Original Research by School Decision on Great Hearts Jacksonville
Great Hearts Jacksonville was a charter school that served Jacksonville, Florida, operating under the Duval district's umbrella. The school is now closed, which is the most important fact for any family researching it. No enrollment, demographic, academic performance, or staffing data is available in the record, and given the school's closed status, those gaps are expected rather than incidental. State assessment results, graduation outcomes, and program offerings are all absent for the same reason.
The address listed places the school in the Phoenix neighborhood of Jacksonville's urban core, just north of downtown in Duval County. Phoenix is a compact, working-class community whose built environment is largely pre-World War II, including bungalows that have been renovated in recent years. It developed as a streetcar suburb, sits adjacent to the Springfield historic district, and borders what was once an industrial fringe tied to JAXPORT's Talleyrand Marine Terminal and the freight rail lines it connects to. Port, logistics, and rail activity remain the dominant economic presence in the immediate area.
The neighborhood itself is in motion. A large redevelopment effort known as the Phoenix Arts and Innovation District, or PHX JAX, is underway in adjacent North Springfield on a former industrial and warehouse site that sits within a federally designated Opportunity Zone. Publicly reported accounts describe the project as combining renovated buildings with new mixed-use construction, including artist studios, retail, restaurants, and a mix of affordable and workforce housing, connected to a regional pedestrian and cycling network called the Emerald Trail. The first renovated building opened in late 2024, and new multifamily construction phases were announced in early 2026. Springfield more broadly has seen renovation activity pick up, though revitalization in the urban core has been uneven.
For families thinking about housing alongside a school search, home values in the zip code sit meaningfully below the Florida statewide benchmark and also below the national figure, which publicly reported data reflects. Rents have been moving downward year over year while purchase prices have edged up modestly, a pattern consistent with a neighborhood drawing buyers ahead of a broader market shift. The rent-to-income ratio for the area lands at a manageable share of income relative to national norms. The Emerald Trail connection, Edwards Park, and the adjacent Springfield neighborhood add everyday livability, and Jacksonville Transportation Authority bus service gives the area regional transit access without a car.
Because the school is closed, there is no useful academic or programmatic profile to offer, and a family drawn to the Great Hearts model would need to identify whether any other Great Hearts campus operates in the Jacksonville area or whether enrollment in a comparable school is possible through Duval's charter or open-enrollment options.
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