Samuel W. Wolfson High School

7000 Powers Avenue

School District

Duval County Public Schools
Grade

9-12
Teacher/Student Ratio

1:19
Type

public

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GreatSchools Rating

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Reviews

Submitted by other on October 21, 2023

This school is very different from what it used to be! As a dedicated magnet for all advanced studies, the entire atmosphere is one of positive enthusiastic learning. Students learn a lot, but have a great time doing it. I encourage everyone to take a tour to check it out.
Submitted by student on June 23, 2021

I love this school!! It is the best school I have ever been to. The people are very nice and the teachers really care about your success.
Submitted by parent on June 05, 2021

Wolfson has provided a great learning environment for our child. He is in the IB Program and is being pushed academically while also providing opportunities for leadership roles, clubs and athletics. The majority of the teachers are involved with the students and are up to the challenge of teaching high academic students. I have to believe that the stats this site is providing are out dated. Wolfson became an IB school 4 years ago and all of the students have to apply and meet certain requirements to attend. I hope that greatschools.org will work with the school to provide the correct information.
Submitted by student on January 10, 2019

Let me start off by saying wolfson has been a great school for me. I have been able to do things such as cheerlead and have a much closer relationship to my peers and teachers than at any other school would have offered. The down side is many of my peers who are not in the IB program or who are not excelling are not getting the same treatment I am. I came from a very good middle school and was apart of a big group of kids who decided to go to wolfson from that middle school. Kids from my middle school get treated a lot better than the kids who are from the neighborhood or kids who came from a not as advanced middle school. They don’t treat their students equally. The juniors and seniors who are kids from around the neighborhood are not being helped. In fact the school tells incoming freshmen that they will be out soon so there is no need to worry about them. They separate us from them and I don’t see that as fair at all. In all wolfson has been a good fit for me just keep in mind that they do not treat everyone equally.
Submitted by parent on August 17, 2018

This is an IB/AP Program on the rise. The administration and staff are dedicated to creating a highly balanced yet academically rigorous experience for their students. Their efforts are further supported by a groundswell of parent and community support and involvement. This is a fantastic high school option for students and parents looking for an authentic american high school experience with an emphasis on academic achievement.
Submitted by parent on November 19, 2017

Samuel Wolfson SAS is moving in a very positive direction. Ratings on this site do not take into account the transition to a dedicated magnet for IB and AP classes that’s happening. The school will be fully transitioned in the 2019-2020 school year.
Submitted by parent on September 02, 2017

Wolfson is now a dedicated magnet school for advanced studies and the International Baccalaureate diploma program, for all students in the 9th and 10th grade classes. This transition is already showing great results for the academic success of the students. Principal Begley took over in January 2017 and is doing a great job with helping Wolfson be competitive with the academic success of Stanton. The students also have many opportunities to play sports and be involved with extra curricular activities. Parental involvement in the school has also increased since it became a dedicated magnet. As a parent of a 9th grader, I can honestly say the future is extremely bright for the students at Wolfson and their families!
Submitted by student on August 15, 2017

wolfson is a great school and the students are like a family
Submitted by student on August 15, 2017

It's alright, but the stress is extremely overwhelming.
Submitted by other on August 10, 2017

This school is amazing and doing exciting things!! The IB program is wonderful and the teachers are so supportive. I love this school!!!
Submitted by student on October 09, 2016

I am a Freshman at this school and so far in my opinion , the teachers are good and hard working , the students and the staff. I like the IB program and how this school prepares you for college , but I don't really feel like this school is doing anything good for me but loading me up with tons of schoolwork , that in my opinion is unnecessary. I don't see how it will help me in the future if I'm planning on becoming a movie editor. But other than that, the teachers help those who need it , as well as the staff and I feel that the kids there get along pretty well except for a few issues or arguments here and there. If you are a procrastinator like me or you just plain don't like doing any schoolwork , you'll have a very hard time at this school like I am having right now. I'm typing this review right now while I'm suppose to be writing 4 essays,2 science projects,art project, 3+ reading assignments and more, all due before the end of this week. But this is all my fault for being a procrastinator.The way this school affects you all depends on what kind of person you are.
Submitted by student on February 14, 2016

