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Enrollment
684
Middle
DISTRICT 718 · STATE 794
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DUVAL·NCES 120048000739
ARLINGTON MIDDLE SCHOOL
8141 LONE STAR RD, JACKSONVILLE, FL 32211 · (904) 720-1680 · Duval County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL684 STUDENTS
F
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 4% of Florida public middle schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats 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
19.5:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.7:1 · STATE 19.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
63%
431 students
DISTRICT 51% · STATE 50%
Community
6
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 | 220 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 206 | 30% |
| Grade 8 | 258 | 38% |
Student demographics
66%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
19.6%
FL avg 56.7% . -4.0pp since 2023
Math
32.3%
FL avg 58.9% . +5.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 20 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 32 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Florida schools, those numbers are about 57 and 59. Reading and writing scores are down about 4 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 5 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 19.6% | 32.3% |
| 2023-24 | 23.5% | 26.9% |
% 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of FL schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
34.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.6%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-15.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 34% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 50% typical for Florida schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 ARLINGTON MIDDLE SCHOOL
ARLINGTON MIDDLE SCHOOL's state test result (34.1% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| ARLINGTON MIDDLE SCHOOL this school | 684 | 63.0% | 34.1% |
| BELLVIEW MIDDLE SCHOOL PENSACOLA | 719 | 66.1% | 35.0% |
| AZALEA MIDDLE SCHOOL ST PETERSBURG | 696 | 63.2% | 39.8% |
| WESTSIDE MIDDLE SCHOOL JACKSONVILLE | 893 | 62.6% | 33.6% |
| LOCKHART MIDDLE ORLANDO | 660 | 65.5% | 39.1% |
| FOREST GROVE MIDDLE SCHOOL FORT PIERCE | 855 | 62.0% | 41.7% |
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 ARLINGTON MIDDLE SCHOOL ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Duval County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 34.1% | #522 of 560 | #21 of 26 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 32.3% | #540 of 560 ▲ 1 | #24 of 26 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 19.6% | #560 of 560 ▼ 10 | #26 of 26 ▼ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 684 | #388 of 584 | #18 of 28 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.5:1 | #303 of 547 | #11 of 25 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 66.4% | #123 of 553 | #9 of 25 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 63.0% | #130 of 565 | #9 of 27 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.4% | #224 of 379 | #13 of 19 |
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
684
-83 (-11%) vs 2020
-31% since 1990-91, when it was 989
Student : Teacher
19.5:1
was 20.7:1
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 | 684 | 35 | 19.5:1 | 63% (431) |
| 2023-24 | 699 | 42 | 16.6:1 | 68% (472) |
| 2022-23 | 798 | 37 | 21.6:1 | 74% (587) |
| 2020-21 | 767 | 37 | 20.7:1 | 77% (592) |
| 2017-18 | 772 | 49 | 15.8:1 | 76% (583) |
| 2015-16 | 821 | 49 | 16.8:1 | 68% (561) |
| 2010-11 | 847 | 54 | 15.7:1 | 71% (601) |
| 2000-01 | 1,009 | 50 | 20.2:1 | 61% (613) |
| 1990-91 | 989 | 49 | 20.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for ARLINGTON MIDDLE SCHOOL.
About ARLINGTON MIDDLE SCHOOL
ARLINGTON MIDDLE SCHOOL is a public middle school run by DUVAL in JACKSONVILLE, Florida. The school offers grades 6 through 8 and enrolls 684 students.
DUVAL is the district for ARLINGTON MIDDLE SCHOOL. It has 206 schools and 131,562 students.
No group is above 50% at ARLINGTON MIDDLE SCHOOL; the largest is Black, at 50%. The rest of enrollment is 23% Hispanic, 19% White, 5% multiracial, and 3% Asian. Among all residents of Duval County, the Black share is about 29%. The diversity index for ARLINGTON MIDDLE SCHOOL is 66%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
ARLINGTON MIDDLE SCHOOL reports a ratio of 19.5 students per teacher, from 35 full-time-equivalent teachers. The ratio is within a point of the 19.6:1 average for middle schools in Florida. Lunch program data show 63% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price meals. That is 16 points above the 47% average for public schools in Duval County.
On the allk12 Grade, ARLINGTON MIDDLE SCHOOL lands at F, ahead of 4% of Florida public middle schools.
On BeatsExpectations, which compares test results with what a school's student poverty level would predict, ARLINGTON MIDDLE SCHOOL ranks in the bottom 10% in Florida. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 34.1%, against a prediction of 49.6%.
The school is in Duval County, where median household income comes to about $71,277, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 10% of people live in poverty. Duval County's 220 public schools enroll about 141,209 students and include ARLINGTON MIDDLE SCHOOL.
Measured in a straight line, PARKWOOD HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is about 0.2 miles from ARLINGTON MIDDLE SCHOOL. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. On proficiency, ARLINGTON MIDDLE SCHOOL is behind the 38.1% nearby average, ranking 5th of 7.
The school is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more, according to its NCES locale (City: Large).
In 2024-25, the school enrolled 684, down from 767 in 2020-21. By 2024-25, the school had 19.5 students per teacher, compared with 20.7 in 2020-21.
This page is set up for the ARLINGTON MIDDLE SCHOOL community to discuss homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Duval County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,023,153
Census ACS
Median income
$71,277
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
220
141,209 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in DUVAL
- ATLANTIC COAST HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,887 students
- SANDALWOOD HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,627 students
- MANDARIN HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,343 students
- DUNCAN U. FLETCHER HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,184 students
- FIRST COAST HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,098 students
- ENGLEWOOD HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,896 students
Other schools in JACKSONVILLE
- DIGITAL ACADEMY OF FLORIDACombined · 6,069 students
- ATLANTIC COAST HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,887 students
- SANDALWOOD HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,627 students
- MANDARIN HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,343 students
- FIRST COAST HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,098 students
- ENGLEWOOD HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,896 students
Other Arlington Middle schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Arlington Middle. ARLINGTON MIDDLE SCHOOL is the 2nd largest of the 3.
- Arlington MiddleArlington, TN · 960 students
- Arlington Middle SchoolLawrence, MA · 543 students
Nearby schools
- PARKWOOD HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.2 mi · 322
- LONE STAR HIGH SCHOOL0.3 mi · 243
- TERRY PARKER HIGH SCHOOL0.4 mi · 1,539
- GLOBAL LEADERSHIP ACADEMY DISCOVERY0.7 mi · 1,068
- MERRILL ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.1 mi · 363
- WOODLAND ACRES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.3 mi · 495
Frequently asked questions
About ARLINGTON MIDDLE SCHOOLHow large is ARLINGTON MIDDLE SCHOOL?
ARLINGTON MIDDLE SCHOOL enrolls approximately 684 students in grades 06-08.
Is ARLINGTON MIDDLE SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
ARLINGTON MIDDLE SCHOOL is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at ARLINGTON MIDDLE SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at ARLINGTON MIDDLE SCHOOL is approximately 19.5:1 (35 FTE teachers).
How diverse is ARLINGTON MIDDLE SCHOOL?
ARLINGTON MIDDLE SCHOOL reports a student body of 19% White, 23% Hispanic, 50% Black, 3% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is ARLINGTON MIDDLE SCHOOL in?
ARLINGTON MIDDLE SCHOOL is part of DUVAL.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.