Paxon School for Advanced Studies

Paxon School for Advanced Studies
Motto	"Caritas, Constantia, Excellentia, Integritas"
Type	Magnet school—College Preparatory
Established	1954
Principal	Royce Turner, Ed.D
Administrative staff	107
Students	1,491 (2015-16)
Address	3239 Norman E Thagard Blvd, Jacksonville, Florida, USA
Colors	Navy Blue █ and Gold █
Nickname	PSAS; Pax
Mascot	Golden Eagle
Website	www.duvalschools.org/psas

Paxon School for Advanced Studies (PSAS) is one of four International Baccalaureate senior high schools (the others being Stanton College Preparatory School, Wolfson High School, and Terry Parker High School) in Duval County, Florida. According to the College Board's Advanced Placement Report,^{[citation needed]} Paxon has one of the strongest math and science Advanced Placement programs in the state of Florida. Because of this accomplishment, Paxon is one of a select group of Florida schools invited to apply for the Siemens Advanced Placement High School Award.^{[citation needed]} Only ten to fifteen schools per state are invited to apply.^{[citation needed]} Some valedictorians have been accepted to the United States Naval Academy and different Ivy League schools.^{[citation needed]}

^ "PAXON SCHOOL/ADVANCED STUDIES". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved November 29, 2018.

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