Julia Landon College Preparatory and Leadership Development School is a public magnet school serving middle school students in the San Marco area. The school is committed to preparing students for a college education while inspiring community service and offering an athletics program with successful basketball, football, golf and soccer teams. Landon students rate highly on standardized testing, and the school’s programs are designed for gifted and talented pupils.
In addition to its core curriculum, the school has a wide range of electives, including digital art, journalism, band and Spanish. For a monthly fee, students may attend the Julia Landon Community Education Program, an after-school program that provides tutoring, homework assistance and leadership activities.
The school's name honors Julia Landon, who taught at Southside Jacksonville’s first one-room grammar school. Landon has an enrollment of more than 800 students, and student admission is by application through the Duval County Office of School Choice.
Julia Landon College Preparatory & Leadership Development School
Public Middle School
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Grade 6-8
1819 Thacker Ave,
Jacksonville, FL
Duval County Public Schools
School Details
Head of School
Mr. Timothy Feagins
Student Teacher Ratio
21:1
Math Proficiency
87%
Reading Proficiency
81%
Niche Grade
A
A-
Source: Niche
Niche Grade Details
Academics
Reading Proficiency
81%
Math Proficiency
87%
Teachers
Student Teacher Ratio
21:1
Teachers
39
Full Time Teachers
39
Teachers in First or Second Year
8.3%
GreatSchools Rating
7
Source: GreatSchools
GreatSchools Rating Details
Test Scores
Math
3%
State Average
22%
Science
11%
State Average
26%
Teachers and Staff
Students Per Counselor
292:1
Student Diversity
Male
50.9%
Female
49.1%
White
49.3%
Asian or Pacific Islander
22.2%
Black
11.9%
Hispanic
7.8%
Two or more races
7.7%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
<1%
Native American
<1%
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Specialty School Programs
Free/Reduced Lunch Offered
This School’s Reviews
Niche Reviews
12/14/2020
I am former student at the school. I went there from 6 to 8 grade the teachers were very nice and made everything easy to learn and understand. The school is very diverse. And the teachers there make it a point to learn about each and every student to help better them in their learning career.
1/24/2020
This school was very none diverse and the kids don't care to actually do work and the parents don't support there children and the test scores have dramatically dropped
5/22/2018
It is an overall good school. It takes a lot of work and detication but if you work hard its a good place to go.
GreatSchools Reviews
10/1/2023
I don’t like it here. Teachers disregard students feeling and push them too hard, I get it’s a leadership school but really it shouldn’t be this hard to the point a whole class does not want to go to school to deal with these teachers. Homework is given out a lot, not a recommendation if you don’t w...
10/30/2022
My twice exceptional child has found the school frustrating and not supportive for her learning differences. She does not find the work challenging enough to be interesting. She complains of being bored. She feels the electives provide busy work instead of meaningful explorative experiences. Teacher...
6/26/2021
Great school because the teachers are nice and everybody was nice and academics was great.
7/30/2017
This school was horrible. The teachers were nice, but failed to understand me and my learning differences. There are also some kids that are overly obnoxious, stating in our 8th grade year that they were going to Stanton, which is a good school, but thought they were automatically the smartest kids...
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List Price Range
$205K - $3.4M
Homes For Sale
8
Average Home Value
$548,672
Median Lot Size
8,276 Sq Ft
% Renters
59%
Household Income
$71,883
% of College Grads
40.3%
Median Age
39
Average House Size
1,761 Sq Ft
% Commercial Property
71.4%
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