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Enrollment
2,206
High
DISTRICT 1,138 · STATE 1,035
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PASCO·NCES 120153007331
SUNLAKE HIGH SCHOOL
3023 SUNLAKE BLVD, LAND O LAKES, FL 34638 · (813) 346-1000 · Pasco County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL2,206 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 68% of Florida public high schools
- A-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
23.7:1
93 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.8:1 · STATE 23.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
16%
347 students
DISTRICT 43% · 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 | 502 | 23% |
| Grade 10 | 591 | 27% |
| Grade 11 | 559 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 554 | 25% |
Student demographics
60%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 64% · 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
67.9%
FL avg 56.7% . +4.9pp since 2023
Math
59.0%
FL avg 58.9% . +11.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 68 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 5 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 11 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 67.9% | 59.0% |
| 2023-24 | 63.0% | 48.0% |
% 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
66.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
73.3%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 67% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 73% 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 SUNLAKE HIGH SCHOOL
SUNLAKE HIGH SCHOOL's state test result (66.8% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| SUNLAKE HIGH SCHOOL this school | 2,206 | 15.7% | 66.8% |
| TOCOI CREEK HIGH SCHOOL SAINT AUGUSTINE | 2,616 | 15.4% | 70.2% |
| SPANISH RIVER COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL BOCA RATON | 2,730 | 18.6% | 77.1% |
| NEWSOME HIGH SCHOOL LITHIA | 3,157 | 13.9% | 71.4% |
| PLANT HIGH SCHOOL TAMPA | 2,391 | 14.3% | 70.0% |
| LAND O' LAKES HIGH SCHOOL LAND O LAKES | 2,233 | 18.4% | 56.7% |
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 SUNLAKE HIGH SCHOOL ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Pasco County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 66.8% | #119 of 555 | #5 of 16 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 59.0% | #117 of 549 ▲ 48 | #4 of 16 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 67.9% | #141 of 559 ▲ 17 | #5 of 16 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 2,206 | #126 of 830 | #3 of 23 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 23.7:1 | #378 of 575 | #15 of 16 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 59.7% | #264 of 594 | #12 of 16 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 15.7% | #579 of 630 | #16 of 17 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +13.6% | #109 of 246 | #7 of 10 |
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
2,206
+313 (+17%) vs 2020
+37% since 2010-11, when it was 1,616
Student : Teacher
23.7:1
was 22.0:1
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 | 2,206 | 93.2 | 23.7:1 | 16% (347) |
| 2023-24 | 2,192 | 99.2 | 22.1:1 | 19% (423) |
| 2022-23 | 2,159 | 96.8 | 22.3:1 | 27% (584) |
| 2020-21 | 1,893 | 86 | 22.0:1 | 21% (406) |
| 2017-18 | 1,942 | 92 | 21.1:1 | 30% (592) |
| 2015-16 | 1,827 | 100 | 18.3:1 | 30% (542) |
| 2010-11 | 1,616 | 84 | 19.2:1 | 26% (418) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for SUNLAKE HIGH SCHOOL.
About SUNLAKE HIGH SCHOOL
SUNLAKE HIGH SCHOOL is a high-enrollment high school in LAND O LAKES, Florida, under PASCO. The school offers grades 9 through 12 and enrolls 2,206 students. That puts enrollment 113% larger than the 1,035-student average for high schools in Florida.
PASCO counts 86,873 students in its 105 schools, and SUNLAKE HIGH SCHOOL is one of them.
Of every 100 students at SUNLAKE HIGH SCHOOL, about 57 are White. After that, the student body is 27% Hispanic, 6% Black, 5% Asian, and 5% multiracial. Among all residents of Pasco County, the White share is about 72%. The diversity index for SUNLAKE HIGH SCHOOL is 60%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
There are about 23.7 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at SUNLAKE HIGH SCHOOL, which has 93.2. The average for high schools in Florida is about 23.5:1. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch stands at 16%. For comparison, public schools in Pasco County average 37%.
SUNLAKE HIGH SCHOOL holds a B+ allk12 Grade, placing it above 68% of Florida public high schools.
SUNLAKE HIGH SCHOOL's actual average proficiency rate across its state test results (66.8%) and its predicted rate (73.3%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Florida schools.
Census data for Pasco County show median household income comes to about $70,492, about 29% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 8% of residents are in poverty. There are 111 public schools in the county, enrolling about 86,873, SUNLAKE HIGH SCHOOL among them.
IMAGINE SCHOOL AT LAND O' LAKES sits about 0.2 miles from SUNLAKE HIGH SCHOOL. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Among 9 nearby schools that report test results, SUNLAKE HIGH SCHOOL ranks 9th on proficiency.
Locale: Suburb: Large. In NCES terms, the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment figures show a rise of 313 students from 2020-21 to 2024-25. By 2024-25, the school had 23.7 students per teacher, compared with 22.0 in 2020-21.
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Pasco County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
611,444
Census ACS
Median income
$70,492
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
29%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
111
86,873 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in PASCO
- LAND O' LAKES HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,233 students
- WIREGRASS RANCH HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,218 students
- JAMES W. MITCHELL HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,201 students
- CYPRESS CREEK HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,006 students
- WESLEY CHAPEL HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,928 students
- STARKEY RANCH K-8Elementary · 1,927 students
Other schools in LAND O LAKES
- LAND O' LAKES HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,233 students
- CHARLES S. RUSHE MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 1,365 students
- BEXLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 1,114 students
- ANGELINE ACADEMY OF INNOVATIONHigh · 1,088 students
- OAKSTEAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 1,045 students
- CONNERTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 953 students
Nearby schools
- IMAGINE SCHOOL AT LAND O' LAKES0.2 mi · 913
- CHARLES S. RUSHE MIDDLE SCHOOL0.3 mi · 1,365
- BEXLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.5 mi · 1,114
- OAKSTEAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.5 mi · 1,045
- MARTINEZ MIDDLE SCHOOL3.1 mi · 1,104
- STEINBRENNER HIGH SCHOOL3.3 mi · 2,396
Frequently asked questions
About SUNLAKE HIGH SCHOOLHow large is SUNLAKE HIGH SCHOOL?
SUNLAKE HIGH SCHOOL enrolls approximately 2,206 students in grades 09-12.
Is SUNLAKE HIGH SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
SUNLAKE HIGH SCHOOL is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at SUNLAKE HIGH SCHOOL?
Approximately 23.7:1 students per teacher at SUNLAKE HIGH SCHOOL.
What is the student diversity at SUNLAKE HIGH SCHOOL?
Student demographics at SUNLAKE HIGH SCHOOL are roughly 57% White, 27% Hispanic, 6% Black, 5% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is SUNLAKE HIGH SCHOOL in?
SUNLAKE HIGH SCHOOL is part of PASCO.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.