Florida High provides research and development opportunities for educators as well as providing a laboratory for teacher education. It has approximately 1600 students that represent a population typical of other school sites in Florida. The school has strong programs in the academics, as well as award-winning art, foreign language, and athletic programs.
FSUS's goal is to be a magnet to draw collaborating schools, districts, university and corporate partners into grant development and cooperative ventures benefiting grades K-12 education. FSUS is a demonstration school for exploring and refining results-based innovative teaching techniques as well as being a professional teacher education center where inservice and preservice teachers may observe and participate in exemplary teacher practices; and a vehicle for the dissemination of research findings that have proven effective.