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ALLEN D NEASE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
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FAST / B.E.S.T. 2024-25 . % at Level 3 or AboveBeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodology7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About ALLEN D NEASE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
ALLEN D NEASE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is a 9-12 campus of roomy scale in PONTE VEDRA, Florida, overseen by ST. JOHNS, teacheing 2,177 students in grades 8 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 110% larger than the state mean of about 1,035.
Within ST. JOHNS, which oversees 53 schools and 52,383 students, ALLEN D NEASE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is one campus in the system.
For racial and ethnic makeup, ALLEN D NEASE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL records that 70% of the student body identifies as White. Beyond that, the school reports 11% Hispanic, 11% Asian, 4% multiracial, 2% Black. That is visibly less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 79%.
In terms of school funding signals, On paper, ALLEN D NEASE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL has 88 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 24.8:1. The state averages around 23.5:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Roughly 7% of students at ALLEN D NEASE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is noticeably below St. Johns County's rate of about 21%.
After controlling for student poverty, ALLEN D NEASE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 77.9%; this one delivers 86.7%.
Around the school, census data for St. Johns County shows median household earnings sit near $109,839, 51% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 4%. In all, St. Johns County runs 68 public schools (combined enrollment of about 52,895 students), of which ALLEN D NEASE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is one.
The closest other public school is VALLEY RIDGE ACADEMY, roughly 1.3 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around ALLEN D NEASE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts ALLEN D NEASE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL at 2nd of 9; the average score across the group is 78.4%.
Geographically, the school is in a suburban area.
Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at ALLEN D NEASE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL has decreased 10%, going from 2,427 students in 2018 to 2,177 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share ticked down from 75% to 70%. The student-to-teacher ratio loosened from 23.6:1 in 2018 to 24.8:1 today.
Within the allk12 community for this school, recent activity here tends to focus on science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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