Enrollment
359
Middle
DISTRICT 324 · STATE 794
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·JACKSON·NCES 120096001072
GRAND RIDGE SCHOOL
6925 FLORIDA ST, GRAND RIDGE, FL 32442 · (850) 482-9835 · Jackson County
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL359 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 37% of Florida public middle schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+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
14.1:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.6:1 · STATE 19.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
51%
182 students
DISTRICT 55% · STATE 50%
Community
0
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 5 | 106 | 30% |
| Grade 6 | 88 | 25% |
| Grade 7 | 85 | 24% |
| Grade 8 | 80 | 22% |
Student demographics
47%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 60% · 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
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within JACKSON. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
FAST / B.E.S.T. 2024-25 . % at Level 3 or AboveEnglish Language Arts
55.5%
FL avg 56.7% . +2.4pp since 2023
Math
48.1%
FL avg 58.9% . -1.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 56 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 48 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 2 points 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 | 55.5% | 48.1% |
| 2023-24 | 53.1% | 49.7% |
% 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
50.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
55.8%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 50% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 56% 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 GRAND RIDGE SCHOOL
GRAND RIDGE SCHOOL's state test result (50.1% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| GRAND RIDGE SCHOOL this school | 359 | 50.7% | 50.1% |
| JAMES MADISON MIDDLE SCHOOL TITUSVILLE | 447 | 55.9% | 47.3% |
| ROULHAC MIDDLE SCHOOL CHIPLEY | 414 | 43.7% | 56.8% |
| ERNEST WARD MIDDLE SCHOOL WALNUT HILL | 434 | 43.8% | 51.9% |
| SEBASTIAN CHARTER JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL SEBASTIAN | 295 | 48.1% | 78.0% |
| MANGROVE BAY MIDDLE SCHOOL ST PETERSBURG | 317 | 48.9% | N/A |
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 GRAND RIDGE SCHOOL ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Florida |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 50.1% | #333 of 560 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 48.1% | #391 of 560 ▼ 64 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 55.5% | #260 of 560 ▼ 41 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 359 | #520 of 584 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.1:1 | #7 of 547 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 46.8% | #409 of 553 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 50.7% | #288 of 565 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -39.4% | #19 of 379 |
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
359
-17 (-5%) vs 2020
-51% since 1990-91, when it was 740
Student : Teacher
14.1:1
was 15.0:1
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 | 359 | 25.5 | 14.1:1 | 51% (182) |
| 2023-24 | 329 | 24 | 13.7:1 | 53% (176) |
| 2022-23 | 326 | 24 | 13.6:1 | 50% (163) |
| 2020-21 | 376 | 25 | 15.0:1 | 55% (206) |
| 2017-18 | 592 | 39 | 15.2:1 | 55% (328) |
| 2015-16 | 628 | 41 | 15.3:1 | 76% (476) |
| 2010-11 | 601 | 41 | 14.7:1 | 58% (346) |
| 2000-01 | 553 | 38 | 14.6:1 | 57% (315) |
| 1990-91 | 740 | 50 | 14.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for GRAND RIDGE SCHOOL.
About GRAND RIDGE SCHOOL
GRAND RIDGE SCHOOL is a middle-grades school in GRAND RIDGE, Florida, according to federal school records. Enrolled students number 359 students, in grades 5 through 8. Enrollment is 55% lower than the average for middle schools in Florida, which is about 794.
JACKSON enrolls 5,839 students in 18 schools, including GRAND RIDGE SCHOOL.
White students are the majority at GRAND RIDGE SCHOOL, with 70% of enrollment. Enrollment also includes 19% Black, 7% multiracial, and 4% Hispanic. GRAND RIDGE SCHOOL's diversity index is 47%, against a US figure of 70%.
Teachers at the school number 25.5 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 14.1:1. On average, middle schools in Florida have 19.6:1, compared with 14.1:1 here. The school's lunch program data list 51% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. For comparison, public schools in Jackson County average 53%.
Measured against Florida public middle schools, GRAND RIDGE SCHOOL receives a C+. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
GRAND RIDGE SCHOOL is 5.6 points below its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests (50.1% versus 55.8%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Florida.
Jackson County has these Census figures: the median household income is $49,149, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 15%, and about 14% of people live in poverty. Jackson County is home to 23 public schools and about 5,839 public school students.
The nearest public school is SNEADS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, at about 4.5 miles. Inside a ten-mile radius, there are 2 other public schools. GRAND RIDGE SCHOOL comes in 6th of 7 nearby schools on average proficiency.
Locale data from NCES put GRAND RIDGE SCHOOL in rural territory far from an urban area (Rural: Remote).
GRAND RIDGE SCHOOL's enrollment dropped from 376 in 2020-21 to 359 in 2024-25.
Topics for discussion here include school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Jackson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
48,250
Census ACS
Median income
$49,149
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
15%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
14%
Below federal line
Schools in county
23
5,839 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in JACKSON
- MARIANNA K-8 SCHOOLElementary · 1,685 students
- MARIANNA HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 652 students
- SNEADS ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 574 students
- MALONE SCHOOLCombined · 559 students
- COTTONDALE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 471 students
- COTTONDALE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 419 students
Other Grand Ridge schools
One other US public school is named Grand Ridge. GRAND RIDGE SCHOOL is the largest of the 2.
- Grand Ridge SchoolGrand Ridge, IL · 212 students
Nearby schools
- SNEADS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL4.5 mi · 574
- SNEADS HIGH SCHOOL5.7 mi · 340
- CHATTAHOOCHEE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL10.9 mi · 159
- ALTHA PUBLIC SCHOOL11.2 mi · 653
- MARIANNA K-8 SCHOOL12.0 mi · 1,685
- HOPE SCHOOL12.8 mi · 103
Frequently asked questions
About GRAND RIDGE SCHOOLHow large is GRAND RIDGE SCHOOL?
GRAND RIDGE SCHOOL enrolls approximately 359 students in grades 05-08.
What age range does GRAND RIDGE SCHOOL serve?
GRAND RIDGE SCHOOL serves students from grade 05 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at GRAND RIDGE SCHOOL?
Approximately 14.1:1 students per teacher at GRAND RIDGE SCHOOL.
What is the racial breakdown of students at GRAND RIDGE SCHOOL?
At GRAND RIDGE SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 70% White, 4% Hispanic, 19% Black, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees GRAND RIDGE SCHOOL?
GRAND RIDGE SCHOOL is overseen by JACKSON in Jackson County.
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