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DIXIE M. HOLLINS HIGH SCHOOL
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 50 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 30 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 7 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 12 points.
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat this means: About 45% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 57% 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%.
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About DIXIE M. HOLLINS HIGH SCHOOL
Located at 4940 62ND ST N, in KENNETH CITY, Florida, DIXIE M. HOLLINS HIGH SCHOOL is a substantial 9-12 campus that works with 1,934 students (grades 9 through 12), part of PINELLAS. Enrollment runs roughly 87% above the state mean of about 1,035.
DIXIE M. HOLLINS HIGH SCHOOL is one of 151 schools operated by PINELLAS, a district that enrolls 87,955 students overall.
For racial and ethnic makeup, DIXIE M. HOLLINS HIGH SCHOOL reports that the largest single group is White at 47%, but no single group is in the majority. The remainder reads as 25% Hispanic, 13% Black, 9% Asian, 5% multiracial. By comparison, Pinellas County as a whole is about 74% White, so the school skews noticeably less White than its surroundings.
In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 98 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 19.7:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 23.5:1 average. Around 48% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.
With demographic context factored in, DIXIE M. HOLLINS HIGH SCHOOL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 57.2%, the actual is 44.9%, a residual of -12.3 points.
In the area at large, ACS estimates for Pinellas County put the typical household earns roughly $72,646 per year, 37% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. DIXIE M. HOLLINS HIGH SCHOOL is one of 155 public schools in Pinellas County (combined enrollment of about 87,955 students).
Nearest neighbor: BLANTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, around 0.3 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts DIXIE M. HOLLINS HIGH SCHOOL at 7th of 7; the average score across the group is 55.4%.
Geographically, the school is in a suburban area.
Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at DIXIE M. HOLLINS HIGH SCHOOL has stayed largely flat, going from 1,889 students in 2018 to 1,934 in 2025. The White share of enrollment decreased from 56% to 47% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio widened from 17.6:1 in 2018 to 19.7:1 today.
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