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St. Johns Technical High School

Public Grades 8-12
688th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 841 Florida High Schools
Better than 18% of Florida high schools
Summary

St. Johns Technical High School in St. Augustine, FL, is a small, specialized school serving 190 students in grades 8 through 12 within the highly-ranked St. Johns School District. This school focuses on career and technical education, sharing a campus with First Coast Technical College, and serves a high-needs population where 78.4% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

The most important thing for parents to understand is that this school is not a traditional academic powerhouse. While nearby schools like Allen D Nease Senior High School and Tocoi Creek High School rank among the best in the state, St. Johns Technical has consistently ranked in the bottom 20th percentile of Florida high schools. Test scores are significantly lower than the district average—for example, only 17% of students are proficient in Algebra 1 compared to the district's 83%. The school also faces a severe challenge with chronic absenteeism, with 57.4% of students chronically absent, nearly three times the district average. However, the school spends $22,185 per student, more than double what nearby comprehensive high schools spend, reflecting the high cost of specialized technical programs and small class sizes (a 12.6:1 student-teacher ratio).

Despite these challenges, St. Johns Technical High School achieves a remarkable 93.5% graduation rate, higher than the state average. This "graduation rate paradox" suggests the school is highly effective at keeping at-risk students on track to earn a diploma through credit recovery, flexible scheduling, and career-focused pathways. The school is located just 0.12 miles from St. Augustine High School, a large, high-performing school, highlighting the district's strategy of offering different educational models. For parents considering this school, the primary success metric should be its ability to graduate students and provide career-ready skills, not standardized test scores, which reflect the deep-seated challenges students face before entering the classroom.

190
Students ?
12.6
Student/teacher ratio ?
$22,185
Per pupil spending ?
78.4%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 2970 Collins Ave
       St Augustine, FL  32084

(904) 547-8500

District: St. Johns

Racial breakdown:

White:
54.7%
African American:
28.4%
Hispanic:
12.6%
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At a glance
▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 27th percentile in 2016 → 18th in 2026
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Florida average (34% vs 64% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (18th percentile)
!High chronic absenteeism (65% vs 29% Florida)
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school34%
District avg83%
Florida avg64%
Middle school
1,136th of 1,224
Florida public middle schools ?
Bottom 7%▼ down 2 pts since 2016
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★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
High school
688th of 841
Florida public high schools ?
Bottom 18%▼ down 8 pts since 2016
From bottom 27% (2016) to bottom 18% (2026)
See the entire ranking list of Florida High Schools →
★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
9th of 10High Schools in the St. Johns
4th of 70St. Johns among Florida districts
Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)
Middle school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankFlorida percentileRating
20268.11136 of 12247.2%☆☆☆☆☆
202520.21002 of 120516.8%★☆☆☆☆
202410.51105 of 11967.6%☆☆☆☆☆
202310.11084 of 11777.9%☆☆☆☆☆
20225.91101 of 11484.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20217.11091 of 11364.0%☆☆☆☆☆
201911.31000 of 10999.0%☆☆☆☆☆
201812.4930 of 103510.1%★☆☆☆☆
201711.1942 of 10318.6%☆☆☆☆☆
201611.3907 of 9979.0%☆☆☆☆☆
201413.9877 of 99912.2%★☆☆☆☆
20135.1888 of 9567.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20126.9824 of 8978.1%☆☆☆☆☆
201117.6742 of 89116.7%★☆☆☆☆
201017.7701 of 83916.4%★☆☆☆☆
20097.2706 of 7809.5%☆☆☆☆☆
High school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankFlorida percentileRating
202614.4688 of 84118.2%★☆☆☆☆
202513.1692 of 84418.0%★☆☆☆☆
20247.6689 of 80714.6%★☆☆☆☆
202313.2653 of 79217.6%★☆☆☆☆
20229.2654 of 77415.5%★☆☆☆☆
202113.6612 of 74618.0%★☆☆☆☆
201911.4610 of 73416.9%★☆☆☆☆
201810.2592 of 71617.3%★☆☆☆☆
201718.8546 of 71423.5%★☆☆☆☆
201623.6509 of 69326.6%★☆☆☆☆
201445.3362 of 68747.3%★★☆☆☆
201345.2333 of 64848.6%★★☆☆☆
201219.4476 of 60621.5%★☆☆☆☆
201118.9510 of 62218.0%★☆☆☆☆
201016.5510 of 62017.7%★☆☆☆☆
200915.3484 of 58717.5%★☆☆☆☆
200815.2468 of 57718.9%★☆☆☆☆
200714.6468 of 56316.9%★☆☆☆☆
By subject vs Florida (2025-2026) ?
Biology 155%-19 vs state
US History43%-31 vs state
Geometry40%-16 vs state
Civics37%-40 vs state
Math35%-26 vs state
English Language Arts30%-31 vs state
Algebra 117%-46 vs state
Science10%-42 vs state

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In the 2024-25 school year, 190 students attended St. Johns Technical High School.

St. Johns Technical High School ranks in the bottom 18.2% of Florida high schools.

Students at St. Johns Technical High School are 55% White, 28% African American, 13% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races.

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Latest Florida data All new data »
2024–25 attendance dataAug 18, 2026
2025–26 EOC, FAST & Statewide Science test scoresJun 26, 2026
2024–25 school spending dataMar 20, 2026
2024–25 graduation ratesJan 13, 2026


SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Florida Department of Education.

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