PACETTI BAY MIDDLE SCHOOL

PACETTI BAY MIDDLE SCHOOL is a 6-8 campus of sprawling scale in ST AUGUSTINE, Florida, overseen by ST. JOHNS, instructing 1,481 students in grades 6 through 8. Compared to the state average of about 794 students per school, that is 87% above typical.

PACETTI BAY MIDDLE SCHOOL is one of 53 schools operated by ST. JOHNS, a district that works with 52,383 students overall.

On the student-mix side, PACETTI BAY MIDDLE SCHOOL lists that the largest single group is White, at 68% of enrollment. The remainder reads as 16% Hispanic, 7% Asian, 5% multiracial, 4% Black. The wider county runs roughly 79% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully less White than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school employs 73 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 20.3:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 19.6:1 average. Around 20% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, PACETTI BAY MIDDLE SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 71.4%; this one delivers 76.6%.

Zooming out to the county, census data for St. Johns County shows median household income runs about $109,839, 51% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 4%. In all, St. Johns County runs 68 public schools (combined enrollment of about 52,895 students), of which PACETTI BAY MIDDLE SCHOOL is one.

MILL CREEK ACADEMY is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.6 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 4 other public schools cluster around PACETTI BAY MIDDLE SCHOOL. On composite proficiency, PACETTI BAY MIDDLE SCHOOL comes 2nd of 7 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 73.4%.

PACETTI BAY MIDDLE SCHOOL operates from a small-town location.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count held roughly steady: 1,483 students in 2018 compared to 1,481 in 2025. The White share of enrollment edged down from 77% to 68% over that span.

In the discussion threads here, recent activity here tends to focus on fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.