Enrollment
298
High
DISTRICT 269 · STATE 1,035
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HOLMES·NCES 120090001049
PONCE DE LEON HIGH SCHOOL
1477 AMMONS RD, PONCE DE LEON, FL 32455 · (850) 836-4242 · Holmes County
GRADES 06–12HIGH42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL298 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 46% of Florida public high schools
- CTest 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
15.5:1
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.8:1 · STATE 23.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
65%
194 students
DISTRICT 63% · 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 6 | 45 | 15% |
| Grade 7 | 42 | 14% |
| Grade 8 | 42 | 14% |
| Grade 9 | 44 | 15% |
| Grade 10 | 44 | 15% |
| Grade 11 | 41 | 14% |
| Grade 12 | 40 | 13% |
Student demographics
20%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 24% · 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
57.9%
FL avg 56.7% . +11.6pp since 2023
Math
39.4%
FL avg 58.9% . -1.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 58 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 39 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 12 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 | 57.9% | 39.4% |
| 2023-24 | 46.2% | 41.3% |
% 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
46.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.5%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 47% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% 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 PONCE DE LEON HIGH SCHOOL
PONCE DE LEON HIGH SCHOOL's state test result (46.7% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| PONCE DE LEON HIGH SCHOOL this school | 298 | 65.1% | 46.7% |
| HOLMES COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL BONIFAY | 464 | 59.5% | 43.1% |
| DIXIE COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL CROSS CITY | 791 | 62.6% | 43.6% |
| JAY HIGH SCHOOL JAY | 498 | 54.2% | 51.1% |
| VERNON HIGH SCHOOL VERNON | 326 | 52.8% | 39.6% |
| KEYSTONE HEIGHTS JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH KEYSTONE HEIGHTS | 1,139 | 59.6% | 56.7% |
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 PONCE DE LEON HIGH SCHOOL ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Florida |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 46.7% | #371 of 555 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 39.4% | #290 of 549 ▼ 73 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 57.9% | #249 of 559 ▲ 113 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 298 | #548 of 830 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.5:1 | #28 of 575 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 19.9% | #559 of 594 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 65.1% | #64 of 630 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -0.7% | #275 of 289 |
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
298
+30 (+11%) vs 2020
-26% since 1990-91, when it was 402
Student : Teacher
15.5:1
was 14.1:1
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 | 298 | 19.2 | 15.5:1 | 65% (194) |
| 2023-24 | 313 | 18.5 | 16.9:1 | 65% (204) |
| 2022-23 | 301 | 19.5 | 15.4:1 | 59% (179) |
| 2020-21 | 268 | 19 | 14.1:1 | 54% (145) |
| 2017-18 | 300 | 25 | 12.0:1 | 53% (158) |
| 2015-16 | 292 | 23 | 12.7:1 | 49% (142) |
| 2010-11 | 371 | 23 | 16.1:1 | 63% (235) |
| 2000-01 | 450 | 25 | 18.0:1 | 42% (189) |
| 1990-91 | 402 | 23 | 17.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for PONCE DE LEON HIGH SCHOOL.
About PONCE DE LEON HIGH SCHOOL
PONCE DE LEON HIGH SCHOOL is a high school located in PONCE DE LEON, Florida, in Holmes County. It reports enrollment of 298 students in grades 6 through 12. The school is 71% below the average for high schools in Florida.
PONCE DE LEON HIGH SCHOOL falls under HOLMES, which has 8 schools enrolling 3,013 students.
By race and ethnicity, PONCE DE LEON HIGH SCHOOL is 89% White. The remaining shares are 5% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. A diversity index of 20% means there is a 20% chance two randomly chosen students at PONCE DE LEON HIGH SCHOOL are from different groups.
Staffing at PONCE DE LEON HIGH SCHOOL comes to 19.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 15.5:1. The school's 15.5:1 compares with an average of 23.5:1 for high schools in Florida. On the income side, 65% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. That is in line with the 66% average for public schools in Holmes County.
PONCE DE LEON HIGH SCHOOL earns a B- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 46% of Florida public high schools.
After adjusting for student poverty, PONCE DE LEON HIGH SCHOOL lands between the top and bottom 10% of Florida schools. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 46.7%; the prediction is 48.5%.
In Holmes County, where the school is located, the median household earns about $49,343 a year, 13% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Holmes County number 10, with about 3,013 students.
About 0.2 miles separate PONCE DE LEON HIGH SCHOOL from the closest public school, PONCE DE LEON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. The ten-mile area around PONCE DE LEON HIGH SCHOOL holds at least 8 other public schools. PONCE DE LEON HIGH SCHOOL ranks 4th of 5 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 46.7% against a local average of 54.6%.
Federal data place PONCE DE LEON HIGH SCHOOL in the Rural: Distant locale, which means it is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
An 11% gain took enrollment from 268 in 2020-21 to 298 in 2024-25. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 14.1:1 to 15.5:1.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies at PONCE DE LEON HIGH SCHOOL. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Holmes County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
19,513
Census ACS
Median income
$49,343
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
13%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
10
3,013 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in HOLMES
- BONIFAY K-8 SCHOOLElementary · 1,136 students
- HOLMES COUNTY HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 464 students
- POPLAR SPRINGS HIGH SCHOOLCombined · 415 students
- BETHLEHEM HIGH SCHOOLCombined · 363 students
- PONCE DE LEON ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 272 students
- GRADUATION ASSISTANCE PROGRAMHigh · 45 students
Other schools in PONCE DE LEON
- PONCE DE LEON ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 272 students
Nearby schools
- PONCE DE LEON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.2 mi · 272
- WALTON ACADEMY INC.8.3 mi · 130
- WALTON VIRTUAL FRANCHISE8.4 mi · 21
- WALTON VIRTUAL SCHOOL WCSD8.4 mi · 7
- WALTON MIDDLE SCHOOL9.3 mi · 796
- WALTON HIGH SCHOOL9.8 mi · 969
Frequently asked questions
About PONCE DE LEON HIGH SCHOOLHow many students attend PONCE DE LEON HIGH SCHOOL?
PONCE DE LEON HIGH SCHOOL enrolls approximately 298 students in grades 06-12.
Is PONCE DE LEON HIGH SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
PONCE DE LEON HIGH SCHOOL is a high school covering grades 06-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at PONCE DE LEON HIGH SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at PONCE DE LEON HIGH SCHOOL is approximately 15.5:1 (19 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at PONCE DE LEON HIGH SCHOOL?
At PONCE DE LEON HIGH SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 89% White, 5% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees PONCE DE LEON HIGH SCHOOL?
PONCE DE LEON HIGH SCHOOL is overseen by HOLMES in Holmes County.
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