Schools in Ponce de Leon · Holmes County School District
Ponce de Leon’s public schools beat 51% of Florida districts
The public schools Ponce de Leon’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 51% of Florida’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.
56%beats similar-income towns
Reading proficiency
45%
▼ 7 pts vs FL 52%
2020–21
Math proficiency
44%
▼ 4 pts vs FL 48%
2020–21
Graduate on time
93%
▲ 3 pts vs FL 90%
class of 2020
Spent per student
$12.0K
▼ 8% vs FL $13.0K
FY2024
Schools
0
The School Grade
How Ponce de Leon compares
C Test scoresA− Graduation
Florida school districts we grade (73)Better than 51%
Lower resultsHigher results
Florida towns with similar household incomes (461)Better than 56%
High confidence. Built on 1,745 tested students and a graduating class of 229; ordinary year-to-year swings are unlikely to change it.
How the School Grade works
- Results, not inputs. Math and reading proficiency on Florida’s state tests against the state average, plus the four-year graduation rate. Spending and class size are shown but don’t count. Tests: 2020–21; graduation: class of 2020.
- The whole path. A town’s grade follows its kids through every district that serves it, weighted by students tested. Tests count 60%, graduation 40%.
- Graded within the state. Each state writes its own tests, so districts are compared with the rest of Florida only. A+ is the top 5%, A the next 10%, A− the next 10%, the B range the next 30%, the C range the next 30%, D the rest.
- What a grade can’t tell you. Test results track family income, so we also compare towns with similar incomes. Visit, ask other parents, and read neighbor reviews. It’s our own summary of U.S. Department of Education data, not an official rating.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Ponce de Leon.
4 schools teach Pre-K in Ponce de Leon’s district. Which one depends on your address: Bonifay K-8 School, Poplar Springs High School, Bethlehem High School and Ponce de Leon Elementary School.
4 schools teach K in Ponce de Leon’s district. Which one depends on your address: Bonifay K-8 School, Poplar Springs High School, Bethlehem High School and Ponce de Leon Elementary School.
4 schools teach 1st grade in Ponce de Leon’s district. Which one depends on your address: Bonifay K-8 School, Poplar Springs High School, Bethlehem High School and Ponce de Leon Elementary School.
4 schools teach 2nd grade in Ponce de Leon’s district. Which one depends on your address: Bonifay K-8 School, Poplar Springs High School, Bethlehem High School and Ponce de Leon Elementary School.
4 schools teach 3rd grade in Ponce de Leon’s district. Which one depends on your address: Bonifay K-8 School, Poplar Springs High School, Bethlehem High School and Ponce de Leon Elementary School.
4 schools teach 4th grade in Ponce de Leon’s district. Which one depends on your address: Bonifay K-8 School, Poplar Springs High School, Bethlehem High School and Ponce de Leon Elementary School.
4 schools teach 5th grade in Ponce de Leon’s district. Which one depends on your address: Bonifay K-8 School, Poplar Springs High School, Bethlehem High School and Ponce de Leon Elementary School.
4 schools teach 6th grade in Ponce de Leon’s district. Which one depends on your address: Bonifay K-8 School, Poplar Springs High School, Bethlehem High School and Ponce de Leon High School.
4 schools teach 7th grade in Ponce de Leon’s district. Which one depends on your address: Bonifay K-8 School, Poplar Springs High School, Bethlehem High School and Ponce de Leon High School.
4 schools teach 8th grade in Ponce de Leon’s district. Which one depends on your address: Bonifay K-8 School, Poplar Springs High School, Bethlehem High School and Ponce de Leon High School.
4 schools teach 9th grade in Ponce de Leon’s district. Which one depends on your address: Holmes County High School, Poplar Springs High School, Bethlehem High School and Ponce de Leon High School.
4 schools teach 10th grade in Ponce de Leon’s district. Which one depends on your address: Holmes County High School, Poplar Springs High School, Bethlehem High School and Ponce de Leon High School.
4 schools teach 11th grade in Ponce de Leon’s district. Which one depends on your address: Holmes County High School, Poplar Springs High School, Bethlehem High School and Ponce de Leon High School.
4 schools teach 12th grade in Ponce de Leon’s district. Which one depends on your address: Holmes County High School, Poplar Springs High School, Bethlehem High School and Ponce de Leon High School.
The path, start to finish
PK–124 schoolsDepends on your address
124 high schoolsDepends on your address
124 high schoolsDepends on your address
The district
Each district’s own page has its spending, test scores, enrollment and every school.
Test scores · 2020–21
Well below the state in reading
Reading45%
State average 52%
Math44%
State average 47.9%
Every school in Ponce de Leon
0 schools. Grades are ours, from state tests and graduation. Stars are from neighbors.
Also serving Ponce de Leon · in other towns
Bonifay K-8 School
B1,136 students15:1Rate it →
Poplar Springs High School
B−415 students15:1Rate it →
Bethlehem High School
C363 students14:1Rate it →
Ponce de Leon Elementary School
B−272 students14:1Rate it →
Ponce de Leon High School
C+298 students16:1Rate it →
Holmes County High School
C464 students16:1Rate it →
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School data: U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts, F-33 school finance). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within Florida. Stars are from neighbors.