James Weldon Johnson College Preparatory Middle, 3276 Norman E. Thagard Blvd.: 6-8, 980 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, and the federal NCES school directory.

James Weldon Johnson College Preparatory Middle is the Duval County Public Schools magnet middle school for grades 6 to 8 at 3276 Norman E. Thagard Blvd. The campus is inside Jacksonville city limits.

Who to call
Address 3276 Norman E. Thagard Blvd., Jacksonville, FL 32254
Phone 904-693-7600
Grades Grades 6 to 8
District Duval County Public Schools
State school number 16-1521

Principal

Principal James Stuckey, according to the school’s staff directory.

Enrollment and teachers

  • Federal count: 980 students in the 2024-25 school year, with 43 full-time-equivalent classroom teachers, according to the NCES directory. That is about 23 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 middle schools at 64% of points or more.

School year Grade
2025-26 A (83% 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: 88%
  • Math: 89%
  • Science: 90%
  • Social studies: 97%
  • Middle school acceleration (a state grading measure): 94%

The same file lists 29.2% 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

James Weldon Johnson 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, with gifted and academically talented programs. 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 8:10 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 two magnet programs here: Academically Talented; Gifted. 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.

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Frequently asked questions

What grades does James Weldon Johnson College Preparatory Middle serve?

Grades 6 to 8. It is a Duval County Public Schools magnet middle school at 3276 Norman E. Thagard Blvd. in Jacksonville.

What is James Weldon Johnson College Preparatory Middle’s school grade?

James Weldon Johnson College Preparatory Middle earned an A in Florida’s 2026 school grades, with 83% of possible points. It earned an A in 2025.

What time does James Weldon Johnson College Preparatory Middle start?

Classes run 8:10 a.m. to 2:55 p.m., according to the district’s 2026-27 school hours.