Enrollment
116
High
DISTRICT 1,009 · STATE 1,035
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MARION·NCES 120126010683
OCALI CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL
3850 WEST ANTHONY RD, OCALA, FL 34475 · (352) 264-9940 · Marion County
GRADES 09–12HIGH22-SUBURBCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL116 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.6:1
7 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 25.7:1 · STATE 23.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
55%
64 students
DISTRICT 57% · STATE 50%
Community
0
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 | 50 | 43% |
| Grade 10 | 28 | 24% |
| Grade 11 | 34 | 29% |
| Grade 12 | 4 | 3% |
Student demographics
67%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 69% · 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
45.3%
FL avg 56.7% . +15.3pp since 2023
Math
21.0%
FL avg 58.9% . +8.0pp 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 21 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 15 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 | 45.3% | 21.0% |
| 2023-24 | 30.0% | 13.0% |
% 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
34.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
53.5%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-18.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 35% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 54% 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 OCALI CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL
OCALI CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL's state test result (34.7% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| OCALI CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL this school | 116 | 55.2% | 34.7% |
| PALM BAY PREPARATORY ACADEMY 6-12 PANAMA CITY | 203 | 54.7% | 58.7% |
| SAN JOSE EARLY COLLEGE AT CECIL JACKSONVILLE | 208 | 48.6% | 43.6% |
| RIVERVIEW ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL CORAL SPRINGS | 201 | 49.8% | 67.2% |
| PROFESSIONAL ACADEMY MAGNET AT LOFTEN HIGH SCHOOL GAINESVILLE | 328 | 45.4% | 59.0% |
| VERNON HIGH SCHOOL VERNON | 326 | 52.8% | 39.6% |
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 OCALI CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Marion County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 34.7% | #533 of 555 | #8 of 8 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 21.0% | #497 of 549 ▲ 37 | #7 of 8 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 45.3% | #439 of 559 ▲ 98 | #5 of 8 ▲ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 116 | #628 of 830 | #10 of 13 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 55.2% | #161 of 630 | #4 of 10 |
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.
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 116 | 7 | 16.6:1 | 55% (64) |
| 2023-24 | 71 | 6 | 11.8:1 | 59% (42) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for OCALI CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL.
About OCALI CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL
OCALI CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL is a small high school that serves part of OCALA, Florida. The school counts 116 students across grades 9 through 12. The school's enrollment is 89% smaller than the 1,035 average for high schools in Florida.
MARION, which runs OCALI CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL, has 62 schools and 46,349 students.
OCALI CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL has no majority group; White students are the largest, at 47%. Other reported shares: 25% Hispanic, 21% Black, and 7% multiracial. That compares with about 69% White among all Marion County residents. The school's diversity index is 67%, meaning two students picked at random have a 67% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
A ratio of 16.6:1 comes from the school's 7 full-time-equivalent teachers. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 23.5:1 average for high schools in Florida. The lunch program counts 55% of students at OCALI CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. That tracks the 57% average for public schools in Marion County.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate on state tests with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. OCALI CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL posts 34.7% against a 53.5% prediction, a bottom-10% result in Florida.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Marion County show that the median household income is $61,010, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 23%, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. Besides OCALI CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL, Marion County has 67 other public schools.
The nearest other public school, FORDHAM EARLY LEARNING ACADEMY, is about 0.1 miles away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. On state test proficiency, OCALI CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL ranks 4th in a group of 6 nearby schools.
The NCES locale for OCALI CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL is Suburb: Mid-size, which covers schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population between 100,000 and 250,000. OCALI CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL is a publicly funded charter school.
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Marion County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
400,078
Census ACS
Median income
$61,010
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
68
46,349 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in MARION
- WEST PORT HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 3,022 students
- FOREST HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,387 students
- BELLEVIEW HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,904 students
- VANGUARD HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,684 students
- BELLEVIEW MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 1,600 students
- DUNNELLON HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,562 students
Other schools in OCALA
- WEST PORT HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 3,022 students
- FOREST HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,387 students
- VANGUARD HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,684 students
- LAKE WEIR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,447 students
- SUNRISE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 1,402 students
- HORIZON ACADEMY AT MARION OAKSMiddle · 1,260 students
Nearby schools
- FORDHAM EARLY LEARNING ACADEMY0.1 mi · 215
- VANGUARD HIGH SCHOOL0.8 mi · 1,684
- OAKCREST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.5 mi · 631
- HOWARD MIDDLE SCHOOL2.1 mi · 917
- MADISON STREET ACADEMY OF VISUAL AND PERFORMING ARTS2.6 mi · 467
- PACE CENTER FOR GIRLS INC.2.6 mi · 40
Frequently asked questions
About OCALI CHARTER HIGH SCHOOLHow many students attend OCALI CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL?
OCALI CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL enrolls approximately 116 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does OCALI CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL serve?
OCALI CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at OCALI CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at OCALI CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL is approximately 16.6:1 (7 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at OCALI CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL?
Student demographics at OCALI CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL are roughly 47% White, 25% Hispanic, 21% Black, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees OCALI CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL?
OCALI CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL is overseen by MARION in Marion County.
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