PONTE VEDRA HIGH SCHOOL

Set in PONTE VEDRA, Florida, PONTE VEDRA HIGH SCHOOL is a large senior high, one of the schools within ST. JOHNS. It works with 1,924 students across grades 8 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 1,035 students per school, that is 86% bigger than typical.

Across the 53 schools in ST. JOHNS (52,383 students total), PONTE VEDRA HIGH SCHOOL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, PONTE VEDRA HIGH SCHOOL logs that 80% of the student body identifies as White. The remainder is composed of 9% Hispanic, 6% Asian, 4% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with St. Johns County as a whole.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, PONTE VEDRA HIGH SCHOOL has 81 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 23.8:1. The state averages about 23.5:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. An estimated 4% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against St. Johns County (around 21%), the school's rate is noticeably below typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), PONTE VEDRA HIGH SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 79.4%; this one delivers 88.1%.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (St. Johns County) reports that median household earnings sit near $109,839, roughly 51% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 4%. Across St. Johns County's 68 public schools (combined enrollment of about 52,895 students), PONTE VEDRA HIGH SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is PALM VALLEY ACADEMY, roughly 0.9 miles away. Within five miles, there are 6 other public schools. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), PONTE VEDRA HIGH SCHOOL ranks 1st on composite proficiency, above the local average of 80.3%.

The campus sits in a commuter-belt setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at PONTE VEDRA HIGH SCHOOL has grew 9%, going from 1,772 students in 2018 to 1,924 in 2025. The White share of enrollment contracted from 88% to 80% over that span.

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