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Which teacher or staff member at RIVERSPRINGS MIDDLE SCHOOL deserves more recognition?
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Enrollment
552
Middle
DISTRICT 514 · STATE 794
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WAKULLA·NCES 120195004457
RIVERSPRINGS MIDDLE SCHOOL
800 SPRING CREEK HWY, CRAWFORDVILLE, FL 32327 · (850) 926-2300 · Wakulla County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL552 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 52% of Florida public middle schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Florida public middle schools
Student : Teacher
17.3:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.8:1 · STATE 19.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
33%
182 students
DISTRICT 42% · 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 | 187 | 34% |
| Grade 7 | 181 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 184 | 33% |
Student demographics
38%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 38% · 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
68.0%
FL avg 56.7% . +8.2pp since 2023
Math
61.0%
FL avg 58.9% . +5.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 68 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 61 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 8 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 6 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 68.0% | 61.0% |
| 2023-24 | 59.8% | 55.1% |
% 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
59.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
64.7%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 59% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 65% 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 RIVERSPRINGS MIDDLE SCHOOL
RIVERSPRINGS MIDDLE SCHOOL's state test result (59.4% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| RIVERSPRINGS MIDDLE SCHOOL this school | 552 | 33.0% | 59.4% |
| WAKULLA MIDDLE SCHOOL CRAWFORDVILLE | 476 | 37.0% | 59.1% |
| HERBERT C. HOOVER MIDDLE SCHOOL INDIALANTIC | 473 | 30.9% | 65.9% |
| FERNANDINA BEACH MIDDLE SCHOOL FERNANDINA BEACH | 721 | 35.2% | 75.7% |
| L. A. AINGER MIDDLE SCHOOL ROTONDA WEST | 625 | 37.0% | 60.7% |
| BERKLEY ACCELERATED AUBURNDALE | 622 | 30.7% | 70.3% |
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 RIVERSPRINGS MIDDLE SCHOOL ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Florida |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 59.4% | #197 of 560 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 61.0% | #242 of 560 ▲ 27 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 68.0% | #118 of 560 ▲ 23 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 552 | #454 of 584 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.3:1 | #108 of 547 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 38.4% | #464 of 553 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 33.0% | #459 of 565 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +3.4% | #110 of 137 |
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
552
-5 (-1%) vs 2020
+5% since 2000-01, when it was 525
Student : Teacher
17.3:1
was 16.9:1
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 | 552 | 32 | 17.3:1 | 33% (182) |
| 2023-24 | 529 | 28 | 18.9:1 | 40% (214) |
| 2022-23 | 549 | 31 | 17.7:1 | 36% (196) |
| 2020-21 | 557 | 33 | 16.9:1 | 38% (214) |
| 2017-18 | 534 | 31 | 17.2:1 | 45% (238) |
| 2015-16 | 499 | 29 | 17.2:1 | 46% (230) |
| 2010-11 | 516 | 31 | 16.6:1 | 43% (222) |
| 2000-01 | 525 | 29 | 18.1:1 | 32% (167) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for RIVERSPRINGS MIDDLE SCHOOL.
About RIVERSPRINGS MIDDLE SCHOOL
RIVERSPRINGS MIDDLE SCHOOL is a middle school in CRAWFORDVILLE, Florida, according to federal school records. Enrollment in 2024-25 was 552 students in grades 6 through 8. The average for middle schools in Florida is about 794 students, so this school is 30% smaller than average.
RIVERSPRINGS MIDDLE SCHOOL is run by WAKULLA, whose 10 schools enroll 5,138 students.
White students are the majority at RIVERSPRINGS MIDDLE SCHOOL, with 77% of enrollment. Other groups include 14% Black, 4% Hispanic, and 4% multiracial. County-wide, about 78% of residents are White. Pick two students at random and there is a 38% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Dividing enrollment by its 32 full-time-equivalent teachers gives a ratio of about 17.3:1. That is lower than the 19.6:1 average for middle schools in Florida. Eligible students account for 33% of enrollment in the free or reduced-price lunch program.
Measured against Florida public middle schools, RIVERSPRINGS MIDDLE SCHOOL receives a B-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
A school with RIVERSPRINGS MIDDLE SCHOOL's lunch-eligibility share in Florida is predicted to score 64.7%. RIVERSPRINGS MIDDLE SCHOOL scores 59.4%, 5.2 points below that line.
RIVERSPRINGS MIDDLE SCHOOL is located in Wakulla County, where the median household income is $81,895, roughly 23% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 5%. RIVERSPRINGS MIDDLE SCHOOL is one of 15 public schools in the county.
Nearby, SHADEVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is about 0.2 miles away. Within five miles of RIVERSPRINGS MIDDLE SCHOOL, there are 4 other public schools. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 56.0%; RIVERSPRINGS MIDDLE SCHOOL's is 59.4%, ranking 4th of 7.
Locale: Rural: Fringe. In NCES terms, the school is in rural territory close to an urban area.
Federal data show 557 students in 2020-21 and 552 in 2024-25, a difference of under 3%.
Threads on this page can be about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Wakulla County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
35,387
Census ACS
Median income
$81,895
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
15
5,138 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in WAKULLA
- WAKULLA HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,369 students
- CRAWFORDVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 691 students
- SHADEVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 653 students
- RIVERSINK ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 552 students
- WAKULLA MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 476 students
- MEDART ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 417 students
Other schools in CRAWFORDVILLE
- WAKULLA HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,369 students
- CRAWFORDVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 691 students
- SHADEVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 653 students
- RIVERSINK ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 552 students
- WAKULLA MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 476 students
- MEDART ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 417 students
Nearby schools
- SHADEVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.2 mi · 653
- DISTRICT PRE-K PROGRAMS1.8 mi · 204
- RIVERSINK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL3.5 mi · 552
- WAKULLA INSTITUTE4.8 mi · 55
- CRAWFORDVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL5.1 mi · 691
- WAKULLA MIDDLE SCHOOL7.1 mi · 476
Frequently asked questions
About RIVERSPRINGS MIDDLE SCHOOLHow many students attend RIVERSPRINGS MIDDLE SCHOOL?
RIVERSPRINGS MIDDLE SCHOOL enrolls approximately 552 students in grades 06-08.
Is RIVERSPRINGS MIDDLE SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
RIVERSPRINGS MIDDLE SCHOOL is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at RIVERSPRINGS MIDDLE SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at RIVERSPRINGS MIDDLE SCHOOL is approximately 17.3:1 (32 FTE teachers).
How diverse is RIVERSPRINGS MIDDLE SCHOOL?
RIVERSPRINGS MIDDLE SCHOOL reports a student body of 77% White, 4% Hispanic, 14% Black, 0% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees RIVERSPRINGS MIDDLE SCHOOL?
RIVERSPRINGS MIDDLE SCHOOL is overseen by WAKULLA in Wakulla County.
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