Summary
Lyman High School is a public magnet high school located in Longwood, Florida, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 2,056 students. The school is part of the Seminole County School District, which is ranked 9th out of 67 districts in Florida and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.
While Lyman High School is a magnet school, its performance lags behind nearby high schools in the district. The school's test scores are generally lower than the Seminole County and Florida state averages across various subjects and grade levels, with proficiency rates in Algebra 1 (21%), Geometry (45%), and 10th grade English Language Arts (59%) significantly below the district and state averages. Lyman High School's four-year graduation rates have also been consistently lower than the Seminole County and state averages, ranging from 88.0% to 92.7% in recent years, compared to the district average of around 89.7%. Additionally, the school has experienced higher chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 24.6% to 31.4% in recent years, compared to the Seminole County average of around 31.4%.
Despite its magnet school status, Lyman High School does not appear to be outperforming the other nearby high schools in the Seminole County district, such as Oviedo High School, Seminole High School, Lake Brantley High School, and Winter Springs High School, which consistently outperform Lyman in terms of test scores, graduation rates, and other key metrics. The higher percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch at Lyman High School, ranging from 52.88% to 55.71% in recent years, compared to the Seminole County average of around 53.97%, suggests that the school may serve a more economically disadvantaged population, which could contribute to the lower academic performance and higher chronic absenteeism rates.
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