A. Philip Randolph Career Academies, 1157 Golfair Blvd.: 9-12, 349 students in 2024-25, a B in Florida's 2026 school grades.

Last checked Oct. 10, 2026. Sources: the school’s website, Duval County Public Schools’ school locator map, school hours page and calendar, the Florida Department of Education’s 2026 school grades file, the federal NCES school directory, and the FHSAA’s 2026-27 football classifications.

A. Philip Randolph Career Academies is the Duval County Public Schools magnet high school for grades 9 to 12 at 1157 Golfair Blvd. The campus is inside Jacksonville city limits.

Who to call
Address 1157 Golfair Blvd., Jacksonville, FL 32209
Phone 904-924-3011
Grades Grades 9 to 12
District Duval County Public Schools
State school number 16-2851

Principal

Principal Mary Flynn, according to the school’s staff directory.

Enrollment and teachers

  • Federal count: 349 students in the 2024-25 school year, with 21 full-time-equivalent classroom teachers, according to the NCES directory. That is about 17 students per teacher.

State report card

Florida grades every public school A to F on the share of possible points it earns on the measures in the state’s 2026 school grades file: test scores, learning gains and, for middle and high schools, acceleration and graduation. The file sets an A for high schools at 65% of points or more.

School year Grade
2025-26 B (62% of possible points)
2024-25 B
2023-24 C

From the state’s 2026 school grades file, the share of students scoring on grade level on the state tests in 2025-26:

  • English language arts: 38%
  • Math: 44%
  • Science: 68%
  • Social studies: 83%
  • Graduation rate (2024-25): 92%
  • College and career acceleration (2024-25): 56% of graduates

The same file lists 95.9% of the school’s students as economically disadvantaged and the school as a Title I school, which receives federal aid for schools serving low-income families.

The full report card is on the state’s Florida school report cards site. It is an interactive dashboard; the figures above come from the downloadable file.

Admission

A. Philip Randolph is a dedicated magnet school: it has no attendance zone, and every student applies. The district’s list of dedicated magnet schools describes its program as career academies. Families apply through the district’s magnet lottery, which for the 2026-27 school year ran Dec. 1, 2025, to Jan. 31, 2026; seats left after the lottery are offered through controlled open enrollment. Dedicated magnet schools set academic standards for entry and for staying enrolled, according to the district’s magnet standards page.

Calendar and bell times

Classes run 8 a.m. to 2:55 p.m., according to the district’s 2026-27 school hours, which list the school as an exception to the standard schedule.

From the district’s 2026-27 calendar:

  • Monday, Oct. 12: no school for students (employee planning day)
  • Wednesday, Nov. 11: schools closed for Veterans Day
  • Nov. 23-27: schools closed for Thanksgiving week
  • Dec. 21 to Jan. 1, 2027: winter break
  • Monday, Jan. 4, 2027: employee planning day, no school for students
  • Monday, Jan. 18, 2027: schools closed for Martin Luther King Jr. Day
  • March 15-19, 2027: schools closed for spring break week
  • Friday, May 28, 2027: last day of school

Programs

The district’s magnet programs list shows nine magnet programs here: Barbering Academy; Building Trades/Carpentry Academy; Cosmetology Academy; Criminal Justice Academy; Fire/Rescue Academy; HVAC Academy; Health Sciences Academy; Modeling & Simulation Academy; Welding Academy.

Sports and activities

A. Philip Randolph does not appear in the FHSAA’s 2026-27 football classifications. The school’s website does not list sports teams. Scores for Jacksonville high school teams are on our high school scoreboard.

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Frequently asked questions

What grades does A. Philip Randolph Career Academies serve?

Grades 9 to 12. It is a Duval County Public Schools magnet high school at 1157 Golfair Blvd. in Jacksonville.

What is A. Philip Randolph Career Academies’ school grade?

A. Philip Randolph Career Academies earned a B in Florida’s 2026 school grades, with 62% of possible points. It earned a B in 2025.

What time does A. Philip Randolph Career Academies start?

Classes run 8 a.m. to 2:55 p.m., according to the district’s 2026-27 school hours.