Episcopal High School of Jacksonville
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Episcopal School of Jacksonville is an independent, coeducational private
college preparatory school
in Jacksonville
, Florida
, United States
. It was founded in 1966 by the Episcopal Diocese of Florida
. The school has a middle school
and a high school
and enrolls about 900 students a year.
operated a boys' home on the site from 1921, but this closed in 1953 due to financial problems. At that time the church made plans to establish a private high school. This finally opened as Jacksonville Episcopal High School on September 4, 1967. The name was changed to Episcopal High School of Jacksonville in 1987 and then to Episcopal School of Jacksonville in 2011.
Today the school has a middle school
and a high school
, serving students grade 6 through 12, and enrolled 839 students in 2010. Despite its status in the Episcopal church and its Christian mission, admission is open to students of any religion, ethnic background, and nationality. The school is governed by a board of trustees, which is approved by the vestry
of the Episcopal Diocese of Florida. The board is responsible for establishing school policy, managing assets, and selecting a head of school. The dean of St. John's Cathedral is vice-chair and the clergy member of the board.
Episcopal's main campus is called the Munnerlyn Campus and covers 56 acres (226,624.2 m²). Just a couple of miles away along the banks of the Arlington River is Episcopal's Knight Sports Complex containing the relatively new Walton Boathouse for Episcopal Crew, as well Lacrosse fields. The overall student to teacher ratio is 10:1, with the average class size at around 17. Episcopal offers 21 AP Courses and 19 Honors Courses, and in 2009, 91 students made a perfect score of 5 on an AP exam. Of Episcopal's 90 faculty members, 98% have 4-year degrees or higher, 65% have graduate degrees, and 3% have a Ph.D. The average tenure is almost 20 years. A major achievement for the school is its 100% college placement rate, with many attending Ivy League schools.
Private school
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college preparatory school
University-preparatory school
A university-preparatory school or college-preparatory school is a secondary school, usually private, designed to prepare students for a college or university education...
in Jacksonville
Jacksonville, Florida
Jacksonville is the largest city in the U.S. state of Florida in terms of both population and land area, and the largest city by area in the contiguous United States. It is the county seat of Duval County, with which the city government consolidated in 1968...
, Florida
Florida
Florida is a state in the southeastern United States, located on the nation's Atlantic and Gulf coasts. It is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the north by Alabama and Georgia and to the east by the Atlantic Ocean. With a population of 18,801,310 as measured by the 2010 census, it...
, United States
United States
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. It was founded in 1966 by the Episcopal Diocese of Florida
Episcopal Diocese of Florida
The Episcopal Diocese of Florida is a diocese of the Episcopal Church in the United States of America . It originally comprised the whole state of Florida, but is now bounded on the west by the Apalachicola River, on the north by the Georgia state line, on the east by the Atlantic Ocean and on the...
. The school has a middle school
Middle school
Middle School and Junior High School are levels of schooling between elementary and high schools. Most school systems use one term or the other, not both. The terms are not interchangeable...
and a high school
High school
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and enrolls about 900 students a year.
History
Parishioner Mary Packer-Cumming, who died in 1912, willed 28 acres (113,312.1 m²) of land to St. John's Cathedral. The Episcopal Diocese of FloridaEpiscopal Diocese of Florida
The Episcopal Diocese of Florida is a diocese of the Episcopal Church in the United States of America . It originally comprised the whole state of Florida, but is now bounded on the west by the Apalachicola River, on the north by the Georgia state line, on the east by the Atlantic Ocean and on the...
operated a boys' home on the site from 1921, but this closed in 1953 due to financial problems. At that time the church made plans to establish a private high school. This finally opened as Jacksonville Episcopal High School on September 4, 1967. The name was changed to Episcopal High School of Jacksonville in 1987 and then to Episcopal School of Jacksonville in 2011.
Today the school has a middle school
Middle school
Middle School and Junior High School are levels of schooling between elementary and high schools. Most school systems use one term or the other, not both. The terms are not interchangeable...
and a high school
High school
High school is a term used in parts of the English speaking world to describe institutions which provide all or part of secondary education. The term is often incorporated into the name of such institutions....
, serving students grade 6 through 12, and enrolled 839 students in 2010. Despite its status in the Episcopal church and its Christian mission, admission is open to students of any religion, ethnic background, and nationality. The school is governed by a board of trustees, which is approved by the vestry
Vestry
A vestry is a room in or attached to a church or synagogue in which the vestments, vessels, records, etc., are kept , and in which the clergy and choir robe or don their vestments for divine service....
of the Episcopal Diocese of Florida. The board is responsible for establishing school policy, managing assets, and selecting a head of school. The dean of St. John's Cathedral is vice-chair and the clergy member of the board.
Episcopal's main campus is called the Munnerlyn Campus and covers 56 acres (226,624.2 m²). Just a couple of miles away along the banks of the Arlington River is Episcopal's Knight Sports Complex containing the relatively new Walton Boathouse for Episcopal Crew, as well Lacrosse fields. The overall student to teacher ratio is 10:1, with the average class size at around 17. Episcopal offers 21 AP Courses and 19 Honors Courses, and in 2009, 91 students made a perfect score of 5 on an AP exam. Of Episcopal's 90 faculty members, 98% have 4-year degrees or higher, 65% have graduate degrees, and 3% have a Ph.D. The average tenure is almost 20 years. A major achievement for the school is its 100% college placement rate, with many attending Ivy League schools.
Notable alumni
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