PORT CHARLOTTE MIDDLE SCHOOL

As a medium-sized 6-8 campus in PORT CHARLOTTE, Florida, PORT CHARLOTTE MIDDLE SCHOOL caters to 858 students from grades 6 through 8, run under CHARLOTTE.

PORT CHARLOTTE MIDDLE SCHOOL is one of 24 schools operated by CHARLOTTE, a district that hosts 16,997 students overall.

On the student-mix side, PORT CHARLOTTE MIDDLE SCHOOL logs that the largest single group is White at 48%, but no single group is in the majority; the rest is composed of 27% Hispanic, 15% Black, 8% multiracial. That is visibly less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 83%.

On the resource side, The school employs 45 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 19.1:1. The state averages about 19.6:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Roughly 53% of students at PORT CHARLOTTE MIDDLE SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is higher than Charlotte County's rate of about 43%.

After controlling for student poverty, PORT CHARLOTTE MIDDLE SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 54.4%; this one delivers 57.0%.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Charlotte County put median household income runs about $69,952, about 27% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. In all, Charlotte County runs 25 public schools (combined enrollment of about 16,997 students), of which PORT CHARLOTTE MIDDLE SCHOOL is one.

NEIL ARMSTRONG ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.7 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around PORT CHARLOTTE MIDDLE SCHOOL. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), PORT CHARLOTTE MIDDLE SCHOOL ranks 4th on composite proficiency, above the local average of 53.0%.

PORT CHARLOTTE MIDDLE SCHOOL operates from a suburban location.

Five-year trend. PORT CHARLOTTE MIDDLE SCHOOL's enrollment has expanded 4% since 2018, when it stood at 828 (now 858). Over the same period, the White share contracted from 54% to 48%.

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