Lafayette High School, Mayo FL - Test Scores & Data

Original Research by School Decision on Lafayette High School

Lafayette High School sits on the northeast edge of Mayo, serving grades six through twelve for all of Lafayette County. Because the entire county has only two schools, this one building handles every public school student from middle through high school. It is a genuinely small school for the span of grades it covers, drawing from a county that is among Florida's least populated.

Mayo itself is a quiet, car-dependent county seat where the courthouse anchors a modest downtown along US-27. Publicly reported sources describe it as a pass-through town more than a destination, with a mix of occupied local businesses and empty older storefronts along the main corridor. The practical anchors of daily life are Veterans Memorial Park, the county library, and county government offices, all close together in the small core. The local economy runs on government employment, a state correctional institution, and agriculture, particularly cattle, poultry, and what remains of a once-larger dairy industry. There is no fixed-route transit, and getting anywhere beyond Mayo means driving.

On the state's FAST assessments for the most recent school year, sixth-grade math proficiency is strong, placing it well above the midpoints many Florida middle schools hit. Seventh and eighth grade math results are also solid, holding above the three-quarter mark. ELA results are more mixed: sixth grade comes in strong, seventh grade is respectable, and eighth grade drops noticeably, which is worth a conversation with the school if you have a student approaching those years. Eighth-grade science sits below the math results as well, though it is not dramatically low. No state assessment results are reported for high school grades, which is consistent with how Florida's current FAST system reports, so a parent seeking high school subject-area proficiency data will need to ask the school directly.

A graduation rate was not available in the data. Given the school's role as the county's only secondary school, a parent will want to ask specifically about four-year graduation outcomes, college-going rates, and what post-secondary supports the school provides. Program offerings were not available in the data provided, so questions about AP, dual enrollment, career pathways, or vocational programs are worth raising directly.

A substantial share of the student population qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch, which reflects the county's economic profile. The student body is predominantly white, with Hispanic students making up a meaningful share and Black students a smaller one. Data on students with IEPs or English learner designations was not reported.

On housing, Lafayette County home values are well below the Florida state median and also below the national median. Year-over-year appreciation has been moderate and positive, putting the local market in a different position from many parts of Florida that have seen recent declines. For a family relocating from a higher-cost market, the affordability picture is meaningfully different here. Rental data was not available.

Lafayette County is the only district in the county, so the comparison data on proficiency and attendance was not applicable because no peer comparison set exists within the county. The district brief search found no specific recent changes to curriculum, budget, or policy that cleared the threshold for parent-relevant reporting, so that section was left out.

What this school represents practically is a single, small, rural institution that a student will spend seven years in from sixth grade through graduation. The tight-knit nature of that arrangement suits some families well and feels limiting to others. The middle grades math and sixth-grade ELA results are genuinely encouraging. The eighth-grade ELA dip and the absence of high school performance data are areas where a parent looking closely would want more information before drawing conclusions.

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Academic performance

State test results and graduation outcomes.

Graduation rate (ACGR)

>=95%Cohort of 78 students · Class of 2021

The federal source publishes a banded range instead of an exact rate when the graduating cohort is small enough that an exact number could risk identifying individual students.

How this school compares to all schools in this state

Each dot is one school’s SY 2020-21 graduation rate, binned by integer rate. Taller columns mean more schools at that rate. This school is highlighted.

867 schools plotted. 183 additional schools' rates are federally suppressed and not shown. Data: EDFacts SY 2020-21.

Math

Grade 686%

School 86% · District 86%

▲ 24 pts above state median

Grade 779%

School 79% · District 79%

▲ 30 pts above state median

Grade 880%

School 80% · District 80%

▲ 29 pts above state median

English language arts

Grade 680%

School 80% · District 80%

▲ 20 pts above state median

Grade 776%

School 76% · District 76%

▲ 21 pts above state median

Grade 866%

School 66% · District 66%

▲ 12 pts above state median

Science

Grade 862%

School 62% · District 62%

▲ 16 pts above state median

This schoolLAFAYETTE, same grade

Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.

Proficiency by household income

English language arts

Grade 6Lower-income69%Higher-income100%31 pp gap

Grade 7Lower-income68%Higher-income90%22 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income60%Higher-income76%16 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 6Lower-income82%Higher-income92%10 pp gap

Grade 7Lower-income72%Higher-income90%19 pp gap