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Enrollment
1,061
Middle
DISTRICT 712 · STATE 794
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·OKALOOSA·NCES 120138001327
C. W. RUCKEL MIDDLE SCHOOL
201 PARTIN DR N, NICEVILLE, FL 32578 · (850) 833-4142 · Okaloosa County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE22-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL1,061 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 94% of Florida public middle schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats 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
20.1:1
53 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.0:1 · STATE 19.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
25%
262 students
DISTRICT 52% · 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 | 358 | 34% |
| Grade 7 | 334 | 31% |
| Grade 8 | 369 | 35% |
Student demographics
38%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 59% · 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
76.0%
FL avg 56.7% . +2.7pp since 2023
Math
85.5%
FL avg 58.9% . -1.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 76 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 86 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 1 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 76.0% | 85.5% |
| 2023-24 | 73.3% | 86.7% |
% 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
80.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
68.8%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+11.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 81% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 69% 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 C. W. RUCKEL MIDDLE SCHOOL
C. W. RUCKEL MIDDLE SCHOOL's state test result (80.6% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| C. W. RUCKEL MIDDLE SCHOOL this school | 1,061 | 24.7% | 80.6% |
| PALM HARBOR MIDDLE SCHOOL PALM HARBOR | 1,017 | 27.9% | 63.6% |
| HIDDEN OAKS MIDDLE SCHOOL PALM CITY | 920 | 23.8% | 68.8% |
| GULF BREEZE MIDDLE SCHOOL GULF BREEZE | 916 | 21.0% | 77.6% |
| EMERALD COAST MIDDLE SCHOOL SANTA ROSA BEACH | 872 | 26.0% | 71.3% |
| R. DAN NOLAN MIDDLE SCHOOL BRADENTON | 787 | 28.7% | 71.6% |
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 C. W. RUCKEL MIDDLE SCHOOL ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Okaloosa County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 80.6% | #31 of 560 | #3 of 9 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 85.5% | #44 of 560 ▼ 15 | #3 of 9 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 76.0% | #52 of 560 ▼ 10 | #3 of 9 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,061 | #110 of 584 | #2 of 9 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.1:1 | #351 of 547 | #7 of 8 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 37.8% | #471 of 553 | #8 of 8 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 24.7% | #501 of 565 | #9 of 9 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -6.0% | #303 of 379 | N/A |
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
1,061
-89 (-8%) vs 2020
+9% since 1990-91, when it was 973
Student : Teacher
20.1:1
was 20.9:1
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 | 1,061 | 52.8 | 20.1:1 | 25% (262) |
| 2023-24 | 1,054 | 52.2 | 20.2:1 | 20% (216) |
| 2022-23 | 1,136 | 53.2 | 21.4:1 | 23% (261) |
| 2020-21 | 1,150 | 55 | 20.9:1 | 22% (255) |
| 2017-18 | 1,129 | 52 | 21.7:1 | 20% (227) |
| 2015-16 | 1,012 | 50 | 20.2:1 | 21% (210) |
| 2010-11 | 848 | 52 | 16.3:1 | 19% (159) |
| 2000-01 | 1,118 | 51 | 21.9:1 | 11% (126) |
| 1990-91 | 973 | 46 | 21.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for C. W. RUCKEL MIDDLE SCHOOL.
About C. W. RUCKEL MIDDLE SCHOOL
Among the schools in NICEVILLE, Florida, is C. W. RUCKEL MIDDLE SCHOOL, a medium-sized middle-grades school. It educates 1,061 students in grades 6 through 8. The school's enrollment is 34% larger than the 794 average for middle schools in Florida.
C. W. RUCKEL MIDDLE SCHOOL reports to OKALOOSA, which has 49 schools and 32,120 students.
A majority of students at C. W. RUCKEL MIDDLE SCHOOL, 78%, are White. Other reported shares: 11% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, and 2% Black. The chance that two students picked at random at C. W. RUCKEL MIDDLE SCHOOL belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 38%.
The teaching staff at C. W. RUCKEL MIDDLE SCHOOL is 52.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 20.1:1. Middle schools in Florida have a similar average ratio of 19.6:1. The percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 25%. That rate is below the 50% average among public schools in Okaloosa County.
allk12 grades C. W. RUCKEL MIDDLE SCHOOL an A. The grade compares the school only with Florida public middle schools, because each state gives its own test.
C. W. RUCKEL MIDDLE SCHOOL scores 80.6% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 68.8%.
Within Okaloosa County, median household income is about $81,998, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 35%, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. The public schools of Okaloosa County number 51 and enroll about 32,120.
The shortest distance from C. W. RUCKEL MIDDLE SCHOOL to another public school is about 0.1 miles, to NICEVILLE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL. The five-mile area around C. W. RUCKEL MIDDLE SCHOOL holds 7 other public schools. Among 9 nearby schools that report test results, C. W. RUCKEL MIDDLE SCHOOL ranks 3rd on proficiency.
Locale data from NCES put C. W. RUCKEL MIDDLE SCHOOL in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population between 100,000 and 250,000 (Suburb: Mid-size).
Federal counts put enrollment at 1,150 in 2020-21 and 1,061 in 2024-25, an 8% decrease.
Topics for discussion here include sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Okaloosa County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
216,599
Census ACS
Median income
$81,998
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
35%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
51
32,120 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in OKALOOSA
- CRESTVIEW HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,376 students
- NICEVILLE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,036 students
- CHOCTAWHATCHEE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,720 students
- FORT WALTON BEACH HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,550 students
- BAKER SCHOOLCombined · 1,434 students
- DAVIDSON MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 1,111 students
Other schools in NICEVILLE
- NICEVILLE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,036 students
- BLUEWATER ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 885 students
- JAMES E PLEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 762 students
- LULA J. EDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 501 students
- COLLEGIATE HIGH SCHOOL AT NORTHWEST FLORIDA STATE COLLEGEHigh · 463 students
Nearby schools
- NICEVILLE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL0.1 mi · 2,036
- JAMES E PLEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.0 mi · 762
- COLLEGIATE HIGH SCHOOL AT NORTHWEST FLORIDA STATE COLLEGE1.1 mi · 463
- LULA J. EDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.2 mi · 501
- OKALOOSA STEMM CENTER1.7 mi · 366
- ADDIE R. LEWIS SCHOOL2.3 mi · 653
Frequently asked questions
About C. W. RUCKEL MIDDLE SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at C. W. RUCKEL MIDDLE SCHOOL?
C. W. RUCKEL MIDDLE SCHOOL enrolls approximately 1,061 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does C. W. RUCKEL MIDDLE SCHOOL serve?
C. W. RUCKEL MIDDLE SCHOOL serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at C. W. RUCKEL MIDDLE SCHOOL?
Approximately 20.1:1 students per teacher at C. W. RUCKEL MIDDLE SCHOOL.
What is the student diversity at C. W. RUCKEL MIDDLE SCHOOL?
Student demographics at C. W. RUCKEL MIDDLE SCHOOL are roughly 78% White, 11% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian, 8% Two or more.
What district is C. W. RUCKEL MIDDLE SCHOOL in?
C. W. RUCKEL MIDDLE SCHOOL is part of OKALOOSA.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.