Summary:
Live Oak, Florida, is home to a single high school, Suwannee High School, which serves grades 9 through 12 with a total enrollment of 1,167 students as part of the Suwannee School District, a district ranked in the 30th percentile statewide.
Suwannee High School presents a mixed academic profile. Its strongest performance is in science, with an 80% proficiency rate in Biology 1, which exceeds the state average of 74%. However, the school struggles in math and English Language Arts, with Algebra 1 proficiency at 54% (below the 63% state average), Geometry at 42% (below 56%), and both 9th and 10th grade ELA scores hovering around 48-50%, well below state averages of 60-61%. The school’s state ranking has been relatively stable, hovering around the 50th percentile over the past three years. A notable concern is the high chronic absenteeism rate of 49.1%, which is 1.56 times the state average, yet the graduation rate remains a solid 90.5%, slightly above the district average. This paradox suggests that many chronically absent students still manage to graduate, possibly through credit recovery programs.
Test scores at Suwannee High School show extreme year-over-year volatility, such as Algebra 1 proficiency swinging from 23% to 54% in consecutive years, making it difficult to gauge the school’s true academic stability. The school operates with a student-teacher ratio of 24.4:1 and spends $9,055 per student, which is relatively efficient given its middle-of-the-pack state ranking. With 47.39% of students eligible for free or reduced lunch, the school serves a moderately economically disadvantaged population. Overall, while the school excels in science and maintains a decent graduation rate, the high absenteeism and inconsistent test scores in core subjects are key areas for parents to consider.
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