Lawton Chiles High School

7200 Lawton Chiles Ln, Tallahassee FL, 32312 | Leon County School District | 850-488-1756
  • grades 9-12
  • students 2077
  • type High
PROFICIENCY 79% 44% higher than state average
School Rankings
  • Ranked #0 of 92 in Tallahassee
  • Ranked #0 of 6433 in Florida
Proficiency Averages
54%Tallahassee
55%Florida

Lawton Chiles High School is a school servicing grades 9 to 12 and is located in the district of "Leon County School District" in Tallahassee, FL. There are a total of 2,077 students and 87 teachers at Lawton Chiles High School, for a student to teacher ratio of 24 to 1.

Lawton Chiles High School has an average proficiency test score (in mathematics and languages) of 78.5%, which is 44% higher than the Florida average.

Lawton Chiles High School location

Academics

Students/Teachers
Students2077
Teachers87
Student/Teacher ratio24:1

 

Advanced Placement
AP enrollment723
Taking some courses385
Taking some courses (not tests)34
Passing some courses176
Passing no courses200

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 Lawton Chiles High School, there are a total of 723 students enrolled in advanced placement courses, with 385 taking some courses.

Proficiency in mathematics comparison

Proficiency in languages comparison

Proficiency in mathematics by grade

GradeProficiency
All77%
3n/a
4n/a
5n/a
6n/a
7n/a
8n/a
High School77%

Proficiency in languages by grade

GradeProficiency
All80%
3n/a
4n/a
5n/a
6n/a
7n/a
8n/a
High School80%

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.

Lawton Chiles High School race/ethnicity breakdown

RaceSchoolDistrictFloridaNational
White 79.6% 44.7% 40.9% 51.1%
Black 8.4% 42.7% 22.7% 15.9%
Asian 4.5% 3.5% 2.6% 4.7%
Hispanic or Latino 4.8% 5.1% 30.0% 23.6%
American Indian and Alaskan 0.2% 0.3% 0.4% 1.2%
Hawaiian 0.0% 0.1% 0.2% 0.4%
Multiracial 2.4% 3.4% 3.2% 3.1%

Tallahassee demographics profile

StatisticTallahasseeFloridaNational
Population192,88521,477,737328,239,523
Population density (sq mi)1,89441091
Median age27.241.637.7
Male/Female ratio0.9:11.0:11.0:1
Married (15yrs & older)33%54%55%
Speak English89%72%79%
Speak Spanish5%21%13%

Education level achieved in Tallahassee

IndexTallahasseeFloridaNational
Completed 8th grade89.8%84.0%84.3%
Completed high school89.1%83.0%83.0%
Completed some college76.3%58.0%59.4%
Completed associate degree57.1%37.4%38.5%
Completed bachelors47.6%27.9%30.3%
Completed masters22.0%10.0%11.5%
Completed professional degree8.0%3.1%3.3%
Completed doctorate3.9%1.1%1.3%
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Source: The Lawton Chiles High School data displayed above is derived from the National Center for Education Statistics and from the U.S. Department of Education.