Enrollment
385
Middle
DISTRICT 576 · STATE 794
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ALACHUA·NCES 120003000018
A. L. MEBANE MIDDLE SCHOOL
16401 NW 140TH ST, ALACHUA, FL 32615 · (386) 462-1648 · Alachua County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL385 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 21% of Florida public middle schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Florida public middle schools
Student : Teacher
19.4:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.8:1 · STATE 19.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
50%
193 students
DISTRICT 53% · STATE 50%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 112 | 29% |
| Grade 7 | 137 | 36% |
| Grade 8 | 136 | 35% |
Student demographics
69%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 71% · STATE 70% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
FAST / B.E.S.T. 2024-25 . % at Level 3 or AboveEnglish Language Arts
44.1%
FL avg 56.7% . +0.7pp since 2023
Math
50.7%
FL avg 58.9% . -2.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 44 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 51 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Florida schools, those numbers are about 57 and 59. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are down about 2 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 44.1% | 50.7% |
| 2023-24 | 43.4% | 53.0% |
% at Level 3 or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: FAST / B.E.S.T.. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
44.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
56.0%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-11.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 45% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 56% typical for Florida schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Florida's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like A. L. MEBANE MIDDLE SCHOOL
A. L. MEBANE MIDDLE SCHOOL's state test result (44.6% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| A. L. MEBANE MIDDLE SCHOOL this school | 385 | 50.1% | 44.6% |
| UNION ACADEMY BARTOW | 382 | 49.0% | 66.2% |
| ANDREW JACKSON MIDDLE SCHOOL TITUSVILLE | 505 | 49.5% | 48.7% |
| MANGROVE BAY MIDDLE SCHOOL ST PETERSBURG | 317 | 48.9% | N/A |
| RICHARDSON SIXTH GRADE ACADEMY LAKE CITY | 455 | 55.2% | 56.0% |
| JOHN F. KENNEDY MIDDLE SCHOOL ROCKLEDGE | 447 | 49.7% | 59.0% |
Matched among Florida middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where A. L. MEBANE MIDDLE SCHOOL ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Alachua County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 44.6% | #404 of 560 | #6 of 8 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 50.7% | #365 of 560 ▼ 74 | #6 of 8 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 44.1% | #399 of 560 ▼ 54 | #6 of 8 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 385 | #511 of 584 | #7 of 10 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.4:1 | #291 of 547 | #1 of 7 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 69.0% | #72 of 553 | #4 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 50.1% | #298 of 565 | #5 of 8 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +8.5% | #78 of 137 | N/A |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
385
+51 (+15%) vs 2020
-40% since 1990-91, when it was 644
Student : Teacher
19.4:1
was 19.6:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 385 | 19.8 | 19.4:1 | 50% (193) |
| 2023-24 | 379 | 17.5 | 21.6:1 | 60% (226) |
| 2022-23 | 332 | 14.3 | 23.2:1 | 61% (202) |
| 2020-21 | 334 | 17 | 19.6:1 | 63% (210) |
| 2017-18 | 355 | 21 | 16.9:1 | 62% (221) |
| 2015-16 | 383 | 21 | 18.2:1 | 52% (199) |
| 2010-11 | 435 | 24 | 18.1:1 | 51% (220) |
| 2000-01 | 549 | 31 | 17.7:1 | 38% (207) |
| 1990-91 | 644 | 34 | 18.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for A. L. MEBANE MIDDLE SCHOOL.
About A. L. MEBANE MIDDLE SCHOOL
A. L. MEBANE MIDDLE SCHOOL, located in ALACHUA, Florida, is a small middle school. The school counted 385 students in 2024-25, covering grades 6 through 8. That puts enrollment 52% below the 794-student average for middle schools in Florida.
ALACHUA counts 60 schools and 28,255 students, including A. L. MEBANE MIDDLE SCHOOL.
About 43% of students at A. L. MEBANE MIDDLE SCHOOL are White, the largest single group. Beyond that, enrollment is 31% Black, 15% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, and 3% Asian. The White share of the county population is higher, at 61%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 69, compared with 70 nationally.
A. L. MEBANE MIDDLE SCHOOL reports a ratio of 19.4 students per teacher, from 19.8 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for middle schools in Florida is about 19.6:1. Lunch program data show 50% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price meals. That is in line with the 48% average for public schools in Alachua County.
A. L. MEBANE MIDDLE SCHOOL holds a C- allk12 Grade, placing it above 21% of Florida public middle schools.
A school with A. L. MEBANE MIDDLE SCHOOL's lunch-eligibility share in Florida is predicted to score 56.0%. A. L. MEBANE MIDDLE SCHOOL scores 44.6%, 11.4 points below that line.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Alachua County show that the median household earns about $61,949 a year, about 49% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 11%. Across Alachua County, 68 public schools serve about 29,618 students.
About 0.8 miles separate A. L. MEBANE MIDDLE SCHOOL from the closest public school, ALACHUA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. Within five miles are 5 other public schools. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 66.8%; A. L. MEBANE MIDDLE SCHOOL's is 44.6%, ranking 7th of 8.
In the federal locale system, A. L. MEBANE MIDDLE SCHOOL is coded Rural: Distant, for schools in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Over 4 years, enrollment increased by 51 students, from 334 to 385.
The allk12 page for A. L. MEBANE MIDDLE SCHOOL lets the school community talk about special education services, counseling, and support programs. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Alachua County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
285,492
Census ACS
Median income
$61,949
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
49%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
68
29,618 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in ALACHUA
- F. W. BUCHHOLZ HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,416 students
- GAINESVILLE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,825 students
- EASTSIDE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,291 students
- SANTA FE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,132 students
- KANAPAHA MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 1,014 students
- OAK VIEW MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 962 students
Other schools in ALACHUA
- SANTA FE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,132 students
- W. W. IRBY ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 372 students
- ALACHUA ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 323 students
- ALACHUA LEARNING ACADEMY ELEMENTARYElementary · 108 students
- ALACHUA LEARNING ACADEMY MIDDLEMiddle · 63 students
Nearby schools
- ALACHUA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.8 mi · 323
- ALACHUA LEARNING ACADEMY MIDDLE1.8 mi · 63
- ALACHUA LEARNING ACADEMY ELEMENTARY1.8 mi · 108
- W. W. IRBY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.8 mi · 372
- SANTA FE HIGH SCHOOL1.9 mi · 1,132
- HIGH SPRINGS COMMUNITY SCHOOL6.1 mi · 902
Frequently asked questions
About A. L. MEBANE MIDDLE SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at A. L. MEBANE MIDDLE SCHOOL?
A. L. MEBANE MIDDLE SCHOOL enrolls approximately 385 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does A. L. MEBANE MIDDLE SCHOOL serve?
A. L. MEBANE MIDDLE SCHOOL serves grades 06-08.
How many teachers does A. L. MEBANE MIDDLE SCHOOL have?
A. L. MEBANE MIDDLE SCHOOL employs 20 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 19.4:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at A. L. MEBANE MIDDLE SCHOOL?
At A. L. MEBANE MIDDLE SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 43% White, 15% Hispanic, 31% Black, 3% Asian, 8% Two or more.
What district is A. L. MEBANE MIDDLE SCHOOL in?
A. L. MEBANE MIDDLE SCHOOL is part of ALACHUA.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.