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Enrollment
3,105
High
DISTRICT 1,012 · STATE 1,035
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·POLK·NCES 120159001795
HAINES CITY SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
2800 HORNET DR, HAINES CITY, FL 33844 · (863) 421-3281 · Polk County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL3,105 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 28% of Florida public high schools
- DTest 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
25.4:1
122 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 23.0:1 · STATE 23.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
70%
2,161 students
DISTRICT 65% · 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 | 880 | 28% |
| Grade 10 | 801 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 745 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 679 | 22% |
Student demographics
57%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 67% · 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
44.0%
FL avg 56.7% . +7.5pp since 2023
Math
26.0%
FL avg 58.9% . +3.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 44 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 26 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 7 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 | 44.0% | 26.0% |
| 2023-24 | 36.5% | 23.0% |
% 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
40.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
46.3%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 40% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 46% 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 HAINES CITY SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
HAINES CITY SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL's state test result (40.3% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| HAINES CITY SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL this school | 3,105 | 69.6% | 40.3% |
| HOMESTEAD SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL HOMESTEAD | 2,323 | 67.7% | 44.8% |
| LAKE REGION HIGH SCHOOL EAGLE LAKE | 1,568 | 72.3% | 34.2% |
| RIDGE COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL DAVENPORT | 2,632 | 61.7% | 39.4% |
| SOUTHEAST HIGH SCHOOL BRADENTON | 1,638 | 65.6% | 36.7% |
| LAKE WORTH HIGH SCHOOL LAKE WORTH | 2,589 | 60.1% | 31.9% |
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 HAINES CITY SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Polk County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 40.3% | #481 of 555 | #12 of 19 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 26.0% | #457 of 549 ▼ 14 | #5 of 19 ▲ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 44.0% | #458 of 559 ▲ 25 | #13 of 20 ▲ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 3,105 | #19 of 830 | #1 of 35 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 25.4:1 | #478 of 575 | #19 of 22 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 57.1% | #303 of 594 | #19 of 22 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 69.6% | #46 of 630 | #8 of 23 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +28.7% | #46 of 246 | #4 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
3,105
+475 (+18%) vs 2020
+149% since 1990-91, when it was 1,249
Student : Teacher
25.4:1
was 19.8:1
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 | 3,105 | 122 | 25.4:1 | 70% (2,161) |
| 2023-24 | 2,914 | 122 | 23.9:1 | 68% (1,991) |
| 2022-23 | 2,700 | 132 | 20.4:1 | 58% (1,566) |
| 2020-21 | 2,630 | 133 | 19.8:1 | 57% (1,492) |
| 2017-18 | 2,413 | 128 | 18.9:1 | 49% (1,188) |
| 2015-16 | 2,451 | 123 | 19.9:1 | 53% (1,303) |
| 2010-11 | 1,992 | 115 | 17.3:1 | 64% (1,277) |
| 2000-01 | 1,825 | 88 | 20.7:1 | 45% (830) |
| 1990-91 | 1,249 | 78 | 16.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for HAINES CITY SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL.
About HAINES CITY SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
HAINES CITY SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL sits in HAINES CITY, Florida, and is classified as a high school. It serves 3,105 students in grades 9 through 12. For comparison, high schools in Florida average about 1,035 students.
HAINES CITY SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is one of 163 schools in POLK, which enrolls 116,552 students in total.
Roughly 57% of students at HAINES CITY SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL are Hispanic. Other groups include 31% Black and 9% White. By comparison, Polk County residents are about 29% Hispanic. Pick two students at random and there is a 57% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
HAINES CITY SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL counts 122 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 25.4 students for each one. This ratio sits 2.0 above the 23.5:1 average for high schools in Florida. About 70% of students at the school meet free or reduced-price lunch income limits.
allk12 grades HAINES CITY SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL a C. The grade compares the school only with Florida public high schools, because each state gives its own test.
HAINES CITY SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL's average proficiency rate on state tests of 40.3% is 6.0 points below the 46.3% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
In Polk County (population about 790,694), the median household income is $65,978, roughly 24% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 11%. There are 172 public schools in Polk County, enrolling about 117,004 students in all.
The school nearest to HAINES CITY SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is SHELLEY S. BOONE MIDDLE SCHOOL, at a distance of about 0.3 miles. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. By average proficiency, HAINES CITY SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is 3rd among 7 schools close by.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Suburb: Large: in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Federal data show an 18% enrollment increase, from 2,630 in 2020-21 to 3,105 in 2024-25. The student-to-teacher ratio went up from 19.8:1 to 25.4:1.
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Polk County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
790,694
Census ACS
Median income
$65,978
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
172
117,004 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in POLK
- DAVENPORT HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,731 students
- WINTER HAVEN SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,648 students
- RIDGE COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,632 students
- GEORGE W. JENKINS SENIOR HIGHHigh · 2,469 students
- BARTOW SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,276 students
- LAKELAND SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,985 students
Other schools in HAINES CITY
- SHELLEY S. BOONE MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 1,329 students
- SANDHILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 1,111 students
- ALTA VISTA ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 780 students
- EASTSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 725 students
- DANIEL JENKINS ACADEMY OF TECHNOLOGY MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 506 students
- BETHUNE ACADEMYElementary · 430 students
Nearby schools
- SHELLEY S. BOONE MIDDLE SCHOOL0.3 mi · 1,329
- DANIEL JENKINS ACADEMY OF TECHNOLOGY MIDDLE SCHOOL1.1 mi · 506
- EASTSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.2 mi · 725
- ALTA VISTA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.3 mi · 780
- BETHUNE ACADEMY1.9 mi · 430
- RIDGE TEEN PARENT PROGRAM3.2 mi · 11
Frequently asked questions
About HAINES CITY SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at HAINES CITY SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL?
HAINES CITY SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL enrolls approximately 3,105 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does HAINES CITY SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL serve?
HAINES CITY SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at HAINES CITY SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL?
Approximately 25.4:1 students per teacher at HAINES CITY SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL.
What is the racial breakdown of students at HAINES CITY SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL?
At HAINES CITY SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 9% White, 57% Hispanic, 31% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is HAINES CITY SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL public or private?
HAINES CITY SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by POLK.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.