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Enrollment
2,576
High
DISTRICT 1,261 · STATE 1,035
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·VOLUSIA·NCES 120192001995
SPRUCE CREEK HIGH SCHOOL
801 TAYLOR RD, PORT ORANGE, FL 32127 · (386) 322-6272 · Volusia County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL2,576 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 75% 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.
- ·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
23.0:1
112 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 25.9:1 · STATE 23.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
34%
876 students
DISTRICT 55% · 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 | 651 | 25% |
| Grade 10 | 651 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 651 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 623 | 24% |
Student demographics
51%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 65% · 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
66.5%
FL avg 56.7% . +2.5pp since 2023
Math
44.0%
FL avg 58.9% . -3.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 67 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 44 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 3 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 3 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 66.5% | 44.0% |
| 2023-24 | 64.0% | 47.0% |
% 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
63.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
64.1%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 64% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 64% 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 SPRUCE CREEK HIGH SCHOOL
SPRUCE CREEK HIGH SCHOOL's state test result (63.8% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| SPRUCE CREEK HIGH SCHOOL this school | 2,576 | 34.0% | 63.8% |
| MELBOURNE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL MELBOURNE | 2,210 | 29.2% | 56.5% |
| FLEMING ISLAND HIGH SCHOOL ORANGE PARK | 1,765 | 30.7% | 79.3% |
| OVIEDO HIGH SCHOOL OVIEDO | 2,312 | 31.5% | 64.2% |
| PARRISH COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL PARRISH | 2,266 | 36.1% | 59.7% |
| MCKEEL ACADEMY OF TECHNOLOGY LAKELAND | 1,750 | 36.2% | 77.2% |
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 SPRUCE CREEK HIGH SCHOOL ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Volusia County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 63.8% | #142 of 555 | #2 of 10 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 44.0% | #247 of 549 ▼ 74 | #3 of 10 ▲ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 66.5% | #161 of 559 ▼ 12 | #2 of 10 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 2,576 | #62 of 830 | #3 of 15 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 23.0:1 | #344 of 575 | #7 of 11 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 50.8% | #392 of 594 | #9 of 11 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 34.0% | #441 of 630 | #11 of 11 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -1.5% | #256 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
2,576
+251 (+11%) vs 2020
+13% since 1990-91, when it was 2,272
Student : Teacher
23.0:1
was 21.5:1
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 | 2,576 | 112.1 | 23.0:1 | 34% (876) |
| 2023-24 | 2,568 | 115 | 22.3:1 | 39% (989) |
| 2022-23 | 2,569 | 115 | 22.3:1 | 37% (948) |
| 2020-21 | 2,325 | 108 | 21.5:1 | 38% (887) |
| 2017-18 | 2,614 | 137 | 19.1:1 | 39% (1,008) |
| 2015-16 | 2,691 | 141 | 19.1:1 | 37% (987) |
| 2010-11 | 2,839 | 142 | 20.0:1 | 25% (718) |
| 2000-01 | 2,304 | 137 | 16.8:1 | 11% (252) |
| 1990-91 | 2,272 | 119 | 19.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for SPRUCE CREEK HIGH SCHOOL.
About SPRUCE CREEK HIGH SCHOOL
Students in PORT ORANGE, Florida, attend SPRUCE CREEK HIGH SCHOOL, a high-enrollment high school. The school counts 2,576 students across grades 9 through 12. The school's enrollment is 149% above the 1,035 average for high schools in Florida.
VOLUSIA counts 61,765 students in its 87 schools, and SPRUCE CREEK HIGH SCHOOL is one of them.
White students are the majority at SPRUCE CREEK HIGH SCHOOL, with 68% of enrollment. The school is also 12% Black, 9% Hispanic, 6% Asian, and 4% multiracial. That is close to the 71% White share among all Volusia County residents. The school's diversity index is 51%, meaning two students picked at random have a 51% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
SPRUCE CREEK HIGH SCHOOL operates with 112.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 23.0:1. That is close to the 23.5:1 average for high schools in Florida. About 34% of students at the school meet free or reduced-price lunch income limits. The gap from the 53% average for public schools in Volusia County is 19 points.
SPRUCE CREEK HIGH SCHOOL is graded A- by allk12, scoring above 75% of Florida public high schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, SPRUCE CREEK HIGH SCHOOL is within a point of the average proficiency rate on state tests predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 63.8% actual, 64.1% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Florida.
In Volusia County (population about 579,622), the median household income is $70,044, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 28% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 8%. There are 90 public schools in Volusia County, enrolling about 61,765 students in all.
The school nearest to SPRUCE CREEK HIGH SCHOOL is SWEETWATER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, at a distance of about 0.5 miles. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. SPRUCE CREEK HIGH SCHOOL is 6th of 8 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
Its location is classified as Suburb: Large by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Enrollment climbed 11% from its 2020-21 level of 2,325. The student-to-teacher ratio went up from 21.5:1 to 23.0:1.
The discussion area below is open to posts about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Volusia County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
579,622
Census ACS
Median income
$70,044
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
28%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
90
61,765 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in VOLUSIA
- DELAND HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,936 students
- UNIVERSITY HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,855 students
- MAINLAND HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,964 students
- DELTONA HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,716 students
- NEW SMYRNA BEACH HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,687 students
- PINE RIDGE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,648 students
Other schools in PORT ORANGE
- ATLANTIC HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,209 students
- SILVER SANDS MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 1,199 students
- CREEKSIDE MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 1,120 students
- CYPRESS CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 761 students
- SPRUCE CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 726 students
- HORIZON ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 618 students
Nearby schools
- SWEETWATER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.5 mi · 617
- SPRUCE CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.7 mi · 726
- HORIZON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.5 mi · 618
- SILVER SANDS MIDDLE SCHOOL1.6 mi · 1,199
- CYPRESS CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.9 mi · 761
- PORT ORANGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL2.7 mi · 346
Frequently asked questions
About SPRUCE CREEK HIGH SCHOOLHow large is SPRUCE CREEK HIGH SCHOOL?
SPRUCE CREEK HIGH SCHOOL enrolls approximately 2,576 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does SPRUCE CREEK HIGH SCHOOL serve?
SPRUCE CREEK HIGH SCHOOL serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at SPRUCE CREEK HIGH SCHOOL?
Approximately 23.0:1 students per teacher at SPRUCE CREEK HIGH SCHOOL.
What is the student diversity at SPRUCE CREEK HIGH SCHOOL?
Student demographics at SPRUCE CREEK HIGH SCHOOL are roughly 68% White, 9% Hispanic, 12% Black, 6% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is SPRUCE CREEK HIGH SCHOOL in?
SPRUCE CREEK HIGH SCHOOL is part of VOLUSIA.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.