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R. DAN NOLAN MIDDLE SCHOOL
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Test scores
FAST / B.E.S.T. 2024-25 . % at Level 3 or AboveBeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodology7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About 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.
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