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What's the one class at FIRST COAST HIGH SCHOOL every student should take?
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Enrollment
2,098
High
DISTRICT 901 · STATE 1,035
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DUVAL·NCES 120048002745
FIRST COAST HIGH SCHOOL
590 DUVAL STATION RD, JACKSONVILLE, FL 32218 · (904) 757-0080 · Duval County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL2,098 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
24.7:1
85 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.6:1 · STATE 23.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
42%
883 students
DISTRICT 51% · 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 9 | 556 | 27% |
| Grade 10 | 612 | 29% |
| Grade 11 | 500 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 430 | 20% |
Student demographics
59%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 71% · 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
44.5%
FL avg 56.7% . +4.0pp since 2023
Math
48.0%
FL avg 58.9% . +9.0pp 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 48 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 9 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 44.5% | 48.0% |
| 2023-24 | 40.5% | 39.0% |
% 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
50.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
60.1%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 50% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 60% 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 FIRST COAST HIGH SCHOOL
FIRST COAST HIGH SCHOOL's state test result (50.2% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| FIRST COAST HIGH SCHOOL this school | 2,098 | 42.1% | 50.2% |
| PIPER HIGH SCHOOL LAUDERHILL | 2,201 | 41.2% | 51.8% |
| EDGEWATER HIGH ORLANDO | 2,000 | 48.3% | 49.3% |
| PLANTATION HIGH SCHOOL PLANTATION | 1,696 | 44.9% | 47.5% |
| OCOEE HIGH OCOEE | 2,514 | 45.7% | 55.5% |
| DEERFIELD BEACH HIGH SCHOOL DEERFIELD BEACH | 2,120 | 43.8% | 40.8% |
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 FIRST COAST HIGH SCHOOL ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Duval County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 50.2% | #314 of 555 | #13 of 25 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 48.0% | #199 of 549 ▲ 40 | #10 of 23 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 44.5% | #451 of 559 ▼ 14 | #16 of 26 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 2,098 | #150 of 830 | #5 of 41 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 24.7:1 | #436 of 575 | #25 of 31 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 58.6% | #283 of 594 | #20 of 32 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 42.1% | #333 of 630 | #19 of 32 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +5.5% | #180 of 246 | #8 of 12 |
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
2,098
-55 (-3%) vs 2020
+98% since 1990-91, when it was 1,059
Student : Teacher
24.7:1
was 23.4:1
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 | 2,098 | 85 | 24.7:1 | 42% (883) |
| 2023-24 | 2,137 | 92 | 23.2:1 | 48% (1,032) |
| 2022-23 | 2,117 | 89 | 23.8:1 | 49% (1,035) |
| 2020-21 | 2,153 | 92 | 23.4:1 | 47% (1,003) |
| 2017-18 | 1,988 | 89 | 22.3:1 | 49% (967) |
| 2015-16 | 2,052 | 95 | 21.6:1 | 48% (987) |
| 2010-11 | 2,099 | 102 | 20.6:1 | 43% (906) |
| 2000-01 | 1,543 | 71 | 21.7:1 | 18% (280) |
| 1990-91 | 1,059 | 59 | 17.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for FIRST COAST HIGH SCHOOL.
About FIRST COAST HIGH SCHOOL
FIRST COAST HIGH SCHOOL is listed by the National Center for Education Statistics as a high school in JACKSONVILLE, Florida. Federal data show 2,098 students enrolled in grades 9 through 12 in 2024-25. High schools in Florida average about 1,035 students, which makes this school 103% above average.
DUVAL has a total of 206 schools and 131,562 students, FIRST COAST HIGH SCHOOL among them.
The largest group at FIRST COAST HIGH SCHOOL is Black students, at 59%. Other students are 22% White, 11% Hispanic, and 6% multiracial. By comparison, Duval County residents are about 29% Black. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 59%.
Its ratio of 24.7:1 is based on 85 full-time-equivalent teachers. Statewide, high schools in Florida average 23.5:1. The share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 42%.
FIRST COAST HIGH SCHOOL posts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 50.2%, compared with a predicted 60.1%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Florida schools on BeatsExpectations.
The county, Duval County, is where the school is located. The median household earns about $71,277 a year, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting FIRST COAST HIGH SCHOOL, Duval County has 220 public schools.
LOUIS S. SHEFFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, about 1.3 miles away, is the closest public school. Counting only straight-line distance, 6 other public schools are within five miles. Among the 9 closest schools with test data, this one included, FIRST COAST HIGH SCHOOL ranks 6th on average proficiency.
For locale, NCES codes FIRST COAST HIGH SCHOOL as City: Large.
Enrollment was 2,098 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, it was 2,153. The ratio was 23.4:1 in 2020-21 and 24.7:1 in 2024-25.
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Duval County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,023,153
Census ACS
Median income
$71,277
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
220
141,209 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in DUVAL
- ATLANTIC COAST HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,887 students
- SANDALWOOD HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,627 students
- MANDARIN HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,343 students
- DUNCAN U. FLETCHER HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,184 students
- ENGLEWOOD HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,896 students
- FLORIDA CYBER CHARTER ACADEMYCombined · 1,677 students
Other schools in JACKSONVILLE
- DIGITAL ACADEMY OF FLORIDACombined · 6,069 students
- ATLANTIC COAST HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,887 students
- SANDALWOOD HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,627 students
- MANDARIN HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,343 students
- ENGLEWOOD HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,896 students
- FLORIDA CYBER CHARTER ACADEMYCombined · 1,677 students
Nearby schools
- LOUIS S. SHEFFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.3 mi · 656
- OCEANWAY SCHOOL1.7 mi · 828
- OCEANWAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.7 mi · 728
- NEW BERLIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL2.8 mi · 1,118
- SAN MATEO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL3.2 mi · 520
- BISCAYNE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL4.3 mi · 818
Frequently asked questions
About FIRST COAST HIGH SCHOOLHow large is FIRST COAST HIGH SCHOOL?
FIRST COAST HIGH SCHOOL enrolls approximately 2,098 students in grades 09-12.
Is FIRST COAST HIGH SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
FIRST COAST HIGH SCHOOL is a high school covering grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at FIRST COAST HIGH SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at FIRST COAST HIGH SCHOOL is approximately 24.7:1 (85 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at FIRST COAST HIGH SCHOOL?
At FIRST COAST HIGH SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 22% White, 11% Hispanic, 59% Black, 2% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is FIRST COAST HIGH SCHOOL public or private?
FIRST COAST HIGH SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by DUVAL.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.