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What's something MATTHEW W. GILBERT MIDDLE SCHOOL does better than most schools?
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Enrollment
555
Middle
DISTRICT 718 · STATE 794
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DUVAL·NCES 120048000702
MATTHEW W. GILBERT MIDDLE SCHOOL
1424 FRANKLIN ST, JACKSONVILLE, FL 32206 · (904) 630-6700 · Duval County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL555 STUDENTS
F
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Scored higher than 4% of Florida public middle schools
- FTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats 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
22.2:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.7:1 · STATE 19.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
79%
436 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 | 175 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 175 | 32% |
| Grade 8 | 205 | 37% |
Student demographics
33%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
23.8%
FL avg 56.7% . +5.7pp since 2023
Math
33.6%
FL avg 58.9% . +9.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 24 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 34 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 6 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 10 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 23.8% | 33.6% |
| 2023-24 | 18.1% | 23.9% |
% 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
28.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
41.8%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-13.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 29% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 42% 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 MATTHEW W. GILBERT MIDDLE SCHOOL
MATTHEW W. GILBERT MIDDLE SCHOOL's state test result (28.8% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| MATTHEW W. GILBERT MIDDLE SCHOOL this school | 555 | 78.6% | 28.8% |
| CARVER MIDDLE ORLANDO | 639 | 75.1% | 39.1% |
| GRIFFIN MIDDLE SCHOOL TALLAHASSEE | 457 | 74.0% | 29.6% |
| R. FRANK NIMS MIDDLE SCHOOL TALLAHASSEE | 625 | 71.8% | 43.1% |
| NORTH BROWARD ACADEMY OF EXCELLENCE MIDDLE NORTH LAUDERDALE | 373 | 76.7% | 61.4% |
| COLLEGE PARK MIDDLE ORLANDO | 624 | 73.1% | 32.9% |
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 MATTHEW W. GILBERT MIDDLE SCHOOL ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Duval County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 28.8% | #554 of 560 | #26 of 26 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 33.6% | #531 of 560 ▲ 24 | #22 of 26 ▲ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 23.8% | #557 of 560 ▲ 1 | #24 of 26 ▲ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 555 | #453 of 584 | #20 of 28 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.2:1 | #479 of 547 | #19 of 25 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 33.4% | #490 of 553 | #22 of 25 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 78.6% | #22 of 565 | #2 of 27 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +27.6% | #21 of 137 | N/A |
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
555
-299 (-35%) vs 2020
-32% since 2000-01, when it was 818
Student : Teacher
22.2:1
was 25.9:1
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 | 555 | 25 | 22.2:1 | 79% (436) |
| 2023-24 | 622 | 28 | 22.2:1 | 84% (521) |
| 2022-23 | 688 | 27 | 25.5:1 | 85% (588) |
| 2020-21 | 854 | 33 | 25.9:1 | 90% (767) |
| 2017-18 | 435 | 26 | 16.7:1 | 89% (386) |
| 2015-16 | 493 | 25 | 19.7:1 | 84% (416) |
| 2010-11 | 539 | 38 | 14.2:1 | 90% (483) |
| 2000-01 | 818 | 45 | 18.2:1 | 86% (707) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for MATTHEW W. GILBERT MIDDLE SCHOOL.
About MATTHEW W. GILBERT MIDDLE SCHOOL
MATTHEW W. GILBERT MIDDLE SCHOOL is a public middle school run by DUVAL in JACKSONVILLE, Florida. The school has 555 students in 2024-25 across grades 6 through 8. Middle schools in Florida average about 794 students, which makes this school 30% below average.
MATTHEW W. GILBERT MIDDLE SCHOOL is one school in DUVAL, a system of 206 schools with 131,562 students.
At MATTHEW W. GILBERT MIDDLE SCHOOL, 81% of students are Black. Other reported shares: 10% Hispanic, 5% White, and 3% multiracial. That is higher than the 29% Black share among all Duval County residents. A diversity index of 33% means there is a 33% chance two randomly chosen students at MATTHEW W. GILBERT MIDDLE SCHOOL are from different groups.
Its staff includes 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, for about 22.2 students per teacher. The average for middle schools in Florida, 19.6:1, is lower. MATTHEW W. GILBERT MIDDLE SCHOOL has a free or reduced-price lunch rate of 79%. Compared with the 47% average for public schools in Duval County, the school's rate is higher.
On the allk12 Grade, MATTHEW W. GILBERT MIDDLE SCHOOL lands at F, ahead of 4% of Florida public middle schools.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate across its state test results with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For MATTHEW W. GILBERT MIDDLE SCHOOL, the prediction is 41.8% and the result is 28.8%.
In the wider Duval County area, the median household earns about $71,277 a year, about 34% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. Across Duval County, 220 public schools serve about 141,209 students.
A public school about 0.1 miles away, R L BROWN GIFTED AND TALENTED ACADEMY, is the closest to MATTHEW W. GILBERT MIDDLE SCHOOL. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. In a group of 6 nearby schools with scores, MATTHEW W. GILBERT MIDDLE SCHOOL ranks 6th on average proficiency.
MATTHEW W. GILBERT MIDDLE SCHOOL is coded as City: Large in federal locale data.
In 2024-25, the school enrolled 555, down from 854 in 2020-21. The school's ratio dropped from 25.9:1 to 22.2:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
The MATTHEW W. GILBERT MIDDLE SCHOOL discussion page is a place for homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
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
Nearby schools
- R L BROWN GIFTED AND TALENTED ACADEMY0.1 mi · 222
- DUVAL REGIONAL JUVENILE DETENTION CENTER0.3 mi · 97
- MATTIE V RUTHERFORD ALT ED CENTER0.8 mi · 67
- SPRINGFIELD MIDDLE SCHOOL0.9 mi · 850
- ANDREW A. ROBINSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.2 mi · 459
- PRETRIAL DETENTION FACILITY1.2 mi · 31
Frequently asked questions
About MATTHEW W. GILBERT MIDDLE SCHOOLHow large is MATTHEW W. GILBERT MIDDLE SCHOOL?
MATTHEW W. GILBERT MIDDLE SCHOOL enrolls approximately 555 students in grades 06-08.
Is MATTHEW W. GILBERT MIDDLE SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
MATTHEW W. GILBERT MIDDLE SCHOOL is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does MATTHEW W. GILBERT MIDDLE SCHOOL have?
MATTHEW W. GILBERT MIDDLE SCHOOL employs 25 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 22.2:1.
How diverse is MATTHEW W. GILBERT MIDDLE SCHOOL?
MATTHEW W. GILBERT MIDDLE SCHOOL reports a student body of 5% White, 10% Hispanic, 81% Black, 3% Two or more.
Is MATTHEW W. GILBERT MIDDLE SCHOOL public or private?
MATTHEW W. GILBERT MIDDLE SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by DUVAL.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.