CLIFFORD MEIGS MIDDLE SCHOOL

Located at 150 RICHBOURG AVE, in SHALIMAR, Florida, CLIFFORD MEIGS MIDDLE SCHOOL is a low-enrollment 6-8 campus that works with 612 students (grades 6 through 8), run under OKALOOSA. Compared to the state average of about 794 students per school, that is 23% below typical.

Within OKALOOSA, which oversees 49 schools and 32,120 students, CLIFFORD MEIGS MIDDLE SCHOOL is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, CLIFFORD MEIGS MIDDLE SCHOOL logs that 64% of the student body identifies as White. Other groups include 12% Hispanic, 12% Black, 9% multiracial, 2% Asian.

In terms of school funding signals, CLIFFORD MEIGS MIDDLE SCHOOL shows 33 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 18.6:1. The state averages around 19.6:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 58% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

With demographic context factored in, CLIFFORD MEIGS MIDDLE SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 52.2%; this one delivers 60.7%.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Okaloosa County put the typical household earns roughly $81,998 per year, 35% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. In all, Okaloosa County runs 51 public schools (combined enrollment of about 32,120 students), of which CLIFFORD MEIGS MIDDLE SCHOOL is one.

SHALIMAR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.5 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), CLIFFORD MEIGS MIDDLE SCHOOL ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 51.4%.

The campus sits in an outer-ring setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at CLIFFORD MEIGS MIDDLE SCHOOL has climbed 14%, going from 539 students in 2018 to 612 in 2025.

On this page, recent activity here tends to focus on sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.