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Enrollment
530
Middle
DISTRICT 718 · STATE 794
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DUVAL·NCES 120048000738
JEAN RIBAULT MIDDLE SCHOOL
3610 RIBAULT SCENIC DR, JACKSONVILLE, FL 32208 · (904) 924-3062 · Duval County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL530 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 12% of Florida public middle schools
- DTest 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
16.1:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.7:1 · STATE 19.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
71%
375 students
DISTRICT 51% · 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 | 152 | 29% |
| Grade 7 | 161 | 30% |
| Grade 8 | 217 | 41% |
Student demographics
25%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 71% · 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
34.3%
FL avg 56.7% . +4.9pp since 2023
Math
40.5%
FL avg 58.9% . +4.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 34 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 41 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 5 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 | 34.3% | 40.5% |
| 2023-24 | 29.4% | 36.6% |
% 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
35.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
45.7%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 35% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 46% 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 JEAN RIBAULT MIDDLE SCHOOL
JEAN RIBAULT MIDDLE SCHOOL's state test result (35.4% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| JEAN RIBAULT MIDDLE SCHOOL this school | 530 | 70.8% | 35.4% |
| WILLIAM DANDY MIDDLE SCHOOL FORT LAUDERDALE | 620 | 66.8% | 44.4% |
| GRIFFIN MIDDLE SCHOOL TALLAHASSEE | 457 | 74.0% | 29.6% |
| CARVER MIDDLE ORLANDO | 639 | 75.1% | 39.1% |
| R. FRANK NIMS MIDDLE SCHOOL TALLAHASSEE | 625 | 71.8% | 43.1% |
| CAROL CITY MIDDLE SCHOOL MIAMI GARDENS | 411 | 69.8% | 50.7% |
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 JEAN RIBAULT MIDDLE SCHOOL ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Duval County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 35.4% | #508 of 560 | #19 of 26 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 40.5% | #478 of 560 ▼ 5 | #16 of 26 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 34.3% | #500 of 560 ▲ 1 | #16 of 26 ▲ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 530 | #462 of 584 | #21 of 28 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.1:1 | #43 of 547 | #2 of 25 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 25.0% | #514 of 553 | #25 of 25 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 70.8% | #59 of 565 | #6 of 27 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -24.9% | #82 of 379 | #7 of 19 |
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
530
-216 (-29%) vs 2020
-64% since 1990-91, when it was 1,458
Student : Teacher
16.1:1
was 18.2:1
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 | 530 | 33 | 16.1:1 | 71% (375) |
| 2023-24 | 557 | 41 | 13.6:1 | 76% (423) |
| 2022-23 | 679 | 39 | 17.4:1 | 78% (527) |
| 2020-21 | 746 | 41 | 18.2:1 | 84% (624) |
| 2017-18 | 706 | 37 | 19.1:1 | 85% (597) |
| 2015-16 | 610 | 36 | 16.9:1 | 77% (468) |
| 2010-11 | 572 | 42 | 13.6:1 | 83% (474) |
| 2000-01 | 1,054 | 47 | 22.4:1 | 75% (786) |
| 1990-91 | 1,458 | 69 | 21.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for JEAN RIBAULT MIDDLE SCHOOL.
About JEAN RIBAULT MIDDLE SCHOOL
JEAN RIBAULT MIDDLE SCHOOL is a low-enrollment middle school in JACKSONVILLE, Florida, (ZIP code 32208). Students in grades 6 through 8 make up the school's enrollment of 530 students. Middle schools in Florida average about 794 students, which makes this school 33% below average.
DUVAL runs 206 schools with a combined 131,562 students. JEAN RIBAULT MIDDLE SCHOOL is one of them.
A large majority of enrollment at JEAN RIBAULT MIDDLE SCHOOL is Black, at 86%. Other reported shares: 6% Hispanic and 5% White. Duval County's residents are about 29% Black, 58 points below the school's share. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 25%.
The school had 33 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25. Its student-to-teacher ratio is 16.1:1. By comparison, the average for middle schools in Florida is 19.6:1. The school reported 71% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. That is 24 points above the 47% average for public schools in Duval County.
On the allk12 Grade, JEAN RIBAULT MIDDLE SCHOOL lands at D, ahead of 12% of Florida public middle schools.
JEAN RIBAULT MIDDLE SCHOOL sits between the top and bottom 10% of Florida schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate across its state test results of 35.4% and a predicted 45.7%.
In Duval County, where the school is located, median household income comes to about $71,277, about 34% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 10%. The county has 220 public schools and about 141,209 students.
JEAN RIBAULT HIGH SCHOOL, about 0.1 miles away, is the closest public school. Within five miles of JEAN RIBAULT MIDDLE SCHOOL, there are at least 8 other public schools. Compared with its nearest neighbors, JEAN RIBAULT MIDDLE SCHOOL ranks 6th of 9 on average proficiency.
NCES assigns JEAN RIBAULT MIDDLE SCHOOL the locale City: Large, meaning inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
The school's enrollment fell 29% from 2020-21 to 2024-25. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 18.2:1; by 2024-25 it was 16.1:1.
The discussion board for JEAN RIBAULT MIDDLE SCHOOL is open to topics like pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Duval County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,023,153
Census ACS
Median income
$71,277
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
220
141,209 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in DUVAL
- ATLANTIC COAST HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,887 students
- SANDALWOOD HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,627 students
- MANDARIN HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,343 students
- DUNCAN U. FLETCHER HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,184 students
- FIRST COAST HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,098 students
- ENGLEWOOD HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,896 students
Other schools in JACKSONVILLE
- DIGITAL ACADEMY OF FLORIDACombined · 6,069 students
- ATLANTIC COAST HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,887 students
- SANDALWOOD HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,627 students
- MANDARIN HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,343 students
- FIRST COAST HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,098 students
- ENGLEWOOD HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,896 students
Nearby schools
- JEAN RIBAULT HIGH SCHOOL0.1 mi · 1,224
- SALLYE B. MATHIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.3 mi · 366
- WILLIAM M. RAINES HIGH SCHOOL0.7 mi · 1,376
- RUTLEDGE H. PEARSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.3 mi · 758
- RUFUS E. PAYNE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.3 mi · 233
- S. A. HULL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.3 mi · 188
Frequently asked questions
About JEAN RIBAULT MIDDLE SCHOOLHow many students attend JEAN RIBAULT MIDDLE SCHOOL?
JEAN RIBAULT MIDDLE SCHOOL enrolls approximately 530 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does JEAN RIBAULT MIDDLE SCHOOL serve?
JEAN RIBAULT MIDDLE SCHOOL serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at JEAN RIBAULT MIDDLE SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at JEAN RIBAULT MIDDLE SCHOOL is approximately 16.1:1 (33 FTE teachers).
How diverse is JEAN RIBAULT MIDDLE SCHOOL?
JEAN RIBAULT MIDDLE SCHOOL reports a student body of 5% White, 6% Hispanic, 86% Black, 0% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees JEAN RIBAULT MIDDLE SCHOOL?
JEAN RIBAULT MIDDLE SCHOOL is overseen by DUVAL in Duval County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.