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WEST NASSAU COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL
- B+Test 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
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 232 | 25% |
| Grade 10 | 240 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 234 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 217 | 24% |
Test scores
FAST / B.E.S.T. 2024-25 . % at Level 3 or AboveWhat this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 69 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 40 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 6 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 15 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 68.5% | 40.0% |
| 2023-24 | 62.5% | 25.0% |
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat this means: About 60% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 63% 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%.
Schools most like WEST NASSAU COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL
WEST NASSAU COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL's state test result (59.8% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| WEST NASSAU COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL this school | 923 | 36.9% | 59.8% |
| HILLIARD MIDDLE-SENIOR HIGH HILLIARD | 773 | 41.5% | 73.2% |
| UMATILLA HIGH SCHOOL UMATILLA | 922 | 39.7% | 40.9% |
| CRYSTAL RIVER HIGH SCHOOL CRYSTAL RIVER | 1,293 | 41.3% | 44.3% |
| TRENTON HIGH SCHOOL TRENTON | 701 | 40.2% | 62.3% |
| NEW SMYRNA BEACH HIGH SCHOOL NEW SMYRNA BEACH | 1,687 | 38.2% | 53.2% |
Where WEST NASSAU COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Florida |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 59.8% | #169 of 555 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 40.0% | #282 of 549 ▲ 131 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 68.5% | #131 of 559 ▲ 33 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 923 | #419 of 830 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.6:1 | #141 of 575 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 22.9% | #554 of 594 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 36.9% | #398 of 630 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -12.3% | #119 of 289 |
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 923 | 47 | 19.6:1 | 37% (341) |
| 2023-24 | 933 | 50 | 18.7:1 | 39% (368) |
| 2022-23 | 974 | 46 | 21.2:1 | 40% (392) |
| 2020-21 | 956 | 48 | 19.9:1 | 49% (468) |
| 2017-18 | 1,052 | 53 | 19.9:1 | 43% (448) |
| 2015-16 | 1,023 | 50 | 20.5:1 | 43% (436) |
| 2010-11 | 1,045 | 48 | 21.8:1 | 32% (336) |
| 2000-01 | 874 | 43 | 20.3:1 | 17% (150) |
| 1990-91 | 664 | 37 | 17.9:1 | N/A |
About WEST NASSAU COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL
WEST NASSAU COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL is a mid-sized high school in CALLAHAN, Florida, one of the schools in NASSAU. The school covers grades 9 through 12 and reported 923 students in 2024-25.
District-wide, NASSAU has 18 schools and 12,575 students.
By race and ethnicity, WEST NASSAU COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL is 88% White. Other groups make up 6% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, and 2% Black. In Nassau County overall, the White share is about 85%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 23, compared with 70 nationally.
WEST NASSAU COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL has a student-to-teacher ratio of 19.6:1, with 47 full-time-equivalent teachers. Statewide, high schools in Florida average 23.5:1. The school has 37% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Nassau County is similar, at 38%.
Among Florida public high schools, WEST NASSAU COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL outscored 67%, which works out to a B+ on the allk12 Grade.
On BeatsExpectations, WEST NASSAU COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL is 2.9 points below its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Florida schools.
In the surrounding county, Nassau County, median household income comes to about $89,804, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 36% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 7%. The county has 22 public schools and about 12,575 students.
CALLAHAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is about 0.2 miles away, making it the nearest public school. Within five miles of WEST NASSAU COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL, there are 3 other public schools. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 67.3%; WEST NASSAU COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL's is 59.8%, ranking 6th of 7.
NCES describes the area around WEST NASSAU COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL as Rural: Distant, meaning in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment decreased from 956 to 923, a 3% decline.
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