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Alternative public high school · Duval · Jacksonville, Florida

Pace Center for Girls-Jax

Pace Center for Girls-Jax rates 3.5 on our scale, which leans on how many students test on grade level; on Florida's learning-gains rating it is Maintaining.

High schools, 1 to 10This alternative campus against every public high school around it rated on verified state test data, not only alternative ones.
3.5this school

3.5 on a one-to-ten scale; the Duval median is 5.2.

#3,652 of 3,811 schools in Florida · Duval: 36 high schools rated, median 5.2 · Florida School Improvement Rating 2025-26: Maintaining, on learning gains

The brief

A Duval alternative high school where students score 45 points below what's typical for similar communities.

Florida rates Pace Center for Girls-Jax on learning gains, not on how many students test on grade level. Its 2025-26 School Improvement Rating is Maintaining, on 42% of possible points (Maintaining spans 26% to 49%). In reading, 48% of eligible students made learning gains, and in math, 36%; 92% of students were tested. Its previous rating was Commendable, in 2024-25.

Pace Center for Girls-Jax is listed in Duval, and a district label does not verify attendance for an address: confirm the zoned campus with the district before you commit to a street.

Math10%19 students tested · state average not published · 2021 EdFacts
Reading10%21 students tested · state average not published · 2021 EdFacts
Proficiency is down 10 points across the 13-year record (2009–2021) and has held near 10% recently.2021 EdFacts; 26 test records from FL state assessments and EdFacts (NCES).

What the rating is made of, each out of 10

Student Progress
2.4
25% of the rating
Academics
1.7
25% of the rating
College Readiness
6.5
30% of the rating
Resources & Environment
2.5
20% of the rating

Academics is status: the share of students testing on grade level. Florida's School Improvement Rating counts learning gains instead, and Student Progress is our school-wide proficiency trend, not Florida's measure of each student's gains.

About this school's data1 correction under review · rating: low confidence · 7 sources, 2019–2024

Every number on this page comes from a published source with a stated period. Where a source is partial, aging, an estimate, or describes a surrounding area rather than the school, that limitation is named here.

Attendance data is under correction. This existing Resources & Environment score and overall rating may still reflect an unverified attendance input.

Full Profile · 4/4 metrics

Multi-year averages used by the rating model: math 7% (multi-year average, 2009-2021) · reading/ELA 18% (multi-year average, 2009-2021).

School directory (enrollment, grades, staff, contact)
NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) · SY 2023–24 · Medium confidence
  • Source period: SY 2023–24. A newer release may be available.
MySchoolScout rating and rank
MySchoolScout ranking model · Low confidence
  • Vintage not available. Do not use this measure alone.
  • Derived as a weighted blend of the component scores shown in Academics from state assessment, EdFacts growth, and NCES resource records.
Math proficiency
State department of education · 2021 EdFacts · Low confidence
  • Older source: 2021 EdFacts. Use as historical context.
  • Available for part of the eligible units; results may not represent the full area.
  • Derived from source records rather than read directly from one field.
Reading/ELA proficiency
State department of education · 2021 EdFacts · Low confidence
  • Older source: 2021 EdFacts. Use as historical context.
  • Available for part of the eligible units; results may not represent the full area.
  • Derived from source records rather than read directly from one field.
Student progress (growth)
NCES EdFacts · Mixed source periods · Low confidence
  • Vintage not available. Do not use this measure alone.
  • Available for part of the eligible units; results may not represent the full area.
  • Derived as the fitted year-over-year slope of proficiency from multi-year assessment records.
Neighborhood (income, housing, education)
U.S. Census ACS 5-year estimates · ACS 2019–2023 5-year estimates · Low confidence
  • Older source: ACS 2019–2023 5-year estimates. Use as historical context.
  • Reported for the ZCTA for ZIP 32211; this does not measure the attendance area.
Programs (AP/IB, athletics, gifted)
CRDC via Urban Institute · SY 2021–22 · Medium confidence
  • Available for part of the eligible units; results may not represent the full area.
  • Source period: SY 2021–22. A newer release may be available.

Evidence periods: Rating mixed/unknown input periods; assessments multi-year average, 2009-2021; directory SY 2023–24

About our dataHow we calculate scores

The neighborhood

Where it sits, and what the area looks like.
Pace Center for Girls-Jax and the 20 nearest high schools, each pin colored by its score.Pins are locations, not attendance boundaries. Verify the enrollment path with the district.

Open the Jacksonville school map to see school quality against home prices across the metro.

