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Enrollment
999
High
DISTRICT 1,012 · STATE 1,035
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PUTNAM·NCES 120162001802
INTERLACHEN JR-SR HIGH SCHOOL
126 N STATE RD 315, INTERLACHEN, FL 32148 · (386) 684-2115 · Putnam County
GRADES 07–12HIGH42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL999 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
20.3:1
49 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.9:1 · STATE 23.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
58%
577 students
DISTRICT 52% · 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 7 | 201 | 20% |
| Grade 8 | 160 | 16% |
| Grade 9 | 168 | 17% |
| Grade 10 | 177 | 18% |
| Grade 11 | 164 | 16% |
| Grade 12 | 129 | 13% |
Student demographics
50%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 64% · 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
35.4%
FL avg 56.7% . +5.7pp since 2023
Math
34.9%
FL avg 58.9% . +3.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 35 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 35 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 6 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 | 35.4% | 34.9% |
| 2023-24 | 29.7% | 31.8% |
% 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of FL schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
33.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
52.2%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-18.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 34% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 52% typical for Florida schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 INTERLACHEN JR-SR HIGH SCHOOL
INTERLACHEN JR-SR HIGH SCHOOL's state test result (33.5% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| INTERLACHEN JR-SR HIGH SCHOOL this school | 999 | 57.8% | 33.5% |
| WALTON HIGH SCHOOL DEFUNIAK SPRINGS | 969 | 63.3% | 58.0% |
| LAFAYETTE HIGH SCHOOL MAYO | 606 | 55.4% | 71.1% |
| CHIEFLAND MIDDLE HIGH SCHOOL CHIEFLAND | 760 | 53.0% | 50.3% |
| BRONSON MIDDLE/HIGH SCHOOL BRONSON | 537 | 56.4% | 49.0% |
| MIDDLEBURG HIGH SCHOOL MIDDLEBURG | 1,866 | 59.1% | 58.1% |
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 INTERLACHEN JR-SR HIGH SCHOOL ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Florida |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 33.5% | #539 of 555 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 34.9% | #353 of 549 ▼ 30 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 35.4% | #531 of 559 ▲ 9 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 999 | #398 of 830 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.3:1 | #175 of 575 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 50.1% | #402 of 594 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 57.8% | #127 of 630 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +34.3% | #39 of 246 |
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
999
+286 (+40%) vs 2020
+42% since 1990-91, when it was 706
Student : Teacher
20.3:1
was 21.6:1
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 | 999 | 49.1 | 20.3:1 | 58% (577) |
| 2023-24 | 1,068 | 50.5 | 21.1:1 | 72% (771) |
| 2022-23 | 1,097 | 53 | 20.7:1 | 71% (777) |
| 2020-21 | 713 | 33 | 21.6:1 | 50% (354) |
| 2017-18 | 744 | 32 | 23.3:1 | 55% (410) |
| 2015-16 | 740 | 34 | 21.8:1 | 54% (402) |
| 2010-11 | 856 | 42 | 20.4:1 | 68% (578) |
| 2000-01 | 914 | 47 | 19.4:1 | 50% (455) |
| 1990-91 | 706 | 41 | 17.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for INTERLACHEN JR-SR HIGH SCHOOL.
About INTERLACHEN JR-SR HIGH SCHOOL
INTERLACHEN JR-SR HIGH SCHOOL is a medium-sized high school in Florida, with an address in INTERLACHEN. Classes run from 7 through 12, and the school has 999 students.
The district for INTERLACHEN JR-SR HIGH SCHOOL is PUTNAM, with 18 schools and 10,082 students.
INTERLACHEN JR-SR HIGH SCHOOL is 68% White by enrollment. The rest of enrollment is 16% Hispanic, 11% Black, and 5% multiracial. The White share in Putnam County as a whole is similar, at about 71%. INTERLACHEN JR-SR HIGH SCHOOL's diversity index is 50%, against a US figure of 70%.
The teaching staff at INTERLACHEN JR-SR HIGH SCHOOL is 49.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 20.3:1. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 23.5:1 average for high schools in Florida. About 58% of students, or 577, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
INTERLACHEN JR-SR HIGH SCHOOL is 18.7 points below expectations on state tests, given its student poverty level, placing it in the bottom 10% in Florida.
Putnam County has about 75,164 residents, and the median household income is $47,934, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 15%, and about 17% of people live in poverty. Besides INTERLACHEN JR-SR HIGH SCHOOL, Putnam County has 18 other public schools.
The closest public school to INTERLACHEN JR-SR HIGH SCHOOL is ROBERT H. JENKINS JR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, about 1.7 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, 3 other public schools are within ten miles. Its average proficiency rate of 33.5% is below the 53.8% average for nearby schools.
NCES assigns INTERLACHEN JR-SR HIGH SCHOOL the locale Rural: Distant, meaning in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Enrollment at INTERLACHEN JR-SR HIGH SCHOOL climbed 40% between 2020-21 and 2024-25, from 713 to 999 students. The ratio was 21.6:1 in 2020-21 and 20.3:1 in 2024-25.
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Putnam County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
75,164
Census ACS
Median income
$47,934
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
15%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
17%
Below federal line
Schools in county
19
10,082 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in PUTNAM
- PALATKA JR - SR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,568 students
- MIDDLETON-BURNEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 1,056 students
- CRESCENT CITY JR-SR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 945 students
- ROBERT H. JENKINS JR ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 844 students
- KELLEY SMITH ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 776 students
- BROWNING-PEARCE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 679 students
Other schools in INTERLACHEN
- ROBERT H. JENKINS JR ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 844 students
Nearby schools
- ROBERT H. JENKINS JR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.7 mi · 844
- Q.I. ROBERTS JR. - SR. HIGH SCHOOL6.9 mi · 537
- OCHWILLA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL8.8 mi · 388
- KELLEY SMITH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL10.7 mi · 776
- MELROSE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL10.9 mi · 353
- THE CHILDREN'S READING CENTER10.9 mi · 275
Frequently asked questions
About INTERLACHEN JR-SR HIGH SCHOOLHow many students attend INTERLACHEN JR-SR HIGH SCHOOL?
INTERLACHEN JR-SR HIGH SCHOOL enrolls approximately 999 students in grades 07-12.
What grades does INTERLACHEN JR-SR HIGH SCHOOL serve?
INTERLACHEN JR-SR HIGH SCHOOL serves grades 07-12.
How many teachers does INTERLACHEN JR-SR HIGH SCHOOL have?
INTERLACHEN JR-SR HIGH SCHOOL employs 49 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 20.3:1.
What is the student diversity at INTERLACHEN JR-SR HIGH SCHOOL?
Student demographics at INTERLACHEN JR-SR HIGH SCHOOL are roughly 68% White, 16% Hispanic, 11% Black, 5% Two or more.
Is INTERLACHEN JR-SR HIGH SCHOOL public or private?
INTERLACHEN JR-SR HIGH SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by PUTNAM.
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