1
What's the best and worst thing about the food at MEADOWLAWN MIDDLE SCHOOL?
Community prompt from u/allk12. Replies below.
Enrollment
616
Middle
DISTRICT 717 · STATE 794
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PINELLAS·NCES 120156001642
MEADOWLAWN MIDDLE SCHOOL
6050 16TH ST N, ST PETERSBURG, FL 33703 · (727) 570-3097 · Pinellas County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL616 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 20% of Florida public middle schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats 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
17.1:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.2:1 · STATE 19.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
62%
380 students
DISTRICT 48% · 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 | 172 | 28% |
| Grade 7 | 206 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 238 | 39% |
Student demographics
71%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
Test scores
FAST / B.E.S.T. 2024-25 . % at Level 3 or AboveEnglish Language Arts
43.7%
FL avg 56.7% . +13.1pp since 2023
Math
45.7%
FL avg 58.9% . +1.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 44 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 46 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 13 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 1 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 43.7% | 45.7% |
| 2023-24 | 30.6% | 44.3% |
% 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
41.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.3%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 42% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 50% 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 MEADOWLAWN MIDDLE SCHOOL
MEADOWLAWN MIDDLE SCHOOL's state test result (41.5% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| MEADOWLAWN MIDDLE SCHOOL this school | 616 | 61.7% | 41.5% |
| SOUTHWESTERN MIDDLE SCHOOL DELAND | 664 | 61.4% | 56.6% |
| JEWETT MIDDLE ACADEMY MAGNET WINTER HAVEN | 566 | 58.3% | 59.8% |
| BRADEN RIVER MIDDLE SCHOOL BRADENTON | 797 | 62.0% | 54.1% |
| MAX BRUNER JUNIOR MIDDLE SCHOOL FORT WALTON BEACH | 677 | 66.3% | 55.3% |
| HILL-GUSTAT MIDDLE SCHOOL SEBRING | 669 | 53.8% | 51.5% |
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 MEADOWLAWN MIDDLE SCHOOL ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Pinellas County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 41.5% | #448 of 560 | #18 of 19 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 45.7% | #425 of 560 ▼ 38 | #18 of 19 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 43.7% | #409 of 560 ▲ 81 | #19 of 19 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 616 | #429 of 584 | #17 of 21 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.1:1 | #100 of 547 | #3 of 20 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 71.5% | #25 of 553 | #3 of 20 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 61.7% | #147 of 565 | #3 of 20 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -45.3% | #7 of 379 | #2 of 18 |
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
616
-288 (-32%) vs 2020
-29% since 1990-91, when it was 869
Student : Teacher
17.1:1
was 17.4:1
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 | 616 | 36 | 17.1:1 | 62% (380) |
| 2023-24 | 801 | 45 | 17.8:1 | 65% (521) |
| 2022-23 | 832 | 45 | 18.5:1 | 69% (574) |
| 2020-21 | 904 | 52 | 17.4:1 | 64% (578) |
| 2017-18 | 1,126 | 62 | 18.2:1 | 70% (791) |
| 2015-16 | 1,177 | 71 | 16.6:1 | 74% (874) |
| 2010-11 | 1,190 | 64 | 18.6:1 | 61% (724) |
| 2000-01 | 1,156 | 58 | 19.9:1 | 66% (767) |
| 1990-91 | 869 | 54 | 16.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for MEADOWLAWN MIDDLE SCHOOL.
About MEADOWLAWN MIDDLE SCHOOL
MEADOWLAWN MIDDLE SCHOOL serves students in ST PETERSBURG, Florida, as a low-enrollment middle-grades school. Enrolled students number 616 students, in grades 6 through 8. Statewide, middle schools in Florida average about 794 students each.
PINELLAS is the local district for MEADOWLAWN MIDDLE SCHOOL. It runs 151 schools with 87,955 students.
By race and ethnicity, the largest group at MEADOWLAWN MIDDLE SCHOOL is White (40%). Other students are 25% Black, 24% Hispanic, 6% Asian, and 5% multiracial. That is lower than the 74% White share among all Pinellas County residents. MEADOWLAWN MIDDLE SCHOOL has a diversity index of 71%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Its teaching staff equals 36 full-time positions, a ratio of 17.1:1. For comparison, middle schools in Florida average 19.6:1. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility, a common measure of family income, is 62%. The rate at public schools in Pinellas County averages 45%, lower than here.
MEADOWLAWN MIDDLE SCHOOL is graded C- by allk12, scoring above 20% of Florida public middle schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
MEADOWLAWN MIDDLE SCHOOL's actual average proficiency rate on state tests (41.5%) and its predicted rate (50.3%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Florida schools.
Pinellas County has about 963,481 residents, and median household income is about $72,646, 37% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of people live in poverty. The public schools of Pinellas County number 155 and enroll about 87,955.
NORTHEAST HIGH SCHOOL is the closest public school, about 0.3 miles away in a straight line. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Among the 7 closest schools with test data, this one included, MEADOWLAWN MIDDLE SCHOOL ranks 7th on average proficiency.
MEADOWLAWN MIDDLE SCHOOL falls in the City: Large locale category, used for schools inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
MEADOWLAWN MIDDLE SCHOOL saw enrollment fall 32% between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
Posts about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater are welcome on this page. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Pinellas County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
963,481
Census ACS
Median income
$72,646
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
37%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
155
87,955 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in PINELLAS
- PALM HARBOR UNIVERSITY HIGHHigh · 2,413 students
- LARGO HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,058 students
- EAST LAKE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,980 students
- DIXIE M. HOLLINS HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,934 students
- ST. PETERSBURG HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,736 students
- OSCEOLA FUNDAMENTAL HIGHHigh · 1,706 students
Other schools in ST PETERSBURG
- ST. PETERSBURG HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,736 students
- NORTHEAST HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,684 students
- GIBBS HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,125 students
- LAKEWOOD HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 880 students
- JAMES B. SANDERLIN K-8Elementary · 817 students
- TYRONE MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 799 students
Nearby schools
- NORTHEAST HIGH SCHOOL0.3 mi · 1,684
- JOHN M. SEXTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.4 mi · 355
- LYNCH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.8 mi · 450
- LEALMAN INNOVATION ACADEMY1.2 mi · 307
- SAWGRASS LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.3 mi · 573
- MANGROVE BAY MIDDLE SCHOOL1.6 mi · 317
Frequently asked questions
About MEADOWLAWN MIDDLE SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at MEADOWLAWN MIDDLE SCHOOL?
MEADOWLAWN MIDDLE SCHOOL enrolls approximately 616 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does MEADOWLAWN MIDDLE SCHOOL serve?
MEADOWLAWN MIDDLE SCHOOL serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at MEADOWLAWN MIDDLE SCHOOL?
Approximately 17.1:1 students per teacher at MEADOWLAWN MIDDLE SCHOOL.
What is the racial breakdown of students at MEADOWLAWN MIDDLE SCHOOL?
At MEADOWLAWN MIDDLE SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 40% White, 24% Hispanic, 25% Black, 6% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees MEADOWLAWN MIDDLE SCHOOL?
MEADOWLAWN MIDDLE SCHOOL is overseen by PINELLAS in Pinellas County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.