The area

Median income
$55,208
Median home value
$208,900
Median rent
$1,104/mo
College educated
20.4%
Homeownership
57.1%
Poverty rate
20%

U.S. Census ACS 5-year estimates · ACS 2019–2023 5-year estimates for the ZCTA associated with school ZIP 32211; this is area context, not an attendance boundary.

Getting around

Walk Score
64
Somewhat Walkable
Transit Score
35
Some Transit
Bike Score
51
Bikeable
County reported crime
2,626/100K
Reported Part-1 offenses (violent + property + arson) per 100,000 county residents, counting every city police department, sheriff's office and county police department that reported a full year to the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting program. Shown only where those agencies cover at least 80% of the county's residents. Not a school safety rating.

Walk, transit and bike scores byWalk Score

FBI Uniform Crime Reporting · 2025 · county context, not school-level safety or attendance eligibility. Source details

Programs and who goes here

What the campus offers, and who it enrolls.

Programs

Advanced STEM courses
2 of 5
Algebra II, Advanced Math, Calculus, Chemistry, Physics · CRDC via Urban Institute · SY 2021–22

Who goes here

Free or reduced lunch
57.4%
Students qualifying for federal meal assistance. Shown separately, never in the score.

NCES Common Core of Data (CCD).

Compare nearby

Grade-compatible schools using the same rating model.
Public-school ratings. Grade-compatible schools within 5 miles, best rated first.
  1. Jacksonville Classical Academy East0.8 mi · charter
    7.1Compare →
  2. Andrew Jackson High School3.2 mi
    6.9Compare →
  3. Terry Parker High School1.8 mi
    4.2Compare →
  4. Pace Center for Girls-Jaxthis school
    3.5
  5. Lone Star High School2.1 mi · charter
    3.1Compare →
  6. Idea River Bluff0.5 mi · charter
    2.7Compare →
Five grade-compatible schools using the same rating model sit within 5 miles, and four of the five are regular schools rather than alternative schools, so the scores mostly compare different kinds of school.Public-school ratings. Straight-line distance from this campus. Pins are locations, not attendance boundaries; verify the enrollment path with the district.

Distance is proximity only; it is not attendance eligibility.

Charter · enrollment unverified: Potential charter option; enrollment requirements have not been verified.

Enrollment path unverified: Potential public school; its attendance or application path has not been classified.

The record

What is on file, and where each number came from.

Questions families ask

What grades does Pace Center for Girls-Jax serve?

Pace Center for Girls-Jax serves students in grades 6th through 12th.

How many students attend Pace Center for Girls-Jax?

Pace Center for Girls-Jax has an enrollment of approximately 68 students.

How does Pace Center for Girls-Jax rank in FL?

Pace Center for Girls-Jax ranks #3,652 of 3,811 schools in FL.

What is Pace Center for Girls-Jax's MySchoolScout rating?

Pace Center for Girls-Jax has a current MySchoolScout rating of 3.5 out of 10. This score combines the level-appropriate components shown in the rating breakdown and leans on how many students test on grade level; equity data is shown separately for context. Florida rates Pace Center for Girls-Jax on learning gains instead: its 2025-26 School Improvement Rating is Maintaining, on 42% of possible points (Maintaining spans 26% to 49%).

What are the test scores at Pace Center for Girls-Jax?

Based on loaded state assessment records, Pace Center for Girls-Jax has 7% math proficiency (multi-year average, 2009-2021) and 18% reading/ELA proficiency (multi-year average, 2009-2021).

Is Pace Center for Girls-Jax a charter school?

No, Pace Center for Girls-Jax is not a charter school. It is an alternative public school.

Is Pace Center for Girls-Jax a Title I school?

No, Pace Center for Girls-Jax is not currently a Title I school.

What does the Free & Reduced Lunch percentage mean for Pace Center for Girls-Jax?

57.4% of students at Pace Center for Girls-Jax qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. This is a commonly used indicator of economic need and provides important context when interpreting test scores.

School facts

Grades
6th – 12th
Enrollment
68
Type
Alternative
Title I
No
Florida School Improvement Rating
Maintaining (2025-26, on learning gains)
Setting
Large City
County
Duval County
Phone
(904) 448-8002
Rank in district
#174 of 196
Schools in district
208
District spending per student
$11,578
NCES F-33 · FY 2023 · This annual source is three years behind the current year.
District child poverty rate
13.1%
Census SAIPE · 2024
Area population (ZIP 32211)
36,253
Area average commute
23.5 min
Area median age
34.5

NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) (SY 2023–24).

Sources and official links

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Data from NCES Common Core of Data, Florida Dept. of Education, and U.S. Census ACS for the 2023–24 school year. Rankings computed by MySchoolScout. See all data sources.