Chiles High, 7200 Lawton Chiles Lane: grades 9 to 12, 1,928 students in 2023-24 and an A in Florida's 2026 school grades.
Last checked Oct. 11, 2026. Sources: the school’s website, Leon County Schools’ school directory, zone maps and 2026-27 calendar, the Florida Department of Education’s 2026 school grades file, the Tallahassee-Leon County GIS address points, the federal NCES school directory and the FHSAA.
Lawton Chiles High School is the Leon County Schools high school for grades 9 to 12 at 7200 Lawton Chiles Lane, Tallahassee. Its teams are the Timberwolves, according to the school’s website.
The campus has a Tallahassee mailing address but sits just outside city limits in Bradfordville, according to the city limits map.
Who to call
- Front office: 850-488-1756, 7200 Lawton Chiles Lane, Tallahassee, FL 32312
- School website: chiles.leonschools.net
- Which school is my address zoned for? the district’s School Zones lookup
- Enrolling a new student: Student Admissions, registrar support 850-561-8375
- Buses: the district’s bus stop lookup
| Address | 7200 Lawton Chiles Lane, Tallahassee, FL 32312 |
| Phone | 850-488-1756 |
| Grades | 9 to 12 |
| District | Leon County Schools |
| 2026 state grade | A |
Principal
Principal Joseph Burgess, according to the school’s website.
Enrollment and teachers
- Federal count: 1,928 students in the 2023-24 school year, the latest year in the NCES school directory, with 76 full-time-equivalent teachers, or about 25 students per teacher.
- Economically disadvantaged students: 10.1% in the state’s 2026 grades file.
State report card
Florida grades every public school A to F each year. The grade is the share of possible points a school earns on state test results and learning gains and, for middle and high schools, acceleration measures and, for high schools, the graduation rate, according to the Florida Department of Education.
| School year | Grade |
|---|---|
| 2025-26 | A (69% of possible points) |
| 2024-25 | A |
| 2023-24 | A |
From the state’s 2026 school grades file, the share of students scoring on grade level on the state tests in 2025-26:
- English language arts: 77%
- Math: 66%
- Science: 88%
- Social studies: 86%
- Graduation rate (2024-25): 98%
- College and career acceleration (2024-25): 70% of graduates
The full report card, with results by grade and student group, is on the state’s Florida school report cards site. It is an interactive dashboard; the figures above come from the downloadable grades file.
Attendance zone and feeder schools
Check any address with the district’s School Zones page, which links separate elementary, middle and high school zone lookups.
Laying the district’s high school zone map over the Tallahassee-Leon County GIS address points, the Chiles High zone takes in about 5% of the addresses inside Tallahassee city limits, and 34% of the zone’s 15,561 addresses are inside the city.
The school’s principal statement names its feeder schools: DeSoto Trail, Gilchrist, Hawks Rise, Killearn Lakes and Roberts elementaries and Deerlake and Montford middles.
Families who want a school outside their zone can apply through controlled open enrollment; when applicants outnumber seats, the district holds a computerized random selection.
Calendar and bell times
From the district’s 2026-27 calendar, which applies to every Leon County district school:
- Monday, Oct. 12: teacher planning day, no school for students
- Wednesday, Nov. 11: Veterans Day, schools closed
- Nov. 23-27: Thanksgiving break
- Dec. 21 to Jan. 1: winter break; students return Tuesday, Jan. 5, 2027
- March 15-19, 2027: spring break
- Thursday, May 27, 2027: last day of school
The school’s bell schedule runs first period from 7:25 a.m. and seventh period ends at 2:50 p.m. on a regular day. The front office is open 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Call the front office to confirm this year’s times.
Programs
The school’s website has an AP Capstone page. Chiles is not on the district’s high school magnet list.
Sports and activities
In football, Chiles High plays in Class 4A, Region 1, District 2 for the 2026-27 and 2027-28 seasons, with Arnold (Panama City Beach), Leon, Lincoln, Mosley (Lynn Haven) and Rickards, according to the Florida High School Athletic Association’s finalized football classifications (spreadsheet).
The school’s athletics page lists football, volleyball, boys and girls cross country, bowling, golf, swimming and diving, boys and girls basketball, boys and girls soccer, boys and girls wrestling, girls weightlifting, competitive cheer, baseball, softball, flag football, beach volleyball, track and field, boys lacrosse, tennis and boys weightlifting. Mike Eto is athletic director, the school’s administration page says. Home game tickets are sold on GoFan, the athletics page says.
Follow the season on our Friday night football page and scoreboard.
More on Tallahassee schools
- The district’s school directory, which links each school’s website
- Every public school in Tallahassee, with zones and report cards
- Our Tallahassee schools guide for enrollment, the School Board and the district calendar
Frequently asked questions
What grades does Chiles High serve?
Grades 9 to 12. It is part of Leon County Schools, at 7200 Lawton Chiles Lane, Tallahassee, FL 32312.
What is Chiles High’s school grade?
Chiles High earned an A in Florida’s 2026 school grades, with 69% of possible points. It earned an A in 2025.
Who is the principal of Chiles High?
Joseph Burgess, according to the school’s website.
What is Chiles High’s graduation rate?
98% for 2024-25, in the state’s 2026 school grades file.
Which middle schools feed Chiles High?
The middle school zones that overlap the Chiles High zone on the district’s maps are Deerlake Middle and Montford Middle.
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