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What's one thing COTTONDALE HIGH SCHOOL gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
419
High
DISTRICT 243 · STATE 1,035
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·JACKSON·NCES 120096001075
COTTONDALE HIGH SCHOOL
2680 LEVY ST, COTTONDALE, FL 32431 · (850) 482-9821 · Jackson County
GRADES 06–12HIGH42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL419 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.1:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.0:1 · STATE 23.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
47%
197 students
DISTRICT 55% · 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 | 56 | 13% |
| Grade 7 | 79 | 19% |
| Grade 8 | 60 | 14% |
| Grade 9 | 72 | 17% |
| Grade 10 | 46 | 11% |
| Grade 11 | 47 | 11% |
| Grade 12 | 59 | 14% |
Student demographics
47%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 60% · 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
67.3%
FL avg 56.7% . +3.9pp since 2023
Math
68.3%
FL avg 58.9% . +4.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 67 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 68 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 up about 5 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 67.3% | 68.3% |
| 2023-24 | 63.4% | 63.7% |
% 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
60.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
57.6%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 60% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 58% 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 COTTONDALE HIGH SCHOOL
COTTONDALE HIGH SCHOOL's state test result (60.0% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| COTTONDALE HIGH SCHOOL this school | 419 | 47.0% | 60.0% |
| BLOUNTSTOWN HIGH SCHOOL BLOUNTSTOWN | 658 | 43.0% | 57.0% |
| VERNON HIGH SCHOOL VERNON | 326 | 52.8% | 39.6% |
| SNEADS HIGH SCHOOL SNEADS | 340 | 40.6% | 53.6% |
| WEWAHITCHKA HIGH SCHOOL WEWAHITCHKA | 426 | 49.5% | 39.8% |
| BRADFORD HIGH SCHOOL STARKE | 785 | 49.6% | 43.7% |
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 COTTONDALE HIGH SCHOOL ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Jackson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 60.0% | #165 of 555 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 68.3% | #65 of 549 ▲ 10 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 67.3% | #149 of 559 ▲ 4 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 419 | #512 of 830 | #2 of 6 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.1:1 | #38 of 575 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 47.5% | #425 of 594 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 47.0% | #281 of 630 | N/A |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.8% | #126 of 289 | N/A |
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
419
-45 (-10%) vs 2020
-16% since 1990-91, when it was 501
Student : Teacher
16.1:1
was 16.6:1
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 | 419 | 26 | 16.1:1 | 47% (197) |
| 2023-24 | 416 | 27 | 15.4:1 | 52% (218) |
| 2022-23 | 402 | 27.5 | 14.6:1 | 55% (223) |
| 2020-21 | 464 | 28 | 16.6:1 | 53% (247) |
| 2017-18 | 475 | 25 | 19.0:1 | 54% (255) |
| 2015-16 | 459 | 26 | 17.6:1 | 70% (320) |
| 2010-11 | 491 | 26 | 18.9:1 | 65% (319) |
| 2000-01 | 484 | 27 | 17.9:1 | 55% (268) |
| 1990-91 | 501 | 30 | 16.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for COTTONDALE HIGH SCHOOL.
About COTTONDALE HIGH SCHOOL
COTTONDALE HIGH SCHOOL is a high school in COTTONDALE, Florida, reachable at (850) 482-9821. Grades offered run from 6 through 12, with 419 students enrolled. The average among high schools in Florida is roughly 1,035 students; this school is 60% smaller than that.
COTTONDALE HIGH SCHOOL is part of JACKSON, where 18 schools serve 5,839 students.
White students account for 70% of enrollment at COTTONDALE HIGH SCHOOL. Other students are 18% Black, 7% multiracial, and 5% Hispanic. By the diversity index, COTTONDALE HIGH SCHOOL comes in at 47%.
A ratio of 16.1:1 comes from the school's 26 full-time-equivalent teachers. For comparison, high schools in Florida average 23.5:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility was 47% in 2024-25.
Schools in Florida with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 57.6%. COTTONDALE HIGH SCHOOL scores 60.0%.
According to the American Community Survey, in Jackson County, median household income is about $49,149, 15% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 14% of residents live below the federal poverty line. A total of 23 public schools operate in Jackson County, serving about 5,839 students.
Nearby, COTTONDALE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is about 0.4 miles away. Other public schools within ten miles number at least 8.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Rural: Distant.
COTTONDALE HIGH SCHOOL had 464 students in 2020-21 and 419 in 2024-25, a 10% decrease.
Parents and students can post about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs at COTTONDALE HIGH SCHOOL. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Jackson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
48,250
Census ACS
Median income
$49,149
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
15%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
14%
Below federal line
Schools in county
23
5,839 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in JACKSON
- MARIANNA K-8 SCHOOLElementary · 1,685 students
- MARIANNA HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 652 students
- SNEADS ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 574 students
- MALONE SCHOOLCombined · 559 students
- COTTONDALE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 471 students
- GRACEVILLE SCHOOLCombined · 400 students
Nearby schools
- COTTONDALE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.4 mi · 471
- JACKSON ALTERNATIVE SCHOOL7.1 mi · 22
- CENTER FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF CHILDREN'S LEARNING7.1 mi · 40
- JACKSON COUNTY JAIL INSTRUCTION7.1 mi · 1
- JACKSON COUNTY EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER8.1 mi · 129
- JACKSON COUNTY TEEN PARENTING PROGRAM8.1 mi · 6
Frequently asked questions
About COTTONDALE HIGH SCHOOLHow many students attend COTTONDALE HIGH SCHOOL?
COTTONDALE HIGH SCHOOL enrolls approximately 419 students in grades 06-12.
What age range does COTTONDALE HIGH SCHOOL serve?
COTTONDALE HIGH SCHOOL serves students from grade 06 through grade 12.
How many teachers does COTTONDALE HIGH SCHOOL have?
COTTONDALE HIGH SCHOOL employs 26 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.1:1.
What is the student diversity at COTTONDALE HIGH SCHOOL?
Student demographics at COTTONDALE HIGH SCHOOL are roughly 70% White, 5% Hispanic, 18% Black, 7% Two or more.
What district is COTTONDALE HIGH SCHOOL in?
COTTONDALE HIGH SCHOOL is part of JACKSON.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.