Rickards High, 3013 Jim Lee Road: grades 9 to 12, 1,575 students in 2023-24 and a C 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.
James S. Rickards High School is the Leon County Schools high school for grades 9 to 12 at 3013 Jim Lee Road, Tallahassee.
Who to call
- Front office: 850-414-5500, 3013 Jim Lee Road, Tallahassee, FL 32301
- School website: rickards.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 | 3013 Jim Lee Road, Tallahassee, FL 32301 |
| Phone | 850-414-5500 |
| Grades | 9 to 12 |
| District | Leon County Schools |
| 2026 state grade | C |
Principal
Principal Maurice Stokes, according to the school’s website.
Enrollment and teachers
- Federal count: 1,575 students in the 2023-24 school year, the latest year in the NCES school directory, with 66 full-time-equivalent teachers, or about 24 students per teacher.
- Economically disadvantaged students: 86.6% 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 | C (55% of possible points) |
| 2024-25 | C |
| 2023-24 | C |
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: 44%
- Math: 36%
- Science: 75%
- Social studies: 82%
- Graduation rate (2024-25): 92%
- College and career acceleration (2024-25): 51% 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 Rickards High zone takes in about 27% of the addresses inside Tallahassee city limits, and 72% of the zone’s 39,538 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 Rickards High zone on the district’s maps are Fairview 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’s website lists school hours as 7:25 a.m. to 1:55 p.m., while its bell schedule page runs seven periods from 7:25 a.m. to 2:50 p.m. Call the front office to confirm. The office is open 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Call the front office to confirm this year’s times.
Programs
The district’s Rickards page lists the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme, the Millicent Holifield Academy of Health Sciences, AVID, the Engineering Academy and the Rickards Law Program.
Sports and activities
In football, Rickards High plays in Class 4A, Region 1, District 2 for the 2026-27 and 2027-28 seasons, with Arnold (Panama City Beach), Chiles, Leon, Lincoln and Mosley (Lynn Haven), according to the Florida High School Athletic Association’s finalized football classifications (spreadsheet).
The school’s athletics page lists bowling, golf, cheerleading, cross country, football, swimming, volleyball, baseball, flag football, lacrosse, softball, track and field, boys and girls tennis, boys and girls basketball, boys and girls soccer and girls weightlifting.
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 Rickards High serve?
Grades 9 to 12. It is part of Leon County Schools, at 3013 Jim Lee Road, Tallahassee, FL 32301.
What is Rickards High’s school grade?
Rickards High earned a C in Florida’s 2026 school grades, with 55% of possible points. It earned a C in 2025.
Who is the principal of Rickards High?
Maurice Stokes, according to the school’s website.
What is Rickards High’s graduation rate?
92% for 2024-25, in the state’s 2026 school grades file.
Which middle schools feed Rickards High?
The middle school zones that overlap the Rickards High zone on the district’s maps are Fairview Middle and Nims Middle.
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