About DA: Achievements
A+ School – Florida Department of Education
Eight Consecutive Years - 2001-2008
National Leader School - International Center for Leadership Education
One of 25 model schools in Florida recognized for “delivering an academically rigorous and relevant curriculum,” 2005, 2006
Best Academic High Schools – Newsweek Magazine
Top 1.5% nationwide, in 2000, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007
National Signature School - Grammy Foundation
Top 1% nationwide, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006
National GOLD Grammy Signature School – Grammy Foundation
Top 3 school music programs nationwide – 2007, 2008
Essentially Ellington High School Jazz Competition Winner – Jazz at Lincoln Center -2006
National Blue Ribbon School of Excellence - U.S. Department of Education
Florida Music Demonstration School – Florida Department of Education & Florida Music Educators’ Association – 2007-2010
Exemplary School Award – International Network of Schools for the Advancement of Arts Education 2007
Community Partnership Award – International Network of Schools for the Advancement of Arts Education
2007 – Awarded for New View collaborative project between DA, the Cummer Museum of Art & Gardens, and the Clara White Mission.
Arts Innovation Award – International Network of Schools for the Advancement of Arts Education
2007 – Awarded for DA’s Issues Based Theatre program
National Arts Recognition and Talent Search - Three Presidential Scholars in the Arts in the last five years; over 128 DA students recognized for excellence in arts
National Service Learning Leader School - U.S. Department of Education
Florida Five Star School – Florida Department of Education
Consistently ranked among the top three Duval County public high schools on the Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test.