OAKRIDGE MIDDLE SCHOOL

Located at 14975 COLLIER BLVD, in NAPLES, Florida, OAKRIDGE MIDDLE SCHOOL is a mid-sized middle-grades school that instructs 1,172 students (grades 6 through 8), part of COLLIER. Enrollment runs roughly 48% above the state mean of about 794.

Across the 69 schools in COLLIER (48,252 students total), OAKRIDGE MIDDLE SCHOOL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, OAKRIDGE MIDDLE SCHOOL records that the most-represented group is White (52%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. The remainder reads as 34% Hispanic, 6% Black, 4% Asian, 3% multiracial. By comparison, Collier County as a whole is about 65% White, so the school skews considerably less White than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, OAKRIDGE MIDDLE SCHOOL lists 55 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 21.3:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 19.6:1, putting OAKRIDGE MIDDLE SCHOOL higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 32% of students at OAKRIDGE MIDDLE SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Collier County runs at roughly 48%, so the school's eligibility rate is lower than the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, OAKRIDGE MIDDLE SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 64.9%; this one delivers 78.8%.

In the area at large, Collier County reports that median household income runs about $90,045, 40% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. Across Collier County's 75 public schools (combined enrollment of about 48,252 students), OAKRIDGE MIDDLE SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

GULF COAST HIGH SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.1 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 7 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts OAKRIDGE MIDDLE SCHOOL at 3rd of 9; the average score across the group is 68.3%.

The school occupies a bedroom-community site.

Looking at the recent track record. OAKRIDGE MIDDLE SCHOOL's enrollment has stayed largely flat since 2018, when it stood at 1,174 (now 1,172). Hispanic enrollment moved from 28% to 34% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio loosened from 20.2:1 in 2018 to 21.3:1 today.

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