Best Public Schools in Zip Code 34604


Summary:

The 34604 zip code area in Hernando County, Florida is home to 3 schools, including 1 elementary school, 2 high schools (one of which is a technical high school), and no middle schools or alternative schools. Among these schools, Chocachatti Elementary School stands out as a top performer, consistently ranking in the top 15% of Florida elementary schools and earning a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Chocachatti Elementary boasts strong academic performance, with 64-80% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts and Math on the FAST assessments. It also has a relatively low chronic absenteeism rate of 13.9%. In contrast, Nature Coast Technical High School and Hernando County Jail have more mixed performance, with Nature Coast Technical High ranking around the 40th percentile for Florida high schools and its test scores generally below state averages, despite a commendable 93.6% graduation rate. The Hernando County Jail school, being an alternative school for incarcerated students, has very low enrollment and 100% chronic absenteeism, making it difficult to draw meaningful conclusions.

Across the 3 schools, the student populations are diverse, with 60-61% White, 5-25% Hispanic, and 6-71% African American students. Spending per student ranges from $9,484 at Nature Coast Technical High to $10,591 at Chocachatti Elementary, and student-teacher ratios vary from 15.6 at Chocachatti Elementary to 20.2 at Nature Coast Technical High. Overall, the analysis highlights the importance of examining school-level data to identify both high-performing and underperforming institutions, and to uncover insights that can inform efforts to improve educational outcomes for all students in the Hernando district.








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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Florida Department of Education.

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