Enrollment
334
Middle
DISTRICT 741 · STATE 794
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·POLK·NCES 120159010809
MATER ACADEMY DAVENPORT MIDDLE SCHOOL
318 RONALD REAGAN PKWY, DAVENPORT, FL 33896 · (863) 695-4114 · Polk County
GRADES 06–07MIDDLE41-RURALCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL334 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
27.8:1
12 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.9:1 · STATE 19.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
66%
220 students
DISTRICT 65% · 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 | 167 | 50% |
| Grade 7 | 167 | 50% |
Student demographics
49%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 67% · 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
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FAST / B.E.S.T. 2024-25 . % at Level 3 or AboveEnglish Language Arts
62.6%
FL avg 56.7% . +1.6pp since 2023
Math
52.8%
FL avg 58.9% . +7.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 63 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 53 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 2 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 8 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 62.6% | 52.8% |
| 2023-24 | 61.0% | 45.0% |
% 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
56.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.2%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 57% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 48% 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 MATER ACADEMY DAVENPORT MIDDLE SCHOOL
MATER ACADEMY DAVENPORT MIDDLE SCHOOL's state test result (56.9% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| MATER ACADEMY DAVENPORT MIDDLE SCHOOL this school | 334 | 65.9% | 56.9% |
| INDIANTOWN MIDDLE SCHOOL INDIANTOWN | 446 | 66.1% | 46.1% |
| SPORTS LEADERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT (SLAM) MIDDLE SCHOOL PALM WEST PALM BEACH | 324 | 57.7% | 45.6% |
| SOMERSET ACADEMY MIDDLE (MIRAMAR CAMPUS) MIRAMAR | 409 | 60.9% | 81.4% |
| PALM GLADES PREPARATORY ACADEMY MIAMI | 219 | 60.3% | 56.5% |
| MATER BRICKELL ACADEMY MIDDLE MIAMI | 525 | 63.2% | 79.0% |
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 MATER ACADEMY DAVENPORT MIDDLE SCHOOL ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Polk County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 56.9% | #226 of 560 | #5 of 24 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 52.8% | #339 of 560 ▲ 41 | #8 of 24 ▲ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 62.6% | #164 of 560 ▼ 31 | #5 of 24 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 334 | #524 of 584 | #24 of 26 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 27.8:1 | #541 of 547 | #24 of 24 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 48.9% | #390 of 553 | #23 of 24 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 65.9% | #100 of 565 | #18 of 25 |
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.
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 334 | 12 | 27.8:1 | 66% (220) |
| 2023-24 | 120 | N/A | N/A | 80% (96) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for MATER ACADEMY DAVENPORT MIDDLE SCHOOL.
About MATER ACADEMY DAVENPORT MIDDLE SCHOOL
MATER ACADEMY DAVENPORT MIDDLE SCHOOL is listed by the National Center for Education Statistics as a middle school in DAVENPORT, Florida. The school offers grades 6 through 7 and enrolls 334 students. On average, middle schools in Florida enroll around 794, and this school is 58% below that mark.
POLK is the district for MATER ACADEMY DAVENPORT MIDDLE SCHOOL. It has 163 schools and 116,552 students.
More than half of the students at MATER ACADEMY DAVENPORT MIDDLE SCHOOL are Hispanic (69%). Next come 15% Black, 11% White, and 3% multiracial. That compares with about 29% Hispanic among all Polk County residents. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 49%.
Classroom staffing at MATER ACADEMY DAVENPORT MIDDLE SCHOOL totals 12 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 27.8:1. The average for middle schools in Florida is 19.6:1, so this school has more students per teacher. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at MATER ACADEMY DAVENPORT MIDDLE SCHOOL is about 66%. That is in line with the 65% average for public schools in Polk County.
In Florida, MATER ACADEMY DAVENPORT MIDDLE SCHOOL is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 56.9% actual against a predicted 48.2%.
For Polk County, Census Bureau data show the median household earns about $65,978 a year, 24% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Polk County number 172, with about 117,004 students.
MATER ACADEMY DAVENPORT, less than a tenth of a mile away, is the closest public school. Within five miles of MATER ACADEMY DAVENPORT MIDDLE SCHOOL, there are at least 8 other public schools. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 48.8%; MATER ACADEMY DAVENPORT MIDDLE SCHOOL's is 56.9%, ranking 2nd of 8.
MATER ACADEMY DAVENPORT MIDDLE SCHOOL is coded as Rural: Fringe in federal locale data. Charter status: MATER ACADEMY DAVENPORT MIDDLE SCHOOL is a public charter school.
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Polk County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
790,694
Census ACS
Median income
$65,978
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
172
117,004 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in POLK
- HAINES CITY SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 3,105 students
- DAVENPORT HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,731 students
- WINTER HAVEN SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,648 students
- RIDGE COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,632 students
- GEORGE W. JENKINS SENIOR HIGHHigh · 2,469 students
- BARTOW SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,276 students
Other schools in DAVENPORT
- DAVENPORT HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,731 students
- RIDGE COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,632 students
- RIDGEVIEW GLOBAL STUDIES ACADEMYCombined · 1,581 students
- HORIZONS ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 1,543 students
- DAVENPORT SCHOOL OF THE ARTSElementary · 1,440 students
- FOUR CORNERS UPPER SCHOOLHigh · 1,401 students
Nearby schools
- MATER ACADEMY DAVENPORT0.0 mi · 815
- LOUGHMAN OAKS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.6 mi · 1,179
- DAVENPORT SCHOOL OF THE ARTS1.6 mi · 1,440
- DAVENPORT HIGH SCHOOL1.8 mi · 2,731
- OASIS RESIDENTIAL CENTER2.8 mi · 17
- ISLAND VILLAGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL3.6 mi · 786
Frequently asked questions
About MATER ACADEMY DAVENPORT MIDDLE SCHOOLHow large is MATER ACADEMY DAVENPORT MIDDLE SCHOOL?
MATER ACADEMY DAVENPORT MIDDLE SCHOOL enrolls approximately 334 students in grades 06-07.
What age range does MATER ACADEMY DAVENPORT MIDDLE SCHOOL serve?
MATER ACADEMY DAVENPORT MIDDLE SCHOOL serves students from grade 06 through grade 07.
What is the student-teacher ratio at MATER ACADEMY DAVENPORT MIDDLE SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at MATER ACADEMY DAVENPORT MIDDLE SCHOOL is approximately 27.8:1 (12 FTE teachers).
How diverse is MATER ACADEMY DAVENPORT MIDDLE SCHOOL?
MATER ACADEMY DAVENPORT MIDDLE SCHOOL reports a student body of 11% White, 69% Hispanic, 15% Black, 2% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is MATER ACADEMY DAVENPORT MIDDLE SCHOOL in?
MATER ACADEMY DAVENPORT MIDDLE SCHOOL is part of POLK.
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