Enrollment
115
High
DISTRICT 590 · STATE 1,035
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CITRUS·NCES 120027004326
ACADEMY OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE
12695 W FORT ISLAND TRL, CRYSTAL RIVER, FL 34429 · (352) 795-8793 · Citrus County
GRADES 09–12HIGH41-RURALCHARTERREGULAR SCHOOL115 STUDENTS
A-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 84% of Florida public high schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Florida public high schools
Student : Teacher
19.2:1
6 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.1:1 · STATE 23.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
34%
39 students
DISTRICT 50% · STATE 50%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 64 | 56% |
| Grade 10 | 51 | 44% |
Student demographics
22%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 42% · STATE 70% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
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FAST / B.E.S.T. 2024-25 . % at Level 3 or AboveEnglish Language Arts
71.2%
FL avg 56.7% . +1.2pp since 2023
Math
48.0%
FL avg 58.9% . -13.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 71 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 48 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 1 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 13 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 71.2% | 48.0% |
| 2023-24 | 70.0% | 61.0% |
% at Level 3 or Above, all students and all tested grades.
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
72.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
64.2%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 72% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 64% 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 →
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ACADEMY OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE's state test result (72.0% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| ACADEMY OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE this school | 115 | 33.9% | 72.0% |
| LIBERTY COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL BRISTOL | 336 | 34.5% | 52.0% |
| STATE COLLEGE OF FLA COLLEGIATE SCHOOL-VENICE VENICE | 290 | 32.8% | 78.1% |
| ST. PETERSBURG COLLEGIATE HIGH SCHOOL NORTH PINELLAS TARPON SPRINGS | 223 | 24.7% | 89.0% |
| MARCO ISLAND ACADEMY MARCO ISLAND | 298 | 25.5% | 82.5% |
| NORTHVIEW HIGH SCHOOL CENTURY | 527 | 34.5% | 39.6% |
Matched among Florida high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where ACADEMY OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Citrus County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 72.0% | #85 of 555 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 48.0% | #197 of 549 ▼ 106 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 71.2% | #109 of 559 ▼ 8 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 115 | #630 of 830 | #4 of 8 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 33.9% | #442 of 630 | N/A |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
115
-8 (-7%) vs 2020
+271% since 2000-01, when it was 31
Student : Teacher
19.2:1
was 17.6:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 115 | 6 | 19.2:1 | 34% (39) |
| 2023-24 | 115 | 6 | 19.2:1 | 36% (41) |
| 2022-23 | 117 | 6 | 19.5:1 | 40% (47) |
| 2020-21 | 123 | 7 | 17.6:1 | 56% (69) |
| 2017-18 | 67 | 4 | 16.8:1 | 48% (32) |
| 2015-16 | 92 | 6 | 15.3:1 | 30% (28) |
| 2010-11 | 81 | 5 | 16.2:1 | 20% (16) |
| 2000-01 | 31 | N/A | N/A | 10% (3) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for ACADEMY OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE.
About ACADEMY OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE
ACADEMY OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE is a high school in CRYSTAL RIVER, Florida, reachable at (352) 795-8793. Enrolled students number 115 students, in grades 9 through 12. Enrollment is 89% lower than the average for high schools in Florida, which is about 1,035.
Besides ACADEMY OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE, CITRUS runs 25 other schools. The district enrolls 15,594 students.
White students make up 88% of enrollment at ACADEMY OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE. The next largest groups are 10% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. The White share in Citrus County as a whole is similar, at about 88%. Pick two students at random and there is a 22% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
ACADEMY OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE employs 6 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 19.2:1. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 23.5:1 average for high schools in Florida. ACADEMY OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE's free or reduced-price lunch eligibility rate is 34%. Across public schools in Citrus County, the average is 48%.
The allk12 Grade for ACADEMY OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE is A-. Compared with Florida public high schools, the school scored higher than 84% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for ACADEMY OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE is 64.2%, and its average proficiency rate on state tests is 72.0%.
In the county around the school, Citrus County, the median household income is $56,546, about 21% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 12%. Citrus County is home to 28 public schools and about 15,594 public school students.
Nearest public school: CRYSTAL RIVER MIDDLE SCHOOL, about 3.5 miles away. A five-mile radius around the school includes 3 other public schools. ACADEMY OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE ranks 1st of 8 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 72.0% against a local average of 52.1%.
ACADEMY OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE is in rural territory close to an urban area, a location NCES labels Rural: Fringe. ACADEMY OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE is a charter school, a type of public school that operates under a charter.
Federal data show a 7% enrollment decrease, from 123 in 2020-21 to 115 in 2024-25. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio rose to 19.2:1, from 17.6:1.
Parents and students can post about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater at ACADEMY OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Citrus County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
162,472
Census ACS
Median income
$56,546
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
28
15,594 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in CITRUS
- LECANTO HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,735 students
- CITRUS HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,465 students
- CRYSTAL RIVER HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,293 students
- INVERNESS MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 911 students
- CRYSTAL RIVER MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 906 students
- CITRUS SPRINGS ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 877 students
Other schools in CRYSTAL RIVER
- CRYSTAL RIVER HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,293 students
- CRYSTAL RIVER MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 906 students
- CRYSTAL RIVER PRIMARY SCHOOLElementary · 644 students
Nearby schools
- CRYSTAL RIVER MIDDLE SCHOOL3.5 mi · 906
- CRYSTAL RIVER HIGH SCHOOL4.0 mi · 1,293
- CRYSTAL RIVER PRIMARY SCHOOL4.1 mi · 644
- ROCK CRUSHER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL7.6 mi · 664
- HOMOSASSA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL8.5 mi · 405
- YANKEETOWN SCHOOL9.7 mi · 250
Frequently asked questions
About ACADEMY OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCEHow large is ACADEMY OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE?
ACADEMY OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE enrolls approximately 115 students in grades 09-12.
Is ACADEMY OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE an elementary, middle, or high school?
ACADEMY OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many teachers does ACADEMY OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE have?
ACADEMY OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE employs 6 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 19.2:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at ACADEMY OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE?
At ACADEMY OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE, the student body is approximately 88% White, 10% Hispanic, 3% Two or more.
Is ACADEMY OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE public or private?
ACADEMY OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE is a public K-12 school operated as a charter, overseen by CITRUS.
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