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Enrollment
1,180
Middle
DISTRICT 727 · STATE 794
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ESCAMBIA·NCES 120051002600
RANSOM MIDDLE SCHOOL
1000 W KINGSFIELD RD, CANTONMENT, FL 32533 · (850) 937-2220 · Escambia County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,180 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
18.7:1
63 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.0:1 · STATE 19.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
46%
545 students
DISTRICT 55% · 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 | 396 | 34% |
| Grade 7 | 418 | 35% |
| Grade 8 | 366 | 31% |
Student demographics
51%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 67% · 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
57.0%
FL avg 56.7% . +6.9pp since 2023
Math
70.2%
FL avg 58.9% . +12.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 57 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 70 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 7 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 12 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 57.0% | 70.2% |
| 2023-24 | 50.1% | 57.7% |
% 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
60.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
58.0%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 61% 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 RANSOM MIDDLE SCHOOL
RANSOM MIDDLE SCHOOL's state test result (60.9% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| RANSOM MIDDLE SCHOOL this school | 1,180 | 46.2% | 60.9% |
| BAKER COUNTY MIDDLE SCHOOL MACCLENNY | 1,067 | 44.9% | 51.7% |
| ORMOND BEACH MIDDLE SCHOOL ORMOND BEACH | 1,007 | 50.1% | 60.2% |
| BUDDY TAYLOR MIDDLE SCHOOL PALM COAST | 1,310 | 44.6% | 53.9% |
| BUFFALO CREEK MIDDLE SCHOOL PALMETTO | 1,171 | 49.4% | 56.2% |
| NEW SMYRNA BEACH MIDDLE SCHOOL NEW SMYRNA BEACH | 1,036 | 46.6% | 55.3% |
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 RANSOM MIDDLE SCHOOL ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Escambia County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 60.9% | #183 of 560 | #3 of 10 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 70.2% | #156 of 560 ▲ 82 | #3 of 10 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 57.0% | #239 of 560 ▲ 14 | #3 of 10 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,180 | #62 of 584 | #1 of 10 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.7:1 | #230 of 547 | #9 of 10 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 51.3% | #369 of 553 | #8 of 10 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 46.2% | #353 of 565 | #7 of 10 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -18.3% | #143 of 379 | #4 of 8 |
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
1,180
-154 (-12%) vs 2020
+6% since 1990-91, when it was 1,109
Student : Teacher
18.7:1
was 20.5:1
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 | 1,180 | 63 | 18.7:1 | 46% (545) |
| 2023-24 | 1,198 | 46 | 26.0:1 | 50% (594) |
| 2022-23 | 1,224 | 64 | 19.1:1 | 49% (599) |
| 2020-21 | 1,334 | 65 | 20.5:1 | 62% (826) |
| 2017-18 | 1,444 | 81 | 17.8:1 | 47% (681) |
| 2015-16 | 1,332 | 79 | 16.9:1 | 47% (627) |
| 2010-11 | 1,318 | 76 | 17.3:1 | 42% (548) |
| 2000-01 | 1,465 | 68 | 21.5:1 | 32% (472) |
| 1990-91 | 1,109 | 57 | 19.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for RANSOM MIDDLE SCHOOL.
About RANSOM MIDDLE SCHOOL
Federal records list RANSOM MIDDLE SCHOOL as a middle-grades school in CANTONMENT, Florida. Enrollment is 1,180 students in 2024-25, and the school serves grades 6 through 8. The average for middle schools in Florida is about 794 students, so this school is 49% bigger than average.
ESCAMBIA has a total of 66 schools and 36,795 students, RANSOM MIDDLE SCHOOL among them.
RANSOM MIDDLE SCHOOL is 67% White by enrollment. Other reported shares: 17% Black, 7% multiracial, and 6% Hispanic. The White share in Escambia County as a whole is similar, at about 64%. The school's diversity index is 51%, meaning two students picked at random have a 51% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
RANSOM MIDDLE SCHOOL employs 63 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 18.7:1. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 19.6:1 average for middle schools in Florida. RANSOM MIDDLE SCHOOL's free or reduced-price lunch eligibility rate is 46%.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 58.0% at RANSOM MIDDLE SCHOOL; the school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 60.9%.
Within Escambia County, the median household income is $67,500, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 30%, and about 11% of people live in poverty. Besides RANSOM MIDDLE SCHOOL, Escambia County has 70 other public schools.
Nearest public school: KINGSFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, about 0.2 miles away. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 61.5%; RANSOM MIDDLE SCHOOL's is 60.9%, ranking 5th of 8.
RANSOM MIDDLE SCHOOL is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more, a location NCES labels Suburb: Large.
Over 4 years, RANSOM MIDDLE SCHOOL's enrollment declined 12%, to 1,180. The number of students per teacher fell from 20.5 to 18.7 over 4 years.
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Escambia County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
325,923
Census ACS
Median income
$67,500
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
30%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
71
37,056 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in ESCAMBIA
- J. M. TATE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,169 students
- WASHINGTON SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,676 students
- ESCAMBIA HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,634 students
- PINE FOREST HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,604 students
- WEST FLORIDA HIGH SCHOOL/TECHNICALHigh · 1,322 students
- PENSACOLA HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,221 students
Other schools in CANTONMENT
- J. M. TATE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,169 students
- KINGSFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 983 students
- JIM ALLEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 648 students
Nearby schools
- KINGSFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.2 mi · 983
- J. M. TATE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL2.5 mi · 2,169
- JIM ALLEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL3.2 mi · 648
- BEULAH MIDDLE SCHOOL4.1 mi · 1,070
- BEULAH ACADEMY OF SCIENCE4.1 mi · 318
- PINE MEADOW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL4.3 mi · 743
Frequently asked questions
About RANSOM MIDDLE SCHOOLHow large is RANSOM MIDDLE SCHOOL?
RANSOM MIDDLE SCHOOL enrolls approximately 1,180 students in grades 06-08.
Is RANSOM MIDDLE SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
RANSOM MIDDLE SCHOOL is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does RANSOM MIDDLE SCHOOL have?
RANSOM MIDDLE SCHOOL employs 63 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 18.7:1.
What is the student diversity at RANSOM MIDDLE SCHOOL?
Student demographics at RANSOM MIDDLE SCHOOL are roughly 67% White, 6% Hispanic, 17% Black, 2% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is RANSOM MIDDLE SCHOOL public or private?
RANSOM MIDDLE SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by ESCAMBIA.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.