Enrollment
65
High
DISTRICT 1,149 · STATE 1,035
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ST. JOHNS·NCES 120174003017
GAINES ALTERNATIVE AT HAMBLEN
1 CHRISTOPHER ST, ST AUGUSTINE, FL 32084 · (904) 547-8560 · St. Johns County
GRADES 05–12HIGH23-SUBURBTITLE IALTERNATIVE EDUCATION SCHOOL65 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
,
0 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.6:1 · STATE 23.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
60%
39 students
DISTRICT 28% · STATE 50%
Community
0
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 7 | 9 | 14% |
| Grade 8 | 8 | 12% |
| Grade 9 | 14 | 22% |
| Grade 10 | 15 | 23% |
| Grade 11 | 16 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 3 | 5% |
Student demographics
62%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 52% · 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
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FAST / B.E.S.T. 2024-25 . % at Level 3 or AboveEnglish Language Arts
31.1%
own-school result
Math
20.4%
own-school result
State assessment results for this school reflect a specialized student population. The figures above are the school's own reported scores; they are not directly comparable to state averages or to general-enrollment schools, so the usual state-average comparison line is suppressed here.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 31.1% | 20.4% |
| 2023-24 | 24.3% | 19.0% |
% 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
Not computed for this schoolBeatsExpectations is not computed for specialized-population schools (schools for the deaf or blind, therapeutic and behavioral-health placements, juvenile-justice and alternative-education settings, and similar). State ELA/Math proficiency rates are not a comparable metric for these populations, so a demographically-adjusted residual against general-enrollment peers would be misleading. About the methodology →
Where GAINES ALTERNATIVE AT HAMBLEN ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In St. Johns County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 65 | #682 of 830 | #14 of 17 |
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
65
+48 (+282%) vs 2020
+25% since 2000-01, when it was 52
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 | 65 | N/A | N/A | 60% (39) |
| 2023-24 | 67 | N/A | N/A | 58% (39) |
| 2022-23 | 83 | N/A | N/A | 47% (39) |
| 2020-21 | 17 | N/A | N/A | 53% (9) |
| 2017-18 | 25 | 3 | 8.3:1 | 28% (7) |
| 2015-16 | 26 | 3 | 8.7:1 | 50% (13) |
| 2010-11 | 37 | 2 | 18.5:1 | 51% (19) |
| 2000-01 | 52 | 9 | 5.8:1 | 54% (28) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for GAINES ALTERNATIVE AT HAMBLEN.
About GAINES ALTERNATIVE AT HAMBLEN
Students in ST AUGUSTINE, Florida, attend GAINES ALTERNATIVE AT HAMBLEN, a very small high school. In all, 65 students attend the school in grades 5 through 12. That is 94% below the average of about 1,035 students for high schools in Florida.
Across its 53 schools, ST. JOHNS enrolls 52,383 students. GAINES ALTERNATIVE AT HAMBLEN is one of those schools.
The largest group at GAINES ALTERNATIVE AT HAMBLEN is White students, at 52%. Other groups include 31% Black, 9% Hispanic, and 8% multiracial. By comparison, St. Johns County residents are about 79% White. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 62%.
On the income side, 60% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. On average, public schools in St. Johns County report 21%.
In St. Johns County, the median household earns about $109,839 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 51%, and roughly 4% of residents are in poverty. Across St. Johns County, 68 public schools serve about 52,895 students.
GAINES ALTERNATIVE AT HAMBLEN's closest public school neighbor is THE EVELYN HAMBLEN CENTER, less than a tenth of a mile away. The five-mile area around GAINES ALTERNATIVE AT HAMBLEN holds at least 8 other public schools.
Federal data place GAINES ALTERNATIVE AT HAMBLEN in the Suburb: Small locale, which means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population under 100,000.
Enrollment was 17 in 2020-21 and 65 in 2024-25. Large swings like this can come from changes to the grades a school serves.
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St. Johns County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
306,934
Census ACS
Median income
$109,839
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
51%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
68
52,895 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in ST. JOHNS
- TOCOI CREEK HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,616 students
- CREEKSIDE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,479 students
- BEACHSIDE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,214 students
- ALLEN D NEASE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,177 students
- BARTRAM TRAIL HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,153 students
- MILL CREEK ACADEMYElementary · 1,983 students
Other schools in ST AUGUSTINE
- MILL CREEK ACADEMYElementary · 1,983 students
- PINE ISLAND ACADEMYElementary · 1,972 students
- ST. AUGUSTINE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,717 students
- PACETTI BAY MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 1,481 students
- PEDRO MENENDEZ HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,403 students
- LAKESIDE ACADEMYElementary · 1,356 students
Nearby schools
- THE EVELYN HAMBLEN CENTER0.0 mi · 48
- KETTERLINUS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.0 mi · 405
- JAMES A. WEBSTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.2 mi · 586
- OSCEOLA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.2 mi · 639
- CROOKSHANK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.4 mi · 705
- ST. AUGUSTINE PUBLIC MONTESSORI SCHOOL1.5 mi · 133
Frequently asked questions
About GAINES ALTERNATIVE AT HAMBLENHow large is GAINES ALTERNATIVE AT HAMBLEN?
GAINES ALTERNATIVE AT HAMBLEN enrolls approximately 65 students in grades 05-12.
Is GAINES ALTERNATIVE AT HAMBLEN an elementary, middle, or high school?
GAINES ALTERNATIVE AT HAMBLEN is a high school covering grades 05-12.
How many teachers does GAINES ALTERNATIVE AT HAMBLEN have?
GAINES ALTERNATIVE AT HAMBLEN employs 0 FTE teachers.
How diverse is GAINES ALTERNATIVE AT HAMBLEN?
GAINES ALTERNATIVE AT HAMBLEN reports a student body of 52% White, 9% Hispanic, 31% Black, 8% Two or more.
What district is GAINES ALTERNATIVE AT HAMBLEN in?
GAINES ALTERNATIVE AT HAMBLEN is part of ST. JOHNS.
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