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Enrollment
964
Middle
DISTRICT 718 · STATE 794
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DUVAL·NCES 120048000742
CHARGER ACADEMY
7050 MELVIN RD, JACKSONVILLE, FL 32210 · (904)573-1060 · Duval County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL964 STUDENTS
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Not graded
This school has no state test results for 2023-24 or 2024-25 to grade, which is common for schools that end before third grade. How grades work
Student : Teacher
25.3:1
42 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.7:1 · STATE 19.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
67%
646 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, 2023-24
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 337 | 35% |
| Grade 7 | 342 | 35% |
| Grade 8 | 285 | 30% |
Student demographics
63%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.
Test scores
FAST / B.E.S.T. 2023-24 . % at Level 3 or AboveEnglish Language Arts
30.0%
FL avg 52.9%
Math
44.9%
FL avg 55.7%
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 30 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 53 and 56.
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
43.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
47.6%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 43% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 48% 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 →
Where CHARGER ACADEMY ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Duval County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 43.5% | #428 of 560 | #13 of 26 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 44.9% | #431 of 560 | #12 of 26 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 30.0% | #528 of 560 | #18 of 26 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 964 | #170 of 584 | #7 of 28 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 25.3:1 | #531 of 547 | #24 of 25 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 63.3% | #194 of 553 | #14 of 25 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 67.0% | #86 of 565 | #8 of 27 |
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.
6-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2023-24Enrollment
964
+82 (+9%) vs 2017
-12% since 1990-91, when it was 1,101
Student : Teacher
22.9:1
was 20.5:1
% White
20%
was 24%
% Hispanic
17%
was 11%
% Black
54%
was 56%
% Asian
2%
was 2%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-24 | 964 | 42 | 22.9:1 | 67% (646) |
| 2022-23 | 961 | 38 | 25.3:1 | 71% (680) |
| 2020-21 | 992 | 49 | 20.2:1 | 70% (698) |
| 2017-18 | 882 | 43 | 20.5:1 | 75% (664) |
| 2015-16 | 940 | 48 | 19.6:1 | 71% (672) |
| 2010-11 | 1,256 | 73 | 17.2:1 | 70% (876) |
| 2000-01 | 1,509 | 73 | 20.7:1 | 50% (751) |
| 1990-91 | 1,101 | 52 | 21.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for CHARGER ACADEMY.
About CHARGER ACADEMY
CHARGER ACADEMY is a mid-sized middle school. Its address is in JACKSONVILLE, Florida. Federal data show 964 students enrolled in grades 6 through 8 in 2023-24. That compares with an average of about 794 students for middle schools in Florida.
DUVAL (206 schools, 131,562 students) runs CHARGER ACADEMY.
Of every 100 students at CHARGER ACADEMY, about 54 are Black. After that, the student body is 20% White, 17% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, and 2% Asian. Among all residents of Duval County, the Black share is about 29%. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 63%.
CHARGER ACADEMY has 42 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff and a student-to-teacher ratio of 25.3:1. The gap from the 19.6:1 average for middle schools in Florida is 5.7 students per teacher. At CHARGER ACADEMY, 67% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch in 2023-24. The gap from the 47% average for public schools in Duval County is 20 points.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate across its state test results with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For CHARGER ACADEMY, the prediction is 47.6% and the result is 43.5%.
For the population of Duval County, the median household earns about $71,277 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 34% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 10%. CHARGER ACADEMY shares Duval County with 219 other public schools.
CHARGER ACADEMY is about 0.2 miles from OAK HILL ACADEMY, its nearest public school. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. Its average proficiency rate of 43.5% is above the 37.1% average for nearby schools.
Its location is classified as City: Large by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Over the 6 years from 2017-18 to 2023-24, enrollment increased 9%. Over that span, the Hispanic share moved 6 points, to 17%. By 2023-24, the school had 22.9 students per teacher, compared with 20.5 in 2017-18.
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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 Charger Academy schools
One other US public school is named Charger Academy. CHARGER ACADEMY is the largest of the 2.
- Charger AcademyCovington, TN · 528 students
Nearby schools
- OAK HILL ACADEMY0.2 mi · 280
- WESTSIDE HIGH SCHOOL0.6 mi · 1,533
- KIPP IMPACT ACADEMY0.7 mi · 806
- CEDAR HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.7 mi · 398
- FRANK H. PETERSON ACADEMIES0.8 mi · 1,167
- SCHOOL OF SUCCESS ACADEMY-SOS1.0 mi · 145
Frequently asked questions
About CHARGER ACADEMYHow many students attend CHARGER ACADEMY?
CHARGER ACADEMY enrolls approximately 964 students in grades 06-08.
Is CHARGER ACADEMY an elementary, middle, or high school?
CHARGER ACADEMY is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at CHARGER ACADEMY?
Approximately 25.3:1 students per teacher at CHARGER ACADEMY.
What is the racial breakdown of students at CHARGER ACADEMY?
At CHARGER ACADEMY, the student body is approximately 20% White, 17% Hispanic, 54% Black, 2% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is CHARGER ACADEMY public or private?
CHARGER ACADEMY is a public K-12 school, overseen by DUVAL.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.