MURDOCK MIDDLE SCHOOL

Set in PORT CHARLOTTE, Florida, MURDOCK MIDDLE SCHOOL is a modestly sized intermediate school, part of CHARLOTTE. It hosts 656 students across grades 6 through 8.

CHARLOTTE runs 24 schools in total, collectively educating 16,997 students. MURDOCK MIDDLE SCHOOL is one of those campuses.

In terms of who attends, MURDOCK MIDDLE SCHOOL reports that the largest single group is White at 53%, but no single group is in the majority. The remainder breaks down as 23% Hispanic, 14% Black, 7% multiracial. That is meaningfully less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 83%.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 34 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 19.3:1 students per teacher. That tracks the state average closely. An estimated 54% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is higher than Charlotte County's rate of about 43%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), MURDOCK MIDDLE SCHOOL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 54.2%, the actual is 53.2%, a residual of -1.0 points.

In the area at large, Charlotte County reports that median household earnings sit near $69,952, roughly 27% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. MURDOCK MIDDLE SCHOOL is one of 25 public schools in Charlotte County (combined enrollment of about 16,997 students).

PORT CHARLOTTE HIGH SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.8 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around MURDOCK MIDDLE SCHOOL. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), MURDOCK MIDDLE SCHOOL ranks 5th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 59.5%.

The campus sits in a commuter-belt setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. MURDOCK MIDDLE SCHOOL's enrollment has declined 7% since 2018, when it stood at 705 (now 656). White enrollment moved from 65% to 53% across the same window.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.