Samuel W. Wolfson High School

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Samuel Wolfson School for Advanced Studies
Address
7000 Powers Avenue Jacksonville, Florida, USA 32217 United States
Coordinates	30°15′03″N 81°36′57″W / 30.2509°N 81.6158°W / 30.2509; -81.6158
Information
Type	Magnet School
Motto	Committed to Excellence
Established	1965
School district	Duval County Public Schools
Principal	Christopher Begley January 16, 2017(present)
Teaching staff	48.00 (FTE)[1]
Grades	9–12
Enrollment	1,100 (2024-25)[1]
Student to teacher ratio	19.21[1]
Campus size	35.42 acres (14.33 ha)
Campus type	Suburban
Color(s)	Scarlet Red, White & Blue
Mascot	Wolfpack
Website	www.samuelwolfson.org

Samuel W. Wolfson High School, Samuel Wolfson School for Advanced Studies, or simply Wolfson, is a magnet high school located in the Duval County Public School district. As an academic magnet and college preparatory school, Wolfson specializes in Advanced Placement and International Baccalaureate courses. In addition to its academic focus, Samuel Wolfson School for Advanced Studies has an athletics program, a program for visual and performing arts, and a JROTC program. Its name is derived from Samuel W. Wolfson, a local businessman whose family was prominent in Jacksonville. Wolfson is a member of the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme.

The school is notable for its diverse^[2] student body. Wolfson's magnet program allows students from all over the district to attend via the AP program and the IB program.

This article's list of alumni may not follow Wikipedia's verifiability policy. Please improve this article by removing names that do not have independent reliable sources showing they merit inclusion in this article AND are alumni, or by incorporating the relevant publications into the body of the article through appropriate citations. (March 2025)

• John Brecher (class of 1969), journalist, former wine columnist for The Wall Street Journal
• Billy Butler, MLB first baseman
• Mike Clevinger, MLB pitcher for the Chicago White Sox
• Amer Delic, professional tennis player
• Val Demings, U.S. Congresswoman representing Florida's 10th congressional district and former chief of police of the Orlando Police Department
• Ashley Greene, actress most recognized as Alice Cullen in Twilight
• Udonis Haslem, basketball player for the Miami Heat^[3]
• Eric Hurley, professional baseball player for the Minnesota Twins
• Jerry Storch, chairman and CEO, ToysRUs; CEO HBC/Saks Fifth Avenue; vice chairman, Target

• School website
• Wolfson High School webpage, archive version
• Wolfson Athletics website
• Duval County Public Schools website