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BRONSON MIDDLE/HIGH SCHOOL
Test scores
FAST / B.E.S.T. 2024-25 . % at Level 3 or AboveWhat this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 54 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 45 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 8 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 6 points.
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat this means: About 49% 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%.
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About BRONSON MIDDLE/HIGH SCHOOL
BRONSON MIDDLE/HIGH SCHOOL is a high school of cozy scale in BRONSON, Florida, overseen by LEVY, hosting 537 students in grades 6 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 1,035 students per school, that is 48% smaller than typical.
LEVY comprises 12 schools with combined enrollment of 5,554 students; BRONSON MIDDLE/HIGH SCHOOL is among them.
In terms of who attends, BRONSON MIDDLE/HIGH SCHOOL lists that the largest single group is White, at 62% of enrollment. The remainder reads as 20% Hispanic, 13% Black, 4% multiracial. That is noticeably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 79%.
On the income-and-resources front, The school currently runs with 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 19.2:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 23.5:1, putting BRONSON MIDDLE/HIGH SCHOOL tighter than the state norm the norm. About 56% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.
With demographic context factored in, BRONSON MIDDLE/HIGH SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 52.9%; this one delivers 49.0%.
Zooming out to the county, Levy County reports that median household earnings sit near $56,750, 17% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 14%. In all, Levy County runs 15 public schools (combined enrollment of about 5,554 students), of which BRONSON MIDDLE/HIGH SCHOOL is one.
BRONSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts BRONSON MIDDLE/HIGH SCHOOL at 5th of 7; the average score across the group is 54.5%.
The school occupies a small-town site.
Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at BRONSON MIDDLE/HIGH SCHOOL has declined 3%, going from 551 students in 2018 to 537 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share ticked down from 68% to 62%. Class-load math has loosened: from 16.2:1 in 2018 to 19.2:1 in 2025.
In the discussion threads here, recent activity here tends to focus on open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Levy County at a glance
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