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What advice would you give to incoming students at CHIEFLAND MIDDLE HIGH SCHOOL?
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Enrollment
760
High
DISTRICT 606 · STATE 1,035
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LEVY·NCES 120114001199
CHIEFLAND MIDDLE HIGH SCHOOL
808 N MAIN ST, CHIEFLAND, FL 32626 · (352) 493-6000 · Levy County
GRADES 06–12HIGH42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL760 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 51% 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
19.5:1
39 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.0:1 · STATE 23.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
53%
403 students
DISTRICT 63% · 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 6 | 100 | 13% |
| Grade 7 | 103 | 14% |
| Grade 8 | 104 | 14% |
| Grade 9 | 128 | 17% |
| Grade 10 | 99 | 13% |
| Grade 11 | 109 | 14% |
| Grade 12 | 117 | 15% |
Student demographics
42%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
49.0%
FL avg 56.7% . +4.4pp since 2023
Math
58.8%
FL avg 58.9% . -5.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 49 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 59 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 4 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 5 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 49.0% | 58.8% |
| 2023-24 | 44.7% | 64.0% |
% 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
50.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
54.6%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 50% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 55% 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 CHIEFLAND MIDDLE HIGH SCHOOL
CHIEFLAND MIDDLE HIGH SCHOOL's state test result (50.3% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| CHIEFLAND MIDDLE HIGH SCHOOL this school | 760 | 53.0% | 50.3% |
| LAFAYETTE HIGH SCHOOL MAYO | 606 | 55.4% | 71.1% |
| INTERLACHEN JR-SR HIGH SCHOOL INTERLACHEN | 999 | 57.8% | 33.5% |
| ASTRONAUT HIGH SCHOOL TITUSVILLE | 1,056 | 47.3% | 39.9% |
| FORT WHITE HIGH SCHOOL FORT WHITE | 1,101 | 46.3% | 52.2% |
| BRONSON MIDDLE/HIGH SCHOOL BRONSON | 537 | 56.4% | 49.0% |
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 CHIEFLAND MIDDLE HIGH SCHOOL ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Florida |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 50.3% | #313 of 555 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 58.8% | #118 of 549 ▼ 43 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 49.0% | #379 of 559 ▲ 4 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 760 | #440 of 830 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.5:1 | #136 of 575 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 41.8% | #478 of 594 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 53.0% | #181 of 630 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -5.4% | #199 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
760
-30 (-4%) vs 2020
+69% since 1990-91, when it was 451
Student : Teacher
19.5:1
was 22.6:1
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 | 760 | 38.9 | 19.5:1 | 53% (403) |
| 2023-24 | 830 | 37.7 | 22.0:1 | 69% (572) |
| 2022-23 | 836 | 39.3 | 21.3:1 | 62% (515) |
| 2020-21 | 790 | 35 | 22.6:1 | 58% (458) |
| 2017-18 | 803 | 42 | 19.1:1 | 57% (461) |
| 2015-16 | 791 | 43 | 18.4:1 | 50% (393) |
| 2010-11 | 506 | 26 | 19.5:1 | 54% (274) |
| 2000-01 | 499 | 28 | 17.8:1 | 43% (215) |
| 1990-91 | 451 | 31 | 14.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for CHIEFLAND MIDDLE HIGH SCHOOL.
About CHIEFLAND MIDDLE HIGH SCHOOL
CHIEFLAND MIDDLE HIGH SCHOOL is a low-enrollment high school with its address in CHIEFLAND, Florida. The school offers grades 6 through 12 and enrolls 760 students. On average, high schools in Florida enroll around 1,035, and this school is 27% below that mark.
LEVY has a total of 12 schools and 5,554 students, CHIEFLAND MIDDLE HIGH SCHOOL among them.
About 75% of the student body at CHIEFLAND MIDDLE HIGH SCHOOL is White. Other groups make up 9% Black, 8% Hispanic, and 7% multiracial. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 42%.
The student-to-teacher ratio at CHIEFLAND MIDDLE HIGH SCHOOL is 19.5:1, based on 38.9 full-time-equivalent teachers. Compared with the 23.5:1 average for high schools in Florida, this school's ratio is lower. Lunch program data show 53% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price meals.
CHIEFLAND MIDDLE 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 51% of Florida public high schools.
The school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 50.3%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 54.6%.
The school's county is Levy County. According to Census Bureau estimates, median household income comes to about $56,750, 17% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 14% of people live in poverty. There are 15 public schools in the county, enrolling about 5,554, CHIEFLAND MIDDLE HIGH SCHOOL among them.
CHIEFLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is about 0.7 miles away, making it the nearest public school. Other public schools within five miles number 3. CHIEFLAND MIDDLE HIGH SCHOOL is 6th of 7 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
The school is in rural territory some distance from an urban area, according to its NCES locale (Rural: Distant).
Federal enrollment counts fell from 790 (2020-21) to 760 (2024-25). In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 22.6:1; by 2024-25 it was 19.5:1.
The CHIEFLAND MIDDLE HIGH SCHOOL discussion page is a place for homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
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
Related schools
Other schools in LEVY
- WILLISTON MIDDLE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,121 students
- CHIEFLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 725 students
- JOYCE M. BULLOCK ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 638 students
- BRONSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 586 students
- BRONSON MIDDLE/HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 537 students
- WILLISTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 515 students
Other schools in CHIEFLAND
- CHIEFLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 725 students
- WHISPERING WINDS CHARTER SCHOOLElementary · 132 students
- NATURE COAST MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 84 students
Nearby schools
- CHIEFLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.7 mi · 725
- WHISPERING WINDS CHARTER SCHOOL1.9 mi · 132
- NATURE COAST MIDDLE SCHOOL3.5 mi · 84
- TRENTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL9.1 mi · 779
- TRENTON HIGH SCHOOL9.6 mi · 701
- GILCHRIST VIRTUAL FRANCHISE9.6 mi · 26
Frequently asked questions
About CHIEFLAND MIDDLE HIGH SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at CHIEFLAND MIDDLE HIGH SCHOOL?
CHIEFLAND MIDDLE HIGH SCHOOL enrolls approximately 760 students in grades 06-12.
What grades does CHIEFLAND MIDDLE HIGH SCHOOL serve?
CHIEFLAND MIDDLE HIGH SCHOOL serves grades 06-12.
How many students per teacher at CHIEFLAND MIDDLE HIGH SCHOOL?
Approximately 19.5:1 students per teacher at CHIEFLAND MIDDLE HIGH SCHOOL.
How diverse is CHIEFLAND MIDDLE HIGH SCHOOL?
CHIEFLAND MIDDLE HIGH SCHOOL reports a student body of 75% White, 8% Hispanic, 9% Black, 1% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees CHIEFLAND MIDDLE HIGH SCHOOL?
CHIEFLAND MIDDLE HIGH SCHOOL is overseen by LEVY in Levy County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.