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Which teacher or staff member at HIGH SPRINGS COMMUNITY SCHOOL deserves more recognition?
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Enrollment
902
Elementary
DISTRICT 414 · STATE 604
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ALACHUA·NCES 120003003989
HIGH SPRINGS COMMUNITY SCHOOL
1015 N MAIN ST, HIGH SPRINGS, FL 32643 · (386) 454-1958 · Alachua County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL902 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 70% of Florida public elementary schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
17.6:1
51 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.3:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
41%
369 students
DISTRICT 53% · STATE 50%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 97 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 78 | 9% |
| Grade 2 | 78 | 9% |
| Grade 3 | 104 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 105 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 107 | 12% |
| Grade 6 | 112 | 12% |
| Grade 7 | 111 | 12% |
| Grade 8 | 110 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (97) is 12% smaller than its 8th grade class (110).
Student demographics
52%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 71% · 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
65.3%
FL avg 56.7% . +5.0pp since 2023
Math
73.0%
FL avg 58.9% . -0.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 65 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 73 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 have held steady.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 65.3% | 73.0% |
| 2023-24 | 60.4% | 73.3% |
% 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
66.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
60.7%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 66% 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 HIGH SPRINGS COMMUNITY SCHOOL
HIGH SPRINGS COMMUNITY SCHOOL's state test result (66.4% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| HIGH SPRINGS COMMUNITY SCHOOL this school | 902 | 40.9% | 66.4% |
| DEER POINT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PANAMA CITY | 735 | 43.8% | 48.8% |
| KINGSFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CANTONMENT | 983 | 43.0% | 69.4% |
| KATE M. SMITH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CHIPLEY | 933 | 41.7% | 51.0% |
| DESTIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL DESTIN | 910 | 44.5% | 73.7% |
| DEEP CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PT CHARLOTTE | 781 | 44.0% | 62.3% |
Matched among Florida elementary 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 HIGH SPRINGS COMMUNITY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Alachua County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 66.4% | #589 of 2,136 | #7 of 27 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 73.0% | #537 of 2,149 ▼ 102 | #5 of 27 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 65.3% | #612 of 2,149 ▲ 87 | #6 of 27 ▲ 5 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 902 | #305 of 2,267 | #1 of 31 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.6:1 | #1,588 of 2,077 | #23 of 24 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 51.6% | #1,298 of 2,108 | #18 of 24 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 40.9% | #1,554 of 2,188 | #21 of 29 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.1% | #1,239 of 1,374 | #19 of 21 |
Ranked against other public elementary 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
902
+27 (+3%) vs 2020
+5% since 2010-11, when it was 860
Student : Teacher
17.6:1
was 17.2:1
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 | 902 | 51.3 | 17.6:1 | 41% (369) |
| 2023-24 | 937 | 56.4 | 16.6:1 | 46% (433) |
| 2022-23 | 974 | 52.6 | 18.5:1 | 45% (439) |
| 2020-21 | 875 | 51 | 17.2:1 | 39% (343) |
| 2017-18 | 931 | 55 | 16.9:1 | 47% (440) |
| 2015-16 | 893 | 52 | 17.2:1 | 47% (423) |
| 2010-11 | 860 | 53 | 16.2:1 | 37% (318) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for HIGH SPRINGS COMMUNITY SCHOOL.
About HIGH SPRINGS COMMUNITY SCHOOL
HIGH SPRINGS COMMUNITY SCHOOL sits in HIGH SPRINGS, Florida, and is classified as an elementary school. The school enrolls 902 students, from pre-K through 8. Average enrollment for elementary schools in Florida is about 604, so this school runs 49% above that.
ALACHUA is responsible for 60 schools, HIGH SPRINGS COMMUNITY SCHOOL included, with 28,255 students in all.
HIGH SPRINGS COMMUNITY SCHOOL's enrollment is 67% White. Enrollment also includes 14% Hispanic, 10% Black, and 7% multiracial. The chance that two students picked at random at HIGH SPRINGS COMMUNITY SCHOOL belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 52%.
At HIGH SPRINGS COMMUNITY SCHOOL, 51.3 full-time-equivalent teachers work with students, a ratio of about 17.6:1. Across elementary schools in Florida, the average ratio is about 17.5:1. Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch make up 41% of enrollment.
Measured against Florida public elementary schools, HIGH SPRINGS COMMUNITY SCHOOL receives a B+. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, HIGH SPRINGS COMMUNITY SCHOOL is 5.7 points above its prediction. Actual: 66.4%. Predicted: 60.7%.
Federal survey data for Alachua County show that median household income is about $61,949, 49% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. HIGH SPRINGS COMMUNITY SCHOOL is among the 68 public schools in Alachua County.
The nearest other public school, SANTA FE HIGH SCHOOL, is about 4.4 miles away. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within ten miles of HIGH SPRINGS COMMUNITY SCHOOL. HIGH SPRINGS COMMUNITY SCHOOL places 3rd of 8 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
Its NCES locale code is Rural: Distant: the school is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
A comparison of 2020-21 and 2024-25 shows enrollment up 3%, from 875 to 902.
Discussions about HIGH SPRINGS COMMUNITY SCHOOL may include school safety, transportation, and start times. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Alachua County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
285,492
Census ACS
Median income
$61,949
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
49%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
68
29,618 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in ALACHUA
- F. W. BUCHHOLZ HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,416 students
- GAINESVILLE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,825 students
- EASTSIDE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,291 students
- SANTA FE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,132 students
- KANAPAHA MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 1,014 students
- OAK VIEW MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 962 students
Nearby schools
- SANTA FE HIGH SCHOOL4.4 mi · 1,132
- A. L. MEBANE MIDDLE SCHOOL6.1 mi · 385
- ALACHUA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL6.5 mi · 323
- W. W. IRBY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL6.9 mi · 372
- ALACHUA LEARNING ACADEMY MIDDLE7.6 mi · 63
- ALACHUA LEARNING ACADEMY ELEMENTARY7.6 mi · 108
Frequently asked questions
About HIGH SPRINGS COMMUNITY SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at HIGH SPRINGS COMMUNITY SCHOOL?
HIGH SPRINGS COMMUNITY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 902 students in grades PK-08.
What age range does HIGH SPRINGS COMMUNITY SCHOOL serve?
HIGH SPRINGS COMMUNITY SCHOOL serves students from grade PK through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at HIGH SPRINGS COMMUNITY SCHOOL?
Approximately 17.6:1 students per teacher at HIGH SPRINGS COMMUNITY SCHOOL.
What is the student diversity at HIGH SPRINGS COMMUNITY SCHOOL?
Student demographics at HIGH SPRINGS COMMUNITY SCHOOL are roughly 67% White, 14% Hispanic, 10% Black, 1% Asian, 7% Two or more.
What district is HIGH SPRINGS COMMUNITY SCHOOL in?
HIGH SPRINGS COMMUNITY SCHOOL is part of ALACHUA.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.