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Alumni: what's one memory from SANDALWOOD HIGH SCHOOL that still sticks with you?
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Enrollment
2,627
High
DISTRICT 901 · STATE 1,035
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DUVAL·NCES 120048000759
SANDALWOOD HIGH SCHOOL
2750 JOHN PROM BLVD, JACKSONVILLE, FL 32246 · (904) 646-5100 · Duval County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL2,627 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 50% of Florida public high schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+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
26.0:1
101 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.6:1 · STATE 23.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
33%
865 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 | 634 | 24% |
| Grade 10 | 702 | 27% |
| Grade 11 | 676 | 26% |
| Grade 12 | 615 | 23% |
Student demographics
75%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 71% · 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
52.5%
FL avg 56.7% . +7.5pp since 2023
Math
59.0%
FL avg 58.9% . -1.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 53 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 59 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 8 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 1 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 52.5% | 59.0% |
| 2023-24 | 45.0% | 60.0% |
% 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
55.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
64.7%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 56% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 65% 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 SANDALWOOD HIGH SCHOOL
SANDALWOOD HIGH SCHOOL's state test result (55.6% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| SANDALWOOD HIGH SCHOOL this school | 2,627 | 32.9% | 55.6% |
| ATLANTIC COAST HIGH SCHOOL JACKSONVILLE | 2,887 | 27.5% | 59.4% |
| F. W. BUCHHOLZ HIGH SCHOOL GAINESVILLE | 2,416 | 34.5% | 61.4% |
| FORT MYERS HIGH SCHOOL FORT MYERS | 1,835 | 30.6% | 47.7% |
| OLYMPIA HIGH ORLANDO | 2,901 | 28.6% | 53.2% |
| ST. PETERSBURG HIGH SCHOOL ST PETERSBURG | 1,736 | 35.3% | 53.0% |
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 SANDALWOOD HIGH SCHOOL ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Duval County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 55.6% | #233 of 555 | #10 of 25 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 59.0% | #114 of 549 ▼ 19 | #3 of 23 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 52.5% | #325 of 559 ▲ 54 | #10 of 26 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 2,627 | #55 of 830 | #2 of 41 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 26.0:1 | #491 of 575 | #28 of 31 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 74.8% | #4 of 594 | #1 of 32 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 32.9% | #446 of 630 | #24 of 32 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.7% | #169 of 289 | #9 of 12 |
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
2,627
-214 (-8%) vs 2020
+30% since 1990-91, when it was 2,016
Student : Teacher
26.0:1
was 23.9:1
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 | 2,627 | 101 | 26.0:1 | 33% (865) |
| 2023-24 | 2,726 | 112 | 24.3:1 | 40% (1,097) |
| 2022-23 | 2,771 | 119 | 23.3:1 | 42% (1,157) |
| 2020-21 | 2,841 | 119 | 23.9:1 | 37% (1,054) |
| 2017-18 | 2,846 | 119 | 23.9:1 | 39% (1,118) |
| 2015-16 | 2,807 | 132 | 21.3:1 | 40% (1,119) |
| 2010-11 | 2,813 | 128 | 22.0:1 | 35% (983) |
| 2000-01 | 2,844 | 127 | 22.4:1 | 14% (392) |
| 1990-91 | 2,016 | 104 | 19.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for SANDALWOOD HIGH SCHOOL.
About SANDALWOOD HIGH SCHOOL
SANDALWOOD HIGH SCHOOL is one of the public schools in JACKSONVILLE, Florida. It is a high-enrollment high school. In all, 2,627 students attend the school in grades 9 through 12. That is 154% bigger than the average of about 1,035 students for high schools in Florida.
SANDALWOOD HIGH SCHOOL is part of a district of 206 schools: DUVAL, with 131,562 students.
About 34% of students at SANDALWOOD HIGH SCHOOL are White, the largest single group. The rest of enrollment is 25% Black, 25% Hispanic, 8% Asian, and 7% multiracial. Among all residents of Duval County, the White share is about 51%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 75%.
The school has 101 full-time-equivalent teachers and a ratio of 26.0 students per teacher. The average for high schools in Florida is 23.5:1, so this school has more students per teacher. The school reported 33% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. The 47% average for public schools in Duval County is 14 points higher.
Among Florida public high schools, SANDALWOOD HIGH SCHOOL outscored 50%, which works out to a B- on the allk12 Grade.
SANDALWOOD HIGH SCHOOL's actual average proficiency rate across its state test results (55.6%) and its predicted rate (64.7%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Florida schools.
In Duval County, where the school is located, median household income comes to about $71,277, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 34%, and about 10% of people live in poverty. There are 220 public schools in the county, enrolling about 141,209, SANDALWOOD HIGH SCHOOL among them.
A public school about 0.4 miles away, ALDEN ROAD EXCEP. STUDENT CENTER, is the closest to SANDALWOOD HIGH SCHOOL. SANDALWOOD HIGH SCHOOL has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. The nearest schools with test data average 53.8%, lower than SANDALWOOD HIGH SCHOOL's 55.6%.
SANDALWOOD HIGH SCHOOL falls in the City: Large locale category, used for schools inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Federal enrollment counts decreased from 2,841 (2020-21) to 2,627 (2024-25). Students per teacher increased from 23.9 in 2020-21 to 26.0 in 2024-25.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about athletics, class schedules, and weather closures at SANDALWOOD HIGH SCHOOL. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Duval County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,023,153
Census ACS
Median income
$71,277
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
220
141,209 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in DUVAL
- ATLANTIC COAST HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,887 students
- MANDARIN HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,343 students
- DUNCAN U. FLETCHER HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,184 students
- FIRST COAST HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,098 students
- ENGLEWOOD HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,896 students
- FLORIDA CYBER CHARTER ACADEMYCombined · 1,677 students
Other schools in JACKSONVILLE
- DIGITAL ACADEMY OF FLORIDACombined · 6,069 students
- ATLANTIC COAST HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,887 students
- MANDARIN HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,343 students
- FIRST COAST HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,098 students
- ENGLEWOOD HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,896 students
- FLORIDA CYBER CHARTER ACADEMYCombined · 1,677 students
Nearby schools
- ALDEN ROAD EXCEP. STUDENT CENTER0.4 mi · 177
- CORNERSTONE CLASSICAL ACADEMY0.9 mi · 949
- BROOKVIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.7 mi · 465
- WINDY HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL2.0 mi · 416
- KERNAN MIDDLE SCHOOL2.0 mi · 1,086
- SOUTHSIDE ESTATES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL2.2 mi · 519
Frequently asked questions
About SANDALWOOD HIGH SCHOOLHow large is SANDALWOOD HIGH SCHOOL?
SANDALWOOD HIGH SCHOOL enrolls approximately 2,627 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does SANDALWOOD HIGH SCHOOL serve?
SANDALWOOD HIGH SCHOOL serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at SANDALWOOD HIGH SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at SANDALWOOD HIGH SCHOOL is approximately 26.0:1 (101 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at SANDALWOOD HIGH SCHOOL?
At SANDALWOOD HIGH SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 34% White, 25% Hispanic, 25% Black, 8% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is SANDALWOOD HIGH SCHOOL public or private?
SANDALWOOD HIGH SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by DUVAL.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.