Enrollment
277
Middle
DISTRICT 748 · STATE 794
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·COLLIER·NCES 120033003339
MARCO ISLAND CHARTER MIDDLE
1401 TRINIDAD AVE, MARCO ISLAND, FL 34145 · (239) 377-3200 · Collier County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE13-CITYCHARTERREGULAR SCHOOL277 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 85% of Florida public middle schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-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
12.0:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.0:1 · STATE 19.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
27%
75 students
DISTRICT 51% · STATE 50%
Community
0
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 | 80 | 29% |
| Grade 7 | 85 | 31% |
| Grade 8 | 112 | 40% |
Student demographics
57%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 60% · 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
73.8%
FL avg 56.7% . +10.7pp since 2023
Math
79.6%
FL avg 58.9% . -7.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 74 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 80 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 11 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 7 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 73.8% | 79.6% |
| 2023-24 | 63.1% | 86.6% |
% 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
73.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
67.6%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 74% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 68% 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 MARCO ISLAND CHARTER MIDDLE
MARCO ISLAND CHARTER MIDDLE's state test result (73.8% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| MARCO ISLAND CHARTER MIDDLE this school | 277 | 27.1% | 73.8% |
| GULF COAST ACADEMY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY SPRING HILL | 217 | 26.3% | 76.5% |
| OKALOOSA STEMM CENTER VALPARAISO | 366 | 27.9% | 97.8% |
| BEULAH ACADEMY OF SCIENCE PENSACOLA | 318 | 28.3% | 69.8% |
| NORTH BAY HAVEN CHARTER ACADEMY MIDDLE SCHOOL PANAMA CITY | 526 | 29.8% | 78.0% |
| BAY HAVEN CHARTER MIDDLE SCHOOL PANAMA CITY | 429 | 35.7% | 70.5% |
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 MARCO ISLAND CHARTER MIDDLE ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Collier County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 73.8% | #71 of 560 | #4 of 11 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 79.6% | #80 of 560 ▼ 49 | #5 of 11 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 73.8% | #67 of 560 ▲ 44 | #4 of 11 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 277 | #545 of 584 | #11 of 13 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.0:1 | #1 of 547 | #1 of 11 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 56.6% | #305 of 553 | #5 of 11 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 27.1% | #489 of 565 | #11 of 11 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -29.9% | #56 of 379 | #1 of 8 |
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
277
-93 (-25%) vs 2020
-2% since 2000-01, when it was 282
Student : Teacher
12.0:1
was 16.1:1
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 | 277 | 23 | 12.0:1 | 27% (75) |
| 2023-24 | 295 | 21 | 14.1:1 | 47% (139) |
| 2022-23 | 322 | 21 | 15.3:1 | 44% (143) |
| 2020-21 | 370 | 23 | 16.1:1 | 45% (165) |
| 2017-18 | 395 | 24 | 16.5:1 | 40% (157) |
| 2015-16 | 433 | 24 | 18.0:1 | 23% (101) |
| 2010-11 | 359 | 24 | 15.0:1 | 4% (14) |
| 2000-01 | 282 | N/A | N/A | 9% (25) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for MARCO ISLAND CHARTER MIDDLE.
About MARCO ISLAND CHARTER MIDDLE
MARCO ISLAND CHARTER MIDDLE is a small middle school in Florida, located in MARCO ISLAND. Grades offered run from 6 through 8, with 277 students enrolled. The average among middle schools in Florida is roughly 794 students; this school is 65% smaller than that.
MARCO ISLAND CHARTER MIDDLE is a school in COLLIER. The district has 69 schools and 48,252 students.
White students account for 51% of enrollment at MARCO ISLAND CHARTER MIDDLE. Other groups include 41% Hispanic, 3% multiracial, 3% Asian, and 2% Black. The county population is about 65% White. By the diversity index, MARCO ISLAND CHARTER MIDDLE comes in at 57%.
Federal staffing data show 23 full-time-equivalent teachers at MARCO ISLAND CHARTER MIDDLE and a ratio of 12.0:1. That ratio is under the 19.6:1 average for middle schools in Florida. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility covers 27% of students. On average, public schools in Collier County report 48%.
MARCO ISLAND CHARTER MIDDLE is graded A by allk12, scoring above 85% of Florida public middle schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
MARCO ISLAND CHARTER MIDDLE's average proficiency rate on state tests of 73.8% is 6.2 points above the 67.6% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
County data help place the school in context: in Collier County, median household income is about $90,045, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 40%, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. MARCO ISLAND CHARTER MIDDLE is among the 75 public schools in Collier County.
The nearest public school is TOMMIE BARFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, at about 0.1 miles. There are 2 other public schools within five miles. By average proficiency, MARCO ISLAND CHARTER MIDDLE is 3rd among 9 schools close by.
NCES describes the area around MARCO ISLAND CHARTER MIDDLE as City: Small, meaning inside a principal city with a population under 100,000. Charter status: MARCO ISLAND CHARTER MIDDLE is a public charter school.
Enrollment was 370 in 2020-21 and 277 in 2024-25, a decrease of 93 students. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (12.0:1) than in 2020-21 (16.1:1).
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Collier County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
398,291
Census ACS
Median income
$90,045
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
40%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
75
48,252 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in COLLIER
- PALMETTO RIDGE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,054 students
- IMMOKALEE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,990 students
- GOLDEN GATE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,867 students
- GULF COAST HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,714 students
- NAPLES HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,535 students
- MASON CLASSICAL ACADEMYCombined · 1,509 students
Other schools in MARCO ISLAND
- TOMMIE BARFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 474 students
- MARCO ISLAND ACADEMYHigh · 298 students
Nearby schools
- TOMMIE BARFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.1 mi · 474
- MARCO ISLAND ACADEMY2.0 mi · 298
- MANATEE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL7.5 mi · 564
- MANATEE MIDDLE SCHOOL7.6 mi · 781
- PARKSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL9.8 mi · 589
- LELY HIGH SCHOOL10.2 mi · 1,475
Frequently asked questions
About MARCO ISLAND CHARTER MIDDLEWhat is the total enrollment at MARCO ISLAND CHARTER MIDDLE?
MARCO ISLAND CHARTER MIDDLE enrolls approximately 277 students in grades 06-08.
Is MARCO ISLAND CHARTER MIDDLE an elementary, middle, or high school?
MARCO ISLAND CHARTER MIDDLE is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at MARCO ISLAND CHARTER MIDDLE?
The student-to-teacher ratio at MARCO ISLAND CHARTER MIDDLE is approximately 12.0:1 (23 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at MARCO ISLAND CHARTER MIDDLE?
At MARCO ISLAND CHARTER MIDDLE, the student body is approximately 51% White, 41% Hispanic, 2% Black, 3% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is MARCO ISLAND CHARTER MIDDLE public or private?
MARCO ISLAND CHARTER MIDDLE is a public K-12 school operated as a charter, overseen by COLLIER.
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