JINKS MIDDLE SCHOOL

JINKS MIDDLE SCHOOL is a middle-grades school of modestly sized scale in PANAMA CITY, Florida, part of BAY, teacheing 541 students in grades 6 through 8. Compared to the state average of about 794 students per school, that is 32% smaller than typical.

Across the 47 schools in BAY (27,494 students total), JINKS MIDDLE SCHOOL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, JINKS MIDDLE SCHOOL logs that 36% of students identify as Black, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Other groups include 31% White, 26% Hispanic, 7% multiracial. By comparison, Bay County as a whole is about 10% Black, so the school skews noticeably more Black than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 18.0:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 19.6:1 average. Around 60% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Bay County (around 43%), the school's rate is north of typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, JINKS MIDDLE SCHOOL falls in the UNDERPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations residual. Given its student profile, a typical campus would land near 51.3%; this one comes in at 35.8%, -15.6 points off the demographic line.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Bay County) shows that the typical household earns roughly $73,533 per year, about 30% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. JINKS MIDDLE SCHOOL is one of 50 public schools in Bay County (combined enrollment of about 27,672 students).

Nearest neighbor: PALM BAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, around 0.4 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts JINKS MIDDLE SCHOOL at 4th of 4; the average score across the group is 54.4%.

The campus sits in a high-density setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at JINKS MIDDLE SCHOOL has declined 8%, going from 588 students in 2018 to 541 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 15% to 26% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 13.7:1 in 2018 to 18.0:1 today.

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