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If you had an hour of school board time for RAA MIDDLE SCHOOL, what would you bring up?
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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
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
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.
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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
928
+67 (+8%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
20.3:1
was 17.9:1
% White
25%
was 38%
% Hispanic
8%
was 5%
% Black
58%
was 52%
% Asian
2%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About RAA MIDDLE SCHOOL
Located at 401 W THARPE ST, in TALLAHASSEE, Florida, RAA MIDDLE SCHOOL is a mid-tier junior high that enrolls 928 students (grades 6 through 8), run under LEON.
LEON comprises 51 schools with combined enrollment of 31,579 students; RAA MIDDLE SCHOOL is among them.
For racial and ethnic makeup, RAA MIDDLE SCHOOL shows that 58% of the student body identifies as Black. Beyond that, the school lists 25% White, 8% Hispanic, 8% multiracial. That is visibly more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 30%.
Looking at school resources, RAA MIDDLE SCHOOL lists 46 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 20.3:1. That tracks the state average closely. Roughly 47% of students at RAA MIDDLE SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.
On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), RAA MIDDLE SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 57.7%; this one delivers 56.2%.
In the surrounding community, Leon County reports that median household income runs about $66,287, roughly 49% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. RAA MIDDLE SCHOOL is one of 63 public schools in Leon County (combined enrollment of about 35,246 students).
RUEDIGER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, RAA MIDDLE SCHOOL comes 3rd of 9 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 48.6%.
RAA MIDDLE SCHOOL operates from an urban location.
Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged up 8%: 861 students in 2018 compared to 928 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share ticked down from 38% to 25%. The student-to-teacher ratio loosened from 17.9:1 in 2018 to 20.3:1 today.
On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.
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.