Summary:
The city of Fernandina Beach, Florida is home to 6 schools serving students from elementary through high school, including 2 elementary schools, 1 middle school, 2 high schools, and 1 alternative school. The Nassau County School District is highly ranked, placing 4th out of 67 districts in the state and earning a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.
Among the standout schools in the district, Fernandina Beach High School is ranked 124th out of 844 Florida high schools and maintains a 4-star rating, with consistently high performance on end-of-course exams and a strong 10th grade English Language Arts proficiency rate of 70%. Similarly, Fernandina Beach Middle School is ranked 143rd out of 1,205 Florida middle schools and boasts exceptional performance on the Algebra 1 end-of-course exam, with a 95% proficiency rate.
While the district as a whole is performing well, there are some areas for improvement, such as the consistently high chronic absenteeism rate of 31.4% across all schools, which is higher than the state average. Additionally, the two non-traditional schools, Nassau County Community School and Nassau Virtual Franchise, have lower performance on standardized tests compared to the district and state averages, suggesting the need for additional support for students in alternative and virtual learning environments.
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