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What's something WINTER HAVEN SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL does better than most schools?
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Enrollment
2,648
High
DISTRICT 1,012 · STATE 1,035
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·POLK·NCES 120159001726
WINTER HAVEN SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
600 6TH ST SE, WINTER HAVEN, FL 33880 · (863) 291-5330 · Polk County
GRADES 09–12HIGH13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL2,648 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 38% of Florida public high schools
- CTest 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
24.3:1
109 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 23.0:1 · STATE 23.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
60%
1,594 students
DISTRICT 65% · 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 | 798 | 30% |
| Grade 10 | 680 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 587 | 22% |
| Grade 12 | 583 | 22% |
Student demographics
70%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 67% · 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
53.1%
FL avg 56.7% . +7.6pp since 2023
Math
21.0%
FL avg 58.9% . -5.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 53 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 21 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 8 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 5 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 53.1% | 21.0% |
| 2023-24 | 45.5% | 26.0% |
% 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
45.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
51.0%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 46% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 51% 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 WINTER HAVEN SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
WINTER HAVEN SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL's state test result (45.8% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| WINTER HAVEN SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL this school | 2,648 | 60.2% | 45.8% |
| PORT ST. LUCIE HIGH SCHOOL PORT ST LUCIE | 1,793 | 58.9% | 46.7% |
| HERITAGE HIGH SCHOOL PALM BAY | 1,960 | 57.7% | 46.0% |
| ORANGE PARK HIGH SCHOOL ORANGE PARK | 1,844 | 60.8% | 58.6% |
| LAKELAND SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL LAKELAND | 1,985 | 56.8% | 48.0% |
| LAKE GIBSON SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL LAKELAND | 1,973 | 62.3% | 41.9% |
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 WINTER HAVEN SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Polk County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 45.8% | #390 of 555 | #6 of 19 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 21.0% | #498 of 549 ▼ 102 | #7 of 19 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 53.1% | #315 of 559 ▲ 55 | #6 of 20 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 2,648 | #51 of 830 | #3 of 35 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 24.3:1 | #413 of 575 | #16 of 22 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 70.0% | #43 of 594 | #1 of 22 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 60.2% | #96 of 630 | #18 of 23 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +17.7% | #85 of 246 | #6 of 12 |
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
2,648
+345 (+15%) vs 2020
+59% since 1990-91, when it was 1,664
Student : Teacher
24.3:1
was 21.9:1
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 | 2,648 | 109 | 24.3:1 | 60% (1,594) |
| 2023-24 | 2,553 | 111 | 23.0:1 | 59% (1,512) |
| 2022-23 | 2,467 | 116 | 21.3:1 | 51% (1,246) |
| 2020-21 | 2,303 | 105 | 21.9:1 | 46% (1,051) |
| 2017-18 | 2,250 | 99 | 22.7:1 | 42% (947) |
| 2015-16 | 2,110 | 89 | 23.7:1 | 47% (986) |
| 2010-11 | 1,610 | 98 | 16.4:1 | 54% (863) |
| 2000-01 | 1,684 | 87 | 19.4:1 | 30% (504) |
| 1990-91 | 1,664 | 105 | 15.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for WINTER HAVEN SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL.
About WINTER HAVEN SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
WINTER HAVEN SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is a large high school in WINTER HAVEN, Florida, one of the schools in POLK. The student body numbers 2,648 students, from grades 9 through 12. Average enrollment for high schools in Florida is about 1,035, so this school runs 156% larger than that.
POLK operates 163 schools. Combined enrollment is 116,552 students.
Hispanic students are the largest group at WINTER HAVEN SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL, with 34% of enrollment. The next largest groups are 31% White, 30% Black, 3% multiracial, and 2% Asian. WINTER HAVEN SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL has a diversity index of 70%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Staffing totals 109 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 24.3:1. For comparison, high schools in Florida average 23.5:1. A measure often used for student poverty, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, stands at 60%.
WINTER HAVEN SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is graded C+ by allk12, scoring above 38% of Florida public high schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
In Florida, WINTER HAVEN SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 45.8% actual against a predicted 51.0%.
WINTER HAVEN SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is located in Polk County, where median household income is about $65,978, roughly 24% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Federal data list 172 public schools in Polk County, with a combined enrollment of about 117,004.
FRANK E. BRIGHAM ACADEMY is the closest public school, about 0.4 miles away in a straight line. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. On state test proficiency, WINTER HAVEN SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL ranks 3rd in a group of 6 nearby schools.
Federal records code the school's setting as City: Small.
A comparison of 2020-21 and 2024-25 shows enrollment up 15%, from 2,303 to 2,648. The ratio of students to teachers went from 21.9:1 to 24.3:1 over the same years.
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Polk County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
790,694
Census ACS
Median income
$65,978
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
172
117,004 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in POLK
- HAINES CITY SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 3,105 students
- DAVENPORT HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,731 students
- RIDGE COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,632 students
- GEORGE W. JENKINS SENIOR HIGHHigh · 2,469 students
- BARTOW SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,276 students
- LAKELAND SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,985 students
Other schools in WINTER HAVEN
- CHAIN OF LAKES ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 1,007 students
- NEW BEGINNINGS HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 997 students
- FRED G. GARNER ACADEMYElementary · 817 students
- JEWETT SCHOOL OF THE ARTSElementary · 746 students
- WESTWOOD MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 712 students
- SOUTH POINTE ELEMENTARYElementary · 689 students
Nearby schools
- FRANK E. BRIGHAM ACADEMY0.4 mi · 547
- DENISON MIDDLE SCHOOL0.5 mi · 684
- LANGUAGE & LITERACY ACADEMY FOR LEARNING0.7 mi · 332
- CYPRESS JUNCTION MONTESSORI1.0 mi · 317
- ELBERT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.1 mi · 549
- CHAIN OF LAKES COLLEGIATE HIGH1.2 mi · 340
Frequently asked questions
About WINTER HAVEN SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at WINTER HAVEN SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL?
WINTER HAVEN SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL enrolls approximately 2,648 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does WINTER HAVEN SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL serve?
WINTER HAVEN SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at WINTER HAVEN SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL?
Approximately 24.3:1 students per teacher at WINTER HAVEN SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL.
How diverse is WINTER HAVEN SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL?
WINTER HAVEN SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL reports a student body of 31% White, 34% Hispanic, 30% Black, 2% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is WINTER HAVEN SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL in?
WINTER HAVEN SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is part of POLK.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.