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What's the most underrated thing about GOLDEN GATE MIDDLE SCHOOL that outsiders don't know?
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Enrollment
1,039
Middle
DISTRICT 748 · STATE 794
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·COLLIER·NCES 120033002125
GOLDEN GATE MIDDLE SCHOOL
2701 48TH TER SW, NAPLES, FL 34116 · (239) 377-3800 · Collier County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,039 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
19.4:1
54 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.0:1 · STATE 19.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
45%
465 students
DISTRICT 51% · STATE 50%
Community
3
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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
47.1%
FL avg 56.7% . +6.1pp since 2023
Math
71.4%
FL avg 58.9% . +13.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 47 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 71 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 6 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 14 points.
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
53.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
58.7%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 53% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 59% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
1,039
-81 (-7%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
19.4:1
was 16.0:1
% White
4%
was 6%
% Hispanic
77%
was 74%
% Black
17%
was 19%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About GOLDEN GATE MIDDLE SCHOOL
Located at 2701 48TH TER SW, in NAPLES, Florida, GOLDEN GATE MIDDLE SCHOOL is an average-sized 6-8 campus that enrolls 1,039 students (grades 6 through 8), one of the schools within COLLIER. By comparison, Florida's public schools average about 794 students each, so GOLDEN GATE MIDDLE SCHOOL sits 31% larger than that benchmark.
Within COLLIER, which oversees 69 schools and 48,252 students, GOLDEN GATE MIDDLE SCHOOL is one campus in the system.
Demographically, GOLDEN GATE MIDDLE SCHOOL logs that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 77% of enrollment. The remainder is composed of 17% Black, 4% White. That is visibly more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 28%.
In terms of school funding signals, On paper, GOLDEN GATE MIDDLE SCHOOL has 54 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 19.4:1. The state averages about 19.6:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. An estimated 45% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.
With demographic context factored in, GOLDEN GATE MIDDLE SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 58.7% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 53.1%.
Around the school, community-level numbers for Collier County indicate median household income runs about $90,045, roughly 40% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. In all, Collier County runs 75 public schools (combined enrollment of about 48,252 students), of which GOLDEN GATE MIDDLE SCHOOL is one.
The closest other public school is GOLDEN TERRACE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, roughly 0.5 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts GOLDEN GATE MIDDLE SCHOOL at 3rd of 8; the average score across the group is 48.7%.
Geographically, the school is in a residential area.
Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count declined 7%: 1,120 students in 2018 compared to 1,039 in 2025. Class-load math has grew: from 16.0:1 in 2018 to 19.4:1 in 2025.
On this page, posts here usually surface around fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Collier County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
398,291
Census ACS
Median income
$90,045
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
40%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
75
48,252 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in COLLIER
- PALMETTO RIDGE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,054 students
- IMMOKALEE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,990 students
- GOLDEN GATE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,867 students
- GULF COAST HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,714 students
- NAPLES HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,535 students
- MASON CLASSICAL ACADEMYCombined · 1,509 students
Other schools in NAPLES
- PALMETTO RIDGE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,054 students
- GOLDEN GATE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,867 students
- GULF COAST HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,714 students
- NAPLES HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,535 students
- MASON CLASSICAL ACADEMYCombined · 1,509 students
- AUBREY ROGERS HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,496 students
Nearby schools
- GOLDEN TERRACE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.5 mi · 484
- LAVERN GAYNOR ELEMENTARY0.6 mi · 366
- HERBERT CAMBRIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.8 mi · 283
- GOLDEN GATE HIGH SCHOOL0.8 mi · 1,867
- NAPLES AREA TEENAGE PARENTING0.8 mi · 29
- GOLDEN GATE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.9 mi · 528
Frequently asked questions
About GOLDEN GATE MIDDLE SCHOOLHow large is GOLDEN GATE MIDDLE SCHOOL?
GOLDEN GATE MIDDLE SCHOOL enrolls approximately 1,039 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does GOLDEN GATE MIDDLE SCHOOL serve?
GOLDEN GATE MIDDLE SCHOOL serves grades 06-08.
How many teachers does GOLDEN GATE MIDDLE SCHOOL have?
GOLDEN GATE MIDDLE SCHOOL employs 54 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 19.4:1.
What is the student diversity at GOLDEN GATE MIDDLE SCHOOL?
Student demographics at GOLDEN GATE MIDDLE SCHOOL are roughly 4% White, 77% Hispanic, 17% Black, 0% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is GOLDEN GATE MIDDLE SCHOOL in?
GOLDEN GATE MIDDLE SCHOOL is part of COLLIER.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.