If you are new or returning to Duval County Public Schools during the school year, please contact the Office of Enrollment for special assignment information.

PK3-PK4

• Eligibility for PK3 - Your child must be 3 years old prior to September 1

• Eligibility for PK4 - Your child must be 4 years old prior to September 1

At John E. Ford, our Preschool Program is a tuition-based program, the fee is currently $327 per month, SUBJECT TO CHANGE.
After visiting our school, submit an application ONLINE through your FOCUS account on or before January 31st.
Applications are processed randomly by grade level and priority. 
Placement is not guaranteed. 

Kindergarten and 1st Grade

• Eligibility for Kindergarten - Your child must be 5 years old prior to September 1 of the current school year

2nd - 8th Grade

Applications are processed with Prior Montessori Experience; a minimum of a full year of attendance in an accredited Montessori program less than a year from the immediate preceding school year.   

If your student has Prior Montessori Experience, please provide proof of prior Montessori experience, in the form of a letter from the previous school.

For School Tour Information please call (904)630-6540

PK3-PK4

Eligibility for PK3 - Your child must be 3 years old prior to September 1
Eligibility for PK4 - Your child must be 4 years old prior to September 1

• At John E. Ford, our Preschool Program is a tuition-based program, the fee is currently $327 per month (Tuition is subject to change.)

• After visiting our school, submit an application ONLINE through your FOCUS account on or before January 31st.

• Applications are processed randomly by grade level and priority. 

• Placement is not guaranteed. 

• Lottery results will be share with parents in mid-March via email and/or their FOCUS account.

• The communication will inform you if your child was placed at John E. Ford or wait-listed.

Kindergarten and 1st Grade

• After visiting our school and attending a scheduled tour, please submit your application via FOCUS. 

• Visit www.duvalschools.org during the on-time application window, December 1 - January 31, for additional information. 

• Kindergarten students must be 5 years old by September 1st of the school year you are applying for.

• Students who attend John E Ford for PK3 will automatically roll to PK4. 

• PK4 students will automatically roll to kindergarten- completing a magnet or special transfer option application will cancel your seat assignment for the next school year.

If you are a new applicant to John E. Ford:

• After visiting our school, submit an application ONLINE through your FOCUS account on or before January 31st.

• Applications are processed randomly by grade level and priority. 

• Placement is not guaranteed. 

• Lottery results will be share with parents in mid-March via email and/or their FOCUS account.

• The communication will inform you if your child was placed at John E. Ford or wait-listed.

2nd - 8th Grade

Applications are processed with Prior Montessori Experience; a minimum of a full year of attendance in an accredited Montessori program less than a year from the immediate preceding school year.   

If your student has Prior Montessori Experience, please complete the application in your parent FOCUS account, December - January 31, 2027 and upload your proof of Prior Montessori Experience.

Magnet Tour Information

Please call (904)630-6540 for additional  information.

Students currently enrolled in first - seventh grade must provide proof of Prior Montessori Experience for a full year from the immediate preceding school year when completing their application in FOCUS.

Tour participation is uploaded to the lottery portal at the close of the application window. 

• Fifth grade students from J. Allen Axson have program continuity to the middle school program at John E. Ford, with an application submitted December 1st - January 31st.

• John E. Ford students do not need to reapply for 6th grade.

• Rising 6th grade students from John E. Ford will automatically roll into the middle school program unless an application is submitted for a different choice.

• If a family submits a magnet or special transfer option application, then their assignment to Ford will be canceled for the following year.

• Placement is not guaranteed.  

John E. Ford 8th grade students have program continuity to Darnell-Cookman HS, Paxon HS, Samuel W. Wolfson HS and Stanton HS. Students must successfully complete Algebra 1 by the 8th grade to be eligible for program continuity.