NEW BEGINNINGS - NAPLES
Schools serving specialized populations are not graded, because state test results are not a fair comparison for them. How grades work
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 4 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 2 | 5% |
| Grade 5 | 5 | 14% |
| Grade 6 | 4 | 11% |
| Grade 7 | 14 | 38% |
| Grade 8 | 8 | 22% |
Test scores
FAST / B.E.S.T. 2024-25 . % at Level 3 or AboveFAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 45.8% | 45.4% |
| 2023-24 | 27.4% | 65.8% |
BeatsExpectations
Not computed for this schoolWhere NEW BEGINNINGS - NAPLES ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Collier County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 37 | #579 of 584 | #12 of 13 |
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 37 | 6 | 6.2:1 | 49% (18) |
| 2023-24 | 33 | 6 | 5.5:1 | 61% (20) |
| 2022-23 | 38 | 4 | 9.5:1 | 66% (25) |
| 2020-21 | 26 | 6 | 4.3:1 | 88% (23) |
| 2017-18 | 39 | 22 | 1.8:1 | 92% (36) |
| 2015-16 | 29 | 23 | 1.3:1 | 93% (27) |
| 2010-11 | 58 | 19 | 3.0:1 | 83% (48) |
| 2000-01 | 47 | N/A | N/A | 64% (30) |
About NEW BEGINNINGS - NAPLES
As a very small middle-grades school, NEW BEGINNINGS - NAPLES serves students in NAPLES, Florida. Its grade span covers grades 3 through 8, with 37 students on the rolls. Across middle schools in Florida, the average enrollment is about 794.
The 69 schools of COLLIER, including NEW BEGINNINGS - NAPLES, enroll 48,252 students.
About 43% of students at NEW BEGINNINGS - NAPLES are Hispanic, the largest single group. Other reported shares: 30% Black, 22% White, and 5% multiracial. Collier County's residents are about 28% Hispanic, 15 points below the school's share.
The student-to-teacher ratio is 6.2:1. The school has 6 full-time-equivalent teachers. The school's 6.2:1 compares with an average of 19.6:1 for middle schools in Florida. Federal data show 49% of students (18) are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That is in line with the 48% average for public schools in Collier County.
In the surrounding county, Collier County, the median household earns about $90,045 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 40%, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. Collier County has 75 public schools with about 48,252 students, including NEW BEGINNINGS - NAPLES.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, BEACON HIGH SCHOOL, is less than a tenth of a mile. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Suburb: Large, meaning it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment records show 26 in 2020-21 and 37 in 2024-25. Because schools sometimes add or drop grades, the two numbers may not be directly comparable. Its ratio of students to teachers was 4.3:1 in 2020-21, and 6.2:1 in 2024-25.
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