Segregated Duval: The Black Public Schools of 1955-56
A snapshot in time. Here is a look at the then segregated, Duval County Public School system's educational facilities for African-American students during the 1955-56 school year.
Isaiah Blocker Junior High School (Partially Demolished) Completed in 1917 at 2335 Davis Street. Enrollment for year 1955-56: 1,356
West Jacksonville Elementary School (Proposed for Demolition) Completed in 1952 at 2071 Commonwealth Boulevard. Enrollment for year 1955-56: 404
Jacksonville Beach Elementary School (Demolished) Completed in 1946 at Jacksonville Beach. Enrollment for year 1955-56: 217
Darnell-Cookman Elementary School Replaced buildings from the Cookman Institute in 1952. Enrollment for year 1955-56: 1,560
Matthew W. Gilbert Junior-High School Completed in 1926 at 1472 Franklin Street. Enrollment for year 1955-56: 1,485
Richard L. Brown Elementary School Completed in 1953 at 1535 Milnor Street. Enrollment for year 1955-56: 856
Smart Pope Livingston Elementary School Completed in 1954 at Barber and Baldwin Streets. Enrollment for year 1955-56: 869
James Weldon Johnson Junior High School Completed in 1953 at 1840 West Ninth Street. Enrollment for year 1955-56: 1,424
New Stanton High School Relocated to 1149 West 13th Street in 1953. Enrollment for year 1955-56: 1,562
John E. Ford Elementary School Completed in 1954 at 1057 West 1st Street. Enrollment for year 1955-56: 1,254
Baldwin Elementary-Junior-High School Constructed in 1955 at Baldwin. Enrollment for year 1955-56: 145
Source: Negro Schools of Duval County 1955-1956 archived digitally by the University of Florida George A. Smathers Libraries.