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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the L. A. AINGER MIDDLE SCHOOL administration to hear?
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Enrollment
625
Middle
DISTRICT 809 · STATE 794
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHARLOTTE·NCES 120024002422
L. A. AINGER MIDDLE SCHOOL
245 COUGAR WAY, ROTONDA WEST, FL 33947 · (941) 625-9600 · Charlotte County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL625 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 59% of Florida public middle schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-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
16.9:1
37 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.6:1 · STATE 19.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
37%
231 students
DISTRICT 46% · 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 | 192 | 31% |
| Grade 7 | 213 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 220 | 35% |
Student demographics
42%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 56% · 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
57.8%
FL avg 56.7% . +1.4pp since 2023
Math
64.3%
FL avg 58.9% . -1.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 58 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 64 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 1 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 2 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 57.8% | 64.3% |
| 2023-24 | 56.5% | 66.0% |
% 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
60.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
62.6%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 61% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 63% 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 L. A. AINGER MIDDLE SCHOOL
L. A. AINGER MIDDLE SCHOOL's state test result (60.7% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| L. A. AINGER MIDDLE SCHOOL this school | 625 | 37.0% | 60.7% |
| VENICE MIDDLE SCHOOL VENICE | 732 | 39.5% | 66.2% |
| FERNANDINA BEACH MIDDLE SCHOOL FERNANDINA BEACH | 721 | 35.2% | 75.7% |
| LECANTO MIDDLE SCHOOL LECANTO | 786 | 40.6% | 58.8% |
| THOMAS L SIMS MIDDLE SCHOOL PACE | 823 | 40.1% | 72.4% |
| WOODLAWN BEACH MIDDLE SCHOOL GULF BREEZE | 882 | 34.6% | 66.8% |
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 L. A. AINGER MIDDLE SCHOOL ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Florida |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 60.7% | #186 of 560 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 64.3% | #211 of 560 ▼ 50 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 57.8% | #225 of 560 ▼ 42 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 625 | #422 of 584 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.9:1 | #85 of 547 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 42.0% | #446 of 553 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 37.0% | #430 of 565 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -0.8% | #363 of 379 |
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
625
+90 (+17%) vs 2020
-16% since 1990-91, when it was 742
Student : Teacher
16.9:1
was 17.8:1
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 | 625 | 37 | 16.9:1 | 37% (231) |
| 2023-24 | 644 | 37 | 17.4:1 | 51% (328) |
| 2022-23 | 720 | 39 | 18.5:1 | 40% (288) |
| 2020-21 | 535 | 30 | 17.8:1 | 41% (217) |
| 2017-18 | 630 | 32 | 19.7:1 | 50% (317) |
| 2015-16 | 673 | 38 | 17.7:1 | 56% (378) |
| 2010-11 | 897 | 51 | 17.6:1 | 51% (454) |
| 2000-01 | 1,075 | 53 | 20.3:1 | 35% (376) |
| 1990-91 | 742 | 37 | 20.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for L. A. AINGER MIDDLE SCHOOL.
About L. A. AINGER MIDDLE SCHOOL
L. A. AINGER MIDDLE SCHOOL is a middle school located in ROTONDA WEST, Florida, in Charlotte County. Classes run from 6 through 8, and the school has 625 students. The average for middle schools in Florida is about 794 students, so this school is 21% smaller than average.
CHARLOTTE enrolls 16,997 students, and its 24 schools include L. A. AINGER MIDDLE SCHOOL.
At L. A. AINGER MIDDLE SCHOOL, White students make up 75% of the student body. Next come 14% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, and 4% Black. The county population is about 83% White. L. A. AINGER MIDDLE SCHOOL's diversity index is 42%, against a US figure of 70%.
Its teaching staff equals 37 full-time positions, a ratio of 16.9:1. That is lower than the 19.6:1 average for middle schools in Florida. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility, a common measure of family income, is 37%.
The allk12 Grade for L. A. AINGER MIDDLE SCHOOL is B. Compared with Florida public middle schools, the school scored higher than 59% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, L. A. AINGER MIDDLE SCHOOL is 1.9 points below its prediction. Actual: 60.7%. Predicted: 62.6%.
In Charlotte County (population about 201,064), the median household income is $69,952, roughly 27% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 6%. There are 25 public schools in Charlotte County, enrolling about 16,997 students in all.
Of nearby public schools, VINELAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the closest, at about 0.2 miles. L. A. AINGER MIDDLE SCHOOL has 4 other public schools within five miles. The nearest schools with test data average 63.7%, higher than L. A. AINGER MIDDLE SCHOOL's 60.7%.
In the federal locale system, L. A. AINGER MIDDLE SCHOOL is coded Suburb: Large, for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Over 4 years, L. A. AINGER MIDDLE SCHOOL's enrollment grew 17%, to 625.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss school safety, transportation, and start times at L. A. AINGER MIDDLE SCHOOL. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Charlotte County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
201,064
Census ACS
Median income
$69,952
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
27%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
25
16,997 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in CHARLOTTE
- CHARLOTTE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,872 students
- PORT CHARLOTTE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,730 students
- LEMON BAY HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,343 students
- PUNTA GORDA MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 1,098 students
- BABCOCK NEIGHBORHOOD SCHOOLCombined · 1,053 students
- PORT CHARLOTTE MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 858 students
Other schools in ROTONDA WEST
- VINELAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 494 students
Nearby schools
- VINELAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.2 mi · 494
- LEMON BAY HIGH SCHOOL2.9 mi · 1,343
- MYAKKA RIVER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL3.7 mi · 624
- SKY ACADEMY ENGLEWOOD4.4 mi · 327
- ENGLEWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL5.6 mi · 564
- COLLEGE PREPARATORY ACADEMY AT WELLEN PARK9.0 mi · 409
Frequently asked questions
About L. A. AINGER MIDDLE SCHOOLHow many students attend L. A. AINGER MIDDLE SCHOOL?
L. A. AINGER MIDDLE SCHOOL enrolls approximately 625 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does L. A. AINGER MIDDLE SCHOOL serve?
L. A. AINGER MIDDLE SCHOOL serves grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at L. A. AINGER MIDDLE SCHOOL?
Approximately 16.9:1 students per teacher at L. A. AINGER MIDDLE SCHOOL.
How diverse is L. A. AINGER MIDDLE SCHOOL?
L. A. AINGER MIDDLE SCHOOL reports a student body of 75% White, 14% Hispanic, 4% Black, 2% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is L. A. AINGER MIDDLE SCHOOL in?
L. A. AINGER MIDDLE SCHOOL is part of CHARLOTTE.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.