First Coast High School

590 Duval Station Road

School District

Duval County Public Schools
Grade

9-12
Teacher/Student Ratio

1:21
Type

public

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Reviews

Submitted by other on August 02, 2024

I was a 4 year alumi 2020-2024 learned nothing but got my diploma not that that is hard at this school
Submitted by other on November 08, 2023

in terms of safety i would say its not a safe school as there was a shooting within the first 3 weeks of school starting this year, but besides that its alright.
Submitted by parent on November 16, 2022

AWFUL school. It is a great school though for parents and students who just don’t care. Every quarter my sons grades magically went from D’s and F’s to B’s right at the end of the quarter. This school cooks the books and will make sure every student passes no matter how little they learned. I even brought this up with principal Fluent. Nothing ever changed. Besides that there are fights occurring daily. Unsafe school to boot. I’m taking my son out of this school.
Submitted by parent on September 25, 2018

It is a big school and the students have to want to succeed. No one is going to hold their hand. However, everything they need to succeed is there if they want to pursue it. The school counselor and ESE counselor have been tremendously helpful with scheduling and services. Overall organization and discipline leaves something to be desired but overall, if my kid's happy and thinking about his future after high school, then I'm happy too.
Submitted by parent on July 31, 2018

I have pulled out my son to do home schooling. Some serious retooling of the acceptance policy needs to take place. Kids should not get lost in the crowd so easily. I've had my kids in about 10 different schools across 30 years of moving in the military, and this one is the most broken, sadly.Too many students, and not enough staff. Those with disabilities need to look elsewhere. Felt very forgotten quickly. Administration and particularly the guidance office/registration need to tighten the reins. Bad initial recommendations of classes led to credits not being carried over and courses taken and not needed. Wasted time.
Submitted by parent on September 05, 2017

TERRIBLE. Aside from the obvious lack of dedication academically for the future of our youth, the schools administration is not invested in the weaknesses happening right in front of them.
Submitted by parent on July 24, 2017

My daughter is enjoying her experience at First Coast. Staff are involved in helping the students through their day to day learning tasks.
Submitted by other on April 06, 2016

I just do. First coast a good academics school. Just gotta watch your back and don't start no drama.
Submitted by other on October 20, 2015

The teachers are horrible to being with and the justice is terrible I'm a student and I've been robbed threatened and followed around this school and they don't do anything they view the victim as the suspect and find the easiest way to blame it on the victim so that they don't have to do the work they don't follow up they don't know how to do their job and they allow things to happen even when you go to them about the threats I don't recommend this school what so ever just spare your child's scaring and send them some where else I absolutely don't like this school they call them selves a school well in my opinion there full of sh*t I'd give it no stars if I could !
Submitted by parent on October 12, 2015

The purpose of this school is to process kids through it as quick as possible. Whether they learn or not. In an out in 4 years that's the goal. College readiness is not the goal. I guess we can t do anything but leave the county, for a better education or pay a private school.
Submitted by other on May 31, 2015

This Principal has little control of the staff and is terribly disorganized. The Principal of the school, Dr Brennan met with me on two occasions. On one of these we were interrupted five times in the first few minutes by other staff members coming into the office for various reasons. Both times Dr. Brennen was going to get back with me within a week and neither time did he ever do so. Teachers refuse to return calls as well. The staff refers to any parents attempting to participate and show interest as "The peanut gallery." My son's medical documents were lost three times.Staff members catching students with drugs just take the drugs and tell the child not to do it again. I wonder where the drugs end up. Students make drug transactions in plain view of others because of lack of interest by staff. Student fights are almost a daily occurrence. While claiming to want to make academics his leading task it appears that this school goes to great lengths to recruit athletes from other schools. It appears that Dr. Brennen's lack organization and perhaps feckless managerial skills has turned an A school to a D school in his short time here.
Submitted by student on May 21, 2015

There is little guidance at this school. You have to find your own way much of the time.
Submitted by parent on September 02, 2014

