Company Profile
Admiral Farragut Academy
Company Overview
Admiral Farragut Academy is a private preparatory PreK-12 school with small classes, a waterfront campus and a progressive approach to education. Located in beautiful St. Petersburg, Florida, Farragut is about 5 minutes from the Gulf of Mexico.
Company History
Founded in 1933 on the banks of the Toms River in Pine Beach, New Jersey, Admiral Farragut Academy was a college preparatory, military-style school named after Admiral David Glasgow Farragut, the first U.S. Naval officer to rise to that rank. During Farragut’s first 12 years, the school became so popular that a second campus was purchased in 1945 on the shores of Boca Ciega Bay in St. Petersburg, Florida. It is the only campus open today.
The school has changed and grown a lot by adding day students, PreK-4th grade, and girls. Today, Admiral Farragut Academy is one of the only two Honor Naval Schools in the United States. The NJROTC program is designated by an Act of Congress and reaccredited each year by the Department of the Navy. The southern campus continues many of the military school traditions, but most importantly focuses on the character development to create well-rounded, resilient young men and women who are emotionally mature when they matriculate to college.
Notable Accomplishments / Recognition
Farragut has a longstanding tradition of building leaders who will impact the world. That tradition grows every year with each graduating class. With students from around the world, the country, and several local towns and neighborhoods, we take pride in what our global community on campus is all about. But we’re not just about building leaders. — We’re about building a family. — A place where everyone supports each other.
Notable alumni include:
- Brigadier General Charles Duke ‘53, USAF, one of two Farragut graduates to have walked on the moon
- Ashley Patterson ‘02, Director of Government Relations & Public Policy for Ameresco, Inc.
- Rear Admiral Mark H. Buzby, ‘75, Administrator of the United States Marine Administration