SOUTHPORT MIDDLE SCHOOL

Located at 2420 SE MORNINGSIDE BLVD, in PORT ST LUCIE, Florida, SOUTHPORT MIDDLE SCHOOL is a moderately sized middle school that hosts 872 students (grades 6 through 8), overseen by ST. LUCIE.

Within ST. LUCIE, which oversees 53 schools and 49,308 students, SOUTHPORT MIDDLE SCHOOL is one campus in the system.

On the student-mix side, SOUTHPORT MIDDLE SCHOOL lists that the largest single group is White at 34%, but no single group is in the majority; the rest is composed of 33% Hispanic, 25% Black, 5% multiracial, 2% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 57% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully less White than the area baseline.

On the resource side, The school currently runs with 45 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 19.4:1. The state averages about 19.6:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. About 64% of enrolled students meet the income threshold 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), SOUTHPORT MIDDLE SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 49.2% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 53.7%.

In the area at large, St. Lucie County reports that the typical household earns roughly $71,457 per year, 27% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. SOUTHPORT MIDDLE SCHOOL is one of 57 public schools in St. Lucie County (combined enrollment of about 50,809 students).

The closest other public school is MORNINGSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, roughly 0.5 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts SOUTHPORT MIDDLE SCHOOL at 5th of 9; the average score across the group is 56.4%.

The school occupies a city-core site.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at SOUTHPORT MIDDLE SCHOOL has expanded 8%, going from 810 students in 2018 to 872 in 2025. The White share of enrollment shrank from 40% to 34% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio widened from 16.5:1 in 2018 to 19.4:1 today.

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