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CROOMS ACADEMY OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats 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
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 237 | 32% |
| Grade 10 | 194 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 166 | 22% |
| Grade 12 | 141 | 19% |
Test scores
FAST / B.E.S.T. 2024-25 . % at Level 3 or AboveWhat this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 79 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 47 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 15 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 79.4% | 47.0% |
| 2023-24 | 75.8% | 32.0% |
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat this means: About 70% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 61% 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%.
Schools most like CROOMS ACADEMY OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
CROOMS ACADEMY OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY's state test result (69.6% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| CROOMS ACADEMY OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY this school | 738 | 39.8% | 69.6% |
| CORNERSTONE CHARTER ACADEMY HIGH BELLE ISLE | 615 | 35.3% | 63.8% |
| NEOCITY ACADEMY KISSIMMEE | 514 | 35.4% | 93.9% |
| STATE COLLEGE OF FLORIDA COLLEGIATE SCHOOL BRADENTON | 485 | 46.2% | 83.8% |
| LARGO HIGH SCHOOL LARGO | 2,058 | 42.7% | 52.5% |
| ST. PETERSBURG HIGH SCHOOL ST PETERSBURG | 1,736 | 35.3% | 53.0% |
Where CROOMS ACADEMY OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Seminole County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 69.6% | #100 of 555 | #1 of 9 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 47.0% | #214 of 549 ▲ 107 | #1 of 9 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 79.4% | #64 of 559 ▼ 2 | #1 of 9 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 738 | #445 of 830 | #9 of 12 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.5:1 | #180 of 575 | #3 of 10 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 69.3% | #56 of 594 | #4 of 10 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 39.8% | #360 of 630 | #8 of 10 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +7.7% | #157 of 246 | N/A |
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 738 | 36 | 20.5:1 | 40% (294) |
| 2023-24 | 764 | 36 | 21.2:1 | 41% (315) |
| 2022-23 | 757 | 25.2 | 30.0:1 | 41% (312) |
| 2020-21 | 739 | 26 | 28.4:1 | 44% (323) |
| 2017-18 | 685 | 37 | 18.5:1 | 36% (246) |
| 2015-16 | 628 | 42 | 14.9:1 | 43% (270) |
| 2010-11 | 599 | 33 | 18.1:1 | 45% (268) |
| 2000-01 | 187 | 24 | 7.8:1 | 61% (114) |
| 1990-91 | 212 | 21 | 10.1:1 | N/A |
About CROOMS ACADEMY OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
CROOMS ACADEMY OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY is a high school located in SANFORD, Florida, in Seminole County. Grades offered run from 9 through 12, with 738 students enrolled. The average among high schools in Florida is roughly 1,035 students; this school is 29% smaller than that.
SEMINOLE has 74 schools and 63,934 students, and CROOMS ACADEMY OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY is one of those schools.
CROOMS ACADEMY OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY's enrollment has no majority group, and White students are the largest at 41%. After that, the student body is 33% Hispanic, 12% Black, 8% Asian, and 4% multiracial. Among all residents of Seminole County, the White share is about 59%. CROOMS ACADEMY OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY has a diversity index of 69%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
CROOMS ACADEMY OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY counts 36 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 20.5 students for each one. The 23.5:1 average for high schools in Florida is higher than this school's figure. About 40% of students at the school meet free or reduced-price lunch income limits.
CROOMS ACADEMY OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY is graded A by allk12, scoring above 85% of Florida public high schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
CROOMS ACADEMY OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY scores 69.6% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 61.2%.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Seminole County show that median household income is about $85,761, about 43% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 6% of residents are in poverty. CROOMS ACADEMY OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY is one of 77 public schools in Seminole County, which together enroll about 63,934 students.
The closest other public school is GOLDSBORO ELEMENTARY MAGNET, about 0.6 miles away. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. In a group of 7 nearby schools with scores, CROOMS ACADEMY OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY ranks 2nd on average proficiency.
Locale: City: Small. In NCES terms, the school is inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
Enrollment has been fairly stable: 739 in 2020-21 and 738 in 2024-25. Federal data show the ratio falling from 28.4:1 to 20.5:1.
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