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TWIN LAKES ACADEMY MIDDLE SCHOOL
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FAST / B.E.S.T. 2024-25 . % at Level 3 or AboveBeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodology7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About TWIN LAKES ACADEMY MIDDLE SCHOOL
Located at 8050 POINT MEADOWS DR, in JACKSONVILLE, Florida, TWIN LAKES ACADEMY MIDDLE SCHOOL is a middle-of-the-pack 6-8 campus that serves 914 students (grades 6 through 8), overseen by DUVAL.
TWIN LAKES ACADEMY MIDDLE SCHOOL is one of 206 schools operated by DUVAL, a district that hosts 131,562 students overall.
In terms of who attends, TWIN LAKES ACADEMY MIDDLE SCHOOL records that 40% of students identify as Black, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Beyond that, the school logs 25% Hispanic, 24% White, 5% multiracial, 4% Asian. By comparison, Duval County as a whole is about 29% Black, so the school skews meaningfully more Black than its surroundings.
Looking at the economic backdrop, TWIN LAKES ACADEMY MIDDLE SCHOOL records 46 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 19.9:1. The state averages about 19.6:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. About 44% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.
After controlling for student poverty, On a poverty-adjusted basis, TWIN LAKES ACADEMY MIDDLE SCHOOL sits in the bottom 10% statewide. Predicted proficiency from the FRL regression is roughly 59.2%; actual is 42.8%, a gap of -16.5 points.
In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Duval County put median household earnings sit near $71,277, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. TWIN LAKES ACADEMY MIDDLE SCHOOL is one of 220 public schools in Duval County (combined enrollment of about 141,209 students).
The closest other public school is TWIN LAKES ACADEMY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, roughly 0.2 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts TWIN LAKES ACADEMY MIDDLE SCHOOL at 5th of 5; the average score across the group is 55.9%.
The school occupies an urban site.
Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at TWIN LAKES ACADEMY MIDDLE SCHOOL has declined 25%, going from 1,212 students in 2018 to 914 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share shrank from 37% to 24%.
On the community side, the feed for TWIN LAKES ACADEMY MIDDLE SCHOOL typically covers science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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