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What's the most underrated thing about THURGOOD MARSHALL FUNDAMENTAL that outsiders don't know?
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Enrollment
751
Middle
DISTRICT 717 · STATE 794
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PINELLAS·NCES 120156004135
THURGOOD MARSHALL FUNDAMENTAL
3901 22ND AVE S, ST PETERSBURG, FL 33711 · (727) 522-1737 · Pinellas County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL751 STUDENTS
A-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 83% of Florida public middle schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
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
17.1:1
44 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.2:1 · STATE 19.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
41%
310 students
DISTRICT 48% · 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 | 241 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 257 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 253 | 34% |
Student demographics
66%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
72.0%
FL avg 56.7% . +4.0pp since 2023
Math
72.3%
FL avg 58.9% . +4.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 72 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 4 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 5 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 72.0% | 72.3% |
| 2023-24 | 67.9% | 67.6% |
% 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
67.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
60.5%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 67% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 60% 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 THURGOOD MARSHALL FUNDAMENTAL
THURGOOD MARSHALL FUNDAMENTAL's state test result (67.3% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| THURGOOD MARSHALL FUNDAMENTAL this school | 751 | 41.3% | 67.3% |
| LANDMARK MIDDLE SCHOOL JACKSONVILLE | 876 | 40.9% | 55.8% |
| ELIZABETH COBB MIDDLE SCHOOL TALLAHASSEE | 675 | 40.1% | 51.9% |
| OCEANWAY SCHOOL JACKSONVILLE | 828 | 47.3% | 48.7% |
| TWIN LAKES ACADEMY MIDDLE SCHOOL JACKSONVILLE | 914 | 43.8% | 42.8% |
| WESTWOOD MIDDLE SCHOOL GAINESVILLE | 854 | 47.9% | 43.1% |
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 THURGOOD MARSHALL FUNDAMENTAL ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Pinellas County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 67.3% | #114 of 560 | #3 of 19 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 72.3% | #130 of 560 ▲ 10 | #5 of 19 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 72.0% | #88 of 560 ▼ 10 | #4 of 19 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 751 | #332 of 584 | #12 of 21 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.1:1 | #96 of 547 | #2 of 20 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 66.4% | #124 of 553 | #10 of 20 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 41.3% | #399 of 565 | #14 of 20 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -19.2% | #135 of 379 | #11 of 18 |
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
751
-215 (-22%) vs 2020
-19% since 2010-11, when it was 931
Student : Teacher
17.1:1
was 19.7:1
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 | 751 | 44 | 17.1:1 | 41% (310) |
| 2023-24 | 790 | 42 | 18.8:1 | 44% (344) |
| 2022-23 | 888 | 46 | 19.3:1 | 47% (413) |
| 2020-21 | 966 | 49 | 19.7:1 | 36% (352) |
| 2017-18 | 930 | 48 | 19.4:1 | 44% (410) |
| 2015-16 | 895 | 50 | 17.9:1 | 41% (364) |
| 2010-11 | 931 | 54 | 17.2:1 | 35% (326) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for THURGOOD MARSHALL FUNDAMENTAL.
About THURGOOD MARSHALL FUNDAMENTAL
In ST PETERSBURG, Florida, part of Pinellas County, THURGOOD MARSHALL FUNDAMENTAL is a middle school. The latest federal count shows 751 students in grades 6 through 8.
THURGOOD MARSHALL FUNDAMENTAL is one school in a 151-school district, PINELLAS, which enrolls 87,955 students.
At THURGOOD MARSHALL FUNDAMENTAL, the largest share of students is Black, at 45%. The next largest groups are 34% White, 10% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, and 5% Asian. The school's Black share is 35 points above the 10% share among Pinellas County residents. The school's diversity index is 66%, meaning two students picked at random have a 66% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Teachers at the school number 44 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 17.1:1. On average, middle schools in Florida have 19.6:1, compared with 17.1:1 here. The school's lunch program data list 41% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price meals.
The allk12 Grade for THURGOOD MARSHALL FUNDAMENTAL is A-. Compared with Florida public middle schools, the school scored higher than 83% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, THURGOOD MARSHALL FUNDAMENTAL is 6.8 points above its prediction. Actual: 67.3%. Predicted: 60.5%.
County data help place the school in context: in Pinellas County, the median household income is $72,646, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 37% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. Pinellas County is home to 155 public schools and about 87,955 public school students.
DOUGLAS L. JAMERSON JR. ELEMENTARY is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.7 miles away. Within five miles of THURGOOD MARSHALL FUNDAMENTAL, there are at least 8 other public schools. In a group of 7 nearby schools with scores, THURGOOD MARSHALL FUNDAMENTAL ranks 3rd on average proficiency.
Locale data from NCES put THURGOOD MARSHALL FUNDAMENTAL inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more (City: Large).
Over 4 years, THURGOOD MARSHALL FUNDAMENTAL's enrollment dropped 22%, to 751. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 19.7:1 in 2020-21 to 17.1:1 in 2024-25.
Community posts for THURGOOD MARSHALL FUNDAMENTAL can cover school safety, transportation, and start times. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Pinellas County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
963,481
Census ACS
Median income
$72,646
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
37%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
155
87,955 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in PINELLAS
- PALM HARBOR UNIVERSITY HIGHHigh · 2,413 students
- LARGO HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,058 students
- EAST LAKE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,980 students
- DIXIE M. HOLLINS HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,934 students
- ST. PETERSBURG HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,736 students
- OSCEOLA FUNDAMENTAL HIGHHigh · 1,706 students
Other schools in ST PETERSBURG
- ST. PETERSBURG HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,736 students
- NORTHEAST HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,684 students
- GIBBS HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,125 students
- LAKEWOOD HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 880 students
- JAMES B. SANDERLIN K-8Elementary · 817 students
- TYRONE MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 799 students
Nearby schools
- DOUGLAS L. JAMERSON JR. ELEMENTARY0.7 mi · 536
- GIBBS HIGH SCHOOL0.9 mi · 1,125
- GULFPORT MONTESSORI ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.0 mi · 421
- FAIRMOUNT PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.1 mi · 425
- LAKEVIEW FUNDAMENTAL ELEMENTARY1.2 mi · 309
- PINELLAS TELESCHOOL1.2 mi · 130
Frequently asked questions
About THURGOOD MARSHALL FUNDAMENTALWhat is the total enrollment at THURGOOD MARSHALL FUNDAMENTAL?
THURGOOD MARSHALL FUNDAMENTAL enrolls approximately 751 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does THURGOOD MARSHALL FUNDAMENTAL serve?
THURGOOD MARSHALL FUNDAMENTAL serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at THURGOOD MARSHALL FUNDAMENTAL?
Approximately 17.1:1 students per teacher at THURGOOD MARSHALL FUNDAMENTAL.
How diverse is THURGOOD MARSHALL FUNDAMENTAL?
THURGOOD MARSHALL FUNDAMENTAL reports a student body of 34% White, 10% Hispanic, 45% Black, 5% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees THURGOOD MARSHALL FUNDAMENTAL?
THURGOOD MARSHALL FUNDAMENTAL is overseen by PINELLAS in Pinellas County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.