Cornerstone Classical Academy, 2360 St. Johns Bluff Road S.: tuition-free charter school, K-12, 949 students in 2024-25, an A in 2026 state grades.

Last checked Oct. 10, 2026. Sources: the school’s website, its admissions page, Jacksonville campus page and faculty page, the Florida Department of Education’s Master School ID directory and 2026 school grades file, and the federal NCES school directory.

Cornerstone Classical Academy is a tuition-free public charter school for kindergarten to grade 12 at 2360 St. Johns Bluff Road S. The Florida Department of Education lists it as a charter school in the Duval County Public Schools district. Charter schools are run by their own boards under a contract with the School Board and have no attendance zones.

The school’s Jacksonville campus page describes it as a tuition-free classical charter school serving VPK through 12th grade. The website the state lists for the school, cornerstoneclassicalacademy.org, no longer loads; the school’s site is now cornerstoneclassical.org.

Who to call
Address 2360 St. Johns Bluff Road S., Jacksonville, FL 32246
Phone 904-481-8163
Grades Kindergarten to grade 12
Type Public charter school, tuition-free
State school number 16-5801
Charter opened 2020-2021 school year

Principal

Principal Dawn Oehmann, according to the school’s faculty page, which lists Edi Wohlgemuth as executive director.

Enrollment and teachers

  • Federal count: 949 students in the 2024-25 school year, with 64 full-time-equivalent classroom teachers, according to the NCES directory. That is about 15 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 combination schools at 65% of points or more.

School year Grade
2025-26 A (72% of possible points)
2024-25 A
2023-24 A

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

  • Third-grade English language arts: 85%
  • English language arts: 78%
  • Math: 80%
  • Science: 66%
  • Social studies: 88%
  • Middle school acceleration (a state grading measure): 73%

The same file lists 3% of the school’s students as economically disadvantaged.

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

Cornerstone Classical Academy’s admissions page says the school is open to students throughout Duval County and surrounding areas, with no testing to apply, and that admission is decided by lottery under Florida law. The page’s timeline lists enrollment opening Dec. 1 and closing Dec. 31 at 11:59 p.m., with the lottery run in mid-January; another passage on the same page says the lottery runs in the first week of March. Families check their status in an online portal, and waitlisted families are told to plan for a second-choice school because seats open unpredictably.

Calendar and school hours

The school’s Jacksonville campus page lists hours of 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. for the lower school and 8 a.m. to 3:15 p.m. for the upper school, and links to its campus calendars.

Sports and activities

Cornerstone Classical is listed as an independent, outside the class and district structure, in the FHSAA’s 2026-27 football classifications. Follow the season on our Friday night football page and the high school scoreboard.

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Frequently asked questions

What grades does Cornerstone Classical Academy serve?

Kindergarten to grade 12, according to the Florida Department of Education’s school directory. It is a tuition-free public charter school at 2360 St. Johns Bluff Road S. in Jacksonville.

What is Cornerstone Classical Academy’s school grade?

Cornerstone Classical Academy earned an A in Florida’s 2026 school grades, with 72% of possible points. It earned an A in 2025.

How do I apply to Cornerstone Classical Academy?

Apply online through the school’s admissions page. Its timeline lists enrollment opening Dec. 1 and closing Dec. 31 at 11:59 p.m., with admission decided by lottery.

What time does Cornerstone Classical Academy start?

Classes start at 8 a.m.; the lower school ends at 3 p.m. and the upper school at 3:15 p.m., according to the school’s website.