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
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
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
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.
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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
359
-233 (-39%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
14.1:1
was 15.2:1
% White
70%
was 69%
% Hispanic
4%
was 5%
% Black
19%
was 19%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About GRAND RIDGE SCHOOL
Located at 6925 FLORIDA ST, in GRAND RIDGE, Florida, GRAND RIDGE SCHOOL is a close-knit middle-grades school that serves 359 students (grades 5 through 8), operated by JACKSON. That puts it 55% leaner than the typical public school in Florida, which averages around 794 students.
JACKSON runs 18 schools in total, collectively educating 5,839 students. GRAND RIDGE SCHOOL is one of those campuses.
On the student-mix side, GRAND RIDGE SCHOOL records that White students make up the majority at 70%. Other groups include 19% Black, 7% multiracial, 4% Hispanic.
In terms of school funding signals, The school currently runs with 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.1:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 19.6:1, putting GRAND RIDGE SCHOOL tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 51% of students at GRAND RIDGE SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.
On a demographically-adjusted basis, GRAND RIDGE SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 55.8%; this one delivers 50.1%.
Across the wider county, Jackson County reports that median household income runs about $49,149, 15% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 14%. Across Jackson County's 23 public schools (combined enrollment of about 5,839 students), GRAND RIDGE SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.
Nearest neighbor: SNEADS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, around 4.5 miles off. Within ten miles, there are 2 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. On composite proficiency, GRAND RIDGE SCHOOL comes 6th of 7 in the immediate cluster, behind the nearby-schools average of 51.2%.
The school occupies an outlying site.
Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at GRAND RIDGE SCHOOL has decreased 39%, going from 592 students in 2018 to 359 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 15.2:1 in 2018 to 14.1:1 today.
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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
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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