Summary:
In zip code 32456, there is one high school, Port St. Joe High School, which serves grades 6 through 12 with 575 students in the Gulf District, a 2-star district ranked 44th out of 70 in Florida.
Port St. Joe High School shows a strong upward trend in academic performance, improving its state ranking from the 57th percentile (3 stars) to the 71st percentile (4 stars) in recent years. The school excels in Civics, with 87% of students proficient, outperforming both the district (80%) and state (77%). However, a major concern is the chronic absenteeism rate of 59.3%, which is nearly double the state average of 31.4%. This creates a paradox: while attending students perform well, a large portion of the student body is disengaged. The school also shows inconsistent performance across grade levels, with 6th graders exceeding state averages in ELA (66% vs. 62%) and Math (68% vs. 60%), but 7th and 8th graders falling below state averages in both subjects. For example, 8th-grade Math proficiency is 43% compared to the state's 61%.
Key metrics include a graduation rate of 85.5% (below the state average of 92.2%), a free/reduced lunch rate of 37.57%, per-student spending of $14,176, and a student-teacher ratio of 14.4:1. The school shows strong year-over-year growth in core subjects like Algebra 1 (73% to 78%), Geometry (49% to 68%), and US History (67% to 80%). However, science performance is mixed: Biology 1 proficiency (62%) lags behind the state (74%), while Civics (87%) and US History (80%) are strengths. The high absenteeism suggests that financial resources alone are not solving engagement issues, and targeted interventions may be needed to address the root causes of chronic absenteeism.
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