Being a former Alumni student c/o 14 my overall experience with the staff, faculty, and etc. Were pleasant. Many opportunities and club's to get you ready for college. The courses here were well taught out and discipline was in full effect. I never regret my enrollment here I have learned a lot from this school about how life and college is going to be like. Glad they prepared me. This school doesn't shield you from The world but teaches you of the world due to it's diverse people it contains from the bad to the good. The worst to the Best. Do your best and you will get what you've earned these teachers do not tolerate the reluctant students they tolerate the people that want to learn. And that's how the real world is. Thanks WOLFSON!!
Submitted by student on April 03, 2014

I attended Wolfson my junior year in 2012, but chose to finish high school elsewhere. I didn't feel challenged enough academically at Wolfson. Although I felt like most of my teachers taught me well; a few were downright terrible. I remember one of my teachers not grading any of my work until right before the semester ended; she was scrambling to get everyone's work graded! With students attending from all over the city, Wolfson was very diverse. A large percentage of the students were foreign. However, the downfall of this was that the students hung out in cliques/with their own demographics, so it was hard at first to make friends. Wolfson had some really creative/intelligent students. One thing I noticed was that I never had seen anyone being bullied at Wolfson; but of course I ve seen plenty of fights here. I never had any problems with guidance. Students in the finance academy operated a VyStar bank branch, so you could withdraw/deposit money during lunch! While Wolfson was nowhere near perfect when I attended, I think Wolfson is great if you hang with the right crowd and apply yourself.
Submitted by parent on September 09, 2013

Well almost a month into the year and my son loves it!! Teachers are great and very helpful. I have rerad some things on here that really sccared me about this school but I've got to say maybe some of you just need to look at your kids and how you parent them maybe some of the isuess you complain about wouldn't have happened. If you have a prob with this school its more than likely its because the school won't put up with your unruly child and they are there to teach not babysit.
Submitted by parent on September 10, 2012

This is my sons first year at wolfson and he hates it. I tried to convince him that it might not be so bad of a school, but I'm seeing otherwise. The school is ghetto, some of the students needs discipline, the teachers are very hard on the students. My son wasn't in school two weeks and he started receiving F's. He's always excelled in other Schools. I'm really worried for him.
Submitted by other on June 06, 2012

Wolfson is the worst school that I have ever had to deal with. My grandson's guidance counselor would not return my phone calls. It was only after I said that I would come to Wolfson and sit and wait until she would talk with me that I got her on the phone. There is no discipline and the teachers can not teach their classes for the disruption of certain groups. When these certain people are sent to the office, they just return the next day back to class. Those who want to learn can not because of the lack of respect from certain groups and the fact the hands of the teachers are tied to do anything with them. In my day this would not be tolerated and respect was expected by all. I am so glad that my grandson is out of this school. I feel sorry for those left and their parents.
Submitted by student on March 27, 2012

I came here last year (10-11) from VA, and this school was a big change, however I like it. The school isn't really a bad school, but by no means is it a good school either. I've heard A LOT worse about the other high schools in Jax. I've heard on several occasions that the school has improved academically and disciplinary. With that being said, I still feel like I'm not getting challenged enough academically. Most of my teachers care about the students, the others not so much. Teachers seemed burnt out and somewhat scared to discipline their students, I would be too though. The administration and security are a joke. At first, they only enforced the rules when the school board officials are here. They are tightening down a lot though. Honestly, like any other teenager, I've grown accustom to the enjoy the "freedom" of doing what I please. I love the diverse student body. Overall I give Wolfson a 3/5. Proud to be part of the Wolfpack.
Submitted by student on February 12, 2012

this school is amazing! the staff is very friendly, the foreigners are also friendly. i am in here as a freshman and i hope to be here for 3 and a half more!
Submitted by student on December 07, 2011

I attended Wolfson for a short period of time. I graduated in three years and I will admit there are some teachers that don't give a care about how the students do, but there are a lot of them that if the student shows that they are trying they will help. You have to help yourself before others can help. I had an amazing Dean that I had from freshman year till I graduated, he followed me from Forrest or so I'd like to say. He is very dedicated to the students he makes sure the kids are on track as best he can and tries to get them to see that in life they will need everything