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Best kept secret at KEYSTONE HEIGHTS JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH?
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Enrollment
1,139
High
DISTRICT 1,164 · STATE 1,035
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CLAY·NCES 120030000328
KEYSTONE HEIGHTS JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH
900 ORCHID AVE, KEYSTONE HEIGHTS, FL 32656 · (904) 336-7775 · Clay County
GRADES 07–12HIGH32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,139 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 69% of Florida public high schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
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
16.8:1
68 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.7:1 · STATE 23.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
60%
679 students
DISTRICT 54% · 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 | 235 | 21% |
| Grade 8 | 190 | 17% |
| Grade 9 | 190 | 17% |
| Grade 10 | 184 | 16% |
| Grade 11 | 195 | 17% |
| Grade 12 | 145 | 13% |
Student demographics
21%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 63% · 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
55.1%
FL avg 56.7% . +0.3pp since 2023
Math
64.2%
FL avg 58.9% . +5.3pp since 2023
What 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.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 55.1% | 64.2% |
| 2023-24 | 54.8% | 58.9% |
% 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
56.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
51.3%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.5pp
above demographic expectation
What 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%.
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 KEYSTONE HEIGHTS JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH
KEYSTONE HEIGHTS JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH's state test result (56.7% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| KEYSTONE HEIGHTS JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH this school | 1,139 | 59.6% | 56.7% |
| DIXIE COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL CROSS CITY | 791 | 62.6% | 43.6% |
| MIDDLEBURG HIGH SCHOOL MIDDLEBURG | 1,866 | 59.1% | 58.1% |
| INTERLACHEN JR-SR HIGH SCHOOL INTERLACHEN | 999 | 57.8% | 33.5% |
| HOLMES COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL BONIFAY | 464 | 59.5% | 43.1% |
| CHIEFLAND MIDDLE HIGH SCHOOL CHIEFLAND | 760 | 53.0% | 50.3% |
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 KEYSTONE HEIGHTS JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Clay County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 56.7% | #221 of 555 | #7 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 64.2% | #84 of 549 ▲ 18 | #3 of 7 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 55.1% | #288 of 559 ▼ 55 | #7 of 7 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,139 | #368 of 830 | #7 of 11 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.8:1 | #52 of 575 | #2 of 8 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 21.1% | #557 of 594 | #8 of 8 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 59.6% | #102 of 630 | #3 of 8 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -4.1% | #217 of 289 | 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
1,139
-4 (0%) vs 2020
+52% since 1990-91, when it was 751
Student : Teacher
16.8:1
was 17.1:1
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 | 1,139 | 67.7 | 16.8:1 | 60% (679) |
| 2023-24 | 1,169 | 68.2 | 17.1:1 | 59% (685) |
| 2022-23 | 1,205 | 68.2 | 17.7:1 | 100% (1,202) |
| 2020-21 | 1,143 | 67 | 17.1:1 | 32% (366) |
| 2017-18 | 1,188 | 71 | 16.7:1 | 56% (668) |
| 2015-16 | 1,192 | 71 | 16.8:1 | 50% (598) |
| 2010-11 | 1,288 | 83 | 15.5:1 | 39% (507) |
| 2000-01 | 1,207 | 74 | 16.3:1 | 22% (260) |
| 1990-91 | 751 | 46 | 16.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for KEYSTONE HEIGHTS JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH.
About KEYSTONE HEIGHTS JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH
KEYSTONE HEIGHTS JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH is a mid-sized high school with its address in KEYSTONE HEIGHTS, Florida. It reports enrollment of 1,139 students in grades 7 through 12.
The district for KEYSTONE HEIGHTS JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH is CLAY, with 50 schools and 39,116 students.
By race and ethnicity, KEYSTONE HEIGHTS JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH is 89% White. Next come 6% Hispanic, 3% multiracial, and 2% Black. The county population is about 70% White. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 21%.
There are 67.7 full-time-equivalent teachers at the school, a ratio of 16.8:1. The average for high schools in Florida, 23.5:1, is higher. Of all students at KEYSTONE HEIGHTS JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH, 60% are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
On the allk12 Grade, KEYSTONE HEIGHTS JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH lands at B+, ahead of 69% of Florida public high schools.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for KEYSTONE HEIGHTS JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH is +5.5 points: 56.7% actual, 51.3% predicted.
In Clay County, home to about 227,584 people, the median household earns about $87,820 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 28% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 8%. KEYSTONE HEIGHTS JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH shares Clay County with 54 other public schools.
Measured in a straight line, KEYSTONE HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY is about 0.2 miles from KEYSTONE HEIGHTS JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH. Other public schools within five miles: 2. The nearest schools with test data average 59.7%, higher than KEYSTONE HEIGHTS JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH's 56.7%.
KEYSTONE HEIGHTS JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH is coded as Town: Distant in federal locale data.
In 2020-21, KEYSTONE HEIGHTS JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH enrolled 1,143; in 2024-25, 1,139.
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Clay County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
227,584
Census ACS
Median income
$87,820
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
28%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
55
38,806 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in CLAY
- OAKLEAF HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,307 students
- MIDDLEBURG HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,866 students
- ORANGE PARK HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,844 students
- RIDGEVIEW HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,792 students
- CLAY HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,776 students
- FLEMING ISLAND HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,765 students
Other schools in KEYSTONE HEIGHTS
- KEYSTONE HEIGHTS ELEMENTARYElementary · 779 students
- MCRAE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 544 students
Nearby schools
- KEYSTONE HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY0.2 mi · 779
- MELROSE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL4.9 mi · 353
- MCRAE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL7.6 mi · 544
- CONSTELLATION CHARTER SCHOOL OF GAINESVILLE7.7 mi · 98
- OCHWILLA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL10.3 mi · 388
- BRADFORD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL11.0 mi · 745
Frequently asked questions
About KEYSTONE HEIGHTS JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGHHow large is KEYSTONE HEIGHTS JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH?
KEYSTONE HEIGHTS JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH enrolls approximately 1,139 students in grades 07-12.
What grades does KEYSTONE HEIGHTS JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH serve?
KEYSTONE HEIGHTS JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH serves grades 07-12.
How many students per teacher at KEYSTONE HEIGHTS JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH?
Approximately 16.8:1 students per teacher at KEYSTONE HEIGHTS JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH.
How diverse is KEYSTONE HEIGHTS JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH?
KEYSTONE HEIGHTS JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH reports a student body of 89% White, 6% Hispanic, 2% Black, 0% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees KEYSTONE HEIGHTS JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH?
KEYSTONE HEIGHTS JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH is overseen by CLAY in Clay County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.