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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the FRUIT COVE MIDDLE SCHOOL administration to hear?
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Enrollment
1,157
Middle
DISTRICT 1,024 · STATE 794
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ST. JOHNS·NCES 120174003794
FRUIT COVE MIDDLE SCHOOL
3180 RACE TRACK RD, SAINT JOHNS, FL 32259 · (904) 547-7880 · St. Johns County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL1,157 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 93% 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.
- A-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
20.7:1
56 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.8:1 · STATE 19.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
13%
147 students
DISTRICT 28% · 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 | 344 | 30% |
| Grade 7 | 411 | 36% |
| Grade 8 | 402 | 35% |
Student demographics
59%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 52% · 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
79.7%
FL avg 56.7% . +0.1pp since 2023
Math
84.8%
FL avg 58.9% . -1.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 80 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 85 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Florida schools, those numbers are about 57 and 59. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are down about 2 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 79.7% | 84.8% |
| 2023-24 | 79.6% | 86.5% |
% 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
82.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
74.8%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 83% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 75% 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 FRUIT COVE MIDDLE SCHOOL
FRUIT COVE MIDDLE SCHOOL's state test result (82.8% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| FRUIT COVE MIDDLE SCHOOL this school | 1,157 | 12.7% | 82.8% |
| MARTINEZ MIDDLE SCHOOL LUTZ | 1,104 | 15.9% | 81.0% |
| FARNELL MIDDLE SCHOOL TAMPA | 1,184 | 20.9% | 72.5% |
| DEERLAKE MIDDLE SCHOOL TALLAHASSEE | 876 | 15.0% | 79.2% |
| WESTGLADES MIDDLE SCHOOL CORAL SPRINGS | 1,646 | 10.7% | 81.5% |
| DR. JOHN LONG MIDDLE SCHOOL WESLEY CHAPEL | 1,496 | 18.4% | 77.5% |
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 FRUIT COVE MIDDLE SCHOOL ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In St. Johns County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 82.8% | #23 of 560 | #3 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 84.8% | #47 of 560 ▼ 16 | #3 of 7 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 79.7% | #31 of 560 ▼ 4 | #2 of 7 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,157 | #71 of 584 | #3 of 8 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.7:1 | #392 of 547 | #6 of 7 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 58.9% | #280 of 553 | #1 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 12.7% | #551 of 565 | #5 of 7 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -2.8% | #342 of 379 | #4 of 6 |
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
1,157
-59 (-5%) vs 2020
-15% since 2010-11, when it was 1,356
Student : Teacher
20.7:1
was 19.6:1
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 | 1,157 | 56 | 20.7:1 | 13% (147) |
| 2023-24 | 1,212 | 62 | 19.6:1 | 7% (89) |
| 2022-23 | 1,223 | 63 | 19.4:1 | 6% (76) |
| 2020-21 | 1,216 | 62 | 19.6:1 | 15% (179) |
| 2017-18 | 1,190 | 61 | 19.5:1 | 10% (123) |
| 2015-16 | 1,168 | 61 | 19.1:1 | 11% (132) |
| 2010-11 | 1,356 | 62 | 21.9:1 | 5% (64) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for FRUIT COVE MIDDLE SCHOOL.
About FRUIT COVE MIDDLE SCHOOL
The public middle-grades school FRUIT COVE MIDDLE SCHOOL is located in SAINT JOHNS, Florida. It teaches 1,157 students in grades 6 through 8. It has 46% more students than the average for middle schools in Florida (about 794).
FRUIT COVE MIDDLE SCHOOL is one of 53 schools in ST. JOHNS, which enrolls 52,383 students in total.
Of every 100 students at FRUIT COVE MIDDLE SCHOOL, about 61 are White. The rest of enrollment is 14% Asian, 14% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, and 4% Black. Among all residents of St. Johns County, the White share is about 79%. The diversity index for FRUIT COVE MIDDLE SCHOOL is 59%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
A staff of 56 full-time-equivalent teachers puts the student-to-teacher ratio at 20.7:1. The gap from the 19.6:1 average for middle schools in Florida is 1.1 students per teacher. By family income, 13% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Among public schools in St. Johns County, the average eligibility rate is 21%.
On the allk12 Grade, FRUIT COVE MIDDLE SCHOOL lands at A, ahead of 93% of Florida public middle schools.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, FRUIT COVE MIDDLE SCHOOL would score about 74.8%. It scores 82.8%, 8.0 points above that figure.
St. Johns County is the school's county. There, median household income comes to about $109,839, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 51%, and roughly 4% of residents are in poverty. There are 68 public schools in the county, enrolling about 52,895, FRUIT COVE MIDDLE SCHOOL among them.
About 1.5 miles separate FRUIT COVE MIDDLE SCHOOL from the closest public school, DURBIN CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. The five-mile area around FRUIT COVE MIDDLE SCHOOL holds at least 8 other public schools. Local comparison: FRUIT COVE MIDDLE SCHOOL ranks 3rd of 9 nearby schools, at 82.8% versus a 76.4% average.
NCES assigns FRUIT COVE MIDDLE SCHOOL the locale Suburb: Large, meaning in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
The school's enrollment fell 5% from 2020-21 to 2024-25. There were more students per teacher in 2024-25 (20.7:1) than in 2020-21 (19.6:1).
The allk12 page for FRUIT COVE MIDDLE SCHOOL lets the school community talk about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
St. Johns County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
306,934
Census ACS
Median income
$109,839
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
51%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
68
52,895 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in ST. JOHNS
- TOCOI CREEK HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,616 students
- CREEKSIDE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,479 students
- BEACHSIDE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,214 students
- ALLEN D NEASE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,177 students
- BARTRAM TRAIL HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,153 students
- MILL CREEK ACADEMYElementary · 1,983 students
Other schools in SAINT JOHNS
- CREEKSIDE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,479 students
- BEACHSIDE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,214 students
- BARTRAM TRAIL HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,153 students
- LIBERTY PINES ACADEMYElementary · 1,795 students
- PATRIOT OAKS ACADEMYElementary · 1,473 students
- SWITZERLAND POINT MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 1,282 students
Nearby schools
- DURBIN CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.5 mi · 1,090
- JULINGTON CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.6 mi · 923
- FREEDOM CROSSING ACADEMY1.9 mi · 1,964
- CREEKSIDE HIGH SCHOOL2.2 mi · 2,479
- PATRIOT OAKS ACADEMY3.0 mi · 1,473
- CUNNINGHAM CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL3.1 mi · 730
Frequently asked questions
About FRUIT COVE MIDDLE SCHOOLHow many students attend FRUIT COVE MIDDLE SCHOOL?
FRUIT COVE MIDDLE SCHOOL enrolls approximately 1,157 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does FRUIT COVE MIDDLE SCHOOL serve?
FRUIT COVE MIDDLE SCHOOL serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at FRUIT COVE MIDDLE SCHOOL?
Approximately 20.7:1 students per teacher at FRUIT COVE MIDDLE SCHOOL.
How diverse is FRUIT COVE MIDDLE SCHOOL?
FRUIT COVE MIDDLE SCHOOL reports a student body of 61% White, 14% Hispanic, 4% Black, 14% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is FRUIT COVE MIDDLE SCHOOL public or private?
FRUIT COVE MIDDLE SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by ST. JOHNS.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.