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Enrollment
945
High
DISTRICT 1,012 · STATE 1,035
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PUTNAM·NCES 120162001810
CRESCENT CITY JR-SR HIGH SCHOOL
2201 S US HIGHWAY 17, CRESCENT CITY, FL 32112 · (386) 698-1629 · Putnam County
GRADES 07–12HIGH42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL945 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 11% of Florida public high schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats 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
19.7:1
48 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.9:1 · STATE 23.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
63%
599 students
DISTRICT 52% · 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 7 | 151 | 16% |
| Grade 8 | 163 | 17% |
| Grade 9 | 164 | 17% |
| Grade 10 | 159 | 17% |
| Grade 11 | 154 | 16% |
| Grade 12 | 154 | 16% |
Student demographics
63%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 64% · 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
47.9%
FL avg 56.7% . +12.4pp since 2023
Math
33.8%
FL avg 58.9% . -1.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 48 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 34 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 12 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 47.9% | 33.8% |
| 2023-24 | 35.5% | 34.7% |
% 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
36.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.4%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-13.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 36% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% 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 CRESCENT CITY JR-SR HIGH SCHOOL
CRESCENT CITY JR-SR HIGH SCHOOL's state test result (36.4% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| CRESCENT CITY JR-SR HIGH SCHOOL this school | 945 | 63.4% | 36.4% |
| LAKE PLACID HIGH SCHOOL LAKE PLACID | 829 | 60.4% | 47.8% |
| DISCOVERY HIGH SCHOOL LAKE ALFRED | 898 | 63.7% | 37.7% |
| T. DEWITT TAYLOR MIDDLE-HIGH SCHOOL PIERSON | 1,044 | 60.4% | 42.9% |
| AVON PARK HIGH SCHOOL AVON PARK | 980 | 59.2% | 48.9% |
| CLEWISTON HIGH SCHOOL CLEWISTON | 966 | 59.4% | 39.7% |
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 CRESCENT CITY JR-SR HIGH SCHOOL ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Florida |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 36.4% | #519 of 555 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 33.8% | #366 of 549 ▼ 74 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 47.9% | #394 of 559 ▲ 100 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 945 | #416 of 830 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.7:1 | #144 of 575 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 63.5% | #187 of 594 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 63.4% | #73 of 630 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +64.6% | #13 of 246 |
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
945
+339 (+56%) vs 2020
+116% since 1990-91, when it was 438
Student : Teacher
19.7:1
was 21.6:1
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 | 945 | 48 | 19.7:1 | 63% (599) |
| 2023-24 | 994 | 49 | 20.3:1 | 74% (733) |
| 2022-23 | 1,005 | 44 | 22.8:1 | 72% (723) |
| 2020-21 | 606 | 28 | 21.6:1 | 48% (292) |
| 2017-18 | 574 | 29 | 19.8:1 | 59% (341) |
| 2015-16 | 699 | 37 | 18.9:1 | 69% (481) |
| 2010-11 | 867 | 50 | 17.3:1 | 82% (709) |
| 2000-01 | 894 | 45 | 19.9:1 | 63% (562) |
| 1990-91 | 438 | 33 | 13.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for CRESCENT CITY JR-SR HIGH SCHOOL.
About CRESCENT CITY JR-SR HIGH SCHOOL
CRESCENT CITY JR-SR HIGH SCHOOL is a medium-sized high school for students in CRESCENT CITY, Florida. Students in grades 7 through 12 attend, and enrollment is 945 students.
PUTNAM is the district for CRESCENT CITY JR-SR HIGH SCHOOL. It has 18 schools and 10,082 students.
At CRESCENT CITY JR-SR HIGH SCHOOL, the largest share of students is Hispanic, at 50%. It is also 32% White, 13% Black, and 5% multiracial. For comparison, the population of Putnam County is roughly 11% Hispanic. Pick two students at random and there is a 63% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Dividing enrollment by its 48 full-time-equivalent teachers gives a ratio of about 19.7:1. That is 3.8 students per teacher below the 23.5:1 average for high schools in Florida. CRESCENT CITY JR-SR HIGH SCHOOL reports 63% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals. For comparison, public schools in Putnam County average 55%.
CRESCENT CITY JR-SR HIGH SCHOOL is graded D by allk12, scoring above 11% of Florida public high schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
A school with CRESCENT CITY JR-SR HIGH SCHOOL's lunch-eligibility share in Florida is predicted to score 49.4%. CRESCENT CITY JR-SR HIGH SCHOOL scores 36.4%, 13.0 points below that line.
County data help place the school in context: in Putnam County, the median household income is $47,934, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 15%, and about 17% of people live in poverty. In all, Putnam County has 19 public schools and roughly 10,082 students.
MIDDLETON-BURNEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the public school closest to CRESCENT CITY JR-SR HIGH SCHOOL, about 2.4 miles away. There are 2 other public schools within ten miles. Nearby schools average 39.6% on proficiency, and CRESCENT CITY JR-SR HIGH SCHOOL is below that at 36.4%.
CRESCENT CITY JR-SR HIGH SCHOOL has an NCES locale of Rural: Distant.
Enrollment was 606 in 2020-21 and 945 in 2024-25. Large swings like this can come from changes to the grades a school serves. Students per teacher fell from 21.6 in 2020-21 to 19.7 in 2024-25.
Conversations here can range across school safety, transportation, and start times. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Putnam County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
75,164
Census ACS
Median income
$47,934
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
15%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
17%
Below federal line
Schools in county
19
10,082 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in PUTNAM
- PALATKA JR - SR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,568 students
- MIDDLETON-BURNEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 1,056 students
- INTERLACHEN JR-SR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 999 students
- ROBERT H. JENKINS JR ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 844 students
- KELLEY SMITH ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 776 students
- BROWNING-PEARCE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 679 students
Other schools in CRESCENT CITY
- MIDDLETON-BURNEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 1,056 students
Nearby schools
- MIDDLETON-BURNEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL2.4 mi · 1,056
- BROWNING-PEARCE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL9.9 mi · 679
- PUTNAM VIRTUAL FRANCHISE13.4 mi · 22
- PUTNAM VIRTUAL INSTRUCTION PROGRAM (DISTRICT PROVIDED)13.4 mi · 26
- TEEN PARENT PK CHILD CARE PROGRAM13.4 mi · 2
- WILLIAM D. MOSELEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL13.5 mi · 558
Frequently asked questions
About CRESCENT CITY JR-SR HIGH SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at CRESCENT CITY JR-SR HIGH SCHOOL?
CRESCENT CITY JR-SR HIGH SCHOOL enrolls approximately 945 students in grades 07-12.
What grades does CRESCENT CITY JR-SR HIGH SCHOOL serve?
CRESCENT CITY JR-SR HIGH SCHOOL serves grades 07-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at CRESCENT CITY JR-SR HIGH SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at CRESCENT CITY JR-SR HIGH SCHOOL is approximately 19.7:1 (48 FTE teachers).
How diverse is CRESCENT CITY JR-SR HIGH SCHOOL?
CRESCENT CITY JR-SR HIGH SCHOOL reports a student body of 32% White, 50% Hispanic, 13% Black, 0% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is CRESCENT CITY JR-SR HIGH SCHOOL in?
CRESCENT CITY JR-SR HIGH SCHOOL is part of PUTNAM.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.