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Alumni: what's one memory from LAKEWOOD RANCH HIGH SCHOOL that still sticks with you?
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Enrollment
2,422
High
DISTRICT 1,260 · STATE 1,035
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MANATEE·NCES 120123003425
LAKEWOOD RANCH HIGH SCHOOL
5500 LAKEWOOD RANCH BLVD, BRADENTON, FL 34211 · (941) 727-6100 · Manatee County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL2,422 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 67% of Florida public high schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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
25.2:1
96 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 24.1:1 · STATE 23.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
26%
631 students
DISTRICT 55% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 15 | 1% |
| Grade 9 | 603 | 25% |
| Grade 10 | 609 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 591 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 604 | 25% |
Student demographics
49%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 66% · 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
64.5%
FL avg 56.7% . -3.5pp since 2023
Math
36.0%
FL avg 58.9% . -2.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 65 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 36 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Florida schools, those numbers are about 57 and 59. Reading and writing scores are down about 3 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 2 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 64.5% | 36.0% |
| 2023-24 | 68.0% | 38.0% |
% 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
63.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
68.1%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 63% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 68% 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 LAKEWOOD RANCH HIGH SCHOOL
LAKEWOOD RANCH HIGH SCHOOL's state test result (63.0% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| LAKEWOOD RANCH HIGH SCHOOL this school | 2,422 | 26.1% | 63.0% |
| RIVER RIDGE HIGH SCHOOL NEW PORT RICHEY | 1,798 | 26.5% | 55.2% |
| VENICE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL VENICE | 2,579 | 26.9% | 73.9% |
| NAVARRE HIGH SCHOOL NAVARRE | 2,410 | 30.4% | 67.2% |
| RIVERVIEW HIGH SCHOOL SARASOTA | 2,637 | 30.3% | 60.8% |
| MELBOURNE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL MELBOURNE | 2,210 | 29.2% | 56.5% |
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 LAKEWOOD RANCH HIGH SCHOOL ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Manatee County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 63.0% | #146 of 555 | #2 of 9 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 36.0% | #338 of 549 ▼ 88 | #4 of 9 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 64.5% | #176 of 559 ▼ 58 | #2 of 9 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 2,422 | #82 of 830 | #1 of 13 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 25.2:1 | #463 of 575 | #9 of 9 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 49.4% | #406 of 594 | #9 of 9 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 26.1% | #516 of 630 | #10 of 10 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +0.3% | #240 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
2,422
-11 (0%) vs 2020
+29% since 2000-01, when it was 1,877
Student : Teacher
25.2:1
was 24.8:1
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 | 2,422 | 96 | 25.2:1 | 26% (631) |
| 2023-24 | 2,368 | 101 | 23.4:1 | 24% (566) |
| 2022-23 | 2,435 | 101 | 24.1:1 | 22% (544) |
| 2020-21 | 2,433 | 98 | 24.8:1 | 26% (644) |
| 2017-18 | 2,415 | 101 | 23.9:1 | 24% (589) |
| 2015-16 | 2,340 | 104 | 22.5:1 | 25% (592) |
| 2010-11 | 1,883 | 86 | 21.9:1 | 22% (418) |
| 2000-01 | 1,877 | 86 | 21.8:1 | 11% (213) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for LAKEWOOD RANCH HIGH SCHOOL.
About LAKEWOOD RANCH HIGH SCHOOL
Federal records list LAKEWOOD RANCH HIGH SCHOOL as a high school in BRADENTON, Florida. It serves 2,422 students in grades 9 through 12. For comparison, high schools in Florida average about 1,035 students.
MANATEE has 54,215 students spread across 80 schools.
White students account for 68% of enrollment at LAKEWOOD RANCH HIGH SCHOOL. Other students are 20% Hispanic, 4% Black, 4% multiracial, and 3% Asian. For comparison, Manatee County is about 72% White. By the diversity index, LAKEWOOD RANCH HIGH SCHOOL comes in at 49%.
LAKEWOOD RANCH HIGH SCHOOL's 96 full-time-equivalent teachers put its ratio at 25.2:1. That ratio is over the 23.5:1 average for high schools in Florida. The school's rate of free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 26%. The 51% average for public schools in Manatee County is 25 points higher.
The allk12 Grade for LAKEWOOD RANCH HIGH SCHOOL is B+. Compared with Florida public high schools, the school scored higher than 67% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, LAKEWOOD RANCH HIGH SCHOOL would be expected to post about 68.1%. Its actual average proficiency rate on state tests is 63.0%.
According to the American Community Survey, in Manatee County, median household income is about $78,457, 35% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. A total of 86 public schools operate in Manatee County, serving about 54,208 students.
The school nearest to LAKEWOOD RANCH HIGH SCHOOL is BRADEN RIVER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, at a distance of about 0.9 miles. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Of the 9 nearby schools with scores, including this one, LAKEWOOD RANCH HIGH SCHOOL is 6th on average proficiency.
NCES assigns LAKEWOOD RANCH HIGH SCHOOL the locale Suburb: Large, meaning in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, enrollment moved from 2,433 to 2,422, a small change.
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Manatee County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
429,792
Census ACS
Median income
$78,457
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
35%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
86
54,208 students
Quick facts
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- BRADEN RIVER HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,705 students
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- MANATEE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,998 students
- BRADEN RIVER HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,705 students
- SOUTHEAST HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,638 students
- TEAM SUCCESS A SCHOOL OF EXCELLENCECombined · 1,441 students
- BAYSHORE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,400 students
- B.D. GULLETT ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 1,314 students
Nearby schools
- BRADEN RIVER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.9 mi · 547
- BRADEN RIVER MIDDLE SCHOOL1.0 mi · 797
- LAKEWOOD RANCH PREPARATORY ACADEMY1.5 mi · 1,369
- B.D. GULLETT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.6 mi · 1,314
- DR MONA JAIN MIDDLE SCHOOL1.7 mi · 933
- TARA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL2.3 mi · 582
Frequently asked questions
About LAKEWOOD RANCH HIGH SCHOOLHow many students attend LAKEWOOD RANCH HIGH SCHOOL?
LAKEWOOD RANCH HIGH SCHOOL enrolls approximately 2,422 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does LAKEWOOD RANCH HIGH SCHOOL serve?
LAKEWOOD RANCH HIGH SCHOOL serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at LAKEWOOD RANCH HIGH SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at LAKEWOOD RANCH HIGH SCHOOL is approximately 25.2:1 (96 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at LAKEWOOD RANCH HIGH SCHOOL?
At LAKEWOOD RANCH HIGH SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 68% White, 20% Hispanic, 4% Black, 3% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is LAKEWOOD RANCH HIGH SCHOOL public or private?
LAKEWOOD RANCH HIGH SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by MANATEE.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.