The Academy of Excellence

HORRIBLE. If you are stuck within their boundaries, seek alternatives for your children. The leadership is unprofessional, sloppy and caddy. The Superintendent is pleased with their low performing scores because they are above state average, state average here in Florida is LOW. Your children are going to learn very little at W.E. Cherry. The leadership and staff has been there long enough that refinement and further education will be futile, they need to be replaced and the students of this school could get a solid education. Until that happens, I promise your student may perform above state average BUT well below national average.

Orange Park High School is such a special place! The teachers are some of the most pure-hearted, compassionate, and skilled people I have ever met. Truly inspiring place to walk the halls of, and it has inspired me to pursue education. Administration here fosters a culture of family and looking out for one another. There are several teacher, staff, and admin who have a long tenure at OPHS because of its deep roots in the Orange Park community, being built in 1959. Athletics, while not amazing records, are extremely well-managed, with caring coaches, and great facilities. The CTE (Career and Technical Education) options, for students looking to go into some area of the trades after high school, are vast at OP including Automotive, Welding, Carpentry, Engineering, Manufacturing, Early Childhood, Nursing, Culinary, Emergency Medical, Firefighting, Banking, and Digital Design. The Art and Ceramics programs are extremely well-rounded as well, with seasoned artists as the teachers of those classes. OPHS leaders highlight student and teachers who Rise above the rest, and establish valuable partnerships with the community, as a Children's Home Society Community Partnership School. The alumni network at Orange Park is wide and chances are a Clay County resident knows someone who is a Raider alum! Overall, this is a wonderful school whose motto is Outshine Perception for a reason. You might drive by and see an old high school campus with mid-century architecture, but OPHS truly has a heart and culture like no other, and you have to step inside and talk to the staff and students to know this.

The school administration is really helpful and supportive. I would like to thank each and every one of them, especially Ms. Tosha and Ms. Spinello.

We are so grateful to the teachers, staff and administration at FCCS. It is a blessing to be a part of such a caring and devoted community.

We had a great experience here this year and will be returning next year. The teacher is very patient and knowledgeable. She runs an organized classroom. They follow a curriculum and post daily updates online as well as sending things home in their folders. The playground is really nice and the teachers rotate centers in the classroom each week so the children are always exposed to new information. My child comes home and can remember all the new things he has learned each day! They do chapel and stem each week, outdoor play activities daily, and have plenty of opportunities for parents to be involved (outside covid times)