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Enrollment
2,855
High
DISTRICT 1,261 · STATE 1,035
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·VOLUSIA·NCES 120192007281
UNIVERSITY HIGH SCHOOL
1000 W RHODE ISLAND AVE, ORANGE CITY, FL 32763 · (386) 968-0013 · Volusia County
GRADES 09–12HIGH22-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL2,855 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 61% of Florida public high schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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
25.3:1
113 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 25.9:1 · STATE 23.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
43%
1,241 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 | 702 | 25% |
| Grade 10 | 697 | 24% |
| Grade 11 | 765 | 27% |
| Grade 12 | 691 | 24% |
Student demographics
64%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
52.0%
FL avg 56.7% . +1.8pp since 2023
Math
35.0%
FL avg 58.9% . -18.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 52 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 35 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 2 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 18 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 52.0% | 35.0% |
| 2023-24 | 50.2% | 53.0% |
% 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
55.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
59.4%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 56% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 59% 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 UNIVERSITY HIGH SCHOOL
UNIVERSITY HIGH SCHOOL's state test result (55.7% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| UNIVERSITY HIGH SCHOOL this school | 2,855 | 43.5% | 55.7% |
| LAKE BRANTLEY HIGH SCHOOL ALTAMONTE SPRINGS | 2,813 | 43.5% | 52.9% |
| DELAND HIGH SCHOOL DELAND | 2,936 | 45.4% | 57.3% |
| LAKE MARY HIGH SCHOOL LAKE MARY | 2,714 | 40.8% | 55.1% |
| GEORGE W. JENKINS SENIOR HIGH LAKELAND | 2,469 | 47.0% | 52.5% |
| BELLEVIEW HIGH SCHOOL BELLEVIEW | 1,904 | 45.7% | 46.8% |
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 UNIVERSITY HIGH SCHOOL ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Volusia County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 55.7% | #231 of 555 | #6 of 10 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 35.0% | #352 of 549 ▼ 223 | #8 of 10 ▼ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 52.0% | #333 of 559 ▼ 37 | #5 of 10 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 2,855 | #35 of 830 | #2 of 15 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 25.3:1 | #467 of 575 | #10 of 11 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 63.7% | #178 of 594 | #5 of 11 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 43.5% | #322 of 630 | #8 of 11 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +3.1% | #205 of 246 | #3 of 6 |
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
2,855
+551 (+24%) vs 2020
+50% since 2010-11, when it was 1,907
Student : Teacher
25.3:1
was 19.4:1
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 | 2,855 | 113 | 25.3:1 | 43% (1,241) |
| 2023-24 | 2,837 | 131 | 21.7:1 | 51% (1,449) |
| 2022-23 | 2,901 | 120 | 24.2:1 | 49% (1,419) |
| 2020-21 | 2,304 | 119 | 19.4:1 | 55% (1,258) |
| 2017-18 | 2,769 | 147 | 18.8:1 | 59% (1,644) |
| 2015-16 | 2,850 | 147 | 19.4:1 | 59% (1,684) |
| 2010-11 | 1,907 | 99 | 19.3:1 | 50% (953) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for UNIVERSITY HIGH SCHOOL.
About UNIVERSITY HIGH SCHOOL
UNIVERSITY HIGH SCHOOL is a high-enrollment high school in ORANGE CITY, Florida. The school's enrollment of 2,855 students covers grades 9 through 12. Statewide, high schools in Florida average about 1,035 students each.
VOLUSIA has 87 schools and 61,765 students, and UNIVERSITY HIGH SCHOOL is one of those schools.
UNIVERSITY HIGH SCHOOL has no majority group; White students are the largest, at 47%. Other reported shares: 36% Hispanic, 11% Black, and 4% multiracial. That compares with about 71% White among all Volusia County residents. The school's diversity index is 64%, meaning two students picked at random have a 64% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The teaching staff at UNIVERSITY HIGH SCHOOL is 113 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 25.3:1. The school has more students per teacher than the 23.5:1 average for high schools in Florida. About 43% of students, or 1,241, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. For comparison, public schools in Volusia County average 53%.
allk12 grades UNIVERSITY HIGH SCHOOL a B. The grade compares the school only with Florida public high schools, because each state gives its own test.
A school with UNIVERSITY HIGH SCHOOL's lunch-eligibility share in Florida is predicted to score 59.4%. UNIVERSITY HIGH SCHOOL scores 55.7%, 3.7 points below that line.
Census estimates describe Volusia County this way: the median household income is $70,044, about 28% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 8%. In all, Volusia County has 90 public schools and roughly 61,765 students.
The school nearest to UNIVERSITY HIGH SCHOOL is MANATEE COVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, at a distance of about 0.5 miles. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. On state test proficiency, UNIVERSITY HIGH SCHOOL ranks 3rd in a group of 7 nearby schools.
Under the NCES locale system, UNIVERSITY HIGH SCHOOL is Suburb: Mid-size.
Enrollment at UNIVERSITY HIGH SCHOOL grew 24% between 2020-21 and 2024-25, from 2,304 to 2,855 students. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 19.4:1; by 2024-25 it was 25.3:1.
Discussions about UNIVERSITY HIGH SCHOOL may include school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. 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
- SPRUCE CREEK HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,576 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 ORANGE CITY
- RIVER SPRINGS MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 1,218 students
- MANATEE COVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 787 students
- ORANGE CITY ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 594 students
Other University High schools
14 other US public schools in 11 states are named University High. UNIVERSITY HIGH SCHOOL is the largest of the 15.
- UNIVERSITY HIGHORLANDO, FL · 2,514 students
- University HighIrvine, CA · 2,307 students
- University High SchoolWACO, TX · 1,752 students
- University High SchoolSpokane Valley, WA · 1,410 students
- University High SchoolMorgantown, WV · 1,371 students
Nearby schools
- MANATEE COVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.5 mi · 787
- RIVER SPRINGS MIDDLE SCHOOL0.6 mi · 1,218
- ORANGE CITY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.9 mi · 594
- DEBARY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL2.9 mi · 780
- THE READING EDGE ACADEMY3.1 mi · 328
- VOLUSIA ONLINE LEARNING-FLVS (FRANCHISE)3.3 mi · 442
Frequently asked questions
About UNIVERSITY HIGH SCHOOLHow many students attend UNIVERSITY HIGH SCHOOL?
UNIVERSITY HIGH SCHOOL enrolls approximately 2,855 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does UNIVERSITY HIGH SCHOOL serve?
UNIVERSITY HIGH SCHOOL serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at UNIVERSITY HIGH SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at UNIVERSITY HIGH SCHOOL is approximately 25.3:1 (113 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at UNIVERSITY HIGH SCHOOL?
At UNIVERSITY HIGH SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 47% White, 36% Hispanic, 11% Black, 2% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is UNIVERSITY HIGH SCHOOL in?
UNIVERSITY HIGH SCHOOL is part of VOLUSIA.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.