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Schools in Fort Braden

Fort Braden’s public schools

Leon County School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Fort Braden. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?3/7schools above Florida’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 94% of students in Florida’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
53%
2021–22
Math proficiency
52%
2021–22
Graduate on time
86%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$11.6K
▼ 11% vs FL $13.0K
FY2024
Students per teacher
17.3
FL 18.0 · smaller classes
Schools in town
1
9,629 students on the public path
In brief

Fort Braden’s schools, in brief

School by school

3 of Fort Braden’s 7 district schools with test results score above the middle of Florida’s 3,542 public schools. Lawton Chiles High School places highest (better than 82%); Amos P. Godby High School lowest (15%). See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Fort Braden, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–8Fort Braden SchoolLeon County School DistrictC
9–126 high schoolsDepends on your addressC− to A−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Leon County School District.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Leon County School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 51 schools · 31,579 students, down 3% since 2020–21 · 17.3 per teacher (FL 18.0)
$11,591FL $13,006 · FY2024
B−
Test scores · 2021–22

Close to the state in reading

Reading53%
State average 52.1% · 18622 students tested
Math52%
State average 52.2% · 16835 students tested

Fort Braden vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Florida towns that share Fort Braden’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Fort Braden—Leon County

Every school in Fort Braden

7 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Florida’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

District schools in Fort Bradenby address
Fort Braden School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Tallahassee
C
668 students15:1Rate it →
Also serving Fort Bradenin other towns
Lawton Chiles High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Tallahassee
A−
1,881 students26:1Rate it →
Lincoln High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Tallahassee
B−
1,822 students27:1Rate it →
Leon High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Tallahassee
B+
1,793 students24:1Rate it →
James Rickards High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Tallahassee
C−
1,718 students26:1Rate it →
Amos P. Godby High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Tallahassee
C−
1,388 students22:1Rate it →
Sail
High · Grades 9–12 · Tallahassee
B−
359 students19:1Rate it →

Questions about Fort Braden’s schools

Are Fort Braden’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Fort Braden. Leon County School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Fort Braden. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 3 of its 7 district schools with test results score above the middle of Florida’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Fort Braden in?

Leon County School District.

Where do Fort Braden kids go to high school?

One of six high schools, depending on your address: Lawton Chiles High School, Lincoln High School, Leon High School, James Rickards High School, Amos P. Godby High School and Sail.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.