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Enrollment
2,533
High
DISTRICT 2,318 · STATE 1,035
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FLAGLER·NCES 120054000842
FLAGLER-PALM COAST HIGH SCHOOL
5500 E HIGHWAY 100, PALM COAST, FL 32164 · (386) 437-7540 · Flagler County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL2,533 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 57% of Florida public high schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-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
20.9:1
122 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.9:1 · STATE 23.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
33%
824 students
DISTRICT 37% · 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 | 632 | 25% |
| Grade 10 | 680 | 27% |
| Grade 11 | 580 | 23% |
| Grade 12 | 641 | 25% |
Student demographics
62%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 62% · 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
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within FLAGLER. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
FAST / B.E.S.T. 2024-25 . % at Level 3 or AboveEnglish Language Arts
55.0%
FL avg 56.7% . +2.9pp since 2023
Math
53.0%
FL avg 58.9% . +3.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 55 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 53 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 3 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 55.0% | 53.0% |
| 2023-24 | 52.1% | 50.0% |
% 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
57.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
64.9%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 58% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 65% 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 FLAGLER-PALM COAST HIGH SCHOOL
FLAGLER-PALM COAST HIGH SCHOOL's state test result (57.5% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| FLAGLER-PALM COAST HIGH SCHOOL this school | 2,533 | 32.5% | 57.5% |
| MATANZAS HIGH SCHOOL PALM COAST | 2,102 | 31.0% | 58.4% |
| FOREST HIGH SCHOOL OCALA | 2,387 | 37.3% | 55.3% |
| PARRISH COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL PARRISH | 2,266 | 36.1% | 59.7% |
| RIVERVIEW HIGH SCHOOL SARASOTA | 2,637 | 30.3% | 60.8% |
| J.R. ARNOLD HIGH SCHOOL PANAMA CITY BEACH | 1,629 | 32.0% | 52.5% |
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 FLAGLER-PALM COAST HIGH SCHOOL ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Florida |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 57.5% | #207 of 555 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 53.0% | #157 of 549 ▼ 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 55.0% | #291 of 559 ▼ 28 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 2,533 | #70 of 830 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.9:1 | #202 of 575 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 62.0% | #219 of 594 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 32.5% | #450 of 630 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +0.7% | #236 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
2,533
+9 (+0%) vs 2020
+129% since 1990-91, when it was 1,106
Student : Teacher
20.9:1
was 27.7:1
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 | 2,533 | 121.5 | 20.9:1 | 33% (824) |
| 2023-24 | 2,563 | 119.5 | 21.4:1 | 43% (1,110) |
| 2022-23 | 2,523 | 103.5 | 24.4:1 | 52% (1,324) |
| 2020-21 | 2,524 | 91 | 27.7:1 | 48% (1,215) |
| 2017-18 | 2,516 | 111 | 22.7:1 | 56% (1,406) |
| 2015-16 | 2,488 | 105 | 23.7:1 | 59% (1,460) |
| 2010-11 | 2,273 | 114 | 19.9:1 | 55% (1,258) |
| 2000-01 | 2,022 | 107 | 18.9:1 | 28% (576) |
| 1990-91 | 1,106 | 65 | 17.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for FLAGLER-PALM COAST HIGH SCHOOL.
About FLAGLER-PALM COAST HIGH SCHOOL
FLAGLER-PALM COAST HIGH SCHOOL is a public large high school in PALM COAST, Florida. It enrolled 2,533 students in grades 9 through 12 for the 2024-25 school year. Statewide, high schools in Florida average about 1,035 students each.
In FLAGLER, 11 schools enroll a combined 13,521 students.
A majority of students at FLAGLER-PALM COAST HIGH SCHOOL, 57%, are White. The rest of enrollment is 18% Hispanic, 15% Black, 7% multiracial, and 3% Asian. Among all residents of Flagler County, the White share is about 75%. By the diversity index, FLAGLER-PALM COAST HIGH SCHOOL comes in at 62%.
Its teaching staff equals 121.5 full-time positions, a ratio of 20.9:1. For comparison, high schools in Florida average 23.5:1. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility, a common measure of family income, is 33%.
The allk12 Grade for FLAGLER-PALM COAST HIGH SCHOOL is B. Compared with Florida public high schools, the school scored higher than 57% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
FLAGLER-PALM COAST HIGH SCHOOL scores 57.5% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 64.9%.
FLAGLER-PALM COAST HIGH SCHOOL is located in Flagler County, where median household income is about $77,363, 31% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of people live in poverty. Federal data list 13 public schools in Flagler County, with a combined enrollment of about 13,521.
Nearby, IFLAGLER-VIRTUAL FRANCHISE is about 0.2 miles away. FLAGLER-PALM COAST HIGH SCHOOL is one of several public schools in the area, with 7 others within five miles. Local comparison: FLAGLER-PALM COAST HIGH SCHOOL ranks 4th of 8 nearby schools, at 57.5% versus a 58.6% average.
FLAGLER-PALM COAST HIGH SCHOOL falls in the Suburb: Large locale category, used for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Compared with 2020-21, when it had 2,524 students, enrollment in 2024-25 was about the same at 2,533. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (20.9:1) than in 2020-21 (27.7:1).
Threads on this page can be about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Flagler County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
126,528
Census ACS
Median income
$77,363
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
31%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
13
13,521 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in FLAGLER
- MATANZAS HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,102 students
- INDIAN TRAILS MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 1,438 students
- BUDDY TAYLOR MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 1,310 students
- BELLE TERRE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 1,288 students
- BUNNELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 1,061 students
- OLD KINGS ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 1,019 students
Other schools in PALM COAST
- MATANZAS HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,102 students
- INDIAN TRAILS MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 1,438 students
- BUDDY TAYLOR MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 1,310 students
- BELLE TERRE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 1,288 students
- RYMFIRE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 967 students
- IMAGINE SCHOOL AT TOWN CENTERElementary · 885 students
Nearby schools
- IFLAGLER-VIRTUAL FRANCHISE0.2 mi · 178
- IMAGINE SCHOOL AT TOWN CENTER1.0 mi · 885
- OLD KINGS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL2.0 mi · 1,019
- BUNNELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL2.7 mi · 1,061
- RYMFIRE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL3.1 mi · 967
- BUDDY TAYLOR MIDDLE SCHOOL3.7 mi · 1,310
Frequently asked questions
About FLAGLER-PALM COAST HIGH SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at FLAGLER-PALM COAST HIGH SCHOOL?
FLAGLER-PALM COAST HIGH SCHOOL enrolls approximately 2,533 students in grades 09-12.
Is FLAGLER-PALM COAST HIGH SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
FLAGLER-PALM COAST HIGH SCHOOL is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many teachers does FLAGLER-PALM COAST HIGH SCHOOL have?
FLAGLER-PALM COAST HIGH SCHOOL employs 122 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 20.9:1.
What is the student diversity at FLAGLER-PALM COAST HIGH SCHOOL?
Student demographics at FLAGLER-PALM COAST HIGH SCHOOL are roughly 57% White, 18% Hispanic, 15% Black, 3% Asian, 7% Two or more.
What district is FLAGLER-PALM COAST HIGH SCHOOL in?
FLAGLER-PALM COAST HIGH SCHOOL is part of FLAGLER.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.