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Alumni: what's one memory from PINE RIDGE HIGH SCHOOL that still sticks with you?
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Enrollment
1,648
High
DISTRICT 1,261 · STATE 1,035
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·VOLUSIA·NCES 120192002970
PINE RIDGE HIGH SCHOOL
926 HOWLAND BLVD, DELTONA, FL 32738 · (386) 575-4195 · Volusia County
GRADES 09–12HIGH13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,648 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 48% of Florida public high schools
- C+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
22.3:1
74 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 25.9:1 · STATE 23.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
51%
843 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 437 | 27% |
| Grade 10 | 407 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 401 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 403 | 24% |
Student demographics
66%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 65% · 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
41.5%
FL avg 56.7% . -3.0pp since 2023
Math
34.0%
FL avg 58.9% . -10.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 41 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 34 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 10 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 41.5% | 34.0% |
| 2023-24 | 44.5% | 44.0% |
% 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
50.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
55.5%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 50% 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 PINE RIDGE HIGH SCHOOL
PINE RIDGE HIGH SCHOOL's state test result (50.3% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| PINE RIDGE HIGH SCHOOL this school | 1,648 | 51.2% | 50.3% |
| DELTONA HIGH SCHOOL DELTONA | 1,716 | 51.2% | 58.9% |
| DUNNELLON HIGH SCHOOL DUNNELLON | 1,562 | 51.3% | 41.1% |
| CLEARWATER HIGH SCHOOL CLEARWATER | 1,543 | 49.2% | 45.6% |
| ISLAND COAST HIGH SCHOOL CAPE CORAL | 1,477 | 51.0% | 31.3% |
| DESOTO COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL ARCADIA | 1,215 | 50.9% | 40.0% |
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 PINE RIDGE HIGH SCHOOL ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Volusia County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 50.3% | #312 of 555 | #8 of 10 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 34.0% | #364 of 549 ▼ 161 | #9 of 10 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 41.5% | #486 of 559 ▼ 98 | #10 of 10 ▼ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,648 | #256 of 830 | #7 of 15 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.3:1 | #299 of 575 | #3 of 11 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 66.0% | #140 of 594 | #3 of 11 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 51.2% | #215 of 630 | #6 of 11 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.7% | #225 of 289 | 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
1,648
+288 (+21%) vs 2020
-26% since 2000-01, when it was 2,226
Student : Teacher
22.3:1
was 19.1:1
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 | 1,648 | 74 | 22.3:1 | 51% (843) |
| 2023-24 | 1,630 | 80 | 20.4:1 | 60% (970) |
| 2022-23 | 1,636 | 77 | 21.3:1 | 54% (880) |
| 2020-21 | 1,360 | 71 | 19.1:1 | 66% (894) |
| 2017-18 | 1,711 | 98 | 17.5:1 | 69% (1,173) |
| 2015-16 | 1,732 | 97 | 17.9:1 | 66% (1,144) |
| 2010-11 | 1,844 | 107 | 17.2:1 | 55% (1,016) |
| 2000-01 | 2,226 | 125 | 17.8:1 | 23% (506) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for PINE RIDGE HIGH SCHOOL.
About PINE RIDGE HIGH SCHOOL
As a large high school, PINE RIDGE HIGH SCHOOL serves students in DELTONA, Florida. There are 1,648 students enrolled, covering grades 9 through 12. On average, high schools in Florida enroll around 1,035, and this school is 59% above that mark.
PINE RIDGE HIGH SCHOOL is a school in VOLUSIA. The district has 87 schools and 61,765 students.
No group is above 50% at PINE RIDGE HIGH SCHOOL; the largest is Hispanic, at 44%. Other reported shares: 35% White, 16% Black, and 4% multiracial. Volusia County's residents are about 16% Hispanic, 27 points below the school's share. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 66%.
There are 74 full-time-equivalent teachers at the school, a ratio of 22.3:1. The gap from the 23.5:1 average for high schools in Florida is 1.2 students per teacher. On the income side, 51% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Volusia County is similar, at 53%.
On the allk12 Grade, PINE RIDGE HIGH SCHOOL lands at B-, ahead of 48% of Florida public high schools.
On BeatsExpectations, PINE RIDGE HIGH SCHOOL is 5.3 points below its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Florida schools.
For the population of Volusia County, median household income comes to about $70,044, 28% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 8% of people live in poverty. Volusia County's 90 public schools enroll about 61,765 students and include PINE RIDGE HIGH SCHOOL.
PRIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is about 0.6 miles away, making it the nearest public school. PINE RIDGE HIGH SCHOOL is one of several public schools in the area, with 7 others within five miles. PINE RIDGE HIGH SCHOOL ranks 6th of 9 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 50.3% against a local average of 50.4%.
Federal records code the school's setting as City: Small.
Enrollment figures show a gain of 288 students from 2020-21 to 2024-25. Its ratio of students to teachers was 19.1:1 in 2020-21, and 22.3:1 in 2024-25.
The discussion board for PINE RIDGE HIGH SCHOOL is open to topics like pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Volusia County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
579,622
Census ACS
Median income
$70,044
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
28%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
90
61,765 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in VOLUSIA
- DELAND HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,936 students
- UNIVERSITY HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,855 students
- SPRUCE CREEK HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,576 students
- MAINLAND HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,964 students
- DELTONA HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,716 students
- NEW SMYRNA BEACH HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,687 students
Other schools in DELTONA
- DELTONA HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,716 students
- DELTONA MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 1,132 students
- GALAXY MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 939 students
- HERITAGE MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 932 students
- DELTONA LAKES ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 731 students
- TIMBERCREST ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 730 students
Nearby schools
- PRIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.6 mi · 568
- HERITAGE MIDDLE SCHOOL0.7 mi · 932
- SUNRISE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.9 mi · 428
- OSTEEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL2.4 mi · 523
- FRIENDSHIP ELEMENTARY SCHOOL3.7 mi · 429
- DELTONA LAKES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL4.1 mi · 731
Frequently asked questions
About PINE RIDGE HIGH SCHOOLHow large is PINE RIDGE HIGH SCHOOL?
PINE RIDGE HIGH SCHOOL enrolls approximately 1,648 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does PINE RIDGE HIGH SCHOOL serve?
PINE RIDGE HIGH SCHOOL serves grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at PINE RIDGE HIGH SCHOOL?
Approximately 22.3:1 students per teacher at PINE RIDGE HIGH SCHOOL.
What is the racial breakdown of students at PINE RIDGE HIGH SCHOOL?
At PINE RIDGE HIGH SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 35% White, 44% Hispanic, 16% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees PINE RIDGE HIGH SCHOOL?
PINE RIDGE HIGH SCHOOL is overseen by VOLUSIA in Volusia County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.