Summary:
Sandalwood High School is a public high school in Jacksonville, Florida, serving 2,771 students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the Duval School District, which is ranked 54 out of 68 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.
Sandalwood High School has maintained a strong four-year graduation rate, ranging from 92.0% to 94.9% over the past few years, which is higher than the district and state averages. The school's test scores are generally on par or slightly above the district and state averages in subjects like Algebra 1, Geometry, Biology 1, and US History, but its English Language Arts (ELA) proficiency rates for 9th and 10th grade are below the district and state averages. However, Sandalwood's performance is generally better than some nearby schools, such as Englewood High School and Terry Parker High School, which have lower state-wide rankings, lower graduation rates, and higher chronic absenteeism rates.
One notable comparison is to Duval Charter High School at Baymeadows, a nearby charter school that outperforms Sandalwood High School in several areas, including higher state-wide rankings, graduation rates, and test scores, particularly in subjects like Algebra 1, Geometry, Biology 1, and US History. Sandalwood High School's diverse student population and relatively high percentage of free and reduced-price lunch recipients (41.75%) suggest that the school may be serving a more socioeconomically diverse community compared to some of the nearby schools. However, the school has seen a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 17.7% in 2019-2020 to 35.1% in 2022-2023, which is higher than the district average and a concerning trend that the school and district should address.
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Detail:
Public 9-12
District:
Duval
SchoolDigger Rank:
299th of 807 Florida High Schools
Per Pupil Expenditures: $8,293
Feeder schools for Sandalwood High School:
Student/teacher ratio: 23.2
Number of students: 2,771
Racial breakdown:
White:
37.7%
African American:
25.5%
Hispanic:
21.9%
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Asian:
7.1%
Two or more races:
7.0%
Pacific Islander:
0.4%
American Indian:
0.3%
Free/discounted lunch recipients: 41.8%
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