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What's something LENNARD HIGH SCHOOL does better than most schools?
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Enrollment
2,553
High
DISTRICT 1,261 · STATE 1,035
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HILLSBOROUGH·NCES 120087004872
LENNARD HIGH SCHOOL
2002 E SHELL POINT RD, RUSKIN, FL 33570 · (813) 641-5611 · Hillsborough County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL2,553 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
32.6:1
78 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 25.7:1 · STATE 23.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
42%
1,067 students
DISTRICT 49% · 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 9 | 702 | 27% |
| Grade 10 | 615 | 24% |
| Grade 11 | 643 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 593 | 23% |
Student demographics
68%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 71% · 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
44.8%
FL avg 56.7% . +0.1pp since 2023
Math
33.0%
FL avg 58.9% . +7.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 45 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 33 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 7 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 44.8% | 33.0% |
| 2023-24 | 44.7% | 26.0% |
% 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of FL schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
42.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
60.2%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-17.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 43% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 60% typical for Florida schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 LENNARD HIGH SCHOOL
LENNARD HIGH SCHOOL's state test result (42.9% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| LENNARD HIGH SCHOOL this school | 2,553 | 41.8% | 42.9% |
| EAST BAY HIGH SCHOOL GIBSONTON | 1,809 | 43.7% | 45.3% |
| GATEWAY HIGH SCHOOL FORT MYERS | 2,343 | 43.8% | 46.9% |
| SOUTH BROWARD HIGH SCHOOL HOLLYWOOD | 2,358 | 37.4% | 42.4% |
| JULE F SUMNER HIGH SCHOOL RIVERVIEW | 3,602 | 39.9% | 46.1% |
| APOPKA HIGH APOPKA | 3,446 | 37.9% | 50.4% |
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 LENNARD HIGH SCHOOL ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Hillsborough County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 42.9% | #444 of 555 | #27 of 34 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 33.0% | #374 of 549 ▲ 10 | #24 of 34 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 44.8% | #445 of 559 ▼ 60 | #24 of 34 ▼ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 2,553 | #66 of 830 | #5 of 47 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 32.6:1 | #543 of 575 | #29 of 30 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 68.4% | #77 of 594 | #13 of 33 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 41.8% | #335 of 630 | #16 of 35 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -12.0% | #122 of 289 | #10 of 18 |
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
2,553
+259 (+11%) vs 2020
+70% since 2010-11, when it was 1,499
Student : Teacher
32.6:1
was 18.5:1
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 | 2,553 | 78.4 | 32.6:1 | 42% (1,067) |
| 2023-24 | 2,422 | 101 | 24.0:1 | 47% (1,139) |
| 2022-23 | 2,404 | 93.5 | 25.7:1 | 47% (1,123) |
| 2020-21 | 2,294 | 124 | 18.5:1 | 66% (1,515) |
| 2017-18 | 2,902 | 147 | 19.7:1 | 70% (2,018) |
| 2015-16 | 2,387 | 122 | 19.6:1 | 69% (1,641) |
| 2010-11 | 1,499 | 83 | 18.1:1 | 72% (1,085) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for LENNARD HIGH SCHOOL.
About LENNARD HIGH SCHOOL
LENNARD HIGH SCHOOL is a large high school located in RUSKIN, Florida. Grades offered run from 9 through 12, with 2,553 students enrolled. For comparison, high schools in Florida average about 1,035 students.
The 300 schools in HILLSBOROUGH enroll 221,318 students altogether, LENNARD HIGH SCHOOL among them.
Federal enrollment data show Hispanic students as the largest group at LENNARD HIGH SCHOOL, at 42%. Other reported shares: 27% White, 25% Black, and 4% multiracial. Hillsborough County's residents are about 30% Hispanic, 12 points below the school's share. The school's diversity index is 68%, meaning two students picked at random have a 68% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
With 78.4 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, the ratio at LENNARD HIGH SCHOOL was 32.6:1. On average, high schools in Florida have 23.5:1, compared with 32.6:1 here. LENNARD HIGH SCHOOL's free or reduced-price lunch eligibility rate is 42%. For comparison, public schools in Hillsborough County average 43%.
BeatsExpectations places LENNARD HIGH SCHOOL in the bottom 10% of Florida schools. The measure fits a line through proficiency and free or reduced-price lunch share for each state, and this school sits 17.3 points below it (42.9% actual, 60.2% predicted).
In the county around the school, Hillsborough County, the median household income is $79,540, about 38% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 9% of residents are in poverty. Hillsborough County is home to 320 public schools and about 223,193 public school students.
The nearest other public school, THOMPSON ELEMENTARY, is about 0.2 miles away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 47.9%; LENNARD HIGH SCHOOL's is 42.9%, ranking 5th of 9.
The NCES locale for LENNARD HIGH SCHOOL is Suburb: Large, which covers schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment grew 11% from its 2020-21 level of 2,294. Its ratio of students to teachers was 18.5:1 in 2020-21, and 32.6:1 in 2024-25.
Conversations here can range across enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Hillsborough County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,522,748
Census ACS
Median income
$79,540
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
38%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
320
223,193 students
Quick facts
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Other schools in RUSKIN
- SHIELDS MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 1,593 students
- RUSKIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 838 students
- CYPRESS CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 834 students
- LITERACY LEADERSHIP TECHNOLOGY ACADEMY SOUTH BAYElementary · 813 students
- THOMPSON ELEMENTARYElementary · 789 students
- SOUTH COUNTY CAREER CENTERCombined · 168 students
Nearby schools
- THOMPSON ELEMENTARY0.2 mi · 789
- LITERACY LEADERSHIP TECHNOLOGY ACADEMY SOUTH BAY0.8 mi · 813
- SLAM ACADEMY AT APOLLO BEACH1.8 mi · 1,235
- RUSKIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.8 mi · 838
- SHIELDS MIDDLE SCHOOL2.5 mi · 1,593
- CYPRESS CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL2.5 mi · 834
Frequently asked questions
About LENNARD HIGH SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at LENNARD HIGH SCHOOL?
LENNARD HIGH SCHOOL enrolls approximately 2,553 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does LENNARD HIGH SCHOOL serve?
LENNARD HIGH SCHOOL serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at LENNARD HIGH SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at LENNARD HIGH SCHOOL is approximately 32.6:1 (78 FTE teachers).
How diverse is LENNARD HIGH SCHOOL?
LENNARD HIGH SCHOOL reports a student body of 27% White, 42% Hispanic, 25% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is LENNARD HIGH SCHOOL public or private?
LENNARD HIGH SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by HILLSBOROUGH.
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