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Enrollment
966
High
DISTRICT 1,194 · STATE 1,035
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HENDRY·NCES 120078002663
CLEWISTON HIGH SCHOOL
1501 S FRANCISCO ST, CLEWISTON, FL 33440 · (863) 983-1520 · Hendry County
GRADES 09–12HIGH32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL966 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
27.6:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 26.5:1 · STATE 23.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
59%
574 students
DISTRICT 68% · STATE 50%
Community
3
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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
37.7%
FL avg 56.7% . +0.1pp since 2023
Math
24.0%
FL avg 58.9% . +3.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 38 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 24 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Florida schools, those numbers are about 57 and 59. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.
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
39.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
51.4%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-11.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 40% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 51% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
966
+28 (+3%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
27.6:1
was 21.3:1
% White
19%
was 18%
% Hispanic
57%
was 57%
% Black
21%
was 24%
% Asian
1%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About CLEWISTON HIGH SCHOOL
CLEWISTON HIGH SCHOOL, a mid-tier four-year high school in CLEWISTON, Florida, overseen by HENDRY, enrolls 966 students, covering grades 9 through 12.
CLEWISTON HIGH SCHOOL is one of 13 schools operated by HENDRY, a district that enrolls 13,430 students overall.
Demographically, CLEWISTON HIGH SCHOOL reports that Hispanic students make up the majority at 57%. Beyond that, the school records 21% Black, 19% White. That composition is broadly in line with Hendry County as a whole.
In terms of school funding signals, On paper, CLEWISTON HIGH SCHOOL has 35 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 27.6:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 23.5:1, putting CLEWISTON HIGH SCHOOL higher than the state norm the norm. About 59% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.
Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, CLEWISTON HIGH SCHOOL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 51.4%, the actual is 39.7%, a residual of -11.7 points.
In the area at large, ACS estimates for Hendry County put the typical household earns roughly $56,393 per year, roughly 12% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 19%. CLEWISTON HIGH SCHOOL is one of 16 public schools in Hendry County (combined enrollment of about 7,592 students).
CENTRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.5 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 4 other public schools cluster around CLEWISTON HIGH SCHOOL. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), CLEWISTON HIGH SCHOOL ranks 7th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 52.5%.
The campus sits in a town-based setting.
Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged up 3%: 938 students in 2018 compared to 966 in 2025. Class-load math has rose: from 21.3:1 in 2018 to 27.6:1 in 2025.
Within the allk12 community for this school, members of the CLEWISTON HIGH SCHOOL community share and discuss sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Hendry County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
42,382
Census ACS
Median income
$56,393
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
12%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
19%
Below federal line
Schools in county
16
7,592 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in HENDRY
- DIGITAL ACADEMY OF FLORIDACombined · 6,069 students
- LABELLE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,422 students
- COUNTRY OAKS ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 935 students
- LABELLE MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 830 students
- CLEWISTON MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 679 students
- EDWARD A. UPTHEGROVE ELEMENTARYElementary · 552 students
Other schools in CLEWISTON
- CLEWISTON MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 679 students
- CENTRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 547 students
- WESTSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 480 students
- EASTSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 477 students
- Ahfachkee Day SchoolCombined · 231 students
- MONTURA EARLY LEARNING CENTERElementary · 22 students
Nearby schools
- CENTRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.5 mi · 547
- EASTSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.6 mi · 477
- WESTSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.7 mi · 480
- CLEWISTON MIDDLE SCHOOL1.4 mi · 679
- MOORE HAVEN MIDDLE HIGH SCHOOL.12.5 mi · 498
- MOORE HAVEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL12.6 mi · 344
Frequently asked questions
About CLEWISTON HIGH SCHOOLHow large is CLEWISTON HIGH SCHOOL?
CLEWISTON HIGH SCHOOL enrolls approximately 966 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does CLEWISTON HIGH SCHOOL serve?
CLEWISTON HIGH SCHOOL serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at CLEWISTON HIGH SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at CLEWISTON HIGH SCHOOL is approximately 27.6:1 (35 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at CLEWISTON HIGH SCHOOL?
At CLEWISTON HIGH SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 19% White, 57% Hispanic, 21% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is CLEWISTON HIGH SCHOOL public or private?
CLEWISTON HIGH SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by HENDRY.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.