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What's one thing GOLDEN GATE HIGH SCHOOL gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
1,867
High
DISTRICT 989 · STATE 1,035
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·COLLIER·NCES 120033003959
GOLDEN GATE HIGH SCHOOL
2925 TITAN WAY, NAPLES, FL 34116 · (239) 377-1600 · Collier County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,867 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 40% of Florida public high schools
- B-Test 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
22.9:1
81 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 28.5:1 · STATE 23.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
41%
770 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 | 438 | 23% |
| Grade 10 | 508 | 27% |
| Grade 11 | 513 | 27% |
| Grade 12 | 408 | 22% |
Student demographics
43%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 60% · 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
46.3%
FL avg 56.7% . +3.3pp since 2023
Math
38.0%
FL avg 58.9% . -2.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 46 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 38 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 down about 2 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 46.3% | 38.0% |
| 2023-24 | 43.0% | 40.0% |
% 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
51.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
60.5%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 51% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 61% 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 GOLDEN GATE HIGH SCHOOL
GOLDEN GATE HIGH SCHOOL's state test result (51.4% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| GOLDEN GATE HIGH SCHOOL this school | 1,867 | 41.2% | 51.4% |
| GATEWAY HIGH SCHOOL KISSIMMEE | 1,882 | 43.0% | 54.6% |
| LELY HIGH SCHOOL NAPLES | 1,475 | 39.1% | 54.9% |
| BARBARA GOLEMAN SENIOR HIGH MIAMI LAKES | 2,973 | 40.1% | 65.7% |
| CORAL GABLES SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL CORAL GABLES | 2,894 | 40.5% | 52.8% |
| SOUTH FORT MYERS HIGH SCHOOL FORT MYERS | 1,693 | 47.5% | 30.4% |
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 GOLDEN GATE HIGH SCHOOL ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Collier County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 51.4% | #301 of 555 | #9 of 10 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 38.0% | #305 of 549 ▼ 79 | #9 of 10 ▼ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 46.3% | #425 of 559 ▼ 14 | #10 of 10 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,867 | #195 of 830 | #3 of 14 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.9:1 | #337 of 575 | #4 of 10 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 42.9% | #468 of 594 | #9 of 10 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 41.2% | #342 of 630 | #5 of 10 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -0.6% | #279 of 289 | #6 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
1,867
+124 (+7%) vs 2020
+39% since 2010-11, when it was 1,339
Student : Teacher
22.9:1
was 22.4:1
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 | 1,867 | 81.5 | 22.9:1 | 41% (770) |
| 2023-24 | 1,886 | 84.1 | 22.4:1 | 50% (948) |
| 2022-23 | 1,764 | 74.8 | 23.6:1 | 53% (936) |
| 2020-21 | 1,743 | 78 | 22.4:1 | 84% (1,464) |
| 2017-18 | 1,878 | 90 | 20.9:1 | 84% (1,586) |
| 2015-16 | 1,649 | 78 | 21.1:1 | 75% (1,240) |
| 2010-11 | 1,339 | 73 | 18.3:1 | 73% (976) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for GOLDEN GATE HIGH SCHOOL.
About GOLDEN GATE HIGH SCHOOL
GOLDEN GATE HIGH SCHOOL is a large high school in Florida, with an address in NAPLES. The school enrolls 1,867 students in grades 9 through 12. That compares with an average of about 1,035 students for high schools in Florida.
Besides GOLDEN GATE HIGH SCHOOL, COLLIER runs 68 other schools. The district enrolls 48,252 students.
The largest group at GOLDEN GATE HIGH SCHOOL is Hispanic students, at 73%. Other groups include 17% Black and 8% White. By comparison, Collier County residents are about 28% Hispanic. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, GOLDEN GATE HIGH SCHOOL scores 43%.
With 81.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, the student-to-teacher ratio is about 22.9:1. That is in line with the 23.5:1 average for high schools in Florida. Roughly 41% of students come from households that qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
GOLDEN GATE HIGH SCHOOL holds a C+ allk12 Grade, placing it above 40% of Florida public high schools.
GOLDEN GATE HIGH SCHOOL scores 51.4% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 60.5%.
In Collier County, where the school is located, median household income comes to about $90,045, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 40%, and about 7% of people live in poverty. There are 75 public schools in the county, enrolling about 48,252, GOLDEN GATE HIGH SCHOOL among them.
The closest school to GOLDEN GATE HIGH SCHOOL is NAPLES AREA TEENAGE PARENTING, located less than a tenth of a mile away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Among its closest neighbors with test data, GOLDEN GATE HIGH SCHOOL is 5th of 8 on proficiency.
The school's locale code, Suburb: Large, means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
A 7% rise took enrollment from 1,743 in 2020-21 to 1,867 in 2024-25.
GOLDEN GATE HIGH SCHOOL has a community page on allk12 for topics such as athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Collier County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
398,291
Census ACS
Median income
$90,045
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
40%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
75
48,252 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in COLLIER
- PALMETTO RIDGE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,054 students
- IMMOKALEE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,990 students
- GULF COAST HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,714 students
- NAPLES HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,535 students
- MASON CLASSICAL ACADEMYCombined · 1,509 students
- AUBREY ROGERS HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,496 students
Other schools in NAPLES
- PALMETTO RIDGE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,054 students
- GULF COAST HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,714 students
- NAPLES HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,535 students
- MASON CLASSICAL ACADEMYCombined · 1,509 students
- AUBREY ROGERS HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,496 students
- LELY HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,475 students
Nearby schools
- NAPLES AREA TEENAGE PARENTING0.0 mi · 29
- MIKE DAVIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.5 mi · 655
- LAVERN GAYNOR ELEMENTARY0.6 mi · 366
- GOLDEN TERRACE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.8 mi · 484
- GOLDEN GATE MIDDLE SCHOOL0.8 mi · 1,039
- BRIDGEPREP ACADEMY COLLIER1.2 mi · 261
Frequently asked questions
About GOLDEN GATE HIGH SCHOOLHow many students attend GOLDEN GATE HIGH SCHOOL?
GOLDEN GATE HIGH SCHOOL enrolls approximately 1,867 students in grades 09-12.
Is GOLDEN GATE HIGH SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
GOLDEN GATE HIGH SCHOOL is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many teachers does GOLDEN GATE HIGH SCHOOL have?
GOLDEN GATE HIGH SCHOOL employs 81 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 22.9:1.
What is the student diversity at GOLDEN GATE HIGH SCHOOL?
Student demographics at GOLDEN GATE HIGH SCHOOL are roughly 8% White, 73% Hispanic, 17% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is GOLDEN GATE HIGH SCHOOL public or private?
GOLDEN GATE HIGH SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by COLLIER.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.