Leon High School

550 E Tennessee St, Tallahassee FL, 32308 | Leon County School District | 850-488-1971
  • grades 9-12
  • students 2085
  • type High
PROFICIENCY 70% 27% higher than state average
School Rankings
  • Ranked #0 of 92 in Tallahassee
  • Ranked #0 of 6433 in Florida
Proficiency Averages
54%Tallahassee
55%Florida

Leon 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 2,085 students and 95 teachers at Leon High School, for a student to teacher ratio of 22 to 1.

Leon High School has an average proficiency test score (in mathematics and languages) of 69.5%, which is 27% higher than the Florida average.

Leon High School location

Academics

Students/Teachers
Students2085
Teachers95
Student/Teacher ratio22:1

 

Advanced Placement
AP enrollment663
Taking some courses423
Taking some courses (not tests)38
Passing some courses142
Passing no courses273

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 Leon High School, there are a total of 663 students enrolled in advanced placement courses, with 423 taking some courses.

Proficiency in mathematics comparison

Proficiency in languages comparison

Proficiency in mathematics by grade

GradeProficiency
All71%
3n/a
4n/a
5n/a
6n/a
7n/a
8n/a
High School71%

Proficiency in languages by grade

GradeProficiency
All68%
3n/a
4n/a
5n/a
6n/a
7n/a
8n/a
High School68%

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.

Leon High School race/ethnicity breakdown

RaceSchoolDistrictFloridaNational
White 59.2% 44.7% 40.9% 51.1%
Black 31.5% 42.7% 22.7% 15.9%
Asian 1.9% 3.5% 2.6% 4.7%
Hispanic or Latino 4.3% 5.1% 30.0% 23.6%
American Indian and Alaskan 0.1% 0.3% 0.4% 1.2%
Hawaiian 0.2% 0.1% 0.2% 0.4%
Multiracial 2.9% 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 Leon High School data displayed above is derived from the National Center for Education Statistics and from the U.S. Department of Education.