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If you had an hour of school board time for PALMETTO RIDGE HIGH SCHOOL, what would you bring up?
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Enrollment
2,054
High
DISTRICT 989 · STATE 1,035
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·COLLIER·NCES 120033003960
PALMETTO RIDGE HIGH SCHOOL
1655 VICTORY LN, NAPLES, FL 34120 · (239) 377-2400 · Collier County
GRADES 09–12HIGH31-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL2,054 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 61% 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.
- B+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
25.6:1
80 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 28.5:1 · STATE 23.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
51%
1,040 students
DISTRICT 51% · 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 | 502 | 24% |
| Grade 10 | 520 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 532 | 26% |
| Grade 12 | 500 | 24% |
Student demographics
55%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 60% · 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
59.5%
FL avg 56.7% . +5.0pp since 2023
Math
35.0%
FL avg 58.9% . +1.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 60 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 35 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 5 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 1 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 59.5% | 35.0% |
| 2023-24 | 54.5% | 34.0% |
% 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
54.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
55.8%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 54% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 56% 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 PALMETTO RIDGE HIGH SCHOOL
PALMETTO RIDGE HIGH SCHOOL's state test result (54.0% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| PALMETTO RIDGE HIGH SCHOOL this school | 2,054 | 50.6% | 54.0% |
| ST. CLOUD HIGH SCHOOL ST CLOUD | 2,596 | 50.8% | 46.7% |
| PLANT CITY HIGH SCHOOL PLANT CITY | 2,572 | 50.7% | 53.6% |
| ISLAND COAST HIGH SCHOOL CAPE CORAL | 1,477 | 51.0% | 31.3% |
| DAVENPORT HIGH SCHOOL DAVENPORT | 2,731 | 49.3% | 41.5% |
| DELTONA HIGH SCHOOL DELTONA | 1,716 | 51.2% | 58.9% |
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 PALMETTO RIDGE HIGH SCHOOL ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Collier County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 54.0% | #254 of 555 | #8 of 10 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 35.0% | #345 of 549 ▼ 51 | #10 of 10 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 59.5% | #232 of 559 ▲ 5 | #7 of 10 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 2,054 | #155 of 830 | #1 of 14 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 25.6:1 | #481 of 575 | #8 of 10 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 55.2% | #334 of 594 | #5 of 10 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 50.6% | #228 of 630 | #3 of 10 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +5.4% | #181 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
2,054
-151 (-7%) vs 2020
+12% since 2010-11, when it was 1,832
Student : Teacher
25.6:1
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 | 2,054 | 80.3 | 25.6:1 | 51% (1,040) |
| 2023-24 | 2,035 | 81.7 | 24.9:1 | 38% (767) |
| 2022-23 | 2,347 | 98 | 23.9:1 | 38% (902) |
| 2020-21 | 2,205 | 89 | 24.8:1 | 59% (1,292) |
| 2017-18 | 1,949 | 88 | 22.1:1 | 56% (1,088) |
| 2015-16 | 1,856 | 91 | 20.4:1 | 50% (932) |
| 2010-11 | 1,832 | 94 | 19.5:1 | 43% (781) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for PALMETTO RIDGE HIGH SCHOOL.
About PALMETTO RIDGE HIGH SCHOOL
PALMETTO RIDGE HIGH SCHOOL is a high-enrollment high school that serves part of NAPLES, Florida. Students in grades 9 through 12 attend, and enrollment is 2,054 students. The typical figure for high schools in Florida is about 1,035 students.
COLLIER is made up of 69 schools with 48,252 students in all.
At 61%, Hispanic students outnumber all other groups at PALMETTO RIDGE HIGH SCHOOL combined. Other students are 25% White, 10% Black, and 2% multiracial. By comparison, Collier County residents are about 28% Hispanic. PALMETTO RIDGE HIGH SCHOOL has a diversity index of 55%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Federal data list 80.3 full-time-equivalent teachers at PALMETTO RIDGE HIGH SCHOOL in 2024-25, for a ratio of 25.6:1. The average ratio among high schools in Florida is 23.5:1, lower than at this school. The school's rate of free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 51%.
Measured against Florida public high schools, PALMETTO RIDGE HIGH SCHOOL receives a B. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
PALMETTO RIDGE HIGH SCHOOL sits between the top and bottom 10% of Florida schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate on state tests of 54.0% and a predicted 55.8%.
Collier County has these Census figures: median household income is about $90,045, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 40%, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. PALMETTO RIDGE HIGH SCHOOL is among the 75 public schools in Collier County.
The closest public school to PALMETTO RIDGE HIGH SCHOOL is CORKSCREW MIDDLE SCHOOL, about 0.5 miles away. Other public schools within five miles number 6. The school's 54.0% average proficiency ranks 9th among 9 nearby schools.
The school's locale code, Town: Fringe, means it is in a town close to an urbanized area.
The student count in 2024-25 was 2,054, 7% below the 2,205 of 2020-21.
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Collier County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
398,291
Census ACS
Median income
$90,045
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
40%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
75
48,252 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in COLLIER
- IMMOKALEE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,990 students
- GOLDEN GATE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,867 students
- GULF COAST HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,714 students
- NAPLES HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,535 students
- MASON CLASSICAL ACADEMYCombined · 1,509 students
- AUBREY ROGERS HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,496 students
Other schools in NAPLES
- GOLDEN GATE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,867 students
- GULF COAST HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,714 students
- NAPLES HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,535 students
- MASON CLASSICAL ACADEMYCombined · 1,509 students
- AUBREY ROGERS HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,496 students
- LELY HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,475 students
Nearby schools
- CORKSCREW MIDDLE SCHOOL0.5 mi · 1,013
- CORKSCREW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.6 mi · 908
- COLLIER CHARTER ACADEMY3.2 mi · 580
- ESTATES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL3.6 mi · 1,041
- SABAL PALM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL3.8 mi · 792
- CYPRESS PALM MIDDLE SCHOOL3.9 mi · 836
Frequently asked questions
About PALMETTO RIDGE HIGH SCHOOLHow many students attend PALMETTO RIDGE HIGH SCHOOL?
PALMETTO RIDGE HIGH SCHOOL enrolls approximately 2,054 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does PALMETTO RIDGE HIGH SCHOOL serve?
PALMETTO RIDGE HIGH SCHOOL serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at PALMETTO RIDGE HIGH SCHOOL?
Approximately 25.6:1 students per teacher at PALMETTO RIDGE HIGH SCHOOL.
How diverse is PALMETTO RIDGE HIGH SCHOOL?
PALMETTO RIDGE HIGH SCHOOL reports a student body of 25% White, 61% Hispanic, 10% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees PALMETTO RIDGE HIGH SCHOOL?
PALMETTO RIDGE HIGH SCHOOL is overseen by COLLIER in Collier County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.