SURFSIDE MIDDLE SCHOOL

SURFSIDE MIDDLE SCHOOL is a K-12 campus of heavily attended scale in PANAMA CITY BEACH, Florida, overseen by BAY, instructing 755 students in grades pre-K through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 114% bigger than the state mean of about 353.

BAY comprises 47 schools with combined enrollment of 27,494 students; SURFSIDE MIDDLE SCHOOL is among them.

Looking at the student body, SURFSIDE MIDDLE SCHOOL lists that 64% of the student body identifies as White. The remainder comes out to 19% Hispanic, 9% Black, 6% multiracial, 2% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 75% White, putting the school's mix considerably less White than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, SURFSIDE MIDDLE SCHOOL has 46 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 16.4:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.7:1, putting SURFSIDE MIDDLE SCHOOL tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 34% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Bay County runs at roughly 43%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully below the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, SURFSIDE MIDDLE SCHOOL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 64.0%, the actual is 62.0%, a residual of -2.0 points.

In the surrounding community, Bay County reports that median household earnings sit near $73,533, 30% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. Across Bay County's 50 public schools (combined enrollment of about 27,672 students), SURFSIDE MIDDLE SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: HUTCHISON BEACH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, around 1.1 miles off. Within five miles, there are 4 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts SURFSIDE MIDDLE SCHOOL at 4th of 9; the average score across the group is 62.3%.

Geographically, the school is in an urban area.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at SURFSIDE MIDDLE SCHOOL has decreased 7%, going from 809 students in 2018 to 755 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 77% to 64% across the same window.

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