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
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 170 | 24% |
| Grade 7 | 278 | 39% |
| Grade 8 | 258 | 37% |
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What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 49 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 66 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 up about 2 points.
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 49.5% | 65.8% |
| 2023-24 | 46.8% | 64.3% |
What this means: About 51% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 62% 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%.
BONITA SPRINGS MIDDLE CENTER FOR THE ARTS's state test result (51.5% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| BONITA SPRINGS MIDDLE CENTER FOR THE ARTS this school | 706 | 39.1% | 51.5% |
| MIAMI BEACH NAUTILUS MIDDLE SCHOOL MIAMI BEACH | 893 | 34.7% | 56.3% |
| SOUTH MIAMI MIDDLE SCHOOL SOUTH MIAMI | 720 | 37.5% | 66.5% |
| HILL MIDDLE SCHOOL TAMPA | 820 | 42.2% | 55.0% |
| MATER BISCAYNE ACADEMY NORTH MIAMI MIDDLE SCHOOL NORTH MIAMI | 566 | 33.9% | 79.7% |
| NEPTUNE MIDDLE SCHOOL KISSIMMEE | 1,040 | 45.2% | 57.6% |
| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Lee County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 51.5% | #308 of 560 | #8 of 18 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 65.8% | #195 of 560 ▼ 23 | #7 of 18 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 49.5% | #334 of 560 ▼ 30 | #9 of 18 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 706 | #373 of 584 | #16 of 18 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.4:1 | #115 of 547 | #1 of 18 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 40.6% | #454 of 553 | #18 of 18 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 39.1% | #417 of 565 | #12 of 18 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -22.6% | #102 of 379 | #2 of 8 |
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 706 | 40.6 | 17.4:1 | 39% (276) |
| 2023-24 | 775 | 39.9 | 19.4:1 | 52% (403) |
| 2022-23 | 807 | 46.2 | 17.5:1 | 49% (396) |
| 2020-21 | 835 | 47 | 17.8:1 | 45% (378) |
| 2017-18 | 912 | 55 | 16.6:1 | 51% (461) |
| 2015-16 | 853 | 52 | 16.4:1 | 51% (433) |
| 2010-11 | 634 | 40 | 15.8:1 | 75% (476) |
| 2000-01 | 1,040 | 50 | 20.8:1 | 52% (542) |
| 1990-91 | 1,026 | 53 | 19.4:1 | N/A |
BONITA SPRINGS MIDDLE CENTER FOR THE ARTS is a mid-sized middle school in BONITA SPRINGS, Florida. It reports enrollment of 706 students in grades 6 through 8.
LEE includes 116 schools. Together they enroll 102,524 students.
At BONITA SPRINGS MIDDLE CENTER FOR THE ARTS, 73% of students are Hispanic. After that, the student body is 24% White. Census figures show Lee County is about 25% Hispanic. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 41%.
BONITA SPRINGS MIDDLE CENTER FOR THE ARTS reports a ratio of 17.4 students per teacher, from 40.6 full-time-equivalent teachers. Across middle schools in Florida, the average ratio is 19.6:1. Lunch program data show 39% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price meals. That is 9 points below the 48% average for public schools in Lee County.
On the allk12 Grade, BONITA SPRINGS MIDDLE CENTER FOR THE ARTS lands at C, ahead of 33% of Florida public middle schools.
Compared with Florida schools that have similar shares of low-income students, BONITA SPRINGS MIDDLE CENTER FOR THE ARTS's results are 10.1 points below predicted: 51.5% against 61.6%.
Looking at the county, Lee County, median household income comes to about $76,107, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 31% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 8%. The county's public schools total 123, with about 102,524 students.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, BONITA SPRINGS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, is about 1.0 miles. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. On state test proficiency, BONITA SPRINGS MIDDLE CENTER FOR THE ARTS ranks 5th in a group of 9 nearby schools.
The school's federal locale classification is Suburb: Large.
In 2024-25, the school enrolled 706, down from 835 in 2020-21.
BONITA SPRINGS MIDDLE CENTER FOR THE ARTS has a community page on allk12 for topics such as pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
