Gaines Alternative at Hamblen

Public high school, grades 5 to 12 · St Augustine, Florida

Gaines Alternative at Hamblen in St Augustine, Florida enrolled 65 students in 2024-25. It was not a Title I school in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 0-50% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 15-19% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Florida: 53% and 52.2%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was under 50% (Florida: 88%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment fell 22% from 2022-23 to 2024-25

83 students in 2022-23, 67 students in 2023-24, 65 students in 2024-25.

Students enrolled at Gaines Alternative at Hamblen by school year2022-23: 83, 2023-24: 67, 2024-25: 6502550751002022-23832023-24672024-2565
Students enrolled at Gaines Alternative at Hamblen by school year2022-23: 83, 2023-24: 67, 2024-25: 6502550751002022-23832023-24672024-2565
Students enrolled at Gaines Alternative at Hamblen by school year2022-23: 83, 2023-24: 67, 2024-25: 6502550751002022-23832023-24672024-2565
Students enrolled at Gaines Alternative at Hamblen by school year2022-23: 83, 2023-24: 67, 2024-25: 6502550751002022-23832023-24672024-2565
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-23830.0not reported
2023-24670.0not reported
2024-25650.0not reported

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25.

1 AP courses and one counselor per 56 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Gaines Alternative at Hamblen enrolled 56 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 54 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement courses1
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 56 of the 56 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions54
  • Chronically absentnot reported for this school

Who attends

52.3% of students were White, 30.8% Black, 9.2% Hispanic in 2024-25.

  1. White52.3%
  2. Black30.8%
  3. Hispanic9.2%
  4. Two or more races7.7%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at Gaines Alternative at Hamblen scored proficient or above: 0-50% in reading in 2021-22 and 15-19% in math in 2022-23, against 53% in reading in 2021-22 and 52.2% in math in 2022-23 across Florida. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Florida, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtFlorida
Reading and language arts, 2021-220‑50%72%53%
Math, 2022-2315‑19%78% (2021-22)52.2%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Graduation rate, class of 2023

under 50% of the 14 students in Gaines Alternative at Hamblen's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 88% across Florida. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This schoolIts districtFlorida
Four-year graduation rateunder 50%94%88%
Students in the class143,833208,274

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows school and district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.

High schools in St Augustine

11 public high schools in St Augustine report 2024-25 enrollment.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Tocoi Creek High School2,61624.012.6%
Beachside High School2,21425.46.2%
St. Augustine High School1,71721.538.3%
Pedro Menendez High School1,40321.539.1%
St. Johns Technical High School19012.775.3%
Deaf High School (Fsdb)1798.183.2%
Life Work/Project Search10420.829.8%
Blind High School (Fsdb)935.286.0%

All public schools in St Augustine →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Gaines Alternative at Hamblen

  1. Beachside High SchoolThe nearest public high school, 1.1 miles away: 2,214 students, 25.4 per teacher (2024-25).1.1 mi
  2. Deaf High School (Fsdb)The next nearest public high school, 2.0 miles away: 179 students, 8.1 per teacher (2024-25).2.0 mi
  3. Compare Gaines Alternative at Hamblen with Beachside High SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much St. Johns County School District spends per student$9,989 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$9,989
  5. The largest public schools in FloridaGaines Alternative at Hamblen is the number 703 by size of 818 Florida high schools open in 2024-25.#703 of 818
  6. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Gaines Alternative at Hamblen

  1. How many students attend Gaines Alternative at Hamblen?
    65 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 83 in 2022-23. It is a high school in St Augustine, FL.
  2. Is Gaines Alternative at Hamblen a Title I school?
    Gaines Alternative at Hamblen was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  3. How do students at Gaines Alternative at Hamblen do on state tests?
    The students tested at Gaines Alternative at Hamblen scored proficient or above: 0-50% in reading in 2021-22 and 15-19% in math in 2022-23, against 53% in reading in 2021-22 and 52.2% in math in 2022-23 across Florida. Florida's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  4. What is the graduation rate at Gaines Alternative at Hamblen?
    under 50% of the 14 students in Gaines Alternative at Hamblen's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 88% across Florida. The rate counts the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and the share of them with a regular diploma by 2023. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23; ED publishes school rates as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is Gaines Alternative at Hamblen in?
    St. Johns County School District, NCES district ID 1201740. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 120174003017 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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