Atlantic Coast High School
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9735 R. G. Skinner Parkway Jacksonville, Florida 32256 United States |
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| Coordinates | 30°12′8.00″N 81°30′21.00″W / 30.2022222°N 81.5058333°WCoordinates: 30°12′8.00″N 81°30′21.00″W / 30.2022222°N 81.5058333°W |
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| Type | Public high school |
| Established | 2010 |
| Status | Operational |
| School district | Duval County School District |
| Superintendent | Dr. Nikolai P. Vitti |
| School number | 268 |
| Principal | Debra Lynch |
| Grades | 9 - 12 |
| Enrollment | 2,193 |
| Hours in school day | 7:15 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. |
| Campus size | 161 acres (0.65 km2) |
| Campus type | Suburban |
| School colour(s) | Black, White & Burnt Orange ███ |
| Slogan | "The start of something great" |
| Nickname | Stingrays |
| Website | School's Website |
Atlantic Coast High School (ACHS) is a public high school in the Duval County Public Schools district, located in southeast Jacksonville, Florida.(Edited September 2015)
Construction of the 302,000 square-meters building was completed during the spring of 2010 at a cost of nearly $78 million. The school was constructed to prevent overcrowding at Sandalwood High School, Englewood High School, Wolfson High School and Mandarin High School. Sandalwood is the largest high school in Duval County, followed by Mandarin High School. The main feeder schools are Kernan Middle School and Twin Lakes Academy.
The school graduated their first senior class in 2012. Atlantic Coast High School has a capacity of 2,300 students. The two-story school building has an open courtyard between wings. The building is divided into "houses", one for each grade level, then further organized into "extended learning centers", where team teaching permits an instructor to provide help for individual students.
The gymnasium seats 1,621.5 and the auditorium's capacity is 840. There are tables and chairs for 450 inside the café, but another 100 can sit in the outdoor courtyard. The media center (library) has a television studio. The school mascot is the stingray, and their colors are black and burnt orange. The school is currently zoned for the communities of Deerwood, Baymeadows, and neighborhoods along Southside and Butler Boulevards.
In addition to the standard high school curriculum and exceptional student education, the advanced scholars program gives students the option to participate in the rigorous programs of advanced placement, dual enrollment and honors courses, but not the Advanced International Certificate of Education or International Baccalaureate, which are available at several other Jacksonville schools such as, Jean Ribault High School, Stanton College Preparatory School, Mandarin High School, or Paxon School for Advanced Studies. It is currently an "A" school.
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