MARCO ISLAND CHARTER MIDDLE

MARCO ISLAND CHARTER MIDDLE is one of the tiny junior highs in MARCO ISLAND, Florida, run under COLLIER, with 277 students on its rolls from grades 6 through 8. That puts it 65% below the typical public school in Florida, which averages around 794 students.

COLLIER comprises 69 schools with combined enrollment of 48,252 students; MARCO ISLAND CHARTER MIDDLE is among them.

On demographics, MARCO ISLAND CHARTER MIDDLE lists that the largest single group is White at 51%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school lists 41% Hispanic, 3% multiracial, 3% Asian, 2% Black. By comparison, Collier County as a whole is about 65% White, so the school skews visibly less White than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, The school employs 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.0:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 19.6:1, putting MARCO ISLAND CHARTER MIDDLE tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 27% of students at MARCO ISLAND CHARTER MIDDLE qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is south of Collier County's rate of about 48%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), MARCO ISLAND CHARTER MIDDLE sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 67.6%; this one delivers 73.8%.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Collier County indicate median household income runs about $90,045, about 40% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. In all, Collier County runs 75 public schools (combined enrollment of about 48,252 students), of which MARCO ISLAND CHARTER MIDDLE is one.

The closest other public school is TOMMIE BARFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, roughly 0.1 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around MARCO ISLAND CHARTER MIDDLE. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), MARCO ISLAND CHARTER MIDDLE ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 60.6%.

MARCO ISLAND CHARTER MIDDLE operates from a metropolitan location. MARCO ISLAND CHARTER MIDDLE operates as a public charter school, meaning it is publicly funded but governed independently of the surrounding district's traditional schools.

Five-year trend. MARCO ISLAND CHARTER MIDDLE's enrollment has fell 30% since 2018, when it stood at 395 (now 277). The Hispanic share of enrollment increased from 36% to 41% over that span. Class-load math has tightened: from 16.5:1 in 2018 to 12.0:1 in 2025.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. The community welcomes input from current and former families.