Enrollment
194
Middle
DISTRICT 952 · STATE 794
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MARION·NCES 120126008427
OCALI CHARTER MIDDLE SCHOOL
3233 SE MARICAMP RD, OCALA, FL 34478 · (352) 264-9940 · Marion County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE13-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL194 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.2:1
12 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.8:1 · STATE 19.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
49%
96 students
DISTRICT 57% · STATE 50%
Community
0
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 | 65 | 34% |
| Grade 7 | 63 | 32% |
| Grade 8 | 66 | 34% |
Student demographics
66%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 69% · 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
57.4%
FL avg 56.7% . +5.4pp since 2023
Math
56.8%
FL avg 58.9% . +9.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 57 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 57 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 5 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 10 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 57.4% | 56.8% |
| 2023-24 | 52.0% | 46.9% |
% 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
49.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
56.4%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 50% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 56% 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 OCALI CHARTER MIDDLE SCHOOL
OCALI CHARTER MIDDLE SCHOOL's state test result (49.7% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| OCALI CHARTER MIDDLE SCHOOL this school | 194 | 49.5% | 49.7% |
| INTERNATIONAL STUDIES ACADEMY MIDDLE SCHOOL MIAMI | 288 | 54.2% | 65.4% |
| SEBASTIAN CHARTER JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL SEBASTIAN | 295 | 48.1% | 78.0% |
| MANGROVE BAY MIDDLE SCHOOL ST PETERSBURG | 317 | 48.9% | N/A |
| UNION ACADEMY BARTOW | 382 | 49.0% | 66.2% |
| A. L. MEBANE MIDDLE SCHOOL ALACHUA | 385 | 50.1% | 44.6% |
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 OCALI CHARTER MIDDLE SCHOOL ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Marion County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 49.7% | #340 of 560 | #5 of 10 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 56.8% | #285 of 560 ▲ 72 | #4 of 10 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 57.4% | #234 of 560 ▼ 1 | #2 of 10 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 194 | #554 of 584 | #10 of 10 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 49.5% | #308 of 565 | #8 of 10 |
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
194
+39 (+25%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
16.2:1
was 12.9:1
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 | 194 | 12 | 16.2:1 | 49% (96) |
| 2023-24 | 194 | 11 | 17.6:1 | 59% (115) |
| 2022-23 | 201 | 13 | 15.5:1 | 61% (122) |
| 2020-21 | 155 | 12 | 12.9:1 | 65% (101) |
| 2017-18 | 152 | 9 | 16.9:1 | 70% (106) |
| 2015-16 | 124 | 7 | 17.7:1 | 77% (95) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for OCALI CHARTER MIDDLE SCHOOL.
About OCALI CHARTER MIDDLE SCHOOL
In OCALA, Florida, part of Marion County, OCALI CHARTER MIDDLE SCHOOL is a middle school. It had 194 students in 2024-25, spanning grades 6 through 8. Middle schools in Florida have about 794 students on average; enrollment here is 76% lower.
MARION (62 schools, 46,349 students) runs OCALI CHARTER MIDDLE SCHOOL.
The biggest share of students at OCALI CHARTER MIDDLE SCHOOL, 43%, is White. Other reported shares: 36% Hispanic, 16% Black, and 3% multiracial. That compares with about 69% White among all Marion County residents. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 66%.
Teacher count: 12 full-time equivalents. Student-to-teacher ratio: 16.2:1. Compared with the 19.6:1 average for middle schools in Florida, this school's ratio is lower. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch, often used to gauge student poverty, is 49%.
Test results at OCALI CHARTER MIDDLE SCHOOL are 6.7 points below what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (49.7% actual, 56.4% predicted).
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Marion County show that median household income comes to about $61,010, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 23% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 10%. The county's public schools total 68, with about 46,349 students.
OCALI CHARTER MIDDLE SCHOOL is about 0.7 miles from HILLCREST, its nearest public school. OCALI CHARTER MIDDLE SCHOOL has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Nearby schools average 54.5% on proficiency, and OCALI CHARTER MIDDLE SCHOOL is below that at 49.7%.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is City: Small. NCES lists OCALI CHARTER MIDDLE SCHOOL as a charter school.
The school's student count increased 25% between the 2020-21 and 2024-25 school years. The school's ratio increased from 12.9:1 to 16.2:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about open houses, carpools, and field trips at OCALI CHARTER MIDDLE SCHOOL. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Marion County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
400,078
Census ACS
Median income
$61,010
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
68
46,349 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in MARION
- WEST PORT HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 3,022 students
- FOREST HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,387 students
- BELLEVIEW HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,904 students
- VANGUARD HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,684 students
- BELLEVIEW MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 1,600 students
- DUNNELLON HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,562 students
Other schools in OCALA
- WEST PORT HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 3,022 students
- FOREST HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,387 students
- VANGUARD HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,684 students
- LAKE WEIR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,447 students
- SUNRISE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 1,402 students
- HORIZON ACADEMY AT MARION OAKSMiddle · 1,260 students
Nearby schools
- HILLCREST0.7 mi · 162
- SILVER RIVER MENTORING AND INSTRUCTION1.1 mi · 186
- WARD-HIGHLANDS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.3 mi · 908
- MAPLEWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.4 mi · 819
- SOUTH OCALA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.7 mi · 712
- FOREST HIGH SCHOOL2.1 mi · 2,387
Frequently asked questions
About OCALI CHARTER MIDDLE SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at OCALI CHARTER MIDDLE SCHOOL?
OCALI CHARTER MIDDLE SCHOOL enrolls approximately 194 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does OCALI CHARTER MIDDLE SCHOOL serve?
OCALI CHARTER MIDDLE SCHOOL serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at OCALI CHARTER MIDDLE SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at OCALI CHARTER MIDDLE SCHOOL is approximately 16.2:1 (12 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at OCALI CHARTER MIDDLE SCHOOL?
At OCALI CHARTER MIDDLE SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 43% White, 36% Hispanic, 16% Black, 2% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is OCALI CHARTER MIDDLE SCHOOL in?
OCALI CHARTER MIDDLE SCHOOL is part of MARION.
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