ELIZABETH COBB MIDDLE SCHOOL

ELIZABETH COBB MIDDLE SCHOOL is a middle-of-the-pack middle school in TALLAHASSEE, Florida, run under LEON. The school educates 675 students in grades 6 through 8.

Within LEON, which oversees 51 schools and 31,579 students, ELIZABETH COBB MIDDLE SCHOOL is one campus in the system.

On demographics, ELIZABETH COBB MIDDLE SCHOOL lists that the largest single group is Black at 54%, but no single group is in the majority; the rest is composed of 27% White, 8% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, 4% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 30% Black, putting the school's mix noticeably more Black than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, ELIZABETH COBB MIDDLE SCHOOL has 36 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 18.8:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 19.6:1 average. Around 40% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

With demographic context factored in, ELIZABETH COBB MIDDLE SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 61.0% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 51.9%.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Leon County) logs that median household income runs about $66,287, about 49% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. ELIZABETH COBB MIDDLE SCHOOL is one of 63 public schools in Leon County (combined enrollment of about 35,246 students).

The closest other public school is KATE SULLIVAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, roughly 0.1 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, ELIZABETH COBB MIDDLE SCHOOL comes 4th of 8 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 48.9%.

Geographically, the school is in a city-core area.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at ELIZABETH COBB MIDDLE SCHOOL has shrank 22%, going from 870 students in 2018 to 675 in 2025. The White share of enrollment contracted from 31% to 27% over that span.

Within the allk12 community for this school, recent activity here tends to focus on pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.