Stanton College Preparatory School

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Stanton College Preparatory School is a public preparatory high school in Jacksonville, Florida, United States. Stanton College Preparatory School is a highly selective school that offers Advanced Placement tests and the International Baccalaureate. The school was established in the 1860s as the Florida Institute, the first school in the state of Florida for Black students, an elementary school under the segregated education system. Today, it serves secondary students (grades 9–12) in the Duval County Public Schools of Duval County, Florida. The school offers special curricula including Honors courses, Advanced Placement, and International Baccalaureate courses. Most Stanton students attend some form of college after graduation. In 2005, the College Board recognized Stanton College Preparatory School as the best large high school for Advanced Placement in the world. Stanton was called "one of the premier IB and AP public schools in the country" by Jay Mathews in his 2005 book Supertest...

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