Enrollment
314
Middle
DISTRICT 374 · STATE 794
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GADSDEN·NCES 120060008590
WEST GADSDEN MIDDLE SCHOOL
200 PROVIDENCE RD, QUINCY, FL 32351 · (850) 442-9500 · Gadsden County
GRADES 04–08MIDDLE42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL314 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 12% of Florida public middle schools
- FTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats 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
19.6:1
16 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.7:1 · STATE 19.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
86%
271 students
DISTRICT 81% · STATE 50%
Community
0
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 4 | 57 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 57 | 18% |
| Grade 6 | 62 | 20% |
| Grade 7 | 61 | 19% |
| Grade 8 | 77 | 25% |
Student demographics
58%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 45% · 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
28.7%
FL avg 56.7% . +4.0pp since 2023
Math
29.1%
FL avg 58.9% . -4.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 29 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 29 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 down about 5 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 28.7% | 29.1% |
| 2023-24 | 24.7% | 33.9% |
% 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
30.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
37.9%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 30% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 38% 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 WEST GADSDEN MIDDLE SCHOOL
WEST GADSDEN MIDDLE SCHOOL's state test result (30.0% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| WEST GADSDEN MIDDLE SCHOOL this school | 314 | 86.3% | 30.0% |
| LINCOLN MEMORIAL MIDDLE SCHOOL PALMETTO | 448 | 79.7% | 33.1% |
| JAMES A. SHANKS MIDDLE SCHOOL QUINCY | 434 | 90.8% | 27.9% |
| SOMERSET ACADEMY VILLAGE CHARTER MIDDLE SCHOOL WILTON MANORS | 163 | 82.8% | 63.5% |
| HOMESTEAD MIDDLE SCHOOL HOMESTEAD | 545 | 76.5% | 38.7% |
| YOUNG MIDDLE MAGNET SCHOOL TAMPA | 307 | 75.6% | 42.9% |
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 WEST GADSDEN MIDDLE SCHOOL ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Florida |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 30.0% | #552 of 560 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 29.1% | #552 of 560 ▼ 55 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 28.7% | #539 of 560 ▲ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 314 | #536 of 584 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.6:1 | #311 of 547 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 57.9% | #293 of 553 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 86.3% | #4 of 565 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -17.4% | #155 of 379 |
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
314
-25 (-7%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
19.6:1
was 16.1:1
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 | 314 | 16 | 19.6:1 | 86% (271) |
| 2023-24 | 323 | 19 | 17.0:1 | 89% (287) |
| 2022-23 | 320 | 22 | 14.6:1 | 91% (292) |
| 2020-21 | 339 | 21 | 16.1:1 | 92% (311) |
| 2017-18 | 380 | 27 | 14.1:1 | 83% (317) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for WEST GADSDEN MIDDLE SCHOOL.
About WEST GADSDEN MIDDLE SCHOOL
WEST GADSDEN MIDDLE SCHOOL is a small middle-grades school based in QUINCY, Florida. It enrolled 314 students in grades 4 through 8 for the 2024-25 school year. Enrollment is 60% lower than the average for middle schools in Florida, which is about 794.
In GADSDEN, 16 schools enroll a combined 4,633 students.
At WEST GADSDEN MIDDLE SCHOOL, Black students make up 51% of the student body. The school is also 39% Hispanic and 7% White. For comparison, Gadsden County is about 53% Black. WEST GADSDEN MIDDLE SCHOOL's diversity index is 58%, against a US figure of 70%.
Its 16 full-time-equivalent teachers give the school a ratio of 19.6:1. That matches the 19.6:1 average for middle schools in Florida fairly closely. The school's lunch program data list 86% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. That tracks the 85% average for public schools in Gadsden County.
Measured against Florida public middle schools, WEST GADSDEN MIDDLE SCHOOL receives a D. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
WEST GADSDEN MIDDLE SCHOOL sits between the top and bottom 10% of Florida schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate on state tests of 30.0% and a predicted 37.9%.
Within Gadsden County, the median household income is $48,801, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 21% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 22%. In all, Gadsden County has 17 public schools and roughly 4,633 students.
GADSDEN ELEMENTARY MAGNET SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, less than a tenth of a mile away. Within five miles of WEST GADSDEN MIDDLE SCHOOL, there are 2 other public schools. In a group of 6 nearby schools with scores, WEST GADSDEN MIDDLE SCHOOL ranks 4th on average proficiency.
The federal government classifies WEST GADSDEN MIDDLE SCHOOL's location as Rural: Distant.
WEST GADSDEN MIDDLE SCHOOL's enrollment dropped from 339 in 2020-21 to 314 in 2024-25. Federal data show the ratio rising from 16.1:1 to 19.6:1.
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Gadsden County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
43,710
Census ACS
Median income
$48,801
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
22%
Below federal line
Schools in county
17
4,633 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in GADSDEN
- GADSDEN COUNTY HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,086 students
- GEORGE W. MUNROE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 575 students
- HAVANA MAGNET SCHOOLElementary · 558 students
- CROSSROAD ACADEMYCombined · 555 students
- STEWART STREET ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 453 students
- JAMES A. SHANKS MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 434 students
Other schools in QUINCY
- GEORGE W. MUNROE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 575 students
- CROSSROAD ACADEMYCombined · 555 students
- STEWART STREET ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 453 students
- JAMES A. SHANKS MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 434 students
- GREENSBORO ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 264 students
- GADSDEN ELEMENTARY MAGNET SCHOOLElementary · 121 students
Nearby schools
- GADSDEN ELEMENTARY MAGNET SCHOOL0.0 mi · 121
- GREENSBORO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.3 mi · 264
- GEORGE W. MUNROE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL8.1 mi · 575
- JAMES A. SHANKS MIDDLE SCHOOL8.5 mi · 434
- STEWART STREET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL9.2 mi · 453
- GADSDEN CENTRAL ACADEMY9.2 mi · 10
Frequently asked questions
About WEST GADSDEN MIDDLE SCHOOLHow large is WEST GADSDEN MIDDLE SCHOOL?
WEST GADSDEN MIDDLE SCHOOL enrolls approximately 314 students in grades 04-08.
What age range does WEST GADSDEN MIDDLE SCHOOL serve?
WEST GADSDEN MIDDLE SCHOOL serves students from grade 04 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at WEST GADSDEN MIDDLE SCHOOL?
Approximately 19.6:1 students per teacher at WEST GADSDEN MIDDLE SCHOOL.
What is the student diversity at WEST GADSDEN MIDDLE SCHOOL?
Student demographics at WEST GADSDEN MIDDLE SCHOOL are roughly 7% White, 39% Hispanic, 51% Black, 1% Two or more.
What district is WEST GADSDEN MIDDLE SCHOOL in?
WEST GADSDEN MIDDLE SCHOOL is part of GADSDEN.
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