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What advice would you give to incoming students at TAVARES HIGH SCHOOL?
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Enrollment
1,458
High
DISTRICT 1,120 · STATE 1,035
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LAKE·NCES 120105001102
TAVARES HIGH SCHOOL
603 N NEW HAMPSHIRE AVE, TAVARES, FL 32778 · (352) 343-3007 · Lake County
GRADES 09–12HIGH22-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL1,458 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
20.8:1
70 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 24.3:1 · STATE 23.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
37%
534 students
DISTRICT 42% · 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 | 385 | 26% |
| Grade 10 | 348 | 24% |
| Grade 11 | 372 | 26% |
| Grade 12 | 353 | 24% |
Student demographics
66%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 68% · 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
47.3%
FL avg 56.7% . +2.8pp since 2023
Math
36.0%
FL avg 58.9% . +24.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 47 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 36 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 up about 24 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 47.3% | 36.0% |
| 2023-24 | 44.5% | 12.0% |
% 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of FL schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
42.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
62.8%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-20.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 42% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 63% typical for Florida schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 TAVARES HIGH SCHOOL
TAVARES HIGH SCHOOL's state test result (42.3% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| TAVARES HIGH SCHOOL this school | 1,458 | 36.6% | 42.3% |
| EUSTIS HIGH SCHOOL EUSTIS | 1,274 | 37.3% | 40.3% |
| DUNEDIN HIGH SCHOOL DUNEDIN | 1,221 | 35.0% | 57.4% |
| FOREST HIGH SCHOOL OCALA | 2,387 | 37.3% | 55.3% |
| CYPRESS LAKE HIGH SCHOOL FORT MYERS | 1,429 | 34.6% | 40.9% |
| COUNTRYSIDE HIGH SCHOOL CLEARWATER | 1,396 | 32.0% | 48.4% |
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 TAVARES HIGH SCHOOL ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Lake County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 42.3% | #453 of 555 | #5 of 8 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 36.0% | #337 of 549 ▲ 200 | #2 of 8 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 47.3% | #403 of 559 ▼ 13 | #5 of 8 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,458 | #303 of 830 | #6 of 12 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.8:1 | #200 of 575 | #2 of 8 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 65.7% | #145 of 594 | #6 of 8 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 36.6% | #402 of 630 | #4 of 9 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +8.7% | #146 of 246 | #7 of 7 |
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
1,458
+191 (+15%) vs 2020
+103% since 1990-91, when it was 717
Student : Teacher
20.8:1
was 20.8:1
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 | 1,458 | 70 | 20.8:1 | 37% (534) |
| 2023-24 | 1,488 | 64.1 | 23.2:1 | 39% (583) |
| 2022-23 | 1,507 | 68.1 | 22.1:1 | 45% (679) |
| 2020-21 | 1,267 | 61 | 20.8:1 | 35% (449) |
| 2017-18 | 1,341 | 61 | 22.0:1 | 54% (730) |
| 2015-16 | 1,300 | 58 | 22.4:1 | 50% (647) |
| 2010-11 | 1,320 | 72 | 18.3:1 | 39% (518) |
| 2000-01 | 964 | 46 | 21.0:1 | 19% (181) |
| 1990-91 | 717 | 40 | 17.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for TAVARES HIGH SCHOOL.
About TAVARES HIGH SCHOOL
TAVARES HIGH SCHOOL is a high school in TAVARES, Florida, reachable at (352) 343-3007. School enrollment was 1,458 students in 2024-25, in grades 9 through 12. The average among high schools in Florida is roughly 1,035 students; this school is 41% larger than that.
The 60 schools of LAKE, including TAVARES HIGH SCHOOL, enroll 47,997 students.
At TAVARES HIGH SCHOOL, the largest share of students is White, at 49%. Other reported shares: 26% Hispanic, 19% Black, and 4% multiracial. That compares with about 67% White among all Lake County residents. Pick two students at random and there is a 66% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Teachers at TAVARES HIGH SCHOOL total 70 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 20.8:1. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 23.5:1 average for high schools in Florida. The school counts 534 students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, or 37%. For comparison, public schools in Lake County average 38%.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for TAVARES HIGH SCHOOL is -20.6 points, in the bottom 10% of Florida. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 42.3%, and the predicted rate is 62.8%.
According to the American Community Survey, in Lake County, the median household income is $73,161, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 28% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 6%. There are 67 public schools in Lake County, enrolling about 47,997 students in all.
The school nearest to TAVARES HIGH SCHOOL is NON SCHOOL PK, at a distance of about 0.3 miles. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Among the 5 closest schools with test data, this one included, TAVARES HIGH SCHOOL ranks 4th on average proficiency.
For locale, NCES codes TAVARES HIGH SCHOOL as Suburb: Mid-size.
The school enrolled 1,458 students in 2024-25, 191 more than the 1,267 it had in 2020-21.
Threads on this page can be about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Lake County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
412,924
Census ACS
Median income
$73,161
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
28%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
67
47,997 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in LAKE
- EAST RIDGE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,683 students
- LAKE MINNEOLA HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,309 students
- SOUTH LAKE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,137 students
- MINNEOLA CHARTER SCHOOLElementary · 1,763 students
- LEESBURG HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,724 students
- AURELIA M. COLE ACADEMYElementary · 1,500 students
Other schools in TAVARES
- PINECREST ACADEMY TAVARESElementary · 972 students
- TAVARES MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 933 students
- TAVARES ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 870 students
- NONSCHOOL EXCEPTIONAL EDUCATIONCombined · 18 students
- LAKE COUNTY ACER PROGRAMHigh · 5 students
- NON SCHOOL PKElementary · 5 students
Nearby schools
- NON SCHOOL PK0.3 mi · 5
- NONSCHOOL EXCEPTIONAL EDUCATION0.3 mi · 18
- LAKE COUNTY ACER PROGRAM0.4 mi · 5
- TAVARES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.6 mi · 870
- PINECREST ACADEMY TAVARES1.9 mi · 972
- TAVARES MIDDLE SCHOOL2.6 mi · 933
Frequently asked questions
About TAVARES HIGH SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at TAVARES HIGH SCHOOL?
TAVARES HIGH SCHOOL enrolls approximately 1,458 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does TAVARES HIGH SCHOOL serve?
TAVARES HIGH SCHOOL serves grades 09-12.
How many teachers does TAVARES HIGH SCHOOL have?
TAVARES HIGH SCHOOL employs 70 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 20.8:1.
How diverse is TAVARES HIGH SCHOOL?
TAVARES HIGH SCHOOL reports a student body of 49% White, 26% Hispanic, 19% Black, 2% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is TAVARES HIGH SCHOOL public or private?
TAVARES HIGH SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by LAKE.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.