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If you could change one rule at GAMBLE ROGERS MIDDLE SCHOOL, what would it be?
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Enrollment
896
Middle
DISTRICT 1,024 · STATE 794
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ST. JOHNS·NCES 120174002956
GAMBLE ROGERS MIDDLE SCHOOL
6250 US HIGHWAY 1 S, ST AUGUSTINE, FL 32086 · (904) 547-8700 · St. Johns County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL896 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
18.3:1
49 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.8:1 · STATE 19.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
56%
501 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 | 281 | 31% |
| Grade 7 | 307 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 308 | 34% |
Student demographics
44%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
58.5%
FL avg 56.7% . +3.5pp since 2023
Math
65.6%
FL avg 58.9% . +4.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 59 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 66 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 4 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 4 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 58.5% | 65.6% |
| 2023-24 | 55.0% | 61.5% |
% 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
62.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
53.1%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 63% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 53% 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 GAMBLE ROGERS MIDDLE SCHOOL
GAMBLE ROGERS MIDDLE SCHOOL's state test result (62.8% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| GAMBLE ROGERS MIDDLE SCHOOL this school | 896 | 55.9% | 62.8% |
| AVALON MIDDLE SCHOOL MILTON | 768 | 55.5% | 58.9% |
| WILKINSON JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL MIDDLEBURG | 711 | 58.4% | 65.2% |
| DAVIDSON MIDDLE SCHOOL CRESTVIEW | 1,111 | 56.0% | 65.9% |
| LAKE ASBURY JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL GREEN COVE SPRINGS | 940 | 50.1% | 68.5% |
| R J MURRAY MIDDLE SCHOOL ST AUGUSTINE | 742 | 55.8% | 64.7% |
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 GAMBLE ROGERS MIDDLE SCHOOL ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In St. Johns County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 62.8% | #167 of 560 | #7 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 65.6% | #197 of 560 ▲ 9 | #7 of 7 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 58.5% | #214 of 560 ▼ 15 | #7 of 7 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 896 | #225 of 584 | #5 of 8 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.3:1 | #187 of 547 | #1 of 7 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 43.7% | #436 of 553 | #6 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 55.9% | #223 of 565 | #1 of 7 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -2.3% | #349 of 379 | #5 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
896
+3 (+0%) vs 2020
-8% since 2000-01, when it was 977
Student : Teacher
18.3:1
was 17.5:1
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 | 896 | 49 | 18.3:1 | 56% (501) |
| 2023-24 | 904 | 56 | 16.1:1 | 52% (471) |
| 2022-23 | 925 | 55 | 16.8:1 | 47% (431) |
| 2020-21 | 893 | 51 | 17.5:1 | 40% (354) |
| 2017-18 | 917 | 51 | 18.0:1 | 46% (425) |
| 2015-16 | 840 | 44 | 19.1:1 | 51% (428) |
| 2010-11 | 869 | 45 | 19.3:1 | 44% (385) |
| 2000-01 | 977 | 45 | 21.7:1 | 30% (296) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for GAMBLE ROGERS MIDDLE SCHOOL.
About GAMBLE ROGERS MIDDLE SCHOOL
In ST AUGUSTINE, Florida, GAMBLE ROGERS MIDDLE SCHOOL is a medium-sized middle school. The school had 896 students in grades 6 through 8 in 2024-25.
GAMBLE ROGERS MIDDLE SCHOOL is part of a district of 53 schools: ST. JOHNS, with 52,383 students.
White students make up a majority at GAMBLE ROGERS MIDDLE SCHOOL, at 74%. Other students are 10% Hispanic, 9% Black, 5% multiracial, and 2% Asian. The school's diversity index is 44%, meaning two students picked at random have a 44% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
GAMBLE ROGERS MIDDLE SCHOOL counts 49 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 18.3 students for each one. This ratio sits 1.3 below the 19.6:1 average for middle schools in Florida. About 56% of students at the school meet free or reduced-price lunch income limits. Compared with the 21% average for public schools in St. Johns County, the school's rate is higher.
In Florida, GAMBLE ROGERS MIDDLE SCHOOL is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 62.8% actual against a predicted 53.1%.
Federal survey data for St. Johns County show that the median household income is $109,839, roughly 51% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. There are 68 public schools in St. Johns County, enrolling about 52,895 students in all.
The nearest public school is W. DOUGLAS HARTLEY ELEMENTARY, at about 1.1 miles. Within five miles of GAMBLE ROGERS MIDDLE SCHOOL, there are 2 other public schools. GAMBLE ROGERS MIDDLE SCHOOL is 5th of 7 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
Under the NCES locale system, GAMBLE ROGERS MIDDLE SCHOOL is Rural: Fringe.
Federal data show 893 students in 2020-21 and 896 in 2024-25, a difference of under 3%.
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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 ST AUGUSTINE
- MILL CREEK ACADEMYElementary · 1,983 students
- PINE ISLAND ACADEMYElementary · 1,972 students
- ST. AUGUSTINE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,717 students
- PACETTI BAY MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 1,481 students
- PEDRO MENENDEZ HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,403 students
- LAKESIDE ACADEMYElementary · 1,356 students
Nearby schools
- W. DOUGLAS HARTLEY ELEMENTARY1.1 mi · 596
- PEDRO MENENDEZ HIGH SCHOOL1.7 mi · 1,403
- OTIS A. MASON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL5.4 mi · 731
- OSCEOLA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL7.1 mi · 639
- R. B. HUNT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL7.8 mi · 540
- GAINES ALTERNATIVE AT HAMBLEN8.0 mi · 65
Frequently asked questions
About GAMBLE ROGERS MIDDLE SCHOOLHow many students attend GAMBLE ROGERS MIDDLE SCHOOL?
GAMBLE ROGERS MIDDLE SCHOOL enrolls approximately 896 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does GAMBLE ROGERS MIDDLE SCHOOL serve?
GAMBLE ROGERS MIDDLE SCHOOL serves grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at GAMBLE ROGERS MIDDLE SCHOOL?
Approximately 18.3:1 students per teacher at GAMBLE ROGERS MIDDLE SCHOOL.
What is the racial breakdown of students at GAMBLE ROGERS MIDDLE SCHOOL?
At GAMBLE ROGERS MIDDLE SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 74% White, 10% Hispanic, 9% Black, 2% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is GAMBLE ROGERS MIDDLE SCHOOL in?
GAMBLE ROGERS MIDDLE SCHOOL is part of ST. JOHNS.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.