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WEST NASSAU COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL
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Test scores
FAST / B.E.S.T. 2024-25 . % at Level 3 or AboveBeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodology7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About WEST NASSAU COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL
As a mid-tier senior high in CALLAHAN, Florida, WEST NASSAU COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL serves 923 students from grades 9 through 12, run under NASSAU.
Across the 18 schools in NASSAU (12,575 students total), WEST NASSAU COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.
On the student-mix side, WEST NASSAU COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL records that nearly all students (88%) are White. Other groups include 6% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, 2% Black. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.
On the resource side, WEST NASSAU COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL records 47 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 19.6:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 23.5:1 average. Roughly 37% of students at WEST NASSAU COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.
On a demographically-adjusted basis, WEST NASSAU COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 62.7%, the actual is 59.8%, a residual of -2.9 points.
Across the wider county, Nassau County reports that median household earnings sit near $89,804, roughly 36% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. Across Nassau County's 22 public schools (combined enrollment of about 12,575 students), WEST NASSAU COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.
CALLAHAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 3 other public schools. On composite proficiency, WEST NASSAU COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL comes 6th of 7 in the immediate cluster, below the nearby-schools average of 67.3%.
WEST NASSAU COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL operates from a small-town location.
Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count declined 12%: 1,052 students in 2018 compared to 923 in 2025.
In the discussion threads here, recent activity here tends to focus on pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.
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