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Enrollment
1,376
High
DISTRICT 901 · STATE 1,035
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DUVAL·NCES 120048000714
WILLIAM M. RAINES HIGH SCHOOL
3663 RAINES AVE, JACKSONVILLE, FL 32209 · (904) 924-3049 · Duval County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,376 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
22.6:1
61 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.6:1 · STATE 23.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
70%
959 students
DISTRICT 51% · 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
36.5%
FL avg 56.7% . +10.7pp since 2023
Math
53.0%
FL avg 58.9% . +9.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 37 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 53 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 11 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 9 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
43.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
46.2%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 43% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 46% 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
1,376
+3 (+0%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
22.6:1
was 21.4:1
% White
2%
was 2%
% Hispanic
5%
was 2%
% Black
91%
was 94%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About WILLIAM M. RAINES HIGH SCHOOL
WILLIAM M. RAINES HIGH SCHOOL is one of the average-sized four-year high schools in JACKSONVILLE, Florida, overseen by DUVAL, with 1,376 students on its rolls from grades 9 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 1,035 students per school, that is 33% above typical.
DUVAL runs 206 schools in total, collectively educating 131,562 students. WILLIAM M. RAINES HIGH SCHOOL is one of those campuses.
On the student-mix side, WILLIAM M. RAINES HIGH SCHOOL reports that the student body is overwhelmingly Black (91%); the rest consists of 5% Hispanic, 2% White. That is considerably more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 29%.
In terms of school funding signals, The school lists 61 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 22.6:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 23.5:1, putting WILLIAM M. RAINES HIGH SCHOOL tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 70% of students at WILLIAM M. RAINES HIGH SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Duval County runs at roughly 47%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.
On a demographically-adjusted basis, WILLIAM M. RAINES HIGH SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 46.2%; this one delivers 43.1%.
Around the school, the surrounding county (Duval County) shows that median household income runs about $71,277, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. Across Duval County's 220 public schools (combined enrollment of about 141,209 students), WILLIAM M. RAINES HIGH SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.
Nearest neighbor: SALLYE B. MATHIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, around 0.7 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around WILLIAM M. RAINES HIGH SCHOOL. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts WILLIAM M. RAINES HIGH SCHOOL at 3rd of 9; the average score across the group is 38.5%.
The school occupies an inner-city site.
Looking at the recent track record. WILLIAM M. RAINES HIGH SCHOOL's enrollment has held roughly steady since 2018, when it stood at 1,373 (now 1,376). The student-to-teacher ratio widened from 21.4:1 in 2018 to 22.6:1 today.
Inside the community feed, members of the WILLIAM M. RAINES HIGH SCHOOL community share and discuss open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Duval County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,023,153
Census ACS
Median income
$71,277
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
220
141,209 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in DUVAL
- ATLANTIC COAST HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,887 students
- SANDALWOOD HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,627 students
- MANDARIN HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,343 students
- DUNCAN U. FLETCHER HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,184 students
- FIRST COAST HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,098 students
- ENGLEWOOD HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,896 students
Other schools in JACKSONVILLE
- DIGITAL ACADEMY OF FLORIDACombined · 6,069 students
- ATLANTIC COAST HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,887 students
- SANDALWOOD HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,627 students
- MANDARIN HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,343 students
- FIRST COAST HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,098 students
- ENGLEWOOD HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,896 students
Nearby schools
- SALLYE B. MATHIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.7 mi · 366
- JEAN RIBAULT MIDDLE SCHOOL0.7 mi · 530
- TIGER ACADEMY0.7 mi · 198
- JEAN RIBAULT HIGH SCHOOL0.8 mi · 1,224
- GEORGE WASHINGTON CARVER ELEMENTARY0.9 mi · 297
- RUFUS E. PAYNE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.0 mi · 233
Frequently asked questions
About WILLIAM M. RAINES HIGH SCHOOLHow many students attend WILLIAM M. RAINES HIGH SCHOOL?
WILLIAM M. RAINES HIGH SCHOOL enrolls approximately 1,376 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does WILLIAM M. RAINES HIGH SCHOOL serve?
WILLIAM M. RAINES HIGH SCHOOL serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many teachers does WILLIAM M. RAINES HIGH SCHOOL have?
WILLIAM M. RAINES HIGH SCHOOL employs 61 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 22.6:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at WILLIAM M. RAINES HIGH SCHOOL?
At WILLIAM M. RAINES HIGH SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 2% White, 5% Hispanic, 91% Black, 0% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees WILLIAM M. RAINES HIGH SCHOOL?
WILLIAM M. RAINES HIGH SCHOOL is overseen by DUVAL in Duval County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.