FORT CAROLINE MIDDLE SCHOOL

FORT CAROLINE MIDDLE SCHOOL is one of the tight-knit 6-8 campuss in JACKSONVILLE, Florida, overseen by DUVAL, with 401 students on its rolls from grades 6 through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 49% smaller than the state mean of about 794.

FORT CAROLINE MIDDLE SCHOOL is one of 206 schools operated by DUVAL, a district that hosts 131,562 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, FORT CAROLINE MIDDLE SCHOOL lists that 64% of the student body identifies as Black. Other groups include 18% White, 10% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, 2% Asian. That is meaningfully more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 29%.

In terms of school funding signals, The school reports having 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 18.2:1. The state averages around 19.6:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 51% of students at FORT CAROLINE MIDDLE SCHOOL qualify 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), FORT CAROLINE MIDDLE SCHOOL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 55.8%, the actual is 45.8%, a residual of -10.0 points.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for Duval County indicate median household income runs about $71,277, roughly 34% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Duval County's 220 public schools (combined enrollment of about 141,209 students), FORT CAROLINE MIDDLE SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is FORT CAROLINE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, roughly 0.2 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts FORT CAROLINE MIDDLE SCHOOL at 2nd of 7; the average score across the group is 40.2%.

The school occupies a downtown site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 39%: 659 students in 2018 compared to 401 in 2025.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.