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Hernando Schools
Hernando is a public school district in Florida, based in Hernando County (Brooksville). SchoolGrade grades 27 of its schools on actual versus projected test scores; every school below has its own page.
Hernando on the map
District boundary from the NCES EDGE composite school district file. Each marker is a graded school; click it for its grade and scores.
SchoolGrade summary for Hernando
26 of 27 schools in Hernando carry a SchoolGrade (1 have no school-level proficiency results in our source data). Grade distribution:
A: 3B: 4C: 11D: 8
Best schools in Hernando
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The ten highest SchoolGrades in the district. Grades reward actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact.
- A+ Challenger K 8 School Of Science And Math (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
- A Chocachatti Elementary School (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- A Gulf Coast Academy Of Science And Technology (Middle school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- B+ Brooksville Engineering Science And Technology Best A (Middle school, exceeds expectations)
- B Nature Coast Technical High (High school, meets expectations)
- B- Suncoast Elementary School (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
- B- Gulf Coast Elementary School (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- C+ West Hernando Middle School (Middle school, meets expectations)
- C+ Westside Elementary School (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- C+ Pine Grove Elementary School (Elementary school, doesn't meet expectations)
Every school in Hernando
High schools (5)
- C- Central High School, Brooksville
- C Frank W Springstead High School, Brooksville
- D+ Hernando High School, Brooksville
- B Nature Coast Technical High, Brooksville
- C- Weeki Wachee High School, Weeki Wachee
Middle and junior high schools (4)
- C- D S Parrott Middle School, Brooksville
- D Fox Chapel Middle School, Spring Hill
- C Powell Middle School, Brooksville
- C+ West Hernando Middle School, Brooksville
Elementary and primary schools (11)
- D+ Brooksville Elementary School, Brooksville
- A Chocachatti Elementary School, Brooksville
- D+ Deltona Elementary School, Spring Hill
- D+ Eastside Elementary School, Brooksville
- B- Gulf Coast Elementary School, Spring Hill
- C- John D Floyd Elementary School, Spring Hill
- D+ Moton Elementary School, Brooksville
- C+ Pine Grove Elementary School, Brooksville
- C Spring Hill Elementary School, Spring Hill
- B- Suncoast Elementary School, Spring Hill
- C+ Westside Elementary School, Spring Hill
Other schools and academies (7)
- B+ Brooksville Engineering Science And Technology Best A, Brooksville
- A+ Challenger K 8 School Of Science And Math, Spring Hill
- D Endeavor Academy, Brooksville
- D Explorer K 8, Spring Hill
- A Gulf Coast Academy Of Science And Technology, Spring Hill
- Hernando Eschool Virtual Franchise, Brooksville
- C- Winding Waters K 8, Weeki Wachee
Where Hernando schools are
Cities and towns served (3)
- Brooksville (15)
- Spring Hill (10)
- Weeki Wachee (2)
About this district
- State: Best schools in Florida
- County: Hernando County
- Type: regular local school district
- Setting: midsize suburb (NCES locale of the district office)
- Enrollment: 24,015 students with 1,410 full-time-equivalent teachers and 3,025 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
- NCES district ID: 1200810
- Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model: each school's actual proficiency against the level projected for its student context. How SchoolGrade works
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Questions about Hernando
How many schools are in Hernando?
SchoolGrade grades 27 public schools in Hernando, across 3 cities and towns. Every one of them is listed on this page with a link to its own report.
Which cities does Hernando serve?
The largest by graded schools: Brooksville, Spring Hill, Weeki Wachee.
How good are the schools in Hernando?
Across the 26 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is C, with 52.1% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 44.3%. 46% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.
How many students attend Hernando?
24,015 students were enrolled in Hernando in the 2023-24 school year, about 17.0 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).
Where is Hernando?
Hernando is in Florida, based in Hernando County, with its district office in Brooksville. Its boundary covers about 473 sq mi.