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KEYSTONE HEIGHTS JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH
Test scores
FAST / B.E.S.T. 2024-25 . % at Level 3 or AboveWhat this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 55 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 64 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Florida schools, those numbers are about 57 and 59. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are up about 5 points.
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat this means: About 57% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 51% 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%.
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About KEYSTONE HEIGHTS JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH
KEYSTONE HEIGHTS JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH operates as a middle-of-the-pack senior high in KEYSTONE HEIGHTS, Florida, run under CLAY. Current enrollment sits at 1,139 students spanning grades 7 through 12.
Across the 50 schools in CLAY (39,116 students total), KEYSTONE HEIGHTS JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH accounts for its share of the district's footprint.
Looking at the student body, KEYSTONE HEIGHTS JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH logs that nearly all students (89%) are White. Beyond that, the school shows 6% Hispanic, 3% multiracial, 2% Black. By comparison, Clay County as a whole is about 70% White, so the school skews meaningfully more White than its surroundings.
Looking at the economic backdrop, The school lists 68 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 16.8:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 23.5:1 average. Around 60% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.
Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, KEYSTONE HEIGHTS JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 51.3% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 56.7%.
Zooming out to the county, census data for Clay County shows median household earnings sit near $87,820, roughly 28% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Clay County runs 55 public schools (combined enrollment of about 38,806 students), of which KEYSTONE HEIGHTS JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH is one.
The closest other public school is KEYSTONE HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY, roughly 0.2 miles away. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts KEYSTONE HEIGHTS JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH at 5th of 8; the average score across the group is 59.7%.
The school occupies a town-center site.
Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at KEYSTONE HEIGHTS JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH has shrank 4%, going from 1,188 students in 2018 to 1,139 in 2025.
Within the allk12 community for this school, recent activity here tends to focus on classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. The community welcomes input from current and former families.
Clay County at a glance
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