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What's the most underrated thing about LAFAYETTE HIGH SCHOOL that outsiders don't know?
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Enrollment
606
High
DISTRICT 576 · STATE 1,035
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LAFAYETTE·NCES 120102001085
LAFAYETTE HIGH SCHOOL
160 NE HORNET DR, MAYO, FL 32066 · (386) 294-1701 · Lafayette County
GRADES 06–12HIGH43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL606 STUDENTS
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Scored higher than 87% of Florida public high schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats 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
18.9:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.5:1 · STATE 23.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
55%
336 students
DISTRICT 61% · 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 6 | 77 | 13% |
| Grade 7 | 94 | 16% |
| Grade 8 | 82 | 14% |
| Grade 9 | 86 | 14% |
| Grade 10 | 103 | 17% |
| Grade 11 | 80 | 13% |
| Grade 12 | 84 | 14% |
Student demographics
49%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 49% · 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
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within LAFAYETTE. 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
69.1%
FL avg 56.7% . +6.3pp since 2023
Math
81.8%
FL avg 58.9% . +7.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 69 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 82 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 6 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 8 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 69.1% | 81.8% |
| 2023-24 | 62.8% | 73.9% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of FL schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
71.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
53.4%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+17.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 71% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 53% typical for Florida schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 18 points, placing it in Florida's top 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 LAFAYETTE HIGH SCHOOL
LAFAYETTE HIGH SCHOOL's state test result (71.1% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| LAFAYETTE HIGH SCHOOL this school | 606 | 55.4% | 71.1% |
| BRONSON MIDDLE/HIGH SCHOOL BRONSON | 537 | 56.4% | 49.0% |
| INTERLACHEN JR-SR HIGH SCHOOL INTERLACHEN | 999 | 57.8% | 33.5% |
| CHIEFLAND MIDDLE HIGH SCHOOL CHIEFLAND | 760 | 53.0% | 50.3% |
| WALTON HIGH SCHOOL DEFUNIAK SPRINGS | 969 | 63.3% | 58.0% |
| HERNANDO HIGH SCHOOL BROOKSVILLE | 1,299 | 51.7% | 40.8% |
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 LAFAYETTE HIGH SCHOOL ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Florida |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 71.1% | #89 of 555 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 81.8% | #40 of 549 ▲ 10 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 69.1% | #127 of 559 ▲ 35 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 606 | #467 of 830 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.9:1 | #116 of 575 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 48.6% | #415 of 594 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 55.4% | #158 of 630 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -2.7% | #237 of 289 |
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
606
-21 (-3%) vs 2020
+8% since 1990-91, when it was 562
Student : Teacher
18.9:1
was 20.2:1
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 | 606 | 32 | 18.9:1 | 55% (336) |
| 2023-24 | 604 | 34 | 17.8:1 | 67% (402) |
| 2022-23 | 629 | 33 | 19.1:1 | 54% (341) |
| 2020-21 | 627 | 31 | 20.2:1 | 50% (311) |
| 2017-18 | 623 | 34 | 18.3:1 | 54% (338) |
| 2015-16 | 617 | 32 | 19.3:1 | 57% (353) |
| 2010-11 | 552 | 39 | 14.2:1 | 54% (299) |
| 2000-01 | 531 | 33 | 16.1:1 | 40% (212) |
| 1990-91 | 562 | 35 | 16.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for LAFAYETTE HIGH SCHOOL.
About LAFAYETTE HIGH SCHOOL
LAFAYETTE HIGH SCHOOL is a low-enrollment high school found in MAYO, Florida. The latest federal count shows 606 students in grades 6 through 12. Against the 1,035-student average for high schools in Florida, enrollment here is 41% lower.
LAFAYETTE has 1,152 students in 2 schools, and LAFAYETTE HIGH SCHOOL is one of those schools.
White students make up a majority at LAFAYETTE HIGH SCHOOL, at 68%. Next come 21% Hispanic, 6% Black, and 4% multiracial. The White share in Lafayette County as a whole is similar, at about 70%. LAFAYETTE HIGH SCHOOL's diversity index is 49%, against a US figure of 70%.
Teachers at LAFAYETTE HIGH SCHOOL total 32 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 18.9:1. That is 4.6 students per teacher below the 23.5:1 average for high schools in Florida. Federal records put free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at 55%.
Measured against Florida public high schools, LAFAYETTE HIGH SCHOOL receives an A. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
LAFAYETTE HIGH SCHOOL is 17.8 points above expectations on state tests, given its student poverty level, placing it in the top 10% in Florida.
According to the American Community Survey, in Lafayette County, the median household income is $62,757, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 10%, and roughly 16% of residents are in poverty. LAFAYETTE HIGH SCHOOL is one of 5 public schools in the county.
LAFAYETTE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the closest public school, about 0.2 miles away in a straight line. The school's 71.1% average proficiency ranks 1st among 7 nearby schools.
NCES assigns LAFAYETTE HIGH SCHOOL the locale Rural: Remote, meaning in rural territory far from an urban area.
Enrollment declined 3% from its 2020-21 level of 627. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 20.2:1 to 18.9:1.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at LAFAYETTE HIGH SCHOOL. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Lafayette County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
8,161
Census ACS
Median income
$62,757
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
10%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
16%
Below federal line
Schools in county
5
1,152 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in LAFAYETTE
- LAFAYETTE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 546 students
- LAFAYETTE VIRTUAL FRANCHISEHigh
- LAFAYETTE VIRTUAL INSTRUCTION K-5 FULLTIMEElementary
- LAFAYETTE VIRTUAL INSTRUCTION PROGRAMCombined
Other schools in MAYO
- LAFAYETTE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 546 students
- LAFAYETTE VIRTUAL FRANCHISEHigh
- LAFAYETTE VIRTUAL INSTRUCTION K-5 FULLTIMEElementary
- LAFAYETTE VIRTUAL INSTRUCTION PROGRAMCombined
Other Lafayette High schools
7 other US public schools in 8 states are named Lafayette High. LAFAYETTE HIGH SCHOOL is the 7th largest of the 8.
- Lafayette High SchoolLexington, KY · 2,370 students
- Lafayette High SchoolLafayette, LA · 1,720 students
- Lafayette HighWilliamsburg, VA · 1,247 students
- LaFayette High SchoolLa Fayette, GA · 1,157 students
- Lafayette High SchoolOxford, MS · 855 students
Nearby schools
- LAFAYETTE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.2 mi · 546
- BRANFORD HIGH SCHOOL15.9 mi · 799
- BRANFORD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL16.2 mi · 712
- SUWANNEE MIDDLE SCHOOL18.4 mi · 971
- SUWANNEE PINEVIEW ELEMENTARY18.7 mi · 658
- SUWANNEE RIVERSIDE ELEMENTARY18.7 mi · 901
Frequently asked questions
About LAFAYETTE HIGH SCHOOLHow large is LAFAYETTE HIGH SCHOOL?
LAFAYETTE HIGH SCHOOL enrolls approximately 606 students in grades 06-12.
What age range does LAFAYETTE HIGH SCHOOL serve?
LAFAYETTE HIGH SCHOOL serves students from grade 06 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at LAFAYETTE HIGH SCHOOL?
Approximately 18.9:1 students per teacher at LAFAYETTE HIGH SCHOOL.
How diverse is LAFAYETTE HIGH SCHOOL?
LAFAYETTE HIGH SCHOOL reports a student body of 68% White, 21% Hispanic, 6% Black, 0% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees LAFAYETTE HIGH SCHOOL?
LAFAYETTE HIGH SCHOOL is overseen by LAFAYETTE in Lafayette County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.