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Enrollment
2,278
High
DISTRICT 1,261 · STATE 1,035
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HILLSBOROUGH·NCES 120087002505
ARMWOOD HIGH SCHOOL
12000 E US HIGHWAY 92, SEFFNER, FL 33584 · (813) 744-8040 · Hillsborough County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL2,278 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
28.7:1
79 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 25.7:1 · STATE 23.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
56%
1,271 students
DISTRICT 49% · STATE 50%
Community
6
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 | 634 | 28% |
| Grade 10 | 590 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 596 | 26% |
| Grade 12 | 458 | 20% |
Student demographics
69%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 71% · 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
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on published attendance-zone data from HILLSBOROUGH. Zones change; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
FAST / B.E.S.T. 2024-25 . % at Level 3 or AboveEnglish Language Arts
45.4%
FL avg 56.7% . +2.9pp since 2023
Math
30.0%
FL avg 58.9% . +5.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 45 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 30 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 3 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 5 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 45.4% | 30.0% |
| 2023-24 | 42.5% | 25.0% |
% 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
44.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
53.2%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 44% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 53% 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 →
Schools most like ARMWOOD HIGH SCHOOL
ARMWOOD HIGH SCHOOL's state test result (44.4% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| ARMWOOD HIGH SCHOOL this school | 2,278 | 55.8% | 44.4% |
| TREASURE COAST HIGH SCHOOL PORT ST LUCIE | 3,124 | 53.0% | 47.8% |
| FORT PIERCE CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL FORT PIERCE | 3,178 | 53.2% | 46.6% |
| SPOTO HIGH SCHOOL RIVERVIEW | 1,933 | 52.0% | 49.1% |
| PORT ST. LUCIE HIGH SCHOOL PORT ST LUCIE | 1,793 | 58.9% | 46.7% |
| ST. LUCIE WEST CENTENNIAL HIGH PORT ST LUCIE | 2,914 | 50.9% | 46.6% |
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 ARMWOOD HIGH SCHOOL ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Hillsborough County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 44.4% | #414 of 555 | #23 of 34 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 30.0% | #412 of 549 ▼ 3 | #27 of 34 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 45.4% | #435 of 559 ▼ 22 | #22 of 34 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 2,278 | #111 of 830 | #12 of 47 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 28.7:1 | #531 of 575 | #27 of 30 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 68.6% | #72 of 594 | #11 of 33 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 55.8% | #153 of 630 | #5 of 35 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +1.2% | #231 of 246 | #11 of 12 |
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
2,278
+125 (+6%) vs 2020
+63% since 1990-91, when it was 1,398
Student : Teacher
28.7:1
was 20.3:1
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 | 2,278 | 79.3 | 28.7:1 | 56% (1,271) |
| 2023-24 | 2,310 | 97 | 23.8:1 | 62% (1,440) |
| 2022-23 | 2,400 | 87 | 27.6:1 | 66% (1,576) |
| 2020-21 | 2,153 | 106 | 20.3:1 | 81% (1,747) |
| 2017-18 | 2,252 | 123 | 18.3:1 | 78% (1,748) |
| 2015-16 | 2,075 | 116 | 17.9:1 | 74% (1,536) |
| 2010-11 | 1,744 | 98 | 17.8:1 | 64% (1,110) |
| 2000-01 | 1,760 | 111 | 15.9:1 | 23% (408) |
| 1990-91 | 1,398 | 93 | 15.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for ARMWOOD HIGH SCHOOL.
About ARMWOOD HIGH SCHOOL
Located in SEFFNER, Florida, ARMWOOD HIGH SCHOOL is a high-enrollment high school. Classes run from 9 through 12, and the school has 2,278 students. Against the 1,035-student average for high schools in Florida, enrollment here is 120% higher.
In HILLSBOROUGH, 300 schools enroll a combined 221,318 students.
Black students form the largest group at ARMWOOD HIGH SCHOOL, 38% of enrollment. The remaining shares are 35% Hispanic, 22% White, and 3% multiracial. Census estimates put the Black share of Hillsborough County's population at about 16%. By the diversity index, ARMWOOD HIGH SCHOOL comes in at 69%.
The count of teachers at ARMWOOD HIGH SCHOOL is 79.3 full-time equivalents, for a ratio of 28.7:1. Among high schools in Florida, the typical ratio is 23.5:1. The school counts 1,271 students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, or 56%. That is higher than the 43% average for public schools in Hillsborough County.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate on state tests with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For ARMWOOD HIGH SCHOOL, the prediction is 53.2% and the result is 44.4%.
Across Hillsborough County, median household income is about $79,540, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 38%, and roughly 9% of residents are in poverty. ARMWOOD HIGH SCHOOL is among the 320 public schools in Hillsborough County.
The nearest public school is THE SPRING, at about 0.7 miles. ARMWOOD HIGH SCHOOL has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Nearby schools with test data average 40.7% proficiency; ARMWOOD HIGH SCHOOL posts 44.4%.
The school's locale code, Suburb: Large, means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
The 2024-25 enrollment of 2,278 was 6% higher than in 2020-21, when it was 2,153. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio rose from 20.3:1 to 28.7:1.
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Hillsborough County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,522,748
Census ACS
Median income
$79,540
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
38%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
320
223,193 students
Quick facts
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Other schools in HILLSBOROUGH
- FLORIDA CONNECTIONS ACADEMYCombined · 5,748 students
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- NEWSOME HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 3,157 students
- ALONSO HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,863 students
- PLANT CITY HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,572 students
- LENNARD HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,553 students
Other schools in SEFFNER
- MANGO ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 740 students
- JENNINGS MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 686 students
- BURNETT MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 636 students
- MCDONALD ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 526 students
- COLSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 511 students
- LOPEZ ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 511 students
Nearby schools
- THE SPRING0.7 mi · 10
- BRANDON SUCCESS CENTER0.7 mi · 97
- BURNETT MIDDLE SCHOOL1.1 mi · 636
- LOPEZ EXCEPTIONAL CENTER1.1 mi · 57
- LOPEZ ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.2 mi · 511
- MCDONALD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.4 mi · 526
Frequently asked questions
About ARMWOOD HIGH SCHOOLHow large is ARMWOOD HIGH SCHOOL?
ARMWOOD HIGH SCHOOL enrolls approximately 2,278 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does ARMWOOD HIGH SCHOOL serve?
ARMWOOD HIGH SCHOOL serves grades 09-12.
How many teachers does ARMWOOD HIGH SCHOOL have?
ARMWOOD HIGH SCHOOL employs 79 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 28.7:1.
What is the student diversity at ARMWOOD HIGH SCHOOL?
Student demographics at ARMWOOD HIGH SCHOOL are roughly 22% White, 35% Hispanic, 38% Black, 2% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees ARMWOOD HIGH SCHOOL?
ARMWOOD HIGH SCHOOL is overseen by HILLSBOROUGH in Hillsborough County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.