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Enrollment
787
Middle
DISTRICT 686 · STATE 794
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MANATEE·NCES 120123004205
R. DAN NOLAN MIDDLE SCHOOL
6615 GREENBROOK BLVD, BRADENTON, FL 34202 · (941) 751-8200 · Manatee County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE13-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL787 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
20.2:1
39 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.8:1 · STATE 19.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
29%
226 students
DISTRICT 55% · STATE 50%
Community
3
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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
69.9%
FL avg 56.7% . +1.8pp since 2023
Math
76.3%
FL avg 58.9% . -1.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 70 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 76 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 2 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 2 points.
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
71.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
66.8%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 72% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 67% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
787
-379 (-33%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
20.2:1
was 20.1:1
% White
71%
was 75%
% Hispanic
18%
was 17%
% Black
4%
was 2%
% Asian
2%
was 4%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About R. DAN NOLAN MIDDLE SCHOOL
As a mid-tier junior high in BRADENTON, Florida, R. DAN NOLAN MIDDLE SCHOOL teaches 787 students from grades 6 through 8, run under MANATEE.
MANATEE comprises 80 schools with combined enrollment of 54,215 students; R. DAN NOLAN MIDDLE SCHOOL is among them.
Looking at the student body, R. DAN NOLAN MIDDLE SCHOOL reports that 71% of the student body identifies as White. Beyond that, the school lists 18% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, 4% Black, 2% Asian. Compared to Manatee County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.
On the income-and-resources front, On paper, R. DAN NOLAN MIDDLE SCHOOL has 39 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 20.2:1. The state averages about 19.6:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 29% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Manatee County (around 51%), the school's rate is somewhat below typical.
Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, R. DAN NOLAN MIDDLE SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 66.8%; this one delivers 71.6%.
Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Manatee County) reports that the typical household earns roughly $78,457 per year, about 35% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. R. DAN NOLAN MIDDLE SCHOOL is one of 86 public schools in Manatee County (combined enrollment of about 54,208 students).
GILBERT W MCNEAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, R. DAN NOLAN MIDDLE SCHOOL comes 4th of 9 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 69.7%.
R. DAN NOLAN MIDDLE SCHOOL operates from a city-core location.
Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at R. DAN NOLAN MIDDLE SCHOOL has ticked down 33%, going from 1,166 students in 2018 to 787 in 2025.
In the discussion threads here, posts here usually surface around enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Manatee County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
429,792
Census ACS
Median income
$78,457
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
35%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
86
54,208 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in MANATEE
- LAKEWOOD RANCH HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,422 students
- PARRISH COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,266 students
- PALMETTO HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,185 students
- MANATEE SCHOOL FOR THE ARTSHigh · 2,051 students
- MANATEE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,998 students
- BRADEN RIVER HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,705 students
Other schools in BRADENTON
- LAKEWOOD RANCH HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,422 students
- MANATEE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,998 students
- BRADEN RIVER HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,705 students
- SOUTHEAST HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,638 students
- TEAM SUCCESS A SCHOOL OF EXCELLENCECombined · 1,441 students
- BAYSHORE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,400 students
Nearby schools
- GILBERT W MCNEAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.2 mi · 672
- LAKEWOOD RANCH PREPARATORY ACADEMY1.6 mi · 1,369
- ROBERT WILLIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.8 mi · 785
- BRADEN RIVER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL2.5 mi · 547
- BRADEN RIVER MIDDLE SCHOOL2.6 mi · 797
- LAKEWOOD RANCH HIGH SCHOOL3.0 mi · 2,422
Frequently asked questions
About R. DAN NOLAN MIDDLE SCHOOLHow large is R. DAN NOLAN MIDDLE SCHOOL?
R. DAN NOLAN MIDDLE SCHOOL enrolls approximately 787 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does R. DAN NOLAN MIDDLE SCHOOL serve?
R. DAN NOLAN MIDDLE SCHOOL serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at R. DAN NOLAN MIDDLE SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at R. DAN NOLAN MIDDLE SCHOOL is approximately 20.2:1 (39 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at R. DAN NOLAN MIDDLE SCHOOL?
At R. DAN NOLAN MIDDLE SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 71% White, 18% Hispanic, 4% Black, 2% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is R. DAN NOLAN MIDDLE SCHOOL in?
R. DAN NOLAN MIDDLE SCHOOL is part of MANATEE.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.