Culture|

* St. Augustine Historical Society

Transportation|

* Northeast Florida Regional Airport (not in the city limits)

Healthcare|

* Flagler Hospital (not in the city limits)

This list is incomplete.

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Education in St. Johns County, Florida

School district
High schools|

* Bartram Trail
* Creekside
* Pedro Menendez
* Allen D. Nease
* Ponte Vedra
* St. Augustine
* St. Johns Technical
* Tocoi Creek

| Closed|

* Hastings

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State K-12 schools|

* Florida School for the Deaf and Blind

Private schools|

* St. Joseph Academy

Tertiary|

* Flagler College
* St. Johns River State College St. Augustine Campus

Authority control databases

International|

* VIAF

National|

* United States

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