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Enrollment
2,201
High
DISTRICT 1,138 · STATE 1,035
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PASCO·NCES 120153004423
JAMES W. MITCHELL HIGH SCHOOL
2323 LITTLE RD, TRINITY, FL 34655 · (727) 774-9200 · Pasco County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL2,201 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 61% of Florida public high schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
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
21.6:1
102 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.8:1 · STATE 23.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
21%
465 students
DISTRICT 43% · 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 | 567 | 26% |
| Grade 10 | 560 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 504 | 23% |
| Grade 12 | 570 | 26% |
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
67.5%
FL avg 56.7% . +5.4pp since 2023
Math
44.0%
FL avg 58.9% . -7.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 68 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 44 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 are down about 7 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 67.5% | 44.0% |
| 2023-24 | 62.1% | 51.0% |
% 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
62.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
70.6%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 62% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 71% 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 JAMES W. MITCHELL HIGH SCHOOL
JAMES W. MITCHELL HIGH SCHOOL's state test result (62.0% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| JAMES W. MITCHELL HIGH SCHOOL this school | 2,201 | 21.1% | 62.0% |
| PALM HARBOR UNIVERSITY HIGH PALM HARBOR | 2,413 | 21.6% | 72.2% |
| OSCEOLA FUNDAMENTAL HIGH SEMINOLE | 1,706 | 19.9% | 67.1% |
| EAST LAKE HIGH SCHOOL TARPON SPRINGS | 1,980 | 19.0% | 64.6% |
| HAGERTY HIGH SCHOOL OVIEDO | 2,449 | 20.2% | 63.6% |
| TOCOI CREEK HIGH SCHOOL SAINT AUGUSTINE | 2,616 | 15.4% | 70.2% |
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 JAMES W. MITCHELL HIGH SCHOOL ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Pasco County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 62.0% | #155 of 555 | #6 of 16 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 44.0% | #245 of 549 ▼ 101 | #6 of 16 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 67.5% | #145 of 559 ▲ 24 | #6 of 16 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 2,201 | #128 of 830 | #4 of 23 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.6:1 | #258 of 575 | #9 of 16 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 50.0% | #403 of 594 | #14 of 16 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 21.1% | #551 of 630 | #12 of 17 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +0.5% | #239 of 246 | #10 of 10 |
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
2,201
+135 (+7%) vs 2020
+93% since 2000-01, when it was 1,142
Student : Teacher
21.6:1
was 20.7:1
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 | 2,201 | 101.8 | 21.6:1 | 21% (465) |
| 2023-24 | 2,192 | 100.8 | 21.8:1 | 26% (561) |
| 2022-23 | 2,155 | 99.6 | 21.6:1 | 32% (684) |
| 2020-21 | 2,066 | 100 | 20.7:1 | 27% (559) |
| 2017-18 | 2,189 | 116 | 18.9:1 | 30% (662) |
| 2015-16 | 1,999 | 116 | 17.2:1 | 29% (580) |
| 2010-11 | 1,765 | 106 | 16.6:1 | 26% (464) |
| 2000-01 | 1,142 | 61 | 18.7:1 | 28% (322) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for JAMES W. MITCHELL HIGH SCHOOL.
About JAMES W. MITCHELL HIGH SCHOOL
JAMES W. MITCHELL HIGH SCHOOL is the name of a high-enrollment high school in TRINITY, Florida. Its 2,201 students are spread across grades 9 through 12. The school's enrollment is 113% above the 1,035 average for high schools in Florida.
District-wide, PASCO has 105 schools and 86,873 students.
White students make up a majority at JAMES W. MITCHELL HIGH SCHOOL, at 68%. Other students are 18% Hispanic, 5% Asian, 5% multiracial, and 4% Black. For comparison, Pasco County is about 72% White. The school's diversity index is 50%, meaning two students picked at random have a 50% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
A ratio of 21.6:1 comes from the school's 101.8 full-time-equivalent teachers. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 23.5:1 average for high schools in Florida. The lunch program counts 21% of students at JAMES W. MITCHELL HIGH SCHOOL as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Pasco County is 37%.
allk12 grades JAMES W. MITCHELL HIGH SCHOOL a B. The grade compares the school only with Florida public high schools, because each state gives its own test.
JAMES W. MITCHELL HIGH SCHOOL's average proficiency rate on state tests of 62.0% is 8.6 points below the 70.6% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
Federal survey data for Pasco County show that the median household income is $70,492, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 29% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 8%. Pasco County is home to 111 public schools and about 86,873 public school students.
Nearest public school: SEVEN SPRINGS MIDDLE SCHOOL, about 0.3 miles away. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. JAMES W. MITCHELL HIGH SCHOOL is 6th of 9 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
Its location is classified as Suburb: Large by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Federal data show a 7% enrollment rise, from 2,066 in 2020-21 to 2,201 in 2024-25.
The discussion area below is open to posts about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Pasco County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
611,444
Census ACS
Median income
$70,492
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
29%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
111
86,873 students
Quick facts
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- SUNLAKE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,206 students
- CYPRESS CREEK HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,006 students
- WESLEY CHAPEL HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,928 students
- STARKEY RANCH K-8Elementary · 1,927 students
Other schools in TRINITY
- SEVEN SPRINGS MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 1,498 students
- TRINITY OAKS ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 639 students
Nearby schools
- SEVEN SPRINGS MIDDLE SCHOOL0.3 mi · 1,498
- TRINITY OAKS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.8 mi · 639
- SEVEN SPRINGS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.3 mi · 469
- PLATO ACADEMY TRINITY CHARTER SCHOOL1.6 mi · 489
- LONGLEAF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.6 mi · 601
- ATHENIAN ACADEMY OF TECHNOLOGY AND THE ARTS1.7 mi · 404
Frequently asked questions
About JAMES W. MITCHELL HIGH SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at JAMES W. MITCHELL HIGH SCHOOL?
JAMES W. MITCHELL HIGH SCHOOL enrolls approximately 2,201 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does JAMES W. MITCHELL HIGH SCHOOL serve?
JAMES W. MITCHELL HIGH SCHOOL serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at JAMES W. MITCHELL HIGH SCHOOL?
Approximately 21.6:1 students per teacher at JAMES W. MITCHELL HIGH SCHOOL.
How diverse is JAMES W. MITCHELL HIGH SCHOOL?
JAMES W. MITCHELL HIGH SCHOOL reports a student body of 68% White, 18% Hispanic, 4% Black, 5% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees JAMES W. MITCHELL HIGH SCHOOL?
JAMES W. MITCHELL HIGH SCHOOL is overseen by PASCO in Pasco County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.