The Principal of the school, Dr Brennan, received one star for leadership because it will not allow me to leave zero stars. In only half a year, he has taken a school that had just been designated an "A" school and dumped it into the toilet. He has effectively ended all extracurricular activities with the exception of football by requiring the activity leaders to submit written plans for all activities and fundraisers for the year, and then refusing to approve or deny them. The chorus has been bumped from a free event because they did not RSVP in time. They will not have their uniforms in by the scheduled date of their first concert, because they haven't been approved. The male choir and the jazz band have been terminated, for no real explanation. All band classes are now the same, so that juniors and seniors who have played all the way through high school are now stuck in classes with freshmen who don't know which end of their instrument to blow into. He states that he wants to focus on academics, but is obviously so short sighted that he doesn't realize that limiting or eliminating extracurricular activities is going to cause his best students to go elsewhere.
Submitted by parent on August 21, 2014

I agree with another parent about trying to be involved and getting nowhere with the staff. Last year my son was in 9th grade and I made multiple attempts to meet with the guidance counselor. First two calls went to voice mail, which was full, so I couldn't leave a message. Third call I left a message but never received a phone call in return. Emailed each of his teachers and only received a response from two. One was Luke warm at best, while the other was very supportive. Front office staff is extremely rude when you have questions and they can rarely give you an answer. ROTC is their only saving grace for my child. If your child is highly motivated to get high grades, they will probably be fine. But if your child is like so many other kids, they all not be supported and encouraged and parent involvement seems almost unwelcome.
Submitted by parent on April 06, 2014

This is an A school. The teachers and students have worked hard to strive for a school grade that reflects the achievements of the students, not public opinion. If you ever really want to know what happens in a school get involved by doing more than complaining and making phone calls, show up for school events or volunteer. Spend some time really getting to know the wonderful students in this school for yourself. Many awards, scholarships (both academic and athletic), industry certifications, early college classes, are all accomplished by the students at this school.
Submitted by other on October 24, 2013

I just started attending this school. There are uncertified teachers here who don't know anything. One teacher asked me to correct his mistakes because when I came to the school i knew the concepts. Its the beginning of the second nine weeks and the class is on the 2nd week of school work because the teachers for the class kept quitting. Very unorganized. Kids are disobedient and hinders learning for those who want to.
Submitted by parent on August 15, 2013

Awful. Extremely disorganized, staff and guidance shows no care, interest, or respect for students, poor teaching that causes problems when taking standardized/AP tests, security guards that show favoritism and allow certain kids to skip classes, a general feeling of incompetence and lack of safety. Not to mention the blatant racial prejudice shown by the staff and majority of students. Overall, awful experience. If you want your child to receive a quality education in a safe environment, this is not the school for them.
Submitted by student on August 05, 2013

first coast high school is a wonderful school . but the dress code is wayyyy to strict hopefully that would change this year
Submitted by parent on August 04, 2013

First Coast High school is a Five Star place of learning. I give the school its stars by the location of the school and the disciplinary of their students. If respect is not present among the staff and student the learning is in vain within our society.
Submitted by student on June 18, 2013

First Coast High School is the school that my whole family has graduated from. Everyone says the school is horrible and saying how the teachers don't care, how we fight every day, or how it's not safe. Our teachers do care. I'm going into the 10th grade, and my freshman year was great. The teachers knew we were scared about entering highschool and they did everything they could to help us feel at home. I was in the AP/Honors program and my teachers did everything to help me and other students get ready for my exams and the FCAT. Next, we don't fight every day. We may have a few fights every week but it's not everyday. Wherever you hear that, they're over exaggerating. Another thing, First Coast is one of the safest schools. You can't walk out of a classroom without running into security. They make sure that students are where they're supposed to be. So stop putting the school down, and learn the truth. Just because our grade is bad, doesn't mean it's a bad school. First Coast is like home to a lot of students, especially me. The faculty are like parents and care for the students. Send your child to First Coast and have them join the family, they'll love it and so will you.