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Enrollment
498
High
DISTRICT 1,338 · STATE 1,035
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SANTA ROSA·NCES 120165001823
JAY HIGH SCHOOL
3741 SCHOOL ST, JAY, FL 32565 · (850) 675-4507 · Santa Rosa County
GRADES 07–12HIGH42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL498 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
17.8:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 22.6:1 · STATE 23.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
54%
270 students
DISTRICT 48% · STATE 50%
Community
3
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Based on grade levels within SANTA ROSA. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
FAST / B.E.S.T. 2024-25 . % at Level 3 or AboveEnglish Language Arts
56.1%
FL avg 56.7% . +3.8pp since 2023
Math
53.1%
FL avg 58.9% . +9.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 56 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 53 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 4 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 9 points.
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
51.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
54.0%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 51% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 54% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
498
+73 (+17%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
17.8:1
was 15.7:1
% White
95%
was 94%
% Hispanic
2%
was 1%
% Black
0%
was 0%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About JAY HIGH SCHOOL
As a low-enrollment 9-12 campus in JAY, Florida, JAY HIGH SCHOOL caters to 498 students from grades 7 through 12, operated by SANTA ROSA. Compared to the state average of about 1,035 students per school, that is 52% smaller than typical.
Within SANTA ROSA, which oversees 38 schools and 29,643 students, JAY HIGH SCHOOL is one campus in the system.
For racial and ethnic makeup, JAY HIGH SCHOOL shows that nearly all students (95%) are White; the rest consists of 3% multiracial, 2% Hispanic. That is noticeably more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 80%.
Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, JAY HIGH SCHOOL has 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 17.8:1. The state averages around 23.5:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 54% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Santa Rosa County (around 44%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.
On a demographically-adjusted basis, JAY HIGH SCHOOL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 54.0%, the actual is 51.1%, a residual of -2.9 points.
In the area at large, census data for Santa Rosa County shows the typical household earns roughly $91,922 per year, 32% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Santa Rosa County runs 42 public schools (combined enrollment of about 29,382 students), of which JAY HIGH SCHOOL is one.
Nearest neighbor: JAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, around 0.1 miles off. 4 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint. On composite proficiency, JAY HIGH SCHOOL comes 4th of 9 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 45.5%.
The school occupies an outlying site.
Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at JAY HIGH SCHOOL has climbed 17%, going from 425 students in 2018 to 498 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 15.7:1 in 2018 to 17.8:1 today.
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Santa Rosa County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
198,472
Census ACS
Median income
$91,922
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
32%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
42
29,382 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in SANTA ROSA
- NAVARRE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,410 students
- PACE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,316 students
- MILTON HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,985 students
- GULF BREEZE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,946 students
- EAST BAY K-8 SCHOOLElementary · 1,100 students
- WALLACE LAKE K-8Elementary · 1,061 students
Other schools in JAY
- JAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 472 students
- CHUMUCKLA ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 371 students
Nearby schools
- JAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.1 mi · 472
- Flomaton Elementary School7.9 mi · 388
- Flomaton High School8.0 mi · 559
- PollardMcCall Junior High School8.2 mi · 200
- BYRNEVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL INC.10.1 mi · 193
- W S Neal Middle School11.2 mi · 386
Frequently asked questions
About JAY HIGH SCHOOLHow large is JAY HIGH SCHOOL?
JAY HIGH SCHOOL enrolls approximately 498 students in grades 07-12.
Is JAY HIGH SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
JAY HIGH SCHOOL is a high school covering grades 07-12.
How many students per teacher at JAY HIGH SCHOOL?
Approximately 17.8:1 students per teacher at JAY HIGH SCHOOL.
What is the racial breakdown of students at JAY HIGH SCHOOL?
At JAY HIGH SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 95% White, 2% Hispanic, 3% Two or more.
Is JAY HIGH SCHOOL public or private?
JAY HIGH SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by SANTA ROSA.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.