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How has DAVENPORT HIGH SCHOOL changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
2,731
High
DISTRICT 1,012 · STATE 1,035
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·POLK·NCES 120159008685
DAVENPORT HIGH SCHOOL
4525 COUNTY ROAD 547 N, DAVENPORT, FL 33837 · (863) 534-0500 · Polk County
GRADES 09–12HIGH23-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL2,731 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
25.8:1
106 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 23.0:1 · STATE 23.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
49%
1,346 students
DISTRICT 65% · STATE 50%
Community
5
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 9 | 724 | 27% |
| Grade 10 | 674 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 761 | 28% |
| Grade 12 | 572 | 21% |
Student demographics
56%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 67% · 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
45.4%
FL avg 56.7% . +1.4pp since 2023
Math
20.0%
FL avg 58.9% . -6.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 45 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 20 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 1 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 6 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 45.4% | 20.0% |
| 2023-24 | 44.1% | 26.0% |
% 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of FL schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
41.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
56.5%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-15.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 41% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 56% typical for Florida schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 DAVENPORT HIGH SCHOOL
DAVENPORT HIGH SCHOOL's state test result (41.5% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| DAVENPORT HIGH SCHOOL this school | 2,731 | 49.3% | 41.5% |
| POINCIANA HIGH SCHOOL KISSIMMEE | 2,573 | 50.3% | 46.5% |
| PALMETTO RIDGE HIGH SCHOOL NAPLES | 2,054 | 50.6% | 54.0% |
| OSCEOLA HIGH SCHOOL KISSIMMEE | 2,345 | 50.9% | 43.4% |
| SOUTH FORT MYERS HIGH SCHOOL FORT MYERS | 1,693 | 47.5% | 30.4% |
| PLANT CITY HIGH SCHOOL PLANT CITY | 2,572 | 50.7% | 53.6% |
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 DAVENPORT HIGH SCHOOL ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Polk County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 41.5% | #466 of 555 | #9 of 19 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 20.0% | #508 of 549 ▼ 111 | #9 of 19 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 45.4% | #436 of 559 ▼ 39 | #10 of 20 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 2,731 | #42 of 830 | #2 of 35 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 25.8:1 | #486 of 575 | #20 of 22 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 56.2% | #317 of 594 | #20 of 22 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 49.3% | #249 of 630 | #21 of 23 |
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.
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 2,731 | 106 | 25.8:1 | 49% (1,346) |
| 2023-24 | 2,481 | 100 | 24.8:1 | 49% (1,210) |
| 2022-23 | 2,333 | 85 | 27.4:1 | 37% (862) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for DAVENPORT HIGH SCHOOL.
About DAVENPORT HIGH SCHOOL
DAVENPORT HIGH SCHOOL sits in DAVENPORT, Florida, and is classified as a high school. It enrolls 2,731 students in 2024-25. The grades offered are 9 through 12. That puts enrollment 164% bigger than the 1,035-student average for high schools in Florida.
POLK is responsible for 163 schools, DAVENPORT HIGH SCHOOL included, with 116,552 students in all.
The student body at DAVENPORT HIGH SCHOOL is 61% Hispanic. Beyond that, enrollment is 18% Black and 17% White. The Hispanic share of the county population is lower, at 29%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 56, compared with 70 nationally.
The student-to-teacher ratio is 25.8:1. The school has 106 full-time-equivalent teachers. The school's 25.8:1 compares with an average of 23.5:1 for high schools in Florida. Federal data show 49% of students (1,346) are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The gap from the 65% average for public schools in Polk County is 16 points.
BeatsExpectations places DAVENPORT HIGH SCHOOL in the bottom 10% of Florida schools. The measure fits a line through proficiency and free or reduced-price lunch share for each state, and this school sits 15.0 points below it (41.5% actual, 56.5% predicted).
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Polk County show that the median household earns about $65,978 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 24% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 11%. Across Polk County, 172 public schools serve about 117,004 students.
The closest school to DAVENPORT HIGH SCHOOL is DAVENPORT SCHOOL OF THE ARTS, located about 0.2 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. In a group of 8 nearby schools with scores, DAVENPORT HIGH SCHOOL ranks 7th on average proficiency.
Locale: Suburb: Small. In NCES terms, the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population under 100,000.
The allk12 page for DAVENPORT HIGH SCHOOL lets the school community talk about special education services, counseling, and support programs. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Polk County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
790,694
Census ACS
Median income
$65,978
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
172
117,004 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in POLK
- HAINES CITY SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 3,105 students
- WINTER HAVEN SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,648 students
- RIDGE COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,632 students
- GEORGE W. JENKINS SENIOR HIGHHigh · 2,469 students
- BARTOW SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,276 students
- LAKELAND SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,985 students
Other schools in DAVENPORT
- RIDGE COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,632 students
- RIDGEVIEW GLOBAL STUDIES ACADEMYCombined · 1,581 students
- HORIZONS ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 1,543 students
- DAVENPORT SCHOOL OF THE ARTSElementary · 1,440 students
- FOUR CORNERS UPPER SCHOOLHigh · 1,401 students
- LOUGHMAN OAKS ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 1,179 students
Other Davenport High schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Davenport High. DAVENPORT HIGH SCHOOL is the largest of the 3.
- Davenport High SchoolSAN ANTONIO, TX · 1,233 students
- Davenport High SchoolDavenport, OK · 97 students
Nearby schools
- DAVENPORT SCHOOL OF THE ARTS0.2 mi · 1,440
- LOUGHMAN OAKS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.3 mi · 1,179
- MATER ACADEMY DAVENPORT MIDDLE SCHOOL1.8 mi · 334
- MATER ACADEMY DAVENPORT1.8 mi · 815
- RIDGEVIEW GLOBAL STUDIES ACADEMY3.8 mi · 1,581
- ACADEMIR PREPARATORY OF CHAMPIONSGATE3.9 mi · 366
Frequently asked questions
About DAVENPORT HIGH SCHOOLHow large is DAVENPORT HIGH SCHOOL?
DAVENPORT HIGH SCHOOL enrolls approximately 2,731 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does DAVENPORT HIGH SCHOOL serve?
DAVENPORT HIGH SCHOOL serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many teachers does DAVENPORT HIGH SCHOOL have?
DAVENPORT HIGH SCHOOL employs 106 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 25.8:1.
How diverse is DAVENPORT HIGH SCHOOL?
DAVENPORT HIGH SCHOOL reports a student body of 17% White, 61% Hispanic, 18% Black, 2% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees DAVENPORT HIGH SCHOOL?
DAVENPORT HIGH SCHOOL is overseen by POLK in Polk County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.