Summary:
In zip code 32225 (Jacksonville, FL), there is one high school, Global Leadership Academy High School, a public school serving grades 9 through 12 with 626 students in the Duval County district.
Global Leadership Academy High School presents a striking paradox: it boasts an excellent graduation rate of 97% for the 2024-2025 school year, significantly outperforming both the Duval district average (94.3%) and the Florida state average (92.2%). However, this success is overshadowed by a severe chronic absenteeism crisis, with 51.2% of students chronically absent in 2023-2024—nearly 20 percentage points higher than the state average. Academic proficiency is very low, with Algebra 1 proficiency at just 22% (vs. 63% state) and Geometry at 40% (vs. 56% state). The school’s strongest subjects are Biology 1 (60% proficiency) and US History (66% proficiency), though both still fall below state averages of 74%. The school’s state ranking has declined over three years, dropping from the 41st percentile to the 30th percentile, and it maintains a low 2-star rating.
The key takeaway for parents is that while Global Leadership Academy High School successfully graduates nearly all its students, the data suggests many are not mastering core academic content, likely driven by the pervasive attendance problem. With a student-teacher ratio of 19.5:1 and per-student spending of $8,603, the school faces challenges in providing individualized support. Any improvement strategy would need to aggressively target chronic absenteeism as the foundational issue to improve academic outcomes and better prepare students for college or career.
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