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INDIAN TRAILS MIDDLE SCHOOL
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FAST / B.E.S.T. 2024-25 . % at Level 3 or AboveWhat this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 61 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 67 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 up about 4 points.
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat this means: About 63% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 64% 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%.
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SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About INDIAN TRAILS MIDDLE SCHOOL
Set in PALM COAST, Florida, INDIAN TRAILS MIDDLE SCHOOL is an expansive middle school, operated by FLAGLER. It hosts 1,438 students across grades 6 through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 81% above the state mean of about 794.
FLAGLER comprises 11 schools with combined enrollment of 13,521 students; INDIAN TRAILS MIDDLE SCHOOL is among them.
In terms of who attends, INDIAN TRAILS MIDDLE SCHOOL logs that the largest single group is White, at 57% of enrollment; the rest comes out to 20% Hispanic, 12% Black, 7% multiracial, 4% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 75% White, putting the school's mix considerably less White than the area baseline.
On the income-and-resources front, The school employs 73 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 19.7:1. The state averages about 19.6:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 33% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.
With demographic context factored in, INDIAN TRAILS MIDDLE SCHOOL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 64.5%, the actual is 63.1%, a residual of -1.3 points.
In the broader community, the surrounding county (Flagler County) reports that the typical household earns roughly $77,363 per year, about 31% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. In all, Flagler County runs 13 public schools (combined enrollment of about 13,521 students), of which INDIAN TRAILS MIDDLE SCHOOL is one.
Nearest neighbor: BELLE TERRE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, around 0.4 miles off. Within five miles, there are 4 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts INDIAN TRAILS MIDDLE SCHOOL at 1st of 9; the average score across the group is 56.5%.
Geographically, the school is in a suburban area.
Trend over the last 7 years. INDIAN TRAILS MIDDLE SCHOOL's enrollment has edged up 51% since 2018, when it stood at 953 (now 1,438). The White share of enrollment declined from 67% to 57% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio loosened from 17.6:1 in 2018 to 19.7:1 today.
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