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What's the biggest difference between DR MONA JAIN MIDDLE SCHOOL and what you expected?
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Enrollment
933
Middle
DISTRICT 686 · STATE 794
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MANATEE·NCES 120123008717
DR MONA JAIN MIDDLE SCHOOL
12205 44TH AVE E, BRADENTON, FL 34211 · (941) 727-4747 · Manatee County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE13-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL933 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 74% of Florida public middle schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+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
22.2:1
42 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.8:1 · STATE 19.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
33%
312 students
DISTRICT 55% · 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 | 305 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 314 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 314 | 34% |
Student demographics
60%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 66% · 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
66.7%
FL avg 56.7% . +5.4pp since 2023
Math
74.7%
FL avg 58.9% . +4.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 67 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 75 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 5 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 5 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 66.7% | 74.7% |
| 2023-24 | 61.3% | 69.8% |
% 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
66.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
64.4%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 66% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 64% 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 DR MONA JAIN MIDDLE SCHOOL
DR MONA JAIN MIDDLE SCHOOL's state test result (66.2% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR MONA JAIN MIDDLE SCHOOL this school | 933 | 33.4% | 66.2% |
| JOSEPH L. CARWISE MIDDLE SCHOOL PALM HARBOR | 859 | 31.1% | 67.0% |
| NORTH NAPLES MIDDLE SCHOOL NAPLES | 909 | 30.0% | 78.9% |
| ROCK LAKE MIDDLE SCHOOL LONGWOOD | 898 | 38.4% | 72.2% |
| OAKRIDGE MIDDLE SCHOOL NAPLES | 1,172 | 32.4% | 78.8% |
| MULRENNAN MIDDLE SCHOOL VALRICO | 1,027 | 33.9% | 58.0% |
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 DR MONA JAIN MIDDLE SCHOOL ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Manatee County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 66.2% | #130 of 560 | #3 of 10 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 74.7% | #113 of 560 ▲ 10 | #3 of 10 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 66.7% | #126 of 560 ▲ 3 | #3 of 10 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 933 | #190 of 584 | #3 of 12 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.2:1 | #480 of 547 | #9 of 10 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 60.3% | #244 of 553 | #5 of 10 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 33.4% | #453 of 565 | #9 of 10 |
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
933
+110 (+13%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
22.2:1
was 19.1:1
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 | 933 | 42 | 22.2:1 | 33% (312) |
| 2023-24 | 927 | 45 | 20.6:1 | 31% (292) |
| 2022-23 | 994 | 47 | 21.1:1 | 29% (288) |
| 2020-21 | 823 | 43 | 19.1:1 | 35% (286) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for DR MONA JAIN MIDDLE SCHOOL.
About DR MONA JAIN MIDDLE SCHOOL
DR MONA JAIN MIDDLE SCHOOL runs as a medium-sized middle-grades school in BRADENTON, Florida. A total of 933 students attend the school, which covers grades 6 through 8.
Besides DR MONA JAIN MIDDLE SCHOOL, MANATEE runs 79 other schools. The district enrolls 54,215 students.
At DR MONA JAIN MIDDLE SCHOOL, White students make up 57% of the student body. Next come 24% Hispanic, 9% Black, 7% multiracial, and 3% Asian. The county population is about 72% White. The school's diversity index is 60%, meaning two students picked at random have a 60% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The school reports 42 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to about 22.2 students per teacher. That is 2.6 students per teacher above the 19.6:1 average for middle schools in Florida. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility covers 33% of students. Among public schools in Manatee County, the average eligibility rate is 51%.
Measured against Florida public middle schools, DR MONA JAIN MIDDLE SCHOOL receives a B+. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Schools in Florida with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 64.4%. DR MONA JAIN MIDDLE SCHOOL scores 66.2%.
County data help place the school in context: in Manatee County, the median household income is $78,457, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 35%, and about 6% of people live in poverty. In all, Manatee County has 86 public schools and roughly 54,208 students.
Nearby, B.D. GULLETT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is less than a tenth of a mile away. Within five miles of DR MONA JAIN MIDDLE SCHOOL, there are at least 8 other public schools. Ranked by average proficiency, DR MONA JAIN MIDDLE SCHOOL places 5th out of 9 schools in its immediate area.
The NCES locale for DR MONA JAIN MIDDLE SCHOOL is City: Small, which covers schools inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
Enrollment climbed 13% from its 2020-21 level of 823. The student-to-teacher ratio went up from 19.1:1 to 22.2:1.
The discussion area below is open to posts about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Manatee County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
429,792
Census ACS
Median income
$78,457
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
35%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
86
54,208 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in MANATEE
- LAKEWOOD RANCH HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,422 students
- PARRISH COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,266 students
- PALMETTO HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,185 students
- MANATEE SCHOOL FOR THE ARTSHigh · 2,051 students
- MANATEE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,998 students
- BRADEN RIVER HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,705 students
Other schools in BRADENTON
- LAKEWOOD RANCH HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,422 students
- MANATEE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,998 students
- BRADEN RIVER HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,705 students
- SOUTHEAST HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,638 students
- TEAM SUCCESS A SCHOOL OF EXCELLENCECombined · 1,441 students
- BAYSHORE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,400 students
Nearby schools
- B.D. GULLETT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.1 mi · 1,314
- LAKEWOOD RANCH PREPARATORY ACADEMY1.6 mi · 1,369
- LAKEWOOD RANCH HIGH SCHOOL1.7 mi · 2,422
- IMAGINE CHARTER AT LAKEWOOD RANCH1.7 mi · 456
- BRADEN RIVER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL2.3 mi · 547
- CARLOS E. HAILE MIDDLE SCHOOL2.4 mi · 715
Frequently asked questions
About DR MONA JAIN MIDDLE SCHOOLHow large is DR MONA JAIN MIDDLE SCHOOL?
DR MONA JAIN MIDDLE SCHOOL enrolls approximately 933 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does DR MONA JAIN MIDDLE SCHOOL serve?
DR MONA JAIN MIDDLE SCHOOL serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at DR MONA JAIN MIDDLE SCHOOL?
Approximately 22.2:1 students per teacher at DR MONA JAIN MIDDLE SCHOOL.
What is the racial breakdown of students at DR MONA JAIN MIDDLE SCHOOL?
At DR MONA JAIN MIDDLE SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 57% White, 24% Hispanic, 9% Black, 3% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is DR MONA JAIN MIDDLE SCHOOL public or private?
DR MONA JAIN MIDDLE SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by MANATEE.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.