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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at MOWAT MIDDLE SCHOOL this year?
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Enrollment
803
Middle
DISTRICT 587 · STATE 794
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BAY·NCES 120009000063
MOWAT MIDDLE SCHOOL
1903 W HIGHWAY 390, LYNN HAVEN, FL 32444 · (850) 767-4040 · Bay County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE22-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL803 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
18.7:1
43 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.9:1 · STATE 19.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
43%
346 students
DISTRICT 46% · STATE 50%
Community
5
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 | 248 | 31% |
| Grade 7 | 267 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 288 | 36% |
Student demographics
60%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 59% · 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
52.6%
FL avg 56.7% . +2.3pp since 2023
Math
53.1%
FL avg 58.9% . -4.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 53 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 down about 4 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 52.6% | 53.1% |
| 2023-24 | 50.3% | 57.5% |
% 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
53.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
59.6%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 53% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 60% 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 →
Where MOWAT MIDDLE SCHOOL ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Florida |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 53.2% | #289 of 560 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 53.1% | #335 of 560 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 52.6% | #298 of 560 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 803 | #292 of 584 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.7:1 | #216 of 547 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 59.7% | #261 of 553 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -26.7% | #67 of 379 |
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.
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
803
-292 (-27%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
18.7:1
was 18.6:1
% White
59%
was 66%
% Hispanic
14%
was 6%
% Black
15%
was 20%
% Asian
1%
was 2%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free or reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 803 | 43 | 18.7:1 | 43% (346) |
| 2023-24 | 818 | 46.5 | 17.6:1 | 51% (419) |
| 2022-23 | 868 | 44.5 | 19.5:1 | 49% (429) |
| 2017-18 | 1,095 | 59 | 18.6:1 | 49% (537) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for MOWAT MIDDLE SCHOOL.
About MOWAT MIDDLE SCHOOL
MOWAT MIDDLE SCHOOL is a mid-sized middle-grades school in LYNN HAVEN, Florida, under BAY. Its grade span covers grades 6 through 8, with 803 students on the rolls.
MOWAT MIDDLE SCHOOL sits within BAY, which has 47 schools and 27,494 students.
The largest group at MOWAT MIDDLE SCHOOL is White students, at 59%. Enrollment also includes 15% Black, 14% Hispanic, and 9% multiracial. Among people living in Bay County, the White share is about 75%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, MOWAT MIDDLE SCHOOL scores 60%.
The school had 43 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25. Its student-to-teacher ratio is 18.7:1. The gap from the 19.6:1 average for middle schools in Florida is 0.9 students per teacher. The school reported 43% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. The average for public schools in Bay County is similar, at 43%.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, MOWAT MIDDLE SCHOOL falls in the middle 80% of Florida schools: 53.2% actual against 59.6% predicted.
The school is in Bay County, where the median household earns about $73,533 a year, 30% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Bay County counts 50 public schools with about 27,672 students.
LYNN HAVEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, about 1.1 miles away, is the closest public school. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Of the 8 nearby schools with scores, including this one, MOWAT MIDDLE SCHOOL is 6th on average proficiency.
NCES assigns MOWAT MIDDLE SCHOOL the locale Suburb: Mid-size, meaning in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Enrollment in 2024-25 stood at 803, compared with 1,095 in 2017-18. The Hispanic share of enrollment increased from 6% to 14% over the same period.
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Bay County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
186,393
Census ACS
Median income
$73,533
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
30%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
50
27,672 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in BAY
- A. CRAWFORD MOSLEY HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,864 students
- DEANE BOZEMAN SCHOOLCombined · 1,690 students
- J.R. ARNOLD HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,629 students
- RUTHERFORD HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,394 students
- BAY HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,289 students
- BREAKFAST POINT ACADEMYElementary · 1,089 students
Other schools in LYNN HAVEN
- A. CRAWFORD MOSLEY HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,864 students
- LYNN HAVEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 688 students
Nearby schools
- LYNN HAVEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.1 mi · 688
- A. CRAWFORD MOSLEY HIGH SCHOOL1.5 mi · 1,864
- NEW HORIZONS LEARNING CENTER1.6 mi · 93
- BAY HAVEN CHARTER MIDDLE SCHOOL2.0 mi · 429
- BAY HAVEN CHARTER ACADEMY2.0 mi · 766
- UNIVERSITY ACADEMY SABL INC2.2 mi · 711
Frequently asked questions
About MOWAT MIDDLE SCHOOLHow large is MOWAT MIDDLE SCHOOL?
MOWAT MIDDLE SCHOOL enrolls approximately 803 students in grades 06-08.
Is MOWAT MIDDLE SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
MOWAT MIDDLE SCHOOL is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at MOWAT MIDDLE SCHOOL?
Approximately 18.7:1 students per teacher at MOWAT MIDDLE SCHOOL.
What is the racial breakdown of students at MOWAT MIDDLE SCHOOL?
At MOWAT MIDDLE SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 59% White, 14% Hispanic, 15% Black, 1% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Who oversees MOWAT MIDDLE SCHOOL?
MOWAT MIDDLE SCHOOL is overseen by BAY in Bay County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.