TAVARES HIGH SCHOOL

Located at 603 N NEW HAMPSHIRE AVE, in TAVARES, Florida, TAVARES HIGH SCHOOL is an average-sized high school that works with 1,458 students (grades 9 through 12), run under LAKE. Compared to the state average of about 1,035 students per school, that is 41% above typical.

LAKE comprises 60 schools with combined enrollment of 47,997 students; TAVARES HIGH SCHOOL is among them.

In terms of who attends, TAVARES HIGH SCHOOL lists that the most-represented group is White (49%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Beyond that, the school reports 26% Hispanic, 19% Black, 4% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 67% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully less White than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, TAVARES HIGH SCHOOL records 70 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 20.8:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 23.5:1 average. Around 37% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), TAVARES HIGH SCHOOL falls in the UNDERPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations residual. Given its student profile, a typical campus would land near 62.8%; this one comes in at 42.3%, -20.6 points off the demographic line.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Lake County) shows that the typical household earns roughly $73,161 per year, roughly 28% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. Across Lake County's 67 public schools (combined enrollment of about 47,997 students), TAVARES HIGH SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: NON SCHOOL PK, around 0.3 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 5 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), TAVARES HIGH SCHOOL ranks 4th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 51.6%.

The school occupies a suburban site.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged up 9%: 1,341 students in 2018 compared to 1,458 in 2025. The White share of enrollment decreased from 66% to 49% over that span. Class-load math has narrowed: from 22.0:1 in 2018 to 20.8:1 in 2025.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.