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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at PALMETTO RIDGE HIGH SCHOOL this year?
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Enrollment
2,054
High
DISTRICT 989 · STATE 1,035
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·COLLIER·NCES 120033003960
PALMETTO RIDGE HIGH SCHOOL
1655 VICTORY LN, NAPLES, FL 34120 · (239) 377-2400 · Collier County
GRADES 09–12HIGH31-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL2,054 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
25.6:1
80 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 28.5:1 · STATE 23.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
51%
1,040 students
DISTRICT 51% · STATE 50%
Community
3
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
FAST / B.E.S.T. 2024-25 . % at Level 3 or AboveEnglish Language Arts
59.5%
FL avg 56.7% . +5.0pp since 2023
Math
35.0%
FL avg 58.9% . +1.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 60 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 35 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Florida schools, those numbers are about 57 and 59. Reading and writing scores are up about 5 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 1 points.
Source: FAST / B.E.S.T.. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
54.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
55.8%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 54% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 56% typical for Florida schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Florida's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
2,054
+105 (+5%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
25.6:1
was 22.1:1
% White
25%
was 40%
% Hispanic
61%
was 44%
% Black
10%
was 9%
% Asian
1%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About PALMETTO RIDGE HIGH SCHOOL
PALMETTO RIDGE HIGH SCHOOL operates as a sizable four-year high school in NAPLES, Florida, one of the schools within COLLIER. Current enrollment sits at 2,054 students spanning grades 9 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 98% bigger than the state mean of about 1,035.
PALMETTO RIDGE HIGH SCHOOL is one of 69 schools operated by COLLIER, a district that educates 48,252 students overall.
On the student-mix side, PALMETTO RIDGE HIGH SCHOOL records that 61% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. Other groups include 25% White, 10% Black, 2% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 28% Hispanic, putting the school's mix considerably more Hispanic than the area baseline.
Looking at the economic backdrop, PALMETTO RIDGE HIGH SCHOOL lists 80 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 25.6:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 23.5:1 average. Around 51% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy.
On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), PALMETTO RIDGE HIGH SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 55.8% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 54.0%.
Zooming out to the county, Collier County reports that median household earnings sit near $90,045, roughly 40% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. Across Collier County's 75 public schools (combined enrollment of about 48,252 students), PALMETTO RIDGE HIGH SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.
Nearest neighbor: CORKSCREW MIDDLE SCHOOL, around 0.5 miles off. 6 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, PALMETTO RIDGE HIGH SCHOOL comes 9th of 9 in the immediate cluster, below the nearby-schools average of 62.5%.
The campus sits in a small-town setting.
Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count grew 5%: 1,949 students in 2018 compared to 2,054 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share increased from 44% to 61%. The student-to-teacher ratio grew from 22.1:1 in 2018 to 25.6:1 today.
On allk12, members of the PALMETTO RIDGE HIGH SCHOOL community share and discuss pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.
Collier County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
398,291
Census ACS
Median income
$90,045
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
40%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
75
48,252 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in COLLIER
- IMMOKALEE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,990 students
- GOLDEN GATE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,867 students
- GULF COAST HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,714 students
- NAPLES HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,535 students
- MASON CLASSICAL ACADEMYCombined · 1,509 students
- AUBREY ROGERS HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,496 students
Other schools in NAPLES
- GOLDEN GATE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,867 students
- GULF COAST HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,714 students
- NAPLES HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,535 students
- MASON CLASSICAL ACADEMYCombined · 1,509 students
- AUBREY ROGERS HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,496 students
- LELY HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,475 students
Nearby schools
- CORKSCREW MIDDLE SCHOOL0.5 mi · 1,013
- CORKSCREW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.6 mi · 908
- COLLIER CHARTER ACADEMY3.2 mi · 580
- ESTATES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL3.6 mi · 1,041
- SABAL PALM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL3.8 mi · 792
- CYPRESS PALM MIDDLE SCHOOL3.9 mi · 836
Frequently asked questions
About PALMETTO RIDGE HIGH SCHOOLHow many students attend PALMETTO RIDGE HIGH SCHOOL?
PALMETTO RIDGE HIGH SCHOOL enrolls approximately 2,054 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does PALMETTO RIDGE HIGH SCHOOL serve?
PALMETTO RIDGE HIGH SCHOOL serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at PALMETTO RIDGE HIGH SCHOOL?
Approximately 25.6:1 students per teacher at PALMETTO RIDGE HIGH SCHOOL.
How diverse is PALMETTO RIDGE HIGH SCHOOL?
PALMETTO RIDGE HIGH SCHOOL reports a student body of 25% White, 61% Hispanic, 10% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees PALMETTO RIDGE HIGH SCHOOL?
PALMETTO RIDGE HIGH SCHOOL is overseen by COLLIER in Collier County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.