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Enrollment
1,132
High
DISTRICT 569 · STATE 1,035
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ALACHUA·NCES 120003000020
SANTA FE HIGH SCHOOL
16213 NW US HIGHWAY 441, ALACHUA, FL 32615 · (386) 462-1125 · Alachua County
GRADES 09–12HIGH42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,132 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 55% of Florida public high schools
- B-Test 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.
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
24.1:1
47 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 34.8:1 · STATE 23.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
42%
471 students
DISTRICT 53% · 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 | 266 | 23% |
| Grade 10 | 274 | 24% |
| Grade 11 | 310 | 27% |
| Grade 12 | 282 | 25% |
Student demographics
61%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
56.0%
FL avg 56.7% . +0.6pp since 2023
Math
40.0%
FL avg 58.9% . +9.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 56 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 40 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Florida schools, those numbers are about 57 and 59. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are up about 9 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 56.0% | 40.0% |
| 2023-24 | 55.4% | 31.0% |
% 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
54.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
60.3%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 54% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 60% 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 SANTA FE HIGH SCHOOL
SANTA FE HIGH SCHOOL's state test result (54.2% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| SANTA FE HIGH SCHOOL this school | 1,132 | 41.6% | 54.2% |
| EAU GALLIE HIGH SCHOOL MELBOURNE | 1,398 | 41.5% | 41.6% |
| ST. AUGUSTINE HIGH SCHOOL ST AUGUSTINE | 1,717 | 43.4% | 62.5% |
| TARPON SPRINGS HIGH SCHOOL TARPON SPRINGS | 1,111 | 38.3% | 52.0% |
| SOUTH SUMTER HIGH SCHOOL BUSHNELL | 1,077 | 41.9% | 51.2% |
| BAY HIGH SCHOOL PANAMA CITY | 1,289 | 44.2% | 51.8% |
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 SANTA FE HIGH SCHOOL ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Alachua County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 54.2% | #252 of 555 | #5 of 8 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 40.0% | #276 of 549 ▲ 48 | #4 of 8 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 56.0% | #276 of 559 ▼ 53 | #4 of 8 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,132 | #370 of 830 | #4 of 14 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 24.1:1 | #402 of 575 | #3 of 7 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 60.7% | #241 of 594 | #7 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 41.6% | #336 of 630 | #7 of 9 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -0.7% | #273 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
1,132
+82 (+8%) vs 2020
+17% since 1990-91, when it was 970
Student : Teacher
24.1:1
was 26.9:1
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 | 1,132 | 47 | 24.1:1 | 42% (471) |
| 2023-24 | 1,151 | 43.8 | 26.3:1 | 47% (538) |
| 2022-23 | 1,154 | N/A | N/A | 47% (541) |
| 2020-21 | 1,050 | 39 | 26.9:1 | 39% (406) |
| 2017-18 | 1,140 | 48 | 23.8:1 | 47% (533) |
| 2015-16 | 1,154 | 48 | 24.0:1 | 38% (440) |
| 2010-11 | 1,121 | 44 | 25.5:1 | 33% (372) |
| 2000-01 | 1,188 | 54 | 22.0:1 | 19% (222) |
| 1990-91 | 970 | 51 | 19.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for SANTA FE HIGH SCHOOL.
About SANTA FE HIGH SCHOOL
SANTA FE HIGH SCHOOL is a medium-sized high school in ALACHUA, located in ALACHUA, Florida. A total of 1,132 students attend the school, which covers grades 9 through 12.
SANTA FE HIGH SCHOOL belongs to ALACHUA, a district of 60 schools and 28,255 students.
White students are the majority at SANTA FE HIGH SCHOOL, with 58% of enrollment. After that, the student body is 19% Black, 14% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, and 2% Asian. That is close to the 61% White share among all Alachua County residents. Pick two students at random and there is a 61% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
SANTA FE HIGH SCHOOL operates with 47 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 24.1:1. That matches the 23.5:1 average for high schools in Florida fairly closely. About 42% of students at the school meet free or reduced-price lunch income limits.
SANTA FE HIGH SCHOOL is graded B by allk12, scoring above 55% of Florida public high schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, SANTA FE HIGH SCHOOL is 6.1 points below the average proficiency rate on state tests predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 54.2% actual, 60.3% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Florida.
Census Bureau estimates for Alachua County show that the median household income is $61,949, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 49% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 11%. There are 68 public schools in Alachua County, enrolling about 29,618 students in all.
The closest other public school is A. L. MEBANE MIDDLE SCHOOL, about 1.9 miles away. SANTA FE HIGH SCHOOL has 6 other public schools within five miles. Local comparison: SANTA FE HIGH SCHOOL ranks 6th of 8 nearby schools, at 54.2% versus a 66.0% average.
Its location is classified as Rural: Distant by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Enrollment climbed 8% from its 2020-21 level of 1,050. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 26.9:1 in 2020-21 to 24.1:1 in 2024-25.
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Alachua County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
285,492
Census ACS
Median income
$61,949
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
49%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
68
29,618 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in ALACHUA
- F. W. BUCHHOLZ HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,416 students
- GAINESVILLE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,825 students
- EASTSIDE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,291 students
- KANAPAHA MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 1,014 students
- OAK VIEW MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 962 students
- HIGH SPRINGS COMMUNITY SCHOOLElementary · 902 students
Other schools in ALACHUA
- A. L. MEBANE MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 385 students
- W. W. IRBY ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 372 students
- ALACHUA ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 323 students
- ALACHUA LEARNING ACADEMY ELEMENTARYElementary · 108 students
- ALACHUA LEARNING ACADEMY MIDDLEMiddle · 63 students
Other Santa Fe High schools
5 other US public schools in 6 states are named Santa Fe High. SANTA FE HIGH SCHOOL is the 5th largest of the 6.
- Santa Fe High SchoolEdmond, OK · 2,774 students
- Santa Fe HighSanta Fe Springs, CA · 1,865 students
- SANTA FE HIGHSANTA FE, NM · 1,491 students
- Santa Fe High SchoolSANTA FE, TX · 1,314 students
- SANTA FE HIGHALMA, MO · 154 students
Nearby schools
- A. L. MEBANE MIDDLE SCHOOL1.9 mi · 385
- ALACHUA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL2.1 mi · 323
- W. W. IRBY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL2.7 mi · 372
- ALACHUA LEARNING ACADEMY MIDDLE3.6 mi · 63
- ALACHUA LEARNING ACADEMY ELEMENTARY3.6 mi · 108
- HIGH SPRINGS COMMUNITY SCHOOL4.4 mi · 902
Frequently asked questions
About SANTA FE HIGH SCHOOLHow large is SANTA FE HIGH SCHOOL?
SANTA FE HIGH SCHOOL enrolls approximately 1,132 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does SANTA FE HIGH SCHOOL serve?
SANTA FE HIGH SCHOOL serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at SANTA FE HIGH SCHOOL?
Approximately 24.1:1 students per teacher at SANTA FE HIGH SCHOOL.
How diverse is SANTA FE HIGH SCHOOL?
SANTA FE HIGH SCHOOL reports a student body of 58% White, 14% Hispanic, 19% Black, 2% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is SANTA FE HIGH SCHOOL public or private?
SANTA FE HIGH SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by ALACHUA.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.