Hernando High School

700 Bell Ave, Brooksville FL, 34601 | Hernando County School District | 352-797-7015
  • grades 6-12
  • students 1207
  • type High
PROFICIENCY 40% 27% lower than state average
School Rankings
  • Ranked #0 of 30 in Brooksville
  • Ranked #0 of 6433 in Florida
Proficiency Averages
49%Brooksville
55%Florida

Hernando High School is a school servicing grades 6 to 12 and is located in the district of "Hernando County School District" in Brooksville, FL. There are a total of 1,207 students and 66 teachers at Hernando High School, for a student to teacher ratio of 19 to 1.

Hernando High School has an average proficiency test score (in mathematics and languages) of 40.0%, which is 27% lower than the Florida average.

Hernando High School location

Academics

Students/Teachers
Students1207
Teachers66
Student/Teacher ratio19:1

 

Advanced Placement
AP enrollment191
Taking some courses121
Taking some courses (not tests)28
Passing some courses14
Passing no courses102

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 Hernando High School, there are a total of 191 students enrolled in advanced placement courses, with 121 taking some courses.

Proficiency in mathematics comparison

Proficiency in languages comparison

Proficiency in mathematics by grade

GradeProficiency
All40%
3n/a
4n/a
5n/a
6n/a
7n/a
8n/a
High School40%

Proficiency in languages by grade

GradeProficiency
All40%
3n/a
4n/a
5n/a
6n/a
7n/a
8n/a
High School40%

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.

Hernando High School race/ethnicity breakdown

RaceSchoolDistrictFloridaNational
White 76.2% 70.4% 40.9% 51.1%
Black 10.3% 7.4% 22.7% 15.9%
Asian 1.0% 1.6% 2.6% 4.7%
Hispanic or Latino 9.6% 16.1% 30.0% 23.6%
American Indian and Alaskan 0.8% 0.4% 0.4% 1.2%
Hawaiian 0.0% 0.2% 0.2% 0.4%
Multiracial 2.2% 4.0% 3.2% 3.1%

Brooksville demographics profile

StatisticBrooksvilleFloridaNational
Population8,38421,477,737328,239,523
Population density (sq mi)75041091
Median age50.441.637.7
Male/Female ratio0.8:11.0:11.0:1
Married (15yrs & older)50%54%55%
Speak English94%72%79%
Speak Spanish6%21%13%

Education level achieved in Brooksville

IndexBrooksvilleFloridaNational
Completed 8th grade76.7%84.0%84.3%
Completed high school75.0%83.0%83.0%
Completed some college43.8%58.0%59.4%
Completed associate degree25.9%37.4%38.5%
Completed bachelors17.0%27.9%30.3%
Completed masters5.8%10.0%11.5%
Completed professional degree1.7%3.1%3.3%
Completed doctorate0.7%1.1%1.3%
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Source: The Hernando High School data displayed above is derived from the National Center for Education Statistics and from the U.S. Department of Education.