Godby High, 1717 W. Tharpe St.: grades 9 to 12, 1,396 students in 2023-24 and an incomplete 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.

Amos P. Godby High School is the Leon County Schools high school for grades 9 to 12 at 1717 W. Tharpe St., Tallahassee.

Who to call
Address 1717 W. Tharpe St., Tallahassee, FL 32303
Phone 850-617-4700
Grades 9 to 12
District Leon County Schools
2026 state grade Incomplete

Principal

Principal Marcus Scott, according to the school’s website.

Enrollment and teachers

  • Federal count: 1,396 students in the 2023-24 school year, the latest year in the NCES school directory, with 67 full-time-equivalent teachers, or about 21 students per teacher.
  • Economically disadvantaged students: 93.2% 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 Incomplete
2024-25 C
2023-24 C

The state’s 2026 school grades file lists Godby High’s grade as incomplete and publishes no 2026 component scores for it. Our schools guide has more on the 2026 grades.

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 Godby High zone takes in about 25% of the addresses inside Tallahassee city limits, and 72% of the zone’s 37,035 addresses are inside the city.

The district does not publish a feeder list: students are zoned by address for each level. The middle school zones that overlap the Godby High zone on the district’s maps are Fort Braden School, Griffin Middle and Nims Middle.

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 does not post bell times on its home page; call the front office at 850-617-4700.

Programs

The district’s high school programs page lists the Academy of Aviation, the Academy of Information Technology, the Academy of Computer Integrated Manufacturing and AVID at Godby. The school’s own magnet and programs page also lists agriculture, practical nursing, welding technology, an EMT program and Air Force JROTC. Students not zoned for Godby may apply for these programs, the district’s Godby page says.

Sports and activities

In football, Godby High plays in Class 3A, Region 1, District 2 for the 2026-27 and 2027-28 seasons, with Baker County (Glen St. Mary), Suwannee (Live Oak) and Wakulla (Crawfordville), according to the Florida High School Athletic Association’s finalized football classifications (spreadsheet).

The school’s athletics page lists football, volleyball, swimming, golf, bowling, cheerleading, basketball, soccer, baseball, softball, flag football and beach volleyball.

Follow the season on our Friday night football page and scoreboard.

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Frequently asked questions

What grades does Godby High serve?

Grades 9 to 12. It is part of Leon County Schools, at 1717 W. Tharpe St., Tallahassee, FL 32303.

What is Godby High’s school grade?

Florida listed Godby High’s 2026 school grade as incomplete. It earned a C in 2025 and a C in 2024.

Who is the principal of Godby High?

Marcus Scott, according to the school’s website.

Which middle schools feed Godby High?

The middle school zones that overlap the Godby High zone on the district’s maps are Fort Braden School, Griffin Middle and Nims Middle.