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What's the biggest difference between FORT PIERCE CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL and what you expected?
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Enrollment
3,178
High
DISTRICT 1,262 · STATE 1,035
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ST. LUCIE·NCES 120177001933
FORT PIERCE CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL
4101 S 25TH ST, FORT PIERCE, FL 34981 · (772) 468-5888 · St. Lucie County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL3,178 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 34% of Florida public high schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+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
26.7:1
119 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 23.5:1 · STATE 23.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
53%
1,690 students
DISTRICT 56% · 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 | 743 | 23% |
| Grade 10 | 813 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 847 | 27% |
| Grade 12 | 775 | 24% |
Student demographics
69%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 70% · 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
53.5%
FL avg 56.7% . +5.1pp since 2023
Math
21.0%
FL avg 58.9% . +3.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 54 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 21 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 5 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 | 53.5% | 21.0% |
| 2023-24 | 48.4% | 18.0% |
% 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
46.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
54.5%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 47% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 55% 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 FORT PIERCE CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL
FORT PIERCE CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL's state test result (46.6% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| FORT PIERCE CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL this school | 3,178 | 53.2% | 46.6% |
| TREASURE COAST HIGH SCHOOL PORT ST LUCIE | 3,124 | 53.0% | 47.8% |
| ST. LUCIE WEST CENTENNIAL HIGH PORT ST LUCIE | 2,914 | 50.9% | 46.6% |
| ARMWOOD HIGH SCHOOL SEFFNER | 2,278 | 55.8% | 44.4% |
| BRANDON HIGH SCHOOL BRANDON | 1,835 | 53.5% | 36.0% |
| SPOTO HIGH SCHOOL RIVERVIEW | 1,933 | 52.0% | 49.1% |
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 FORT PIERCE CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In St. Lucie County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 46.6% | #375 of 555 | #7 of 8 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 21.0% | #500 of 549 ▼ 1 | #6 of 8 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 53.5% | #308 of 559 ▲ 18 | #5 of 8 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 3,178 | #14 of 830 | #1 of 13 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 26.7:1 | #511 of 575 | #7 of 8 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 68.8% | #67 of 594 | #6 of 8 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 53.2% | #179 of 630 | #4 of 8 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +20.3% | #74 of 246 | #2 of 6 |
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
3,178
+445 (+16%) vs 2020
+120% since 1990-91, when it was 1,444
Student : Teacher
26.7:1
was 25.1:1
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 | 3,178 | 118.9 | 26.7:1 | 53% (1,690) |
| 2023-24 | 3,187 | 119.9 | 26.6:1 | 50% (1,581) |
| 2022-23 | 3,091 | 116.9 | 26.4:1 | 62% (1,911) |
| 2020-21 | 2,733 | 109 | 25.1:1 | 58% (1,588) |
| 2017-18 | 2,641 | 114 | 23.2:1 | 60% (1,596) |
| 2015-16 | 2,733 | 122 | 22.4:1 | 65% (1,769) |
| 2010-11 | 1,907 | 98 | 19.5:1 | 68% (1,290) |
| 2000-01 | 1,588 | 85 | 18.7:1 | 40% (634) |
| 1990-91 | 1,444 | 88 | 16.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for FORT PIERCE CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL.
About FORT PIERCE CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL
FORT PIERCE CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL is a large high school that serves part of FORT PIERCE, Florida. The school serves grades 9 through 12. Enrollment is 3,178 students. By comparison, high schools in Florida enroll about 1,035 students on average.
FORT PIERCE CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL is part of a district of 53 schools: ST. LUCIE, with 49,308 students.
Of every 100 students at FORT PIERCE CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL, about 40 are Hispanic, the largest group. The remaining students are 31% Black, 23% White, and 4% multiracial. Census figures show St. Lucie County is about 22% Hispanic. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 69, compared with 70 nationally.
FORT PIERCE CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL reports a ratio of 26.7 students per teacher, from 118.9 full-time-equivalent teachers. Across high schools in Florida, the average ratio is 23.5:1. Lunch program data show 53% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price meals.
On the allk12 Grade, FORT PIERCE CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL lands at C, ahead of 34% of Florida public high schools.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for FORT PIERCE CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL is 54.5%, and its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 46.6%.
Census data for St. Lucie County show the median household earns about $71,457 a year, roughly 27% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 9%. Public schools in St. Lucie County number 57, with about 50,809 students.
ST. LUCIE DETENTION CENTER is the nearest public school to FORT PIERCE CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL, about 0.9 miles away. Within five miles of FORT PIERCE CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL, there are at least 8 other public schools. Among its closest neighbors with test data, FORT PIERCE CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL is 4th of 7 on proficiency.
FORT PIERCE CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL has an NCES locale of Suburb: Large.
Enrollment figures show a rise of 445 students from 2020-21 to 2024-25. The ratio was 25.1:1 in 2020-21 and 26.7:1 in 2024-25.
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St. Lucie County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
360,500
Census ACS
Median income
$71,457
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
27%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
57
50,809 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in ST. LUCIE
- TREASURE COAST HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 3,124 students
- ST. LUCIE WEST CENTENNIAL HIGHHigh · 2,914 students
- FORT PIERCE WESTWOOD ACADEMY THE W.E.S.T. PREP MAGNETHigh · 1,956 students
- PORT ST. LUCIE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,793 students
- OAK HAMMOCK K-8 SCHOOLElementary · 1,727 students
- MANATEE ACADEMY K-8Elementary · 1,700 students
Other schools in FORT PIERCE
- FORT PIERCE WESTWOOD ACADEMY THE W.E.S.T. PREP MAGNETHigh · 1,956 students
- LINCOLN PARK ACADEMYHigh · 1,667 students
- FOREST GROVE MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 855 students
- SAMUEL S. GAINES ACADEMY OF EMERGING TECHNOLOGIESElementary · 786 students
- LAWNWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 765 students
- WEATHERBEE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 726 students
Nearby schools
- ST. LUCIE DETENTION CENTER0.9 mi · 56
- FOREST GROVE MIDDLE SCHOOL1.0 mi · 855
- DATA HOUSE1.1 mi · 3
- WHITE CITY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.7 mi · 493
- RIVERS EDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL2.0 mi · 778
- SOUTHERN OAKS MIDDLE SCHOOL2.1 mi · 833
Frequently asked questions
About FORT PIERCE CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOLHow many students attend FORT PIERCE CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL?
FORT PIERCE CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL enrolls approximately 3,178 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does FORT PIERCE CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL serve?
FORT PIERCE CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at FORT PIERCE CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at FORT PIERCE CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL is approximately 26.7:1 (119 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at FORT PIERCE CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL?
Student demographics at FORT PIERCE CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL are roughly 23% White, 40% Hispanic, 31% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees FORT PIERCE CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL?
FORT PIERCE CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL is overseen by ST. LUCIE in St. Lucie County.
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