📍 3013 Jim Lee Rd, Tallahassee, Leon County, 32301
James Rickards High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Tallahassee, Leon County. The school has 1,581 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Leon school district. It serves grades 9–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 64.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 24.5:1. 37% of students are proficient in reading. 23% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 96%. The school offers 13 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
James Rickards High School enrolls 1,581 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 64.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 24.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 72% Black or African American, 9.6% Hispanic or Latino and 7.4% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 1,132 | 72% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 151 | 9.6% |
| Asian | 117 | 7.4% |
| White | 98 | 6.2% |
| Two or more races | 81 | 5.1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
908 of the school's 1,581 students (57%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 907 qualify for free lunch and 1 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
James Rickards High School is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Midsize). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district FL-20, state senate district 3, state house district 8.
James Rickards High School is one of 57 schools in LEON, based in TALLAHASSEE, Florida. The district serves 31,645 students district-wide and employs 1,864 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,581 students, James Rickards High School is larger than the district average of about 555 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Midsize
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