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What's the one class at LAKE SHORE MIDDLE SCHOOL every student should take?
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Enrollment
748
Middle
DISTRICT 718 · STATE 794
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DUVAL·NCES 120048000665
LAKE SHORE MIDDLE SCHOOL
2519 BAYVIEW RD, JACKSONVILLE, FL 32210 · (904) 381-7440 · Duval County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL748 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 11% of Florida public middle schools
- DTest 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
17.0:1
44 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.7:1 · STATE 19.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
68%
508 students
DISTRICT 51% · 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 | 229 | 31% |
| Grade 7 | 260 | 35% |
| Grade 8 | 259 | 35% |
Student demographics
53%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 71% · 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
29.7%
FL avg 56.7% . +5.0pp since 2023
Math
42.6%
FL avg 58.9% . +8.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 30 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 43 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 5 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 9 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 29.7% | 42.6% |
| 2023-24 | 24.7% | 33.9% |
% 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
36.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
47.1%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-11.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 36% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 47% 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 SHORE MIDDLE SCHOOL
LAKE SHORE MIDDLE SCHOOL's state test result (36.0% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| LAKE SHORE MIDDLE SCHOOL this school | 748 | 67.9% | 36.0% |
| HOWELL L. WATKINS MIDDLE SCHOOL PALM BEACH GARDENS | 705 | 67.1% | 39.3% |
| LOCKHART MIDDLE ORLANDO | 660 | 65.5% | 39.1% |
| J. H. WORKMAN MIDDLE SCHOOL PENSACOLA | 602 | 68.9% | 44.0% |
| BELLVIEW MIDDLE SCHOOL PENSACOLA | 719 | 66.1% | 35.0% |
| CONGRESS COMMUNITY MIDDLE SCHOOL BOYNTON BEACH | 845 | 63.6% | 28.4% |
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 SHORE MIDDLE SCHOOL ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Duval County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 36.0% | #503 of 560 | #18 of 26 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 42.6% | #462 of 560 ▲ 34 | #14 of 26 ▲ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 29.7% | #529 of 560 ▲ 11 | #19 of 26 ▲ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 748 | #333 of 584 | #16 of 28 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.0:1 | #92 of 547 | #4 of 25 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 53.0% | #345 of 553 | #19 of 25 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 67.9% | #73 of 565 | #7 of 27 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -38.6% | #23 of 379 | #4 of 19 |
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
748
-325 (-30%) vs 2020
+57% since 1990-91, when it was 475
Student : Teacher
17.0:1
was 18.5:1
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 | 748 | 44 | 17.0:1 | 68% (508) |
| 2023-24 | 875 | 53 | 16.5:1 | 73% (636) |
| 2022-23 | 972 | 51 | 19.1:1 | 75% (732) |
| 2020-21 | 1,073 | 58 | 18.5:1 | 79% (848) |
| 2017-18 | 1,218 | 76 | 16.0:1 | 73% (893) |
| 2015-16 | 1,153 | 73 | 15.8:1 | 66% (756) |
| 2010-11 | 1,178 | 79 | 14.9:1 | 72% (847) |
| 2000-01 | 1,079 | 58 | 18.6:1 | 64% (690) |
| 1990-91 | 475 | 28 | 17.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for LAKE SHORE MIDDLE SCHOOL.
About LAKE SHORE MIDDLE SCHOOL
JACKSONVILLE, Florida, is home to LAKE SHORE MIDDLE SCHOOL, a medium-sized middle-grades school. The school enrolls 748 students, from grades 6 through 8.
DUVAL includes 206 schools. Together they enroll 131,562 students.
Black students make up a majority at LAKE SHORE MIDDLE SCHOOL, at 65%. The remaining students are 15% White, 14% Hispanic, and 5% multiracial. Census figures show Duval County is about 29% Black. Pick two students at random and there is a 53% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The school has about 17.0 students per teacher and 44 full-time-equivalent teachers. This ratio sits 2.6 below the 19.6:1 average for middle schools in Florida. Federal records put free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at 68%. The 47% average for public schools in Duval County is 21 points lower.
The allk12 Grade for LAKE SHORE MIDDLE SCHOOL is D. Compared with Florida public middle schools, the school scored higher than 11% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
The model predicts 47.1% for a school in Florida with LAKE SHORE MIDDLE SCHOOL's free or reduced-price lunch share. LAKE SHORE MIDDLE SCHOOL posts 36.0%.
According to the American Community Survey, in Duval County, the median household income is $71,277, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. LAKE SHORE MIDDLE SCHOOL is one of 220 public schools in the county.
BAYVIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles away. The five-mile area around LAKE SHORE MIDDLE SCHOOL holds at least 8 other public schools. Local comparison: LAKE SHORE MIDDLE SCHOOL ranks 7th of 9 nearby schools, at 36.0% versus a 51.5% average.
NCES lists the school's locale as City: Large. That means it sits inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Compared with 2020-21, the school had 325 fewer students in 2024-25. The school's ratio fell from 18.5:1 to 17.0:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for LAKE SHORE MIDDLE SCHOOL covering things like sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Duval County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,023,153
Census ACS
Median income
$71,277
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
220
141,209 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in DUVAL
- ATLANTIC COAST HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,887 students
- SANDALWOOD HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,627 students
- MANDARIN HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,343 students
- DUNCAN U. FLETCHER HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,184 students
- FIRST COAST HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,098 students
- ENGLEWOOD HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,896 students
Other schools in JACKSONVILLE
- DIGITAL ACADEMY OF FLORIDACombined · 6,069 students
- ATLANTIC COAST HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,887 students
- SANDALWOOD HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,627 students
- MANDARIN HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,343 students
- FIRST COAST HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,098 students
- ENGLEWOOD HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,896 students
Other Lake Shore Middle schools
2 other US public schools in 2 states are named Lake Shore Middle. LAKE SHORE MIDDLE SCHOOL is the largest of the 3.
- LAKE SHORE MIDDLE SCHOOLBELLE GLADE, FL · 651 students
- Lake Shore MiddleMequon, WI · 335 students
Nearby schools
- BAYVIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.2 mi · 367
- HIDDEN OAKS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.1 mi · 191
- ORTEGA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.3 mi · 342
- HYDE PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.4 mi · 272
- FISHWEIR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.4 mi · 442
- WESTSIDE MIDDLE SCHOOL1.5 mi · 893
Frequently asked questions
About LAKE SHORE MIDDLE SCHOOLHow many students attend LAKE SHORE MIDDLE SCHOOL?
LAKE SHORE MIDDLE SCHOOL enrolls approximately 748 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does LAKE SHORE MIDDLE SCHOOL serve?
LAKE SHORE MIDDLE SCHOOL serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at LAKE SHORE MIDDLE SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at LAKE SHORE MIDDLE SCHOOL is approximately 17.0:1 (44 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at LAKE SHORE MIDDLE SCHOOL?
At LAKE SHORE MIDDLE SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 15% White, 14% Hispanic, 65% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is LAKE SHORE MIDDLE SCHOOL in?
LAKE SHORE MIDDLE SCHOOL is part of DUVAL.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.