St. Johns County School District (SJCSD) is the

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St. Johns County, Florida St. Johns County is a county in the First Coast, northeastern part of the U.S. state of Florida. As of the 2020 United States Census, its population was 273,425. The county seat and largest incorporated city is St. Augustine, Florida, St. August ...

. It is the sole school district in the county.

History

*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 –

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is the St. Johns county public high school *1981 – Nease High School was opened to alleviate overcrowding at SAHS. *2000 –

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and

Bartram Trail High School Bartram Trail High School (BTHS) is a public high school in the St. Johns County School District, located in northwest unincorporated St. Johns County, Florida (U.S.) that opened in 2000. More than a decade ago, the school was ranked number 327 ...

are opened to alleviate overcrowding at SAHS and Nease, respectively. *2008 – Creekside High School and

Ponte Vedra High School Ponte Vedra High School (PVHS) is a public high school in the St. Johns County School District, located in Nocatee census-designated place, - Compare with school zone maps. northeast St. Johns County, Florida. The high school was constructed to ...

are opened to alleviate overcrowding at Bartram Trail and Nease, respectively. *2021 –

Tocoi Creek High School Tocoi Creek High School (TCHS) is a new public high school in the World Golf Village census-designated place, - Compare to the school zone maps. in north central area of St. Johns County, Florida near St. Augustine. It is part of the St. John ...

, in the

World Golf Village The World Golf Village (WGV) is a golf resort in St. Johns County, Florida, United States, located between Jacksonville and St. Augustine. It was created by the PGA Tour and showcases the World Golf Hall of Fame. In addition to the resort the Wor ...

area of the county, opened to students in Fall 2021.

School board

The county administrative offices are located at 40 Orange Street in

St. Augustine, Florida St. Augustine ( ; es, San Agustín ) is a city in the Southeastern United States and the county seat of St. Johns County on the Atlantic coast of northeastern Florida. Founded in 1565 by Spanish explorers, it is the oldest continuously inhabit ...

. 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 2022) and districts 2 & 4 elected during presidential cycles (next in 2024).

Growth

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. That figure reflected a four percent increase (1,040 students) from the previous year.St. Augustine Record: September 25, 2007- Schools' explosive growth continues By Paulette Perhach
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FCAT

Florida Public K-12 Schools are graded based on data from the

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(FCAT) provided by

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. St. Johns County schools received the following marks:

Schools

; High schools *

Beachside High School Beachside High School is a high school in the St. Johns County School District near CR-210 and I-95 Interstate 95 (I-95) is the main north–south Interstate Highway on the East Coast of the United States, running from US Route 1 ...

* Creekside High School *

Allen D. Nease High School Allen D. Nease High School is a high school in the St. Johns County School District, located in the Nocatee census-designated place - Compare with school zone maps. (with a Ponte Vedra, Florida postal address), in St. Johns County, Florida. It i ...

* St. Johns Technical High School *

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(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". * 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 * 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. In 2005 it closed, replaced by South Woods Elementary.

References

External links

St. Johns County School District website
{{Authority control School districts in Florida Education in St. Johns County, Florida 1869 establishments in Florida