Enrollment
202
Combined
DISTRICT 463 · STATE 353
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LEVY·NCES 120114001198
CEDAR KEY HIGH SCHOOL
951 WHIDDON AVE, CEDAR KEY, FL 32625 · (352) 543-5223 · Levy County
GRADES PK–12COMBINED43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL202 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.2:1
17 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.1:1 · STATE 17.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
63%
128 students
DISTRICT 63% · STATE 50%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other combined schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 6 | 3% |
| Kindergarten | 18 | 9% |
| Grade 1 | 12 | 6% |
| Grade 2 | 15 | 7% |
| Grade 3 | 14 | 7% |
| Grade 4 | 15 | 7% |
| Grade 5 | 20 | 10% |
| Grade 6 | 16 | 8% |
| Grade 7 | 21 | 10% |
| Grade 8 | 15 | 7% |
| Grade 9 | 17 | 8% |
| Grade 10 | 10 | 5% |
| Grade 11 | 7 | 3% |
| Grade 12 | 16 | 8% |
This year's kindergarten class (18) is 20% larger than its 8th grade class (15).
Student demographics
19%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 56% · 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
73.5%
FL avg 56.7% . +2.1pp since 2023
Math
76.5%
FL avg 58.9% . +9.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 74 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 76 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 2 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 9 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 73.5% | 76.5% |
| 2023-24 | 71.5% | 67.3% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of FL schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
72.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.4%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+23.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 72% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 49% typical for Florida schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 23 points, placing it in Florida's top 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 CEDAR KEY HIGH SCHOOL
CEDAR KEY HIGH SCHOOL's state test result (72.4% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| CEDAR KEY HIGH SCHOOL this school | 202 | 63.4% | 72.4% |
| BETHLEHEM HIGH SCHOOL BONIFAY | 363 | 62.8% | 46.7% |
| POPLAR SPRINGS HIGH SCHOOL GRACEVILLE | 415 | 62.4% | 48.5% |
| LAUREL HILL SCHOOL LAUREL HILL | 432 | 69.2% | 54.5% |
| EVERGLADES CITY SCHOOL EVERGLADES CITY | 136 | 64.0% | 61.2% |
| PAXTON SCHOOL PAXTON | 783 | 60.4% | 64.7% |
Matched among Florida K-12 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 CEDAR KEY HIGH SCHOOL ranks
Among K-12 schools| Measure | This school | In Florida |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 72.4% | #5 of 25 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 76.5% | #5 of 25 ▲ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 73.5% | #5 of 25 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 202 | #42 of 180 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.2:1 | #12 of 40 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 18.5% | #38 of 42 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 63.4% | #27 of 74 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -23.5% | #8 of 24 |
Ranked against other public K-12 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
202
-16 (-7%) vs 2020
+4% since 1990-91, when it was 195
Student : Teacher
12.2:1
was 13.6:1
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 | 202 | 16.5 | 12.2:1 | 63% (128) |
| 2023-24 | 193 | 16.5 | 11.7:1 | 66% (127) |
| 2022-23 | 196 | 18.5 | 10.6:1 | 63% (123) |
| 2020-21 | 218 | 16 | 13.6:1 | 66% (143) |
| 2017-18 | 264 | 20 | 13.2:1 | 72% (189) |
| 2015-16 | 266 | 20 | 13.3:1 | 71% (189) |
| 2010-11 | 221 | 17 | 13.0:1 | 76% (168) |
| 2000-01 | 281 | 19 | 14.8:1 | 53% (149) |
| 1990-91 | 195 | 17 | 11.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for CEDAR KEY HIGH SCHOOL.
About CEDAR KEY HIGH SCHOOL
CEDAR KEY HIGH SCHOOL is a small combined-grade school. Its address is in CEDAR KEY, Florida. Enrollment is 202 students in 2024-25, and the school serves pre-K through 12. The average for combined schools in Florida is about 353 students, so this school is 43% smaller than average.
Enrollment across the 12 schools in LEVY totals 5,554 students.
Federal enrollment data show CEDAR KEY HIGH SCHOOL is 90% White. Enrollment also includes 4% multiracial and 3% Hispanic. The school's White share is 11 points above the 79% share among Levy County residents. CEDAR KEY HIGH SCHOOL's diversity index is 19%, against a US figure of 70%.
The count of teachers at CEDAR KEY HIGH SCHOOL is 16.5 full-time equivalents, for a ratio of 12.2:1. That is lower than the 17.7:1 average for combined schools in Florida. The school counts 128 students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, or 63%.
In Florida, CEDAR KEY HIGH SCHOOL is one of the top 10% of schools on BeatsExpectations, with an average proficiency rate on state tests of 72.4% compared with a predicted 49.4%.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Levy County show that the median household income is $56,750, roughly 17% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 14%. CEDAR KEY HIGH SCHOOL is one of 15 public schools in the county.
Nearest public school: YANKEETOWN SCHOOL, about 22.2 miles away. Nearby schools average 56.1% on proficiency, and CEDAR KEY HIGH SCHOOL is above that at 72.4%.
NCES describes the area around CEDAR KEY HIGH SCHOOL as Rural: Remote, meaning in rural territory far from an urban area.
2024-25 enrollment was 202, a 7% decrease from 218 in 2020-21. The ratio of students to teachers went from 13.6:1 to 12.2:1 over the same years.
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Levy County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
45,391
Census ACS
Median income
$56,750
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
17%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
14%
Below federal line
Schools in county
15
5,554 students
Quick facts
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- BRONSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 586 students
- BRONSON MIDDLE/HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 537 students
Nearby schools
- YANKEETOWN SCHOOL22.2 mi · 250
- CHIEFLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL25.6 mi · 725
- CHIEFLAND MIDDLE HIGH SCHOOL26.2 mi · 760
- WHISPERING WINDS CHARTER SCHOOL27.2 mi · 132
- NATURE COAST MIDDLE SCHOOL28.6 mi · 84
- ACADEMY OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE28.8 mi · 115
Frequently asked questions
About CEDAR KEY HIGH SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at CEDAR KEY HIGH SCHOOL?
CEDAR KEY HIGH SCHOOL enrolls approximately 202 students in grades PK-12.
What grades does CEDAR KEY HIGH SCHOOL serve?
CEDAR KEY HIGH SCHOOL serves grades PK-12.
How many teachers does CEDAR KEY HIGH SCHOOL have?
CEDAR KEY HIGH SCHOOL employs 17 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.2:1.
What is the student diversity at CEDAR KEY HIGH SCHOOL?
Student demographics at CEDAR KEY HIGH SCHOOL are roughly 90% White, 3% Hispanic, 2% Black, 4% Two or more.
Is CEDAR KEY HIGH SCHOOL public or private?
CEDAR KEY HIGH SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by LEVY.
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