ALACHUA LEARNING ACADEMY MIDDLE

ALACHUA LEARNING ACADEMY MIDDLE, an one-room-style middle school in ALACHUA, Florida, one of the schools within ALACHUA, caters to 63 students, covering grades 6 through 8. Compared to the state average of about 794 students per school, that is 92% smaller than typical.

Within ALACHUA, which oversees 60 schools and 28,255 students, ALACHUA LEARNING ACADEMY MIDDLE is one campus in the system.

Demographically, ALACHUA LEARNING ACADEMY MIDDLE reports that White students make up the majority at 65%. Other groups include 19% Hispanic, 11% multiracial, 5% Asian. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

On the income-and-resources front, The school lists 4 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 15.8:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 19.6:1 average. Roughly 35% of students at ALACHUA LEARNING ACADEMY MIDDLE qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Alachua County (around 48%), the school's rate is somewhat below typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, ALACHUA LEARNING ACADEMY MIDDLE ranks in the top 10% of Florida public schools. The BeatsExpectations model, a per-state regression of composite proficiency on FRL share, predicts schools with this student profile to land around 63.7%; ALACHUA LEARNING ACADEMY MIDDLE posts 91.1%, +27.4 points above that line.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Alachua County put the typical household earns roughly $61,949 per year, 49% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. ALACHUA LEARNING ACADEMY MIDDLE is one of 68 public schools in Alachua County (combined enrollment of about 29,618 students).

The closest other public school is ALACHUA LEARNING ACADEMY ELEMENTARY, roughly 0.0 miles away. Within five miles, there are 5 other public schools. On composite proficiency, ALACHUA LEARNING ACADEMY MIDDLE comes 1st of 8 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 60.2%.

The school occupies a small-town site. ALACHUA LEARNING ACADEMY MIDDLE is a charter school, which puts it inside the public-school system but outside the standard district-managed model.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at ALACHUA LEARNING ACADEMY MIDDLE has grew 19%, going from 53 students in 2018 to 63 in 2025. The White share of enrollment declined from 72% to 65% over that span. Class-load math has narrowed: from 53.0:1 in 2018 to 15.8:1 in 2025.

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