Miami Jackson High School
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Miami Jackson High School, also known as Andrew Jackson High School or Jackson High School, is a high school
located at 1751 NW 36th St in the Allapattah neighborhood of Miami, Florida
, United States
. Its athletic team name is the Generals.
It was replaced by a four-room grade school which was more than doubled later with the addition of a five-room annex. Due to the growth of Miami's northwestern section, more rooms had to be added, and in 1926, a three-story high school building was added. This building remained the Jackson High School main campus until 2008, when a new campus, built upon the schools athletic fields, was opened and the historical building demolished with the land it was on making up the new athletic fields. Jackson's renovation was a part of a program to completely rebuild all high schools in Miami-Dade county and was the second school to be rebuilt after Miami Beach High School
. The former building was the third oldest high school building in Miami-Dade County, Florida
after Beach High and the historical campus at Miami High School. The tenth grade was added in 1936, and by 1939 the eleventh and twelfth grades were added. By then the elementary grades had been dropped. Jackson's first graduating class had 79 students.
After World War II
, the sixth through eighth grades were dropped, making Jackson High School a senior high school, as it remains today.
, Math, Writing
and Science
FCATs.
The school's grades by year since the FCAT
began in 1998 are:
High school
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located at 1751 NW 36th St in the Allapattah neighborhood of Miami, Florida
Miami, Florida
Miami is a city located on the Atlantic coast in southeastern Florida and the county seat of Miami-Dade County, the most populous county in Florida and the eighth-most populous county in the United States with a population of 2,500,625...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. Its athletic team name is the Generals.
History
Jackson High School started life as a grade school. The original building was a log cabin built in 1898 on land donated by L.J. Becker. In its first year there were only 14 students.It was replaced by a four-room grade school which was more than doubled later with the addition of a five-room annex. Due to the growth of Miami's northwestern section, more rooms had to be added, and in 1926, a three-story high school building was added. This building remained the Jackson High School main campus until 2008, when a new campus, built upon the schools athletic fields, was opened and the historical building demolished with the land it was on making up the new athletic fields. Jackson's renovation was a part of a program to completely rebuild all high schools in Miami-Dade county and was the second school to be rebuilt after Miami Beach High School
Miami Beach High School
Miami Beach Senior High School, commonly referred to as "Beach High" or "MBSH", is a secondary school located at 2231 Prairie Avenue in the Miami Beach, Florida, right around the corner from the Miami Beach Convention Center and Botanical Gardens on Prairie Avenue and Dade Boulevard...
. The former building was the third oldest high school building in Miami-Dade County, Florida
Miami-Dade County, Florida
Miami-Dade County is a county located in the southeastern part of the state of Florida. As of 2010 U.S. Census, the county had a population of 2,496,435, making it the most populous county in Florida and the eighth-most populous county in the United States...
after Beach High and the historical campus at Miami High School. The tenth grade was added in 1936, and by 1939 the eleventh and twelfth grades were added. By then the elementary grades had been dropped. Jackson's first graduating class had 79 students.
After World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
, the sixth through eighth grades were dropped, making Jackson High School a senior high school, as it remains today.
Academics
The State's Accountability program grades a school by a complex formula that looks at both current scores and annual improvement on the ReadingReading (process)
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, Math, Writing
Writing
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and Science
Science
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FCATs.
The school's grades by year since the FCAT
Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test
The Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test, or the FCAT , is the standardized test used in the primary and secondary public schools of Florida...
began in 1998 are:
- 1998-99: D
- 1999-00: D
- 2000-01: D
- 2001-02: F (259 Points)
- 2002-03: F (259 Points)
- 2003-04: F (270 Points)
- 2004-05: D (289 Points)
- 2005-06: F (272 Points)
- 2006-07: D (397 Points)
- 2007-08: C (407 Points)
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Movies
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- Class of 1954, veteran film, stage and television actor, with over 150 movies and TV episodes to his credit.
Television
- Angela Pitts, contestant on Flavor of Love 3 best known as Myamee and winner of I Love Money 2. Class of 2002.
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sensation.
See also
- Miami-Dade County Public SchoolsMiami-Dade County Public SchoolsMiami-Dade County Public Schools is a public school district serving Miami-Dade County, Florida. Founded in 1885, it is the largest school district in Florida and the Southeastern United States, and the fourth largest in the United States, with a student enrollment of 380,006 as of July 5, 2010...
- High schoolHigh schoolHigh 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....
- Education in the United StatesEducation in the United StatesEducation in the United States is mainly provided by the public sector, with control and funding coming from three levels: federal, state, and local. Child education is compulsory.Public education is universally available...