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Enrollment
415
Combined
DISTRICT 266 · STATE 353
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HOLMES·NCES 120090001046
POPLAR SPRINGS HIGH SCHOOL
3726 ATOMIC DR, GRACEVILLE, FL 32440 · (850) 263-6260 · Holmes County
GRADES PK–12COMBINED42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL415 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 36% of Florida public K-12 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 K-12 schools
Student : Teacher
14.9:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.4:1 · STATE 17.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
62%
259 students
DISTRICT 63% · STATE 50%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other combined schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 20 | 5% |
| Kindergarten | 27 | 7% |
| Grade 1 | 31 | 7% |
| Grade 2 | 24 | 6% |
| Grade 3 | 29 | 7% |
| Grade 4 | 38 | 9% |
| Grade 5 | 27 | 7% |
| Grade 6 | 36 | 9% |
| Grade 7 | 25 | 6% |
| Grade 8 | 28 | 7% |
| Grade 9 | 40 | 10% |
| Grade 10 | 25 | 6% |
| Grade 11 | 29 | 7% |
| Grade 12 | 36 | 9% |
This year's kindergarten class (27) is about the same size as its 8th grade class (28).
Student demographics
30%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
50.0%
FL avg 56.7% . +1.1pp since 2023
Math
50.2%
FL avg 58.9% . -1.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 50 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 50 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 1 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 | 50.0% | 50.2% |
| 2023-24 | 48.9% | 51.9% |
% 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
48.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.9%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 49% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 50% 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 POPLAR SPRINGS HIGH SCHOOL
POPLAR SPRINGS HIGH SCHOOL's state test result (48.5% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| POPLAR SPRINGS HIGH SCHOOL this school | 415 | 62.4% | 48.5% |
| BETHLEHEM HIGH SCHOOL BONIFAY | 363 | 62.8% | 46.7% |
| LAUREL HILL SCHOOL LAUREL HILL | 432 | 69.2% | 54.5% |
| PAXTON SCHOOL PAXTON | 783 | 60.4% | 64.7% |
| CEDAR KEY HIGH SCHOOL CEDAR KEY | 202 | 63.4% | 72.4% |
| FRANKLIN COUNTY SCHOOL EASTPOINT | 851 | 55.9% | 32.6% |
Matched among Florida K-12 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 POPLAR SPRINGS HIGH SCHOOL ranks
Among K-12 schools| Measure | This school | In Florida |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 48.5% | #18 of 25 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 50.2% | #19 of 25 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 50.0% | #18 of 25 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 415 | #25 of 180 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.9:1 | #19 of 40 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 30.2% | #31 of 42 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 62.4% | #30 of 74 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +9.5% | #12 of 15 |
Ranked against other public K-12 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
415
+57 (+16%) vs 2020
+24% since 1990-91, when it was 334
Student : Teacher
14.9:1
was 17.9:1
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 | 415 | 27.8 | 14.9:1 | 62% (259) |
| 2023-24 | 452 | 27.5 | 16.4:1 | 53% (238) |
| 2022-23 | 446 | 23.7 | 18.9:1 | 45% (200) |
| 2020-21 | 358 | 20 | 17.9:1 | 46% (165) |
| 2017-18 | 379 | 23 | 16.5:1 | 44% (167) |
| 2015-16 | 383 | 27 | 14.2:1 | 43% (164) |
| 2010-11 | 338 | 20 | 16.9:1 | 61% (206) |
| 2000-01 | 407 | 24 | 17.0:1 | 63% (258) |
| 1990-91 | 334 | 23 | 14.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for POPLAR SPRINGS HIGH SCHOOL.
About POPLAR SPRINGS HIGH SCHOOL
The public school serving multiple grade levels POPLAR SPRINGS HIGH SCHOOL is located in GRACEVILLE, Florida. It offers pre-K through 12 and has 415 students enrolled.
The district, HOLMES, has 3,013 students enrolled across 8 schools.
By race and ethnicity, POPLAR SPRINGS HIGH SCHOOL is 83% White. Other groups include 8% multiracial, 7% Hispanic, and 2% Black. In Holmes County overall, the White share is about 85%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 30%.
POPLAR SPRINGS HIGH SCHOOL has 27.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 14.9:1. By comparison, the average for combined schools in Florida is 17.7:1. A common income measure, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, is 62% at POPLAR SPRINGS HIGH SCHOOL.
POPLAR SPRINGS HIGH SCHOOL holds a C+ allk12 Grade, placing it above 36% of Florida public K-12 schools.
The school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 48.5%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 49.9%.
Census data for Holmes County show median household income comes to about $49,343, about 13% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 11% of residents are in poverty. There are 10 public schools in the county, enrolling about 3,013, POPLAR SPRINGS HIGH SCHOOL among them.
GRACEVILLE SCHOOL is about 4.2 miles away, making it the nearest public school. There are 2 more public schools inside five miles. Nearby schools average 49.0% on proficiency, and POPLAR SPRINGS HIGH SCHOOL is below that at 48.5%.
The NCES locale for POPLAR SPRINGS HIGH SCHOOL is Rural: Distant, which covers schools in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment increased from 358 to 415, a 16% rise. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (14.9:1) than in 2020-21 (17.9:1).
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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
- BETHLEHEM HIGH SCHOOLCombined · 363 students
- PONCE DE LEON HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 298 students
- PONCE DE LEON ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 272 students
- GRADUATION ASSISTANCE PROGRAMHigh · 45 students
Other schools in GRACEVILLE
- GRACEVILLE SCHOOLCombined · 400 students
- THE DOVE (DEVELOPING OPPORTUNITIES THRU VOC. ED.)High · 38 students
Nearby schools
- GRACEVILLE SCHOOL4.2 mi · 400
- THE DOVE (DEVELOPING OPPORTUNITIES THRU VOC. ED.)4.8 mi · 38
- BETHLEHEM HIGH SCHOOL9.8 mi · 363
- Slocomb Middle School10.1 mi · 265
- Slocomb High School10.1 mi · 354
- Slocomb Elementary School10.6 mi · 609
Frequently asked questions
About POPLAR SPRINGS HIGH SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at POPLAR SPRINGS HIGH SCHOOL?
POPLAR SPRINGS HIGH SCHOOL enrolls approximately 415 students in grades PK-12.
Is POPLAR SPRINGS HIGH SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
POPLAR SPRINGS HIGH SCHOOL is a combined-grade school covering grades PK-12.
How many students per teacher at POPLAR SPRINGS HIGH SCHOOL?
Approximately 14.9:1 students per teacher at POPLAR SPRINGS HIGH SCHOOL.
How diverse is POPLAR SPRINGS HIGH SCHOOL?
POPLAR SPRINGS HIGH SCHOOL reports a student body of 83% White, 7% Hispanic, 2% Black, 0% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Who oversees POPLAR SPRINGS HIGH SCHOOL?
POPLAR SPRINGS HIGH SCHOOL is overseen by HOLMES in Holmes County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.