W. D. SUGG MIDDLE SCHOOL

W. D. SUGG MIDDLE SCHOOL, a mid-tier middle-grades school in BRADENTON, Florida, operated by MANATEE, instructs 1,017 students, covering grades 6 through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 28% above the state mean of about 794.

MANATEE runs 80 schools in total, collectively educating 54,215 students. W. D. SUGG MIDDLE SCHOOL is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, W. D. SUGG MIDDLE SCHOOL reports that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 63% of enrollment. The remainder is composed of 18% White, 14% Black, 4% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 18% Hispanic, putting the school's mix considerably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 45 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 22.6:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 19.6:1, putting W. D. SUGG MIDDLE SCHOOL higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 66% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Manatee County runs at roughly 51%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), On a poverty-adjusted basis, W. D. SUGG MIDDLE SCHOOL sits in the bottom 10% statewide. Predicted proficiency from the FRL regression is roughly 48.0%; actual is 30.2%, a gap of -17.8 points.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Manatee County put median household income runs about $78,457, roughly 35% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. W. D. SUGG MIDDLE SCHOOL is one of 86 public schools in Manatee County (combined enrollment of about 54,208 students).

H. S. MOODY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts W. D. SUGG MIDDLE SCHOOL at 9th of 9; the average score across the group is 45.6%.

Geographically, the school is in an urban area.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked up 31%: 777 students in 2018 compared to 1,017 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment climbed from 50% to 63% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio grew from 16.2:1 in 2018 to 22.6:1 today.

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