INDIANTOWN HIGH SCHOOL

As a very small senior high in INDIANTOWN, Florida, INDIANTOWN HIGH SCHOOL hosts 95 students from grades 9 through 12, operated by MARTIN. Enrollment runs roughly 91% below the state mean of about 1,035.

Across the 32 schools in MARTIN (18,316 students total), INDIANTOWN HIGH SCHOOL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, INDIANTOWN HIGH SCHOOL reports that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 73% of enrollment. The remainder consists of 20% White, 5% Black, 2% Asian. That is visibly more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 16%.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, INDIANTOWN HIGH SCHOOL has 8 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 11.9:1. The state averages around 23.5:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 52% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is noticeably above Martin County's rate of about 43%.

After controlling for student poverty, INDIANTOWN HIGH SCHOOL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 55.3%, the actual is 60.5%, a residual of +5.1 points.

Across the wider county, census data for Martin County shows the typical household earns roughly $82,943 per year, about 37% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Martin County's 37 public schools (combined enrollment of about 18,316 students), INDIANTOWN HIGH SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: WARFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, around 2.5 miles off. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts INDIANTOWN HIGH SCHOOL at 5th of 9; the average score across the group is 58.7%.

The campus sits in a small-town setting. As a public charter, INDIANTOWN HIGH SCHOOL runs on public funding but with greater curricular and operational autonomy than a typical district school.

In the discussion threads here, members of the INDIANTOWN HIGH SCHOOL community share and discuss sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.