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Enrollment
1,347
High
DISTRICT 777 · STATE 1,035
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HARDEE·NCES 120075000877
HARDEE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
830 ALTMAN RD, WAUCHULA, FL 33873 · (863) 773-3181 · Hardee County
GRADES 09–12HIGH41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,347 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 49% 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.
- 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
22.4:1
60 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 22.3:1 · STATE 23.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
71%
955 students
DISTRICT 72% · 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 | 389 | 29% |
| Grade 10 | 341 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 329 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 288 | 21% |
Student demographics
49%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
Test scores
FAST / B.E.S.T. 2024-25 . % at Level 3 or AboveEnglish Language Arts
47.6%
FL avg 56.7% . +3.0pp since 2023
Math
34.0%
FL avg 58.9% . +9.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 48 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 34 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 9 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 47.6% | 34.0% |
| 2023-24 | 44.5% | 25.0% |
% 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
46.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
45.6%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 47% 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 HARDEE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
HARDEE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL's state test result (46.5% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| HARDEE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL this school | 1,347 | 70.9% | 46.5% |
| HARDEE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL WAUCHULA | 958 | 76.8% | 50.4% |
| MULBERRY SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL MULBERRY | 1,451 | 69.4% | 40.3% |
| FROSTPROOF MIDDLE/SENIOR HIGH FROSTPROOF | 998 | 69.6% | 40.4% |
| SOUTHEAST HIGH SCHOOL BRADENTON | 1,638 | 65.6% | 36.7% |
| OKEECHOBEE HIGH SCHOOL OKEECHOBEE | 1,718 | 75.8% | 42.5% |
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 HARDEE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Florida |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 46.5% | #377 of 555 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 34.0% | #359 of 549 ▲ 49 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 47.6% | #398 of 559 ▼ 11 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,347 | #331 of 830 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.4:1 | #311 of 575 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 48.9% | #413 of 594 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 70.9% | #37 of 630 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -6.2% | #187 of 289 |
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
1,347
-21 (-2%) vs 2020
+39% since 1990-91, when it was 968
Student : Teacher
22.4:1
was 20.4:1
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 | 1,347 | 60 | 22.4:1 | 71% (955) |
| 2023-24 | 1,335 | 65 | 20.5:1 | 61% (819) |
| 2022-23 | 1,403 | 68 | 20.6:1 | 67% (936) |
| 2020-21 | 1,368 | 67 | 20.4:1 | 57% (777) |
| 2017-18 | 1,436 | 72 | 19.9:1 | 61% (873) |
| 2015-16 | 1,409 | 67 | 21.0:1 | 59% (835) |
| 2010-11 | 1,243 | 67 | 18.6:1 | 67% (832) |
| 2000-01 | 1,136 | 66 | 17.2:1 | 50% (573) |
| 1990-91 | 968 | 59 | 16.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for HARDEE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL.
About HARDEE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
HARDEE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is a public medium-sized high school in WAUCHULA, Florida. The grade span is 9 through 12, and enrollment is 1,347 students. An average school in this group (high schools in Florida) has about 1,035 students.
HARDEE (9 schools, 4,547 students) runs HARDEE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL.
Hispanic students account for 66% of enrollment at HARDEE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL. The remaining students are 26% White and 5% Black. Census figures show Hardee County is about 42% Hispanic. The chance that two students picked at random at HARDEE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 49%.
Teacher staffing is 60 full-time equivalents, or about 22.4 students per teacher. Among high schools in Florida, the typical ratio is 23.5:1. About 71% of students, or 955, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
allk12 grades HARDEE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL a B-. The grade compares the school only with Florida public high schools, because each state gives its own test.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 45.6% at HARDEE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL; the school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 46.5%.
Across Hardee County, median household income is about $60,489, about 12% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 20%. HARDEE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is among the 11 public schools in Hardee County.
WAUCHULA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is located about 1.4 miles from HARDEE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL. Within five miles are 7 other public schools. Of 7 schools in the immediate area with test results, HARDEE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL ranks 5th on average proficiency.
Under the NCES locale system, HARDEE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is Rural: Fringe.
Enrollment at HARDEE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL was 1,368 in 2020-21 and 1,347 in 2024-25, a change of less than 3%. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 20.4:1 to 22.4:1.
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Hardee County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
25,675
Census ACS
Median income
$60,489
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
12%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
20%
Below federal line
Schools in county
11
4,547 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in HARDEE
- HARDEE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 958 students
- WAUCHULA ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 577 students
- NORTH WAUCHULA ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 516 students
- ZOLFO SPRINGS ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 512 students
- HILLTOP ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 298 students
- BOWLING GREEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 260 students
Other schools in WAUCHULA
- HARDEE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 958 students
- WAUCHULA ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 577 students
- NORTH WAUCHULA ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 516 students
- HILLTOP ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 298 students
- HARDEE VIRTUAL FRANCHISECombined · 52 students
- PIONEER CAREER ACADEMYHigh · 27 students
Nearby schools
- WAUCHULA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.4 mi · 577
- PIONEER CAREER ACADEMY1.5 mi · 27
- HARDEE VIRTUAL FRANCHISE2.4 mi · 52
- NORTH WAUCHULA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL2.5 mi · 516
- ZOLFO SPRINGS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL3.8 mi · 512
- HARDEE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL4.0 mi · 958
Frequently asked questions
About HARDEE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at HARDEE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL?
HARDEE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL enrolls approximately 1,347 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does HARDEE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL serve?
HARDEE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at HARDEE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL?
Approximately 22.4:1 students per teacher at HARDEE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL.
What is the racial breakdown of students at HARDEE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL?
At HARDEE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 26% White, 66% Hispanic, 5% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees HARDEE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL?
HARDEE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is overseen by HARDEE in Hardee County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.