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What's one thing RAA MIDDLE SCHOOL gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
928
Middle
DISTRICT 763 · STATE 794
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LEON·NCES 120111001171
RAA MIDDLE SCHOOL
401 W THARPE ST, TALLAHASSEE, FL 32303 · (850) 488-6287 · Leon County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL928 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
20.3:1
46 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.9:1 · STATE 19.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
47%
434 students
DISTRICT 48% · STATE 50%
Community
6
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 | 292 | 31% |
| Grade 7 | 323 | 35% |
| Grade 8 | 313 | 34% |
Student demographics
59%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 68% · 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
51.7%
FL avg 56.7% . +4.8pp since 2023
Math
54.5%
FL avg 58.9% . +5.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 52 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 55 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 5 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 51.7% | 54.5% |
| 2023-24 | 46.9% | 49.1% |
% 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
56.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
57.7%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 56% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 58% 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 RAA MIDDLE SCHOOL
RAA MIDDLE SCHOOL's state test result (56.2% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| RAA MIDDLE SCHOOL this school | 928 | 46.8% | 56.2% |
| HOWARD W. BISHOP MIDDLE SCHOOL GAINESVILLE | 824 | 50.2% | 49.6% |
| OCEANWAY SCHOOL JACKSONVILLE | 828 | 47.3% | 48.7% |
| CHAFFEE TRAIL MIDDLE SCHOOL JACKSONVILLE | 1,190 | 53.3% | 37.7% |
| SUNRISE MIDDLE SCHOOL FORT LAUDERDALE | 1,141 | 46.4% | 58.5% |
| JOHN HOPKINS MIDDLE SCHOOL ST PETERSBURG | 757 | 51.9% | 50.8% |
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 RAA MIDDLE SCHOOL ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Leon County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 56.2% | #237 of 560 | #4 of 8 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 54.5% | #310 of 560 ▲ 24 | #5 of 8 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 51.7% | #305 of 560 ▼ 2 | #5 of 8 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 928 | #195 of 584 | #2 of 8 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.3:1 | #367 of 547 | #8 of 8 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 59.4% | #268 of 553 | #3 of 8 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 46.8% | #344 of 565 | #4 of 8 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +7.8% | #82 of 137 | N/A |
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
928
+33 (+4%) vs 2020
0% since 1990-91, when it was 932
Student : Teacher
20.3:1
was 19.0:1
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 | 928 | 45.8 | 20.3:1 | 47% (434) |
| 2023-24 | 871 | 40.8 | 21.4:1 | 50% (436) |
| 2022-23 | 855 | 39.8 | 21.5:1 | 49% (420) |
| 2020-21 | 895 | 47 | 19.0:1 | 47% (425) |
| 2017-18 | 861 | 48 | 17.9:1 | 45% (387) |
| 2015-16 | 894 | 50 | 17.9:1 | 44% (395) |
| 2010-11 | 900 | 46 | 19.6:1 | 46% (416) |
| 2000-01 | 830 | 49 | 16.9:1 | 22% (186) |
| 1990-91 | 932 | 49 | 19.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for RAA MIDDLE SCHOOL.
About RAA MIDDLE SCHOOL
RAA MIDDLE SCHOOL is a medium-sized middle-grades school in TALLAHASSEE, Florida. The grade span is 6 through 8, and enrollment is 928 students.
LEON enrolls 31,579 students, and its 51 schools include RAA MIDDLE SCHOOL.
At RAA MIDDLE SCHOOL, Black students make up 58% of the student body. Next come 25% White, 8% Hispanic, and 8% multiracial. The county population is about 30% Black. RAA MIDDLE SCHOOL's diversity index is 59%, against a US figure of 70%.
The count of teachers at RAA MIDDLE SCHOOL is 45.8 full-time equivalents, for a ratio of 20.3:1. That is close to the 19.6:1 average for middle schools in Florida. The school counts 434 students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, or 47%.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 57.7% for RAA MIDDLE SCHOOL. The school posts 56.2%, 1.5 points below the prediction.
Census Bureau estimates for Leon County show that the median household income is $66,287, 49% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 10% of people live in poverty. RAA MIDDLE SCHOOL is one of 63 public schools in the county.
RUEDIGER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is located about 0.1 miles from RAA MIDDLE SCHOOL. The five-mile area around RAA MIDDLE SCHOOL holds at least 8 other public schools. The school's 56.2% average proficiency ranks 3rd among 9 nearby schools.
NCES lists the school's locale as City: Mid-size. That means it sits inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Federal data show a 4% enrollment increase, from 895 in 2020-21 to 928 in 2024-25. The student-to-teacher ratio went up from 19.0:1 to 20.3:1.
The discussion area below is open to posts about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Leon County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
297,542
Census ACS
Median income
$66,287
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
49%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
63
35,246 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in LEON
- LAWTON CHILES HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,881 students
- LINCOLN HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,822 students
- LEON HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,793 students
- JAMES RICKARDS HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,718 students
- AMOS P. GODBY HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,388 students
- WILLIAM J MONTFORD III MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 1,016 students
Other schools in TALLAHASSEE
- LAWTON CHILES HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,881 students
- FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOLCombined · 1,851 students
- LINCOLN HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,822 students
- LEON HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,793 students
- JAMES RICKARDS HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,718 students
- AMOS P. GODBY HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,388 students
Nearby schools
- RUEDIGER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.1 mi · 504
- GRIFFIN MIDDLE SCHOOL0.7 mi · 457
- THE SCHOOL OF ARTS & SCIENCES CENTRE0.9 mi · 448
- JOHN G RILEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.2 mi · 608
- SEALEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.3 mi · 369
- LEON HIGH SCHOOL1.3 mi · 1,793
Frequently asked questions
About RAA MIDDLE SCHOOLHow many students attend RAA MIDDLE SCHOOL?
RAA MIDDLE SCHOOL enrolls approximately 928 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does RAA MIDDLE SCHOOL serve?
RAA MIDDLE SCHOOL serves grades 06-08.
How many teachers does RAA MIDDLE SCHOOL have?
RAA MIDDLE SCHOOL employs 46 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 20.3:1.
What is the student diversity at RAA MIDDLE SCHOOL?
Student demographics at RAA MIDDLE SCHOOL are roughly 25% White, 8% Hispanic, 58% Black, 2% Asian, 8% Two or more.
What district is RAA MIDDLE SCHOOL in?
RAA MIDDLE SCHOOL is part of LEON.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.