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Regular School
Middle School
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Student Enrollment & Staffing Overview
NCES 2024-2025Total Students
357
Teachers (FTE)
29.4
Student-Teacher Ratio
12.2:1
FRPL Eligible
310
(86.8%)
National School Lunch Program (FRPL) Eligibility
Total Eligible: 310 of 357 (86.8%)
Free Lunch: 308 (86.3%)
Reduced-Price: 2 (0.6%)
Paid / Not Eligible: 47 (13.2%)
Multi-Year Enrollment Trends & Growth (2020-2021 – 2024-2025)
Student Diversity Distribution
Demographic composition of enrolled students across racial & ethnic backgrounds.
357
Students
| Black or African American | 223 | 62.5% | |
| Hispanic / Latino | 109 | 30.5% | |
| White | 12 | 3.4% | |
| American Indian / Alaska Native | 8 | 2.2% | |
| Asian | 5 | 1.4% |
Grade-Level Enrollment Distribution
Distribution of student body across reported grade cohorts.
357
Students
| Grade 6 | 88 | 24.6% | |
| Grade 7 | 122 | 34.2% | |
| Grade 8 | 146 | 40.9% | |
| Ungraded | 1 | 0.3% |
Student Gender Distribution
Reported enrollment counts by gender cohort.
M
53.5%
Male Students
191
F
46.5%
Female Students
166