WEST GADSDEN MIDDLE SCHOOL

As a rural-scale 6-8 campus in QUINCY, Florida, WEST GADSDEN MIDDLE SCHOOL works with 314 students from grades 4 through 8, overseen by GADSDEN. Compared to the state average of about 794 students per school, that is 60% leaner than typical.

Within GADSDEN, which oversees 16 schools and 4,633 students, WEST GADSDEN MIDDLE SCHOOL is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, WEST GADSDEN MIDDLE SCHOOL logs that 51% of students identify as Black, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Beyond that, the school logs 39% Hispanic, 7% White. Compared to Gadsden County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

On the income-and-resources front, The school lists 16 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 19.6:1. The state averages about 19.6:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 86% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, WEST GADSDEN MIDDLE SCHOOL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 37.9%, the actual is 30.0%, a residual of -7.9 points.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Gadsden County put median household earnings sit near $48,801, 21% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 22%. Across Gadsden County's 17 public schools (combined enrollment of about 4,633 students), WEST GADSDEN MIDDLE SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is GADSDEN ELEMENTARY MAGNET SCHOOL, roughly 0.0 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around WEST GADSDEN MIDDLE SCHOOL. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), WEST GADSDEN MIDDLE SCHOOL ranks 4th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 41.3%.

WEST GADSDEN MIDDLE SCHOOL operates from a low-density location.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at WEST GADSDEN MIDDLE SCHOOL has declined 17%, going from 380 students in 2018 to 314 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment increased from 35% to 39% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio loosened from 14.1:1 in 2018 to 19.6:1 today.

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