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Enrollment
696
Middle
DISTRICT 717 · STATE 794
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PINELLAS·NCES 120156001594
AZALEA MIDDLE SCHOOL
7855 22ND AVE N, ST PETERSBURG, FL 33710 · (727) 893-2606 · Pinellas County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL696 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 18% of Florida public middle schools
- C-Test 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
20.5:1
34 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.2:1 · STATE 19.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
63%
440 students
DISTRICT 48% · 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 | 226 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 244 | 35% |
| Grade 8 | 226 | 32% |
Student demographics
67%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 67% · 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
44.0%
FL avg 56.7% . +12.5pp since 2023
Math
44.8%
FL avg 58.9% . +3.4pp 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 45 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 12 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 44.0% | 44.8% |
| 2023-24 | 31.5% | 41.4% |
% 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
39.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.5%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 40% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% 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 AZALEA MIDDLE SCHOOL
AZALEA MIDDLE SCHOOL's state test result (39.8% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| AZALEA MIDDLE SCHOOL this school | 696 | 63.2% | 39.8% |
| BELLVIEW MIDDLE SCHOOL PENSACOLA | 719 | 66.1% | 35.0% |
| ARLINGTON MIDDLE SCHOOL JACKSONVILLE | 684 | 63.0% | 34.1% |
| GIFFORD MIDDLE SCHOOL VERO BEACH | 608 | 64.6% | 53.0% |
| WESTSIDE MIDDLE SCHOOL JACKSONVILLE | 893 | 62.6% | 33.6% |
| JINKS MIDDLE SCHOOL PANAMA CITY | 541 | 59.5% | 35.8% |
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 AZALEA MIDDLE SCHOOL ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Pinellas County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 39.8% | #466 of 560 | #19 of 19 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 44.8% | #436 of 560 ▼ 12 | #19 of 19 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 44.0% | #403 of 560 ▲ 78 | #17 of 19 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 696 | #378 of 584 | #15 of 21 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.5:1 | #379 of 547 | #18 of 20 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 67.0% | #114 of 553 | #8 of 20 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 63.2% | #129 of 565 | #2 of 20 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -26.1% | #73 of 379 | #6 of 18 |
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
696
-247 (-26%) vs 2020
-12% since 1990-91, when it was 789
Student : Teacher
20.5:1
was 18.9:1
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 | 696 | 34 | 20.5:1 | 63% (440) |
| 2023-24 | 684 | 39 | 17.5:1 | 69% (474) |
| 2022-23 | 678 | 42 | 16.1:1 | 74% (501) |
| 2020-21 | 943 | 50 | 18.9:1 | 74% (702) |
| 2017-18 | 942 | 59 | 16.0:1 | 77% (730) |
| 2015-16 | 1,039 | 65 | 16.0:1 | 71% (733) |
| 2010-11 | 1,065 | 64 | 16.6:1 | 81% (860) |
| 2000-01 | 918 | 47 | 19.5:1 | 53% (490) |
| 1990-91 | 789 | 47 | 16.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for AZALEA MIDDLE SCHOOL.
About AZALEA MIDDLE SCHOOL
At 7855 22ND AVE N in ST PETERSBURG, Florida, AZALEA MIDDLE SCHOOL operates as a medium-sized middle school. The grade span is 6 through 8, and enrollment is 696 students.
AZALEA MIDDLE SCHOOL reports to PINELLAS, which has 151 schools and 87,955 students.
At AZALEA MIDDLE SCHOOL, the largest share of students is Black, at 46%. Next come 29% White, 18% Hispanic, and 4% multiracial. The county population is about 10% Black. AZALEA MIDDLE SCHOOL's diversity index is 67%, against a US figure of 70%.
Teachers at the school number 34 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 20.5:1. This ratio sits 0.9 above the 19.6:1 average for middle schools in Florida. Roughly 63% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch. Among public schools in Pinellas County, the average eligibility rate is 45%.
allk12 grades AZALEA MIDDLE SCHOOL a C-. The grade compares the school only with Florida public middle schools, because each state gives its own test.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, AZALEA MIDDLE SCHOOL is 9.7 points below its prediction. Actual: 39.8%. Predicted: 49.5%.
Census Bureau estimates for Pinellas County show that the median household income is $72,646, 37% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of people live in poverty. AZALEA MIDDLE SCHOOL is one of 155 public schools in the county.
The shortest distance from AZALEA MIDDLE SCHOOL to another public school is about 0.5 miles, to AZALEA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. AZALEA MIDDLE SCHOOL comes in 9th of 9 nearby schools on average proficiency.
By NCES locale, the school is City: Large, or inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Federal data show a 26% enrollment decrease, from 943 in 2020-21 to 696 in 2024-25. The student-to-teacher ratio went up from 18.9:1 to 20.5:1.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at AZALEA MIDDLE SCHOOL. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Pinellas County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
963,481
Census ACS
Median income
$72,646
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
37%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
155
87,955 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in PINELLAS
- PALM HARBOR UNIVERSITY HIGHHigh · 2,413 students
- LARGO HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,058 students
- EAST LAKE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,980 students
- DIXIE M. HOLLINS HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,934 students
- ST. PETERSBURG HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,736 students
- OSCEOLA FUNDAMENTAL HIGHHigh · 1,706 students
Other schools in ST PETERSBURG
- ST. PETERSBURG HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,736 students
- NORTHEAST HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,684 students
- GIBBS HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,125 students
- LAKEWOOD HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 880 students
- JAMES B. SANDERLIN K-8Elementary · 817 students
- TYRONE MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 799 students
Other Azalea Middle schools
One other US public school is named Azalea Middle. AZALEA MIDDLE SCHOOL is the largest of the 2.
- Azalea Middle SchoolBrookings, OR · 309 students
Nearby schools
- AZALEA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.5 mi · 426
- SEVENTY-FOURTH ST. ELEMENTARY1.0 mi · 472
- TYRONE MIDDLE SCHOOL1.2 mi · 799
- PLATO ACADEMY OF ST.PETERSBURG1.4 mi · 374
- ST. PETERSBURG COLLEGIATE HIGH SCHOOL1.4 mi · 260
- PASADENA FUNDAMENTAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.6 mi · 459
Frequently asked questions
About AZALEA MIDDLE SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at AZALEA MIDDLE SCHOOL?
AZALEA MIDDLE SCHOOL enrolls approximately 696 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does AZALEA MIDDLE SCHOOL serve?
AZALEA MIDDLE SCHOOL serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at AZALEA MIDDLE SCHOOL?
Approximately 20.5:1 students per teacher at AZALEA MIDDLE SCHOOL.
How diverse is AZALEA MIDDLE SCHOOL?
AZALEA MIDDLE SCHOOL reports a student body of 29% White, 18% Hispanic, 46% Black, 2% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is AZALEA MIDDLE SCHOOL in?
AZALEA MIDDLE SCHOOL is part of PINELLAS.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.