Leesburg High School

1401 Yellow Jacket Way, Leesburg FL, 34748 | Lake County School District | 352-787-5047
  • grades 9-12
  • students 1496
  • type High
PROFICIENCY 35% 37% lower than state average
School Rankings
  • Ranked #0 of 15 in Leesburg
  • Ranked #0 of 6433 in Florida
Proficiency Averages
36%Leesburg
55%Florida

Leesburg High School is a school servicing grades 9 to 12 and is located in the district of "Lake County School District" in Leesburg, FL. There are a total of 1,496 students and 75 teachers at Leesburg High School, for a student to teacher ratio of 20 to 1.

Leesburg High School has an average proficiency test score (in mathematics and languages) of 34.5%, which is 37% lower than the Florida average.

Leesburg High School location

Academics

Students/Teachers
Students1496
Teachers75
Student/Teacher ratio20:1

 

Advanced Placement
AP enrollment323
Taking some courses266
Taking some courses (not tests)19
Passing some courses47
Passing no courses203

Advanced placement (AP) is a program that offers high school students the ability to take college level courses and exams. These programs were created to be at the same level of most first year university courses. If the students were successful in the AP programs, they could potentially receive advanced placement, credit or exemptions when they go on to university. At Leesburg High School, there are a total of 323 students enrolled in advanced placement courses, with 266 taking some courses.

Proficiency in mathematics comparison

Proficiency in languages comparison

Proficiency in mathematics by grade

GradeProficiency
All36%
3n/a
4n/a
5n/a
6n/a
7n/a
8n/a
High School36%

Proficiency in languages by grade

GradeProficiency
All33%
3n/a
4n/a
5n/a
6n/a
7n/a
8n/a
High School33%

The proficiency in math and languages tables represent the percentage of students that scored at or above the proficiency level on their standardized state assessment tests. Although these tests are standardized within each state, the tests may vary from state to state. Comparing the results of one state to another may not always be an accurate or fair comparison.

Leesburg High School race/ethnicity breakdown

RaceSchoolDistrictFloridaNational
White 56.8% 56.1% 40.9% 51.1%
Black 28.3% 14.9% 22.7% 15.9%
Asian 2.1% 2.7% 2.6% 4.7%
Hispanic or Latino 9.9% 22.0% 30.0% 23.6%
American Indian and Alaskan 0.3% 0.5% 0.4% 1.2%
Hawaiian 0.4% 0.1% 0.2% 0.4%
Multiracial 2.1% 3.8% 3.2% 3.1%

Leesburg demographics profile

StatisticLeesburgFloridaNational
Population23,14221,477,737328,239,523
Population density (sq mi)60241091
Median age42.341.637.7
Male/Female ratio0.9:11.0:11.0:1
Married (15yrs & older)53%54%55%
Speak English82%72%79%
Speak Spanish16%21%13%

Education level achieved in Leesburg

IndexLeesburgFloridaNational
Completed 8th grade80.2%84.0%84.3%
Completed high school78.4%83.0%83.0%
Completed some college47.3%58.0%59.4%
Completed associate degree25.8%37.4%38.5%
Completed bachelors16.2%27.9%30.3%
Completed masters5.7%10.0%11.5%
Completed professional degree1.1%3.1%3.3%
Completed doctorate0.3%1.1%1.3%
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Source: The Leesburg High School data displayed above is derived from the National Center for Education Statistics and from the U.S. Department of Education.