FERNANDINA BEACH MIDDLE SCHOOL

Located at 315 CITRONA DR, in FERNANDINA BEACH, Florida, FERNANDINA BEACH MIDDLE SCHOOL is a mid-tier middle school that instructs 721 students (grades 6 through 8), operated by NASSAU.

NASSAU comprises 18 schools with combined enrollment of 12,575 students; FERNANDINA BEACH MIDDLE SCHOOL is among them.

On the student-mix side, FERNANDINA BEACH MIDDLE SCHOOL logs that White students make up the majority at 73%. Beyond that, the school reports 14% Hispanic, 7% Black, 5% multiracial. By comparison, Nassau County as a whole is about 85% White, so the school skews considerably less White than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, FERNANDINA BEACH MIDDLE SCHOOL has 39 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 18.5:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 19.6:1, putting FERNANDINA BEACH MIDDLE SCHOOL tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 35% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), FERNANDINA BEACH MIDDLE SCHOOL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 63.5%, the actual is 75.7%, a residual of +12.2 points.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Nassau County) reports that the typical household earns roughly $89,804 per year, roughly 36% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. In all, Nassau County runs 22 public schools (combined enrollment of about 12,575 students), of which FERNANDINA BEACH MIDDLE SCHOOL is one.

Nearest neighbor: FERNANDINA BEACH HIGH SCHOOL, around 0.2 miles off. Within five miles, there are 5 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts FERNANDINA BEACH MIDDLE SCHOOL at 2nd of 6; the average score across the group is 67.5%.

The campus sits in a commuter-belt setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged up 8%: 670 students in 2018 compared to 721 in 2025. Black enrollment moved from 13% to 7% across the same window.

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