Enrollment
63
Middle
DISTRICT 576 · STATE 794
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ALACHUA·NCES 120003007954
ALACHUA LEARNING ACADEMY MIDDLE
11100 W STATE ROAD 235, ALACHUA, FL 32615 · (386) 418-2080 · Alachua County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE42-RURALCHARTERREGULAR SCHOOL63 STUDENTS
A+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 96% of Florida public middle schools
- A+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A+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
15.8:1
4 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.8:1 · STATE 19.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
35%
22 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 | 22 | 35% |
| Grade 7 | 21 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 20 | 32% |
Student demographics
53%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
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FAST / B.E.S.T. 2024-25 . % at Level 3 or AboveEnglish Language Arts
89.2%
FL avg 56.7% . +3.5pp since 2023
Math
94.7%
FL avg 58.9% . -1.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 89 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 95 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Florida schools, those numbers are about 57 and 59. Reading and writing scores are up about 3 points 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 | 89.2% | 94.7% |
| 2023-24 | 85.7% | 96.4% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of FL schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
91.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
63.7%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+27.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 91% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 64% typical for Florida schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 27 points, placing it in Florida's top 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 ALACHUA LEARNING ACADEMY MIDDLE
ALACHUA LEARNING ACADEMY MIDDLE's state test result (91.1% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| ALACHUA LEARNING ACADEMY MIDDLE this school | 63 | 34.9% | 91.1% |
| BROOKSVILLE ENGINEERING SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY (B.E.S.T.) BROOKSVILLE | 88 | 45.5% | 59.0% |
| NORTHWEST FLORIDA BALLET ACADEMIE FORT WALTON BEACH | 134 | 33.6% | 94.3% |
| SOMERSET ACADEMY BOCA MIDDLE SCHOOL BOCA RATON | 95 | 15.8% | 80.2% |
| GULF COAST ACADEMY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY SPRING HILL | 217 | 26.3% | 76.5% |
| OCALI CHARTER MIDDLE SCHOOL OCALA | 194 | 49.5% | 49.7% |
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 ALACHUA LEARNING ACADEMY MIDDLE ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Alachua County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 63 | #574 of 584 | #10 of 10 |
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
63
+11 (+21%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
15.8:1
was 17.3:1
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 | 63 | 4 | 15.8:1 | 35% (22) |
| 2023-24 | 64 | 4 | 16.0:1 | 39% (25) |
| 2022-23 | 59 | 4 | 14.8:1 | 42% (25) |
| 2020-21 | 52 | 3 | 17.3:1 | 38% (20) |
| 2017-18 | 53 | 1 | 53.0:1 | 68% (36) |
| 2015-16 | 61 | 4 | 15.3:1 | 67% (41) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for ALACHUA LEARNING ACADEMY MIDDLE.
About ALACHUA LEARNING ACADEMY MIDDLE
A small middle school in ALACHUA, Florida, ALACHUA LEARNING ACADEMY MIDDLE is part of ALACHUA. The school's 63 students are in grades 6 through 8. Statewide, middle schools in Florida average about 794 students each.
ALACHUA LEARNING ACADEMY MIDDLE is in ALACHUA, a district with 28,255 students across 60 schools.
Roughly 65% of students at ALACHUA LEARNING ACADEMY MIDDLE are White. Other reported shares: 19% Hispanic, 11% multiracial, and 5% Asian. That is close to the 61% White share among all Alachua County residents. Pick two students at random and there is a 53% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The count of teachers at ALACHUA LEARNING ACADEMY MIDDLE is 4 full-time equivalents, for a ratio of 15.8:1. That is 3.8 students per teacher below the 19.6:1 average for middle schools in Florida. Around 35% of the school's students qualify for free or reduced-price meals. That is lower than the 48% average for public schools in Alachua County.
The allk12 Grade for ALACHUA LEARNING ACADEMY MIDDLE is A+. Compared with Florida public middle schools, the school scored higher than 96% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, ALACHUA LEARNING ACADEMY MIDDLE ranks in the top 10% of Florida schools. It scores 91.1%; the prediction is 63.7%.
Across Alachua County, the median household income is $61,949, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 49% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 11%. Alachua County is home to 68 public schools and about 29,618 public school students.
ALACHUA LEARNING ACADEMY ELEMENTARY is located less than a tenth of a mile from ALACHUA LEARNING ACADEMY MIDDLE. The five-mile area around ALACHUA LEARNING ACADEMY MIDDLE holds 5 other public schools. Nearby schools with test data average 60.2% proficiency; ALACHUA LEARNING ACADEMY MIDDLE posts 91.1%.
Its location is classified as Rural: Distant by the National Center for Education Statistics. Charter status: ALACHUA LEARNING ACADEMY MIDDLE is a public charter school.
Over 4 years, ALACHUA LEARNING ACADEMY MIDDLE's enrollment grew 21%, to 63. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 17.3:1 to 15.8:1.
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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
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Other schools in ALACHUA
- SANTA FE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,132 students
- A. L. MEBANE MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 385 students
- W. W. IRBY ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 372 students
- ALACHUA ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 323 students
- ALACHUA LEARNING ACADEMY ELEMENTARYElementary · 108 students
Nearby schools
- ALACHUA LEARNING ACADEMY ELEMENTARY0.0 mi · 108
- A. L. MEBANE MIDDLE SCHOOL1.8 mi · 385
- ALACHUA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL2.1 mi · 323
- W. W. IRBY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL2.9 mi · 372
- SANTA FE HIGH SCHOOL3.6 mi · 1,132
- HIGH SPRINGS COMMUNITY SCHOOL7.6 mi · 902
Frequently asked questions
About ALACHUA LEARNING ACADEMY MIDDLEHow large is ALACHUA LEARNING ACADEMY MIDDLE?
ALACHUA LEARNING ACADEMY MIDDLE enrolls approximately 63 students in grades 06-08.
Is ALACHUA LEARNING ACADEMY MIDDLE an elementary, middle, or high school?
ALACHUA LEARNING ACADEMY MIDDLE is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does ALACHUA LEARNING ACADEMY MIDDLE have?
ALACHUA LEARNING ACADEMY MIDDLE employs 4 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.8:1.
What is the student diversity at ALACHUA LEARNING ACADEMY MIDDLE?
Student demographics at ALACHUA LEARNING ACADEMY MIDDLE are roughly 65% White, 19% Hispanic, 5% Asian, 11% Two or more.
Is ALACHUA LEARNING ACADEMY MIDDLE public or private?
ALACHUA LEARNING ACADEMY MIDDLE is a public K-12 school operated as a charter, overseen by ALACHUA.
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