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Alumni: what's one memory from WEST NASSAU COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL that still sticks with you?
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Enrollment
923
High
DISTRICT 847 · STATE 1,035
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NASSAU·NCES 120135001317
WEST NASSAU COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL
1 WARRIOR DR, CALLAHAN, FL 32011 · (904) 879-3461 · Nassau County
GRADES 09–12HIGH42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL923 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
19.6:1
47 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.5:1 · STATE 23.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
37%
341 students
DISTRICT 40% · STATE 50%
Community
3
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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
68.5%
FL avg 56.7% . +6.0pp since 2023
Math
40.0%
FL avg 58.9% . +15.0pp since 2023
What 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.
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
59.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
62.7%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.9pp
below demographic expectation
What 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%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
923
-129 (-12%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
19.6:1
was 19.9:1
% White
88%
was 89%
% Hispanic
6%
was 4%
% Black
2%
was 3%
% Asian
1%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About 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.
Nassau County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
97,859
Census ACS
Median income
$89,804
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
36%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
22
12,575 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in NASSAU
- YULEE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,486 students
- WILDLIGHT ELEMENTARYElementary · 1,181 students
- YULEE MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 1,174 students
- FERNANDINA BEACH HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 978 students
- HILLIARD MIDDLE-SENIOR HIGHHigh · 773 students
- FERNANDINA BEACH MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 721 students
Other schools in CALLAHAN
- CALLAHAN MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 704 students
- CALLAHAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 614 students
- CALLAHAN INTERMEDIATE SCHOOLElementary · 586 students
Nearby schools
- CALLAHAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.2 mi · 614
- CALLAHAN MIDDLE SCHOOL1.0 mi · 704
- CALLAHAN INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL3.1 mi · 586
- IMPACT HALFWAY HOUSE6.6 mi · 23
- DINSMORE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL9.9 mi · 562
- HILLIARD MIDDLE-SENIOR HIGH10.6 mi · 773
Frequently asked questions
About WEST NASSAU COUNTY HIGH SCHOOLHow large is WEST NASSAU COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL?
WEST NASSAU COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL enrolls approximately 923 students in grades 09-12.
Is WEST NASSAU COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
WEST NASSAU COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many teachers does WEST NASSAU COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL have?
WEST NASSAU COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL employs 47 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 19.6:1.
How diverse is WEST NASSAU COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL?
WEST NASSAU COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL reports a student body of 88% White, 6% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees WEST NASSAU COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL?
WEST NASSAU COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL is overseen by NASSAU in Nassau County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.