LIZA JACKSON PREPARATORY SCHOOL

What LIZA JACKSON PREPARATORY SCHOOL does

Liza Jackson Preparatory School is a private K-12 college preparatory institution founded in 2000 in Fort Walton Beach, Florida. The school delivers in-person college preparatory education to enrolled students and serves three principal stakeholder segments: students, their parents and families, and a governing Board of Directors. Its addressable market is regional, focused on the Southeast United States, with a notable emphasis on military families in the Fort Walton Beach area through a dedicated outreach page.

The school's technology infrastructure is built on third-party integrations rather than proprietary systems. It relies on Classlink for single sign-on across educational applications, FOCUS School Software (an Okaloosa County student information system) for grades, attendance, and academic records, MySchoolBucks for fee and lunch payments, and ThrillShare for media, document management, and parent communications. Mobile applications are available on both iOS and Android, providing parents and students on-the-go access to school information. The school also promotes FortifyFL, a state-provided anonymous safety reporting tool.

Revenue is generated through tuition and fees, although specific pricing and enrollment figures are not publicly disclosed. The go-to-market motion is community-based, relying on the school's website, mobile applications, parent portals, and physical campus presence as primary engagement channels. Distribution is concentrated at the single Fort Walton Beach campus with supplementary digital self-serve access through online portals. The school employs 11-50 staff and operates with no disclosed parent company, subsidiaries, or external investors.

Name

LIZA JACKSON PREPARATORY SCHOOL

Legal name

Liza Jackson Preparatory School

Website

https://lizajackson.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2000

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Liza Jackson Preparatory School is a private K-12 college preparatory institution founded in 2000 in Fort Walton Beach, Florida, serving enrolled students and their families with on-campus education and integrated digital parent portals.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

K-12 Private Education

NAICS

Elementary and Secondary Schools (6111)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Waldorf/Steiner K–12 Schools (EDAJABAE)

Keywords

• K-12 private education
• College preparatory school
• Student information system
• Parent communication platform
• Online school payments

Headquarters

HQ city

Fort Walton Beach, Florida

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Liza Jackson Preparatory School is a private K-12 college preparatory institution that delivers classroom-based preparatory education to enrolled students in Fort Walton Beach, Florida. It supplements its academic program with parent-facing digital tools, including online payment processing, a student information system for grades and attendance, and iOS/Android mobile applications for school information access.

Product overview

Liza Jackson Preparatory School is a private K-12 educational institution located in Fort Walton Beach, Florida. The school offers a comprehensive educational program with a web-based platform and mobile applications for iOS and Android. The school's technology infrastructure includes integrations with educational management systems for student information, learning management, parent communication, and school operations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• K-12 College Preparatory Education Program Private K-12 college preparatory academic program delivered in person at the Fort Walton Beach campus, with curriculum designed to prepare students for college-level work.
• Liza Jackson Preparatory School iOS Mobile Application Official iOS application providing parents and students with on-the-go access to school information, resources, and links to school systems (Classlink, FOCUS, MySchoolBucks, ThrillShare).
• Liza Jackson Preparatory School Android Mobile Application Official Android application providing parents and students with on-the-go access to school information, resources, and links to school systems (Classlink, FOCUS, MySchoolBucks, ThrillShare).

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• ClasslinkcoreTechnology or IntegrationClasslink provides single sign-on integration allowing students and parents to access educational applications and resources through a unified platform. The school utilizes launchpad.classlink.com/lizajackson for authentication.
• FOCUS School SoftwarecoreTechnology or IntegrationOkaloosa County school district's student information system used for managing grades, attendance, and academic records. Accessed via okaloosa.focusschoolsoftware.com.
• FortifyFloridaminorOthersAnonymous safety reporting tool for reporting suspicious activity in schools. The school promotes FortifyFL for student and community safety awareness.

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Berkeley Preparatory School: Independent private K-12 college-preparatory school in Tampa, FL. Comparable independent private-school model, Florida footprint, and college-prep positioning targeting tuition-paying families.
• Admiral Farragut Academy: Florida-based private college-preparatory K-12 school serving military-affiliated families with a boarding option. Highly comparable in mission, geographic market (Florida), and college-prep positioning to Liza Jackson.
• Trinity Preparatory School: Top-tier independent college-preparatory K-12 school in Winter Park, FL. Comparable private college-prep model and Florida footprint, representing the upper bound of the competitive set Liza Jackson operates in.
• Canterbury School of Florida: Independent private K-12 college-preparatory school in St. Petersburg, FL, with a similar Episcopal-affiliated heritage and college-prep mission. Comparable private-school model in the same Florida market.
• The Out-of-Door Academy: Independent private K-12 college-preparatory school in Sarasota, FL. Comparable independent private-school model and Florida college-prep market segment.
• Rocky Bayou Christian School: Private K-12 Christian school in Niceville, FL, located minutes from Eglin AFB in the same Florida panhandle market as Liza Jackson. Direct local competitor with overlapping military-family demographic.
• The Pine School: Independent private K-12 college-preparatory school in Hobe Sound, FL. Comparable private college-prep model, Florida market, and tuition-driven business model targeting college-bound families.
• Pensacola Catholic High School: Regional private K-12 Catholic school serving the broader Pensacola/Fort Walton Beach area. Comparable private-school model and regional Florida panhandle market, providing direct head-to-head competition for tuition-paying families.

Emerging players

• BASIS Charter Schools: Public charter school network with a Florida presence offering a college-prep-focused curriculum. Comparable in serving college-prep-seeking families, but operates under a public/charter funding model rather than tuition-driven, representing an emerging competitive alternative for the same demographic.

Broad incumbents

• Stride Inc. Large publicly traded K-12 online learning operator offering tuition-funded private online schooling nationwide. Broad incumbent offering an alternative modality for families seeking non-zoned-school options; overlaps in serving tuition-paying K-12 families but does not directly compete in the Fort Walton Beach campus market.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/liza-jackson-preparatory-school

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Investors

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