Darnell-Cookman School of the Medical Arts, 1701 N. Davis St.: 6-12, 1,068 students in 2024-25, an A 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.

Darnell-Cookman School of the Medical Arts is the Duval County Public Schools magnet middle and high school for grades 6 to 12 at 1701 N. Davis St. The campus is inside Jacksonville city limits.

Who to call
Address 1701 N. Davis St., Jacksonville, FL 32209
Phone 904-630-6805
Grades Grades 6 to 12
District Duval County Public Schools
State school number 16-1451

Principal

Principal Paul Davis, according to the school’s staff directory.

Enrollment and teachers

  • Federal count: 1,068 students in the 2024-25 school year, with 42 full-time-equivalent classroom teachers, according to the NCES directory. That is about 25 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 (67% 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:

  • English language arts: 71%
  • Math: 50%
  • Science: 79%
  • Social studies: 88%
  • Middle school acceleration (a state grading measure): 65%
  • Graduation rate (2024-25): 100%
  • College and career acceleration (2024-25): 84% of graduates

The same file lists 42.1% 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

Darnell-Cookman 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 college preparatory and medical arts, with gifted and academically talented programs in the middle grades. 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 7:50 a.m. to 2:50 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 three magnet programs here: College Preparatory and Medical Arts (grades 9-12); Medical Arts, Gifted (grades 6-8); Medical Arts, Academically Talented (grades 6-8). For the next level, the list names Darnell-Cookman School of Medical Art, Paxon School for Advanced Studies, Samuel Wolfson School for Advanced Studies and Stanton College Preparatory as the continuing programs.

Sports and activities

Darnell-Cookman does not appear in the FHSAA’s 2026-27 football classifications. Its website has middle and high school athletics pages but no team list. Scores for Jacksonville high school teams are on our high school scoreboard.

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Frequently asked questions

What grades does Darnell-Cookman School of the Medical Arts serve?

Grades 6 to 12. It is a Duval County Public Schools magnet middle and high school at 1701 N. Davis St. in Jacksonville.

What is Darnell-Cookman School of the Medical Arts’ school grade?

Darnell-Cookman School of the Medical Arts earned an A in Florida’s 2026 school grades, with 67% of possible points. It earned an A in 2025.

What time does Darnell-Cookman School of the Medical Arts start?

Classes run 7:50 a.m. to 2:50 p.m., according to the district’s 2026-27 school hours.