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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
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 | 68 | 14% |
| Grade 8 | 86 | 17% |
| Grade 9 | 87 | 17% |
| Grade 10 | 91 | 18% |
| Grade 11 | 79 | 16% |
| Grade 12 | 87 | 17% |
Student demographics
10%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 44% · 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
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.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 56.1% | 53.1% |
| 2023-24 | 52.3% | 44.1% |
% 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
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 →
Schools most like JAY HIGH SCHOOL
JAY HIGH SCHOOL's state test result (51.1% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| JAY HIGH SCHOOL this school | 498 | 54.2% | 51.1% |
| HOLMES COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL BONIFAY | 464 | 59.5% | 43.1% |
| WEWAHITCHKA HIGH SCHOOL WEWAHITCHKA | 426 | 49.5% | 39.8% |
| CHIEFLAND MIDDLE HIGH SCHOOL CHIEFLAND | 760 | 53.0% | 50.3% |
| KEYSTONE HEIGHTS JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH KEYSTONE HEIGHTS | 1,139 | 59.6% | 56.7% |
| VERNON HIGH SCHOOL VERNON | 326 | 52.8% | 39.6% |
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 JAY HIGH SCHOOL ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Santa Rosa County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 51.1% | #304 of 555 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 53.1% | #154 of 549 ▲ 40 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 56.1% | #273 of 559 ▼ 11 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 498 | #491 of 830 | #5 of 7 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.8:1 | #78 of 575 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 10.4% | #578 of 594 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 54.2% | #173 of 630 | #2 of 6 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +17.2% | #86 of 246 | N/A |
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
498
+51 (+11%) vs 2020
+24% since 1990-91, when it was 401
Student : Teacher
17.8:1
was 16.0:1
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 | 498 | 28 | 17.8:1 | 54% (270) |
| 2023-24 | 506 | 27.5 | 18.4:1 | 56% (282) |
| 2022-23 | 512 | 26 | 19.7:1 | 47% (243) |
| 2020-21 | 447 | 28 | 16.0:1 | 35% (157) |
| 2017-18 | 425 | 27 | 15.7:1 | 39% (167) |
| 2015-16 | 446 | 31 | 14.4:1 | 33% (148) |
| 2010-11 | 454 | 23 | 19.7:1 | 42% (191) |
| 2000-01 | 509 | 29 | 17.6:1 | 28% (141) |
| 1990-91 | 401 | 28 | 14.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for JAY HIGH SCHOOL.
About JAY HIGH SCHOOL
JAY HIGH SCHOOL, located in JAY, Florida, is a small high school. It covers grades 7 through 12, with a total enrollment of 498 students. Statewide, high schools in Florida average about 1,035 students each.
JAY HIGH SCHOOL is part of a district of 38 schools: SANTA ROSA, with 29,643 students.
White students make up 95% of enrollment at JAY HIGH SCHOOL. The next largest groups are 3% multiracial and 2% Hispanic. In Santa Rosa County overall, about 80% of residents are White. Pick two students at random and there is a 10% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
A ratio of 17.8:1 comes from the school's 28 full-time-equivalent teachers. That is 5.7 students per teacher below the 23.5:1 average for high schools in Florida. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility was 54% in 2024-25. That is 10 points above the 44% average for public schools in Santa Rosa County.
After adjusting for student poverty, JAY HIGH SCHOOL lands between the top and bottom 10% of Florida schools. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 51.1%; the prediction is 54.0%.
JAY HIGH SCHOOL is located in Santa Rosa County, where the median household income is $91,922, 32% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. JAY HIGH SCHOOL is one of 42 public schools in the county.
The shortest distance from JAY HIGH SCHOOL to another public school is about 0.1 miles, to JAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. Other public schools within ten miles: 4. Among 9 nearby schools that report test results, JAY HIGH SCHOOL ranks 6th on proficiency.
For locale, NCES codes JAY HIGH SCHOOL as Rural: Distant.
Enrollment is up 11% from 2020-21, when JAY HIGH SCHOOL had 447 students, to 2024-25, when it had 498. Students per teacher rose from 16.0 in 2020-21 to 17.8 in 2024-25.
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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
Other Jay High schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Jay High. JAY HIGH SCHOOL is the 2nd largest of the 3.
- Jay High SchoolSAN ANTONIO, TX · 2,118 students
- Jay High SchoolJay, OK · 471 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.