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Enrollment
923
Middle
DISTRICT 712 · STATE 794
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·OKALOOSA·NCES 120138001325
SHOAL RIVER MIDDLE SCHOOL
3200 E REDSTONE AVE, CRESTVIEW, FL 32539 · (850) 689-7229 · Okaloosa County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL923 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
19.2:1
48 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.0:1 · STATE 19.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
58%
533 students
DISTRICT 52% · 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
63.9%
FL avg 56.7% . +6.3pp since 2023
Math
72.3%
FL avg 58.9% . +2.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 64 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 72 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 6 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.
Source: FAST / B.E.S.T.. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of FL schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
66.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
52.2%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+14.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 67% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 52% typical for Florida schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 14 points, placing it in Florida's top 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
923
+68 (+8%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
19.2:1
was 19.0:1
% White
50%
was 57%
% Hispanic
15%
was 11%
% Black
18%
was 20%
% Asian
2%
was 2%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About SHOAL RIVER MIDDLE SCHOOL
SHOAL RIVER MIDDLE SCHOOL, a middle-of-the-pack 6-8 campus in CRESTVIEW, Florida, operated by OKALOOSA, educates 923 students, covering grades 6 through 8.
Within OKALOOSA, which oversees 49 schools and 32,120 students, SHOAL RIVER MIDDLE SCHOOL is one campus in the system.
On the student-mix side, SHOAL RIVER MIDDLE SCHOOL lists that the largest single group is White at 50%, but no single group is in the majority. Other groups include 18% Black, 15% Hispanic, 14% multiracial, 2% Asian. That is visibly less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 72%.
Looking at the economic backdrop, SHOAL RIVER MIDDLE SCHOOL records 48 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 19.2:1. The state averages about 19.6:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Roughly 58% of students at SHOAL RIVER MIDDLE SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.
On a demographically-adjusted basis, SHOAL RIVER MIDDLE SCHOOL is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 52.2%; this one delivers 66.6%, a residual of +14.4 points.
Around the school, census data for Okaloosa County shows median household income runs about $81,998, about 35% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. In all, Okaloosa County runs 51 public schools (combined enrollment of about 32,120 students), of which SHOAL RIVER MIDDLE SCHOOL is one.
Nearest neighbor: RIVERSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, around 0.1 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.
The school occupies a small-town site.
Looking at the recent track record. SHOAL RIVER MIDDLE SCHOOL's enrollment has climbed 8% since 2018, when it stood at 855 (now 923). White enrollment moved from 57% to 50% across the same window.
Within the allk12 community for this school, the feed for SHOAL RIVER MIDDLE SCHOOL typically covers open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Okaloosa County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
216,599
Census ACS
Median income
$81,998
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
35%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
51
32,120 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in OKALOOSA
- CRESTVIEW HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,376 students
- NICEVILLE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,036 students
- CHOCTAWHATCHEE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,720 students
- FORT WALTON BEACH HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,550 students
- BAKER SCHOOLCombined · 1,434 students
- DAVIDSON MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 1,111 students
Other schools in CRESTVIEW
- CRESTVIEW HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,376 students
- DAVIDSON MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 1,111 students
- RIVERSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 1,032 students
- ANTIOCH ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 931 students
- WALKER ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 875 students
- NORTHWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 814 students
Nearby schools
- RIVERSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.1 mi · 1,032
- SOUTHSIDE PRIMARY SCHOOL1.9 mi · 260
- OKALOOSA ONLINE NON FRANCHISED2.2 mi · 581
- WALKER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL2.4 mi · 875
- CRESTVIEW YOUTH ACADEMY2.7 mi · 11
- CRESTVIEW YOUTH ACADEMY (NON SECURE)2.7 mi · 23
Frequently asked questions
About SHOAL RIVER MIDDLE SCHOOLHow large is SHOAL RIVER MIDDLE SCHOOL?
SHOAL RIVER MIDDLE SCHOOL enrolls approximately 923 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does SHOAL RIVER MIDDLE SCHOOL serve?
SHOAL RIVER MIDDLE SCHOOL serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at SHOAL RIVER MIDDLE SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at SHOAL RIVER MIDDLE SCHOOL is approximately 19.2:1 (48 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at SHOAL RIVER MIDDLE SCHOOL?
At SHOAL RIVER MIDDLE SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 50% White, 15% Hispanic, 18% Black, 2% Asian, 14% Two or more.
Is SHOAL RIVER MIDDLE SCHOOL public or private?
SHOAL RIVER MIDDLE SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by OKALOOSA.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.