Facilities
Jackson Prep's 84-acre campus is home to an impressive complex of flexible educational facilities. The Junior High includes academic classrooms, science labs, wireless internet throughout the building and a computer center with internet-connected work stations. The Senior High includes academic classrooms, wireless internet throughout the building and a world languages lab. The Senior High is also home to the Design Center and Fab Lab, where students work with equipment that enhances their experiences in science, technology, engineering, art and math. Two collaboration rooms with state-of-the-art technology provide a place for cooperative learning. The Hub provides a place for students to work, print and charge their devices for use throughout the school day. The Guyton Science Center houses six state-of-the-art science classrooms with laboratories and the Lyceum, a 200-seat lecture/meeting facility. Sixth grade classrooms are located in the Junior High building.
The creative heart of the campus is the McRae Fine Arts and Media Center, which houses three art studios, a ceramics studio, band hall, choir room, art gallery, and The Jesse Howell Library. The Jesse Howell Library features two collaboration rooms and an Extended Reality lab. The McRae Center is also home to the multipurpose room which is used for a wide range of activities, administrative and development offices, and the office of admission. The second floor houses business and technology offices.
The Centre for Arts and Leadership showcases the Fortenberry Theatre, a 1000-seat, state-of-the-art theater for musicals, dramas, concerts, class days and student forums. Also included is 400-seat Lindsay Hall. Lindsay Hall is home to many activities of the Global Leadership Institute (GLI) and also serves as an event space for lectures, presentations, and recitals. The Centre features the VanDevender Art Gallery, a media/broadcast suite, the GLI East Wing multipurpose area, and a conference area.
Together the Jackson Prep Gymnasium and J.O. Manning Patriot Center provide athletic venues, dressing rooms, weight rooms, coaches’ offices, and a high-tech multi-media film, memoribilia, and conference room. Prep's outdoor athletic complex includes lighted baseball, softball, and soccer fields, a lighted football stadium with a state-of-the-art turf field and 400-meter track, eight wheelchair-accessible tennis courts, a cross country course, and practice fields.
Patriot Way, Patriot Avenue, and the Dining Commons give students and faculty an opportunity to gather and relax, and provide space for outdoor classrooms. Patriot Way features a clock tower and outdoor classroom. Patriot Avenue is a central green space featuring a concrete plaza, connecting pathways, and stepped amphitheater seating. The Dining Commons is a contemporary, multipurpose dining hall, and student common area with al fresco dining options, as well as gathering and performing space.