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Enrollment
1,013
Middle
DISTRICT 741 · STATE 794
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·POLK·NCES 120159002456
JERE L. STAMBAUGH MIDDLE
226 MAIN ST N, AUBURNDALE, FL 33823 · (863) 965-5494 · Polk County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,013 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 6% of Florida public middle schools
- FTest 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.
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
22.0:1
46 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.9:1 · STATE 19.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
76%
768 students
DISTRICT 65% · 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 | 281 | 28% |
| Grade 7 | 342 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 390 | 38% |
Student demographics
67%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 67% · 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
36.7%
FL avg 56.7% . +10.8pp since 2023
Math
37.4%
FL avg 58.9% . +11.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 37 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 37 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 11 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 11 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 36.7% | 37.4% |
| 2023-24 | 25.9% | 26.3% |
% 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
32.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.2%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-11.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 32% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 43% 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 JERE L. STAMBAUGH MIDDLE
JERE L. STAMBAUGH MIDDLE's state test result (32.0% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| JERE L. STAMBAUGH MIDDLE this school | 1,013 | 75.8% | 32.0% |
| BARTOW MIDDLE SCHOOL BARTOW | 881 | 71.3% | 39.1% |
| MULBERRY MIDDLE SCHOOL MULBERRY | 1,058 | 74.1% | 41.4% |
| SOUTHWEST MIDDLE SCHOOL LAKELAND | 746 | 73.3% | 35.3% |
| KATHLEEN MIDDLE SCHOOL LAKELAND | 742 | 80.1% | 31.1% |
| LAKE ALFRED POLYTECH ACADEMY LAKE ALFRED | 734 | 72.8% | 45.0% |
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 JERE L. STAMBAUGH MIDDLE ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Polk County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 32.0% | #540 of 560 | #20 of 24 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 37.4% | #502 of 560 ▲ 44 | #16 of 24 ▲ 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 36.7% | #483 of 560 ▲ 44 | #19 of 24 ▲ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,013 | #142 of 584 | #6 of 26 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.0:1 | #473 of 547 | #18 of 24 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 66.9% | #116 of 553 | #7 of 24 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 75.8% | #32 of 565 | #6 of 25 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -0.4% | #372 of 379 | #12 of 13 |
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
1,013
+151 (+18%) vs 2020
-20% since 1990-91, when it was 1,274
Student : Teacher
22.0:1
was 16.9:1
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 | 1,013 | 46 | 22.0:1 | 76% (768) |
| 2023-24 | 1,090 | 41 | 26.6:1 | 73% (793) |
| 2022-23 | 1,127 | 43 | 26.2:1 | 65% (732) |
| 2020-21 | 862 | 51 | 16.9:1 | 67% (581) |
| 2017-18 | 1,017 | 57 | 17.8:1 | 61% (624) |
| 2015-16 | 889 | 53 | 16.8:1 | 65% (576) |
| 2010-11 | 881 | 55 | 16.0:1 | 76% (671) |
| 2000-01 | 1,039 | 61 | 17.0:1 | 52% (540) |
| 1990-91 | 1,274 | 66 | 19.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for JERE L. STAMBAUGH MIDDLE.
About JERE L. STAMBAUGH MIDDLE
JERE L. STAMBAUGH MIDDLE is a medium-sized middle school located in AUBURNDALE, Florida. The school's 1,013 students are in grades 6 through 8. Enrollment is 28% higher than the average for middle schools in Florida, which is about 794.
JERE L. STAMBAUGH MIDDLE is part of POLK, where 163 schools serve 116,552 students.
Hispanic students are the largest group at JERE L. STAMBAUGH MIDDLE, with 40% of enrollment. Next come 36% White, 19% Black, and 3% multiracial. The county population is about 29% Hispanic. JERE L. STAMBAUGH MIDDLE has a diversity index of 67%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The count of teachers at JERE L. STAMBAUGH MIDDLE is 46 full-time equivalents, for a ratio of 22.0:1. Among middle schools in Florida, the typical ratio is 19.6:1. The school counts 768 students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, or 76%. On average, public schools in Polk County report 65%.
allk12 grades JERE L. STAMBAUGH MIDDLE a D. The grade compares the school only with Florida public middle schools, because each state gives its own test.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, JERE L. STAMBAUGH MIDDLE is 11.1 points below the average proficiency rate on state tests predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 32.0% actual, 43.2% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Florida.
Polk County has about 790,694 residents, and median household income is about $65,978, about 24% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 11% of residents are in poverty. Federal data list 172 public schools in Polk County, with a combined enrollment of about 117,004.
The closest public school to JERE L. STAMBAUGH MIDDLE is AUBURNDALE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL, about 0.2 miles away. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. The school's 32.0% average proficiency ranks 9th among 9 nearby schools.
NCES describes the area around JERE L. STAMBAUGH MIDDLE as Suburb: Large, meaning in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
A comparison of 2020-21 and 2024-25 shows enrollment up 18%, from 862 to 1,013. Students per teacher rose from 16.9 in 2020-21 to 22.0 in 2024-25.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for JERE L. STAMBAUGH MIDDLE covering things like enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Polk County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
790,694
Census ACS
Median income
$65,978
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
172
117,004 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in POLK
- HAINES CITY SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 3,105 students
- DAVENPORT HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,731 students
- WINTER HAVEN SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,648 students
- RIDGE COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,632 students
- GEORGE W. JENKINS SENIOR HIGHHigh · 2,469 students
- BARTOW SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,276 students
Other schools in AUBURNDALE
- AUBURNDALE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,770 students
- LENA VISTA ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 915 students
- WALTER CALDWELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 887 students
- BERKLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 696 students
- BERKLEY ACCELERATEDMiddle · 622 students
- CLARENCE BOSWELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 600 students
Nearby schools
- AUBURNDALE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL0.2 mi · 1,770
- AUBURNDALE CENTRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.7 mi · 371
- WALTER CALDWELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.8 mi · 887
- LENA VISTA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.9 mi · 915
- HARTRIDGE ACADEMY2.5 mi · 200
- FRED G. GARNER ACADEMY2.6 mi · 817
Frequently asked questions
About JERE L. STAMBAUGH MIDDLEWhat is the total enrollment at JERE L. STAMBAUGH MIDDLE?
JERE L. STAMBAUGH MIDDLE enrolls approximately 1,013 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does JERE L. STAMBAUGH MIDDLE serve?
JERE L. STAMBAUGH MIDDLE serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many teachers does JERE L. STAMBAUGH MIDDLE have?
JERE L. STAMBAUGH MIDDLE employs 46 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 22.0:1.
What is the student diversity at JERE L. STAMBAUGH MIDDLE?
Student demographics at JERE L. STAMBAUGH MIDDLE are roughly 36% White, 40% Hispanic, 19% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is JERE L. STAMBAUGH MIDDLE in?
JERE L. STAMBAUGH MIDDLE is part of POLK.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.