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Schools in Horseshoe Beach

Horseshoe Beach’s public schools

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

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?2/3schools above Florida’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 97% 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
47%
2021–22
Math proficiency
54%
2021–22
Graduate on time
87%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$12.9K
▼ 1% vs FL $13.0K
FY2024
Students per teacher
19.6
FL 18.0 · larger classes
Schools in town
0
1,871 students on the public path
In brief

Horseshoe Beach’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of Horseshoe Beach’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Florida’s 3,542 public schools. Old Town Elementary School places highest (better than 80%); Dixie County High School lowest (29%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Two elementary schools serve Horseshoe Beach, graded from B+ to A−, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then one middle school: Dixie County High School. 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 Horseshoe Beach, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–62 schoolsDepends on your addressB+ to A−
7–12Dixie County High Schoolin Cross CityC

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Dixie 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.

Dixie County School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 6 schools · 2,001 students, up 20% since 2020–21 · 19.6 per teacher (FL 18.0)
$12,912FL $13,006 · FY2024
B−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading47%
State average 52.1% · 1190 students tested
Math54%
State average 52.2% · 1143 students tested

Horseshoe Beach vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Florida towns that share Horseshoe Beach’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Horseshoe Beach—Dixie County

Every school in Horseshoe Beach

3 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).

Also serving Horseshoe Beachin other towns
James M. Anderson Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Cross City
B+
563 students19:1Rate it →
Old Town Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Old Town
A−
517 students19:1Rate it →
Dixie County High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Cross City
C
791 students20:1Rate it →

Questions about Horseshoe Beach’s schools

Are Horseshoe Beach’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Horseshoe Beach. Dixie County School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Horseshoe Beach. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 2 of its 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Florida’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Horseshoe Beach in?

Dixie County School District.

Where do Horseshoe Beach kids go to high school?

Dixie County High School.

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What Horseshoe Beach families are saying about school.

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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.