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SEMINOLE HIGH SCHOOL
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FAST / B.E.S.T. 2024-25 . % at Level 3 or AboveBeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodology7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About SEMINOLE HIGH SCHOOL
Set in SANFORD, Florida, SEMINOLE HIGH SCHOOL is a roomy senior high, part of SEMINOLE. It teaches 3,807 students across grades 9 through 12. By comparison, Florida's public schools average about 1,035 students each, so SEMINOLE HIGH SCHOOL sits 268% above that benchmark.
Across the 74 schools in SEMINOLE (63,934 students total), SEMINOLE HIGH SCHOOL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.
On the student-mix side, SEMINOLE HIGH SCHOOL lists that the most-represented group is Hispanic (28%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. The remainder looks like 28% Black, 27% White, 12% Asian, 4% multiracial. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.
Looking at school resources, On paper, SEMINOLE HIGH SCHOOL has 188 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 20.3:1. The state averages around 23.5:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 50% of students at SEMINOLE HIGH SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.
On a demographically-adjusted basis, SEMINOLE HIGH SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 56.3%; this one delivers 51.5%.
In the broader community, the surrounding county (Seminole County) shows that median household earnings sit near $85,761, 43% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. In all, Seminole County runs 77 public schools (combined enrollment of about 63,934 students), of which SEMINOLE HIGH SCHOOL is one.
Nearest neighbor: WICKLOW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, around 0.7 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts SEMINOLE HIGH SCHOOL at 3rd of 5; the average score across the group is 60.0%.
Geographically, the school is in an inner-city area.
Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at SEMINOLE HIGH SCHOOL has expanded 13%, going from 3,380 students in 2018 to 3,807 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 38% to 27% across the same window.
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