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How has LAKE BUTLER MIDDLE SCHOOL changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
752
Middle
DISTRICT 770 · STATE 794
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·UNION·NCES 120189001957
LAKE BUTLER MIDDLE SCHOOL
150 SW 6TH ST, LAKE BUTLER, FL 32054 · (352) 448-5153 · Union County
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL752 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 44% 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.
- 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
15.4:1
49 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.3:1 · STATE 19.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
47%
351 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 5 | 202 | 27% |
| Grade 6 | 198 | 26% |
| Grade 7 | 181 | 24% |
| Grade 8 | 171 | 23% |
Student demographics
37%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 39% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
LAKE BUTLER MIDDLE SCHOOL→UNION COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within UNION. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
FAST / B.E.S.T. 2024-25 . % at Level 3 or AboveEnglish Language Arts
50.6%
FL avg 56.7% . +3.3pp since 2023
Math
62.9%
FL avg 58.9% . +2.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 51 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 63 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 3 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 50.6% | 62.9% |
| 2023-24 | 47.2% | 60.0% |
% 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
53.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
57.8%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 53% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 58% 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 LAKE BUTLER MIDDLE SCHOOL
LAKE BUTLER MIDDLE SCHOOL's state test result (53.3% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| LAKE BUTLER MIDDLE SCHOOL this school | 752 | 46.7% | 53.3% |
| CRYSTAL RIVER MIDDLE SCHOOL CRYSTAL RIVER | 906 | 49.0% | 46.3% |
| INVERNESS MIDDLE SCHOOL INVERNESS | 911 | 47.4% | 47.8% |
| NEW SMYRNA BEACH MIDDLE SCHOOL NEW SMYRNA BEACH | 1,036 | 46.6% | 55.3% |
| MERRITT BROWN MIDDLE SCHOOL PANAMA CITY | 634 | 51.1% | 44.6% |
| UMATILLA MIDDLE SCHOOL UMATILLA | 633 | 44.5% | 55.3% |
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 LAKE BUTLER MIDDLE SCHOOL ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Florida |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 53.3% | #287 of 560 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 62.9% | #224 of 560 ▼ 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 50.6% | #320 of 560 ▼ 19 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 752 | #331 of 584 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.4:1 | #24 of 547 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 36.8% | #478 of 553 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 46.7% | #345 of 565 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +2.6% | #118 of 137 |
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
752
+47 (+7%) vs 2020
+21% since 1990-91, when it was 619
Student : Teacher
15.4:1
was 15.0:1
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 | 752 | 48.7 | 15.4:1 | 47% (351) |
| 2023-24 | 727 | 50.2 | 14.5:1 | 52% (379) |
| 2022-23 | 691 | 46 | 15.0:1 | 54% (374) |
| 2020-21 | 705 | 47 | 15.0:1 | 50% (354) |
| 2017-18 | 733 | 50 | 14.7:1 | 68% (499) |
| 2015-16 | 718 | 48 | 15.0:1 | 52% (375) |
| 2010-11 | 756 | 40 | 18.9:1 | 59% (446) |
| 2000-01 | 685 | 33 | 20.8:1 | 43% (297) |
| 1990-91 | 619 | 34 | 18.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for LAKE BUTLER MIDDLE SCHOOL.
About LAKE BUTLER MIDDLE SCHOOL
LAKE BUTLER MIDDLE SCHOOL is a public medium-sized middle-grades school in LAKE BUTLER, Florida. The school serves 752 students in grades 5 through 8 in 2024-25.
UNION counts 2,309 students in its 3 schools, and LAKE BUTLER MIDDLE SCHOOL is one of them.
White students make up a majority at LAKE BUTLER MIDDLE SCHOOL, at 78%. The remaining shares are 10% Black, 7% multiracial, and 5% Hispanic. LAKE BUTLER MIDDLE SCHOOL's diversity index is 37%, against a US figure of 70%.
The count of teachers at LAKE BUTLER MIDDLE SCHOOL is 48.7 full-time equivalents, for a ratio of 15.4:1. That is 4.1 students per teacher below the 19.6:1 average for middle schools in Florida. Around 47% of the school's students qualify for free or reduced-price meals. That tracks the 47% average for public schools in Union County.
allk12 grades LAKE BUTLER MIDDLE SCHOOL a C+. The grade compares the school only with Florida public middle schools, because each state gives its own test.
The school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 53.3%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 57.8%.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Union County show that the median household income is $64,146, 11% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 16% of residents live below the federal poverty line. LAKE BUTLER MIDDLE SCHOOL is one of 6 public schools in the county.
The nearest other public school, UNION COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL, is about 0.2 miles away. There are 2 more public schools inside five miles. LAKE BUTLER MIDDLE SCHOOL places 3rd of 7 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
Locale: Rural: Distant. In NCES terms, the school is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Over 4 years, LAKE BUTLER MIDDLE SCHOOL's enrollment grew 7%, to 752.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss school safety, transportation, and start times at LAKE BUTLER MIDDLE SCHOOL. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Union County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
15,701
Census ACS
Median income
$64,146
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
11%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
16%
Below federal line
Schools in county
6
2,309 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in UNION
- LAKE BUTLER ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 951 students
- UNION COUNTY HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 606 students
- UNION COUNTY VIRTUAL INSTRUCTION PROGRAMCombined
- UNION VIRTUAL FRANCHISEHigh
- UNION VIRTUAL INSTRUCTION PROGRAM (DISTRICT PROVIDED)Combined
Other schools in LAKE BUTLER
- LAKE BUTLER ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 951 students
- UNION COUNTY HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 606 students
- UNION COUNTY VIRTUAL INSTRUCTION PROGRAMCombined
- UNION VIRTUAL FRANCHISEHigh
- UNION VIRTUAL INSTRUCTION PROGRAM (DISTRICT PROVIDED)Combined
Nearby schools
- UNION COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL0.2 mi · 606
- LAKE BUTLER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.6 mi · 951
- BROOKER COMMUNITY SCHOOL INC8.8 mi · 82
- STARKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL13.7 mi · 568
- BRADFORD MIDDLE SCHOOL14.1 mi · 408
- BRADFORD VIRTUAL FRANCHISE WITH FLVS14.3 mi · 2
Frequently asked questions
About LAKE BUTLER MIDDLE SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at LAKE BUTLER MIDDLE SCHOOL?
LAKE BUTLER MIDDLE SCHOOL enrolls approximately 752 students in grades 05-08.
What age range does LAKE BUTLER MIDDLE SCHOOL serve?
LAKE BUTLER MIDDLE SCHOOL serves students from grade 05 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at LAKE BUTLER MIDDLE SCHOOL?
Approximately 15.4:1 students per teacher at LAKE BUTLER MIDDLE SCHOOL.
What is the racial breakdown of students at LAKE BUTLER MIDDLE SCHOOL?
At LAKE BUTLER MIDDLE SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 78% White, 5% Hispanic, 10% Black, 0% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is LAKE BUTLER MIDDLE SCHOOL public or private?
LAKE BUTLER MIDDLE SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by UNION.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.