KANAPAHA MIDDLE SCHOOL

KANAPAHA MIDDLE SCHOOL operates as a moderately sized middle-grades school in GAINESVILLE, Florida, operated by ALACHUA. Current enrollment sits at 1,014 students spanning grades 6 through 8. That puts it 28% bigger than the typical public school in Florida, which averages around 794 students.

Across the 60 schools in ALACHUA (28,255 students total), KANAPAHA MIDDLE SCHOOL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, KANAPAHA MIDDLE SCHOOL reports that 35% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Other groups include 31% Black, 22% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, 6% Asian. By comparison, Alachua County as a whole is about 61% White, so the school skews noticeably less White than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, KANAPAHA MIDDLE SCHOOL has 48 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 20.9:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 19.6:1, putting KANAPAHA MIDDLE SCHOOL higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 50% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

With demographic context factored in, KANAPAHA MIDDLE SCHOOL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 56.2%, the actual is 58.9%, a residual of +2.7 points.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for Alachua County indicate median household earnings sit near $61,949, 49% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. KANAPAHA MIDDLE SCHOOL is one of 68 public schools in Alachua County (combined enrollment of about 29,618 students).

The closest other public school is KIMBALL WILES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, roughly 0.3 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), KANAPAHA MIDDLE SCHOOL ranks 4th on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 55.1%.

Geographically, the school is in an outer-ring area.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at KANAPAHA MIDDLE SCHOOL has held roughly steady, going from 1,029 students in 2018 to 1,014 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment expanded from 13% to 22% over that span. Class-load math has grew: from 18.4:1 in 2018 to 20.9:1 in 2025.

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