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How has AVON PARK HIGH SCHOOL changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
980
High
DISTRICT 743 · STATE 1,035
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HIGHLANDS·NCES 120084000906
AVON PARK HIGH SCHOOL
700 E MAIN ST, AVON PARK, FL 33825 · (863) 452-4311 · Highlands County
GRADES 09–12HIGH23-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL980 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 50% of Florida public high schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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
51 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.6:1 · STATE 23.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
59%
580 students
DISTRICT 65% · 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 | 282 | 29% |
| Grade 10 | 253 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 235 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 210 | 21% |
Student demographics
67%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 67% · 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
Test scores
FAST / B.E.S.T. 2024-25 . % at Level 3 or AboveEnglish Language Arts
47.3%
FL avg 56.7% . -2.8pp since 2023
Math
42.0%
FL avg 58.9% . -2.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 47 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 42 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Florida schools, those numbers are about 57 and 59. Reading and writing scores are down about 3 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 2 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 47.3% | 42.0% |
| 2023-24 | 50.0% | 44.0% |
% 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
48.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
51.5%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 49% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 52% 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 AVON PARK HIGH SCHOOL
AVON PARK HIGH SCHOOL's state test result (48.9% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| AVON PARK HIGH SCHOOL this school | 980 | 59.2% | 48.9% |
| CLEWISTON HIGH SCHOOL CLEWISTON | 966 | 59.4% | 39.7% |
| LAKE PLACID HIGH SCHOOL LAKE PLACID | 829 | 60.4% | 47.8% |
| BOOKER HIGH SCHOOL SARASOTA | 1,479 | 62.2% | 49.4% |
| DISCOVERY HIGH SCHOOL LAKE ALFRED | 898 | 63.7% | 37.7% |
| CRESCENT CITY JR-SR HIGH SCHOOL CRESCENT CITY | 945 | 63.4% | 36.4% |
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 AVON PARK HIGH SCHOOL ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Florida |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 48.9% | #334 of 555 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 42.0% | #259 of 549 ▼ 58 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 47.3% | #402 of 559 ▼ 104 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 980 | #404 of 830 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.2:1 | #127 of 575 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 66.5% | #126 of 594 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 59.2% | #108 of 630 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.1% | #176 of 289 |
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
980
+266 (+37%) vs 2020
+40% since 1990-91, when it was 699
Student : Teacher
19.2:1
was 14.0:1
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 | 980 | 51 | 19.2:1 | 59% (580) |
| 2023-24 | 946 | 48 | 19.7:1 | 75% (714) |
| 2022-23 | 928 | 48.5 | 19.1:1 | 67% (625) |
| 2020-21 | 714 | 51 | 14.0:1 | 58% (411) |
| 2017-18 | 1,055 | 56 | 18.8:1 | 69% (732) |
| 2015-16 | 1,020 | 64 | 15.9:1 | 75% (767) |
| 2010-11 | 1,017 | 52 | 19.6:1 | 69% (699) |
| 2000-01 | 979 | 49 | 20.0:1 | 55% (538) |
| 1990-91 | 699 | 42 | 16.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for AVON PARK HIGH SCHOOL.
About AVON PARK HIGH SCHOOL
AVON PARK HIGH SCHOOL is a high school in AVON PARK, Florida, reachable at (863) 452-4311. Enrollment stands at 980 students, covering grades 9 through 12.
HIGHLANDS has 12,040 students spread across 22 schools.
The largest racial or ethnic group at AVON PARK HIGH SCHOOL is Hispanic, with 46% of students. Other groups include 28% White, 20% Black, and 3% multiracial. The county population is about 22% Hispanic. The diversity index for AVON PARK HIGH SCHOOL is 67%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
The school lists 51 full-time-equivalent teachers and a student-to-teacher ratio of 19.2:1. Compared with the 23.5:1 average for high schools in Florida, this school's ratio is lower. Free or reduced-price lunch covers 59% of the student body.
AVON PARK HIGH SCHOOL earns a B- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 50% of Florida public high schools.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, AVON PARK HIGH SCHOOL is 2.6 points below its prediction. Actual: 48.9%. Predicted: 51.5%.
In Highlands County, the median household earns about $54,897 a year, about 21% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 11% of residents are in poverty. Highlands County has 24 public schools with about 12,040 students, including AVON PARK HIGH SCHOOL.
AVON PARK HIGH SCHOOL's closest public school neighbor is AVON PARK MIDDLE SCHOOL, about 0.9 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, 5 other public schools are within five miles. Among its closest neighbors with test data, AVON PARK HIGH SCHOOL is 8th of 9 on proficiency.
By NCES locale, the school is Suburb: Small, or in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population under 100,000.
Federal enrollment counts rose from 714 (2020-21) to 980 (2024-25). There were more students per teacher in 2024-25 (19.2:1) than in 2020-21 (14.0:1).
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Highlands County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
105,702
Census ACS
Median income
$54,897
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
24
12,040 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in HIGHLANDS
- SEBRING HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,849 students
- SEBRING MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 840 students
- WOODLAWN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 834 students
- LAKE PLACID HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 829 students
- CRACKER TRAIL ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 710 students
- HILL-GUSTAT MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 669 students
Other schools in AVON PARK
- AVON PARK MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 600 students
- PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 557 students
- AVON ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 503 students
- MEMORIAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 466 students
Nearby schools
- AVON PARK MIDDLE SCHOOL0.9 mi · 600
- PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.0 mi · 557
- AVON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.4 mi · 503
- MEMORIAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL3.1 mi · 466
- SUN 'N LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL4.2 mi · 588
- HILL-GUSTAT MIDDLE SCHOOL5.6 mi · 669
Frequently asked questions
About AVON PARK HIGH SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at AVON PARK HIGH SCHOOL?
AVON PARK HIGH SCHOOL enrolls approximately 980 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does AVON PARK HIGH SCHOOL serve?
AVON PARK HIGH SCHOOL serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at AVON PARK HIGH SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at AVON PARK HIGH SCHOOL is approximately 19.2:1 (51 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at AVON PARK HIGH SCHOOL?
At AVON PARK HIGH SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 28% White, 46% Hispanic, 20% Black, 2% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is AVON PARK HIGH SCHOOL in?
AVON PARK HIGH SCHOOL is part of HIGHLANDS.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.