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Enrollment
711
Middle
DISTRICT 841 · STATE 794
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CLAY·NCES 120030000334
WILKINSON JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL
5025 COUNTY ROAD 218, MIDDLEBURG, FL 32068 · (904) 336-6175 · Clay County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL711 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
18.2:1
39 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.0:1 · STATE 19.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
58%
415 students
DISTRICT 54% · 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 7 | 341 | 48% |
| Grade 8 | 370 | 52% |
Student demographics
43%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 63% · 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
58.1%
FL avg 56.7% . +2.6pp since 2023
Math
72.2%
FL avg 58.9% . +3.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 58 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 3 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 4 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 58.1% | 72.2% |
| 2023-24 | 55.5% | 68.6% |
% 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
65.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
51.9%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+13.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 65% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 52% 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 WILKINSON JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL
WILKINSON JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL's state test result (65.2% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| WILKINSON JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL this school | 711 | 58.4% | 65.2% |
| AVALON MIDDLE SCHOOL MILTON | 768 | 55.5% | 58.9% |
| CLIFFORD MEIGS MIDDLE SCHOOL SHALIMAR | 612 | 57.8% | 60.7% |
| GAMBLE ROGERS MIDDLE SCHOOL ST AUGUSTINE | 896 | 55.9% | 62.8% |
| HOBBS MIDDLE SCHOOL MILTON | 743 | 62.3% | 54.6% |
| R J MURRAY MIDDLE SCHOOL ST AUGUSTINE | 742 | 55.8% | 64.7% |
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 WILKINSON JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Clay County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 65.2% | #143 of 560 | #5 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 72.2% | #132 of 560 ▼ 2 | #4 of 6 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 58.1% | #218 of 560 ▼ 23 | #5 of 6 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 711 | #369 of 584 | #6 of 6 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.2:1 | #181 of 547 | #5 of 6 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 43.4% | #437 of 553 | #6 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 58.4% | #195 of 565 | #2 of 6 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -2.1% | #351 of 379 | N/A |
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
711
-5 (-1%) vs 2020
-35% since 1990-91, when it was 1,093
Student : Teacher
18.2:1
was 17.9:1
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 | 711 | 39 | 18.2:1 | 58% (415) |
| 2023-24 | 779 | 38 | 20.5:1 | 60% (467) |
| 2022-23 | 752 | 39 | 19.3:1 | 100% (749) |
| 2020-21 | 716 | 40 | 17.9:1 | 39% (277) |
| 2017-18 | 726 | 45 | 16.1:1 | 65% (474) |
| 2015-16 | 741 | 46 | 16.1:1 | 59% (438) |
| 2010-11 | 792 | 53 | 14.9:1 | 48% (384) |
| 2000-01 | 970 | 64 | 15.2:1 | 28% (272) |
| 1990-91 | 1,093 | 56 | 19.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for WILKINSON JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL.
About WILKINSON JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL
WILKINSON JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL, a mid-sized middle-grades school, is located in MIDDLEBURG, Florida. It has an enrollment of 711 students in grades 7 through 8.
WILKINSON JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL is among 50 schools run by CLAY, which serves 39,116 students.
The share of White students at WILKINSON JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL is 74%, a majority. After that, the student body is 9% Hispanic, 9% Black, and 6% multiracial. Census estimates put Clay County at about 70% White, close to the school's figure. A diversity index of 43% means there is a 43% chance two randomly chosen students at WILKINSON JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL are from different groups.
Staffing at WILKINSON JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL comes to 39 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 18.2:1. Middle schools in Florida have an average ratio of 19.6:1. On the income side, 58% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
The school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 65.2%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 51.9%.
In the wider Clay County area, the median household earns about $87,820 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 28% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 8%. WILKINSON JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL shares Clay County with 54 other public schools.
WILKINSON JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL's closest public school neighbor is J.L. WILKINSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, about 0.2 miles away. The five-mile area around WILKINSON JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL holds 2 other public schools. WILKINSON JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL's average proficiency of 65.2% compares with 57.9% for its nearest scored neighbors.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Rural: Fringe.
In 2020-21, WILKINSON JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL enrolled 716; in 2024-25, 711.
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Clay County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
227,584
Census ACS
Median income
$87,820
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
28%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
55
38,806 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in CLAY
- OAKLEAF HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,307 students
- MIDDLEBURG HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,866 students
- ORANGE PARK HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,844 students
- RIDGEVIEW HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,792 students
- CLAY HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,776 students
- FLEMING ISLAND HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,765 students
Other schools in MIDDLEBURG
- MIDDLEBURG HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,866 students
- TYNES ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 1,047 students
- RIDEOUT ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 768 students
- CLAY CHARTER ACADEMYElementary · 693 students
- J.L. WILKINSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 690 students
- COPPERGATE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 587 students
Nearby schools
- J.L. WILKINSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.2 mi · 690
- MIDDLEBURG ELEMENTARY SCHOOL4.8 mi · 581
- MIDDLEBURG HIGH SCHOOL5.6 mi · 1,866
- CLAY HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL5.7 mi · 426
- CLAY CHARTER ACADEMY5.8 mi · 693
- TYNES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL6.4 mi · 1,047
Frequently asked questions
About WILKINSON JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOLHow many students attend WILKINSON JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL?
WILKINSON JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL enrolls approximately 711 students in grades 07-08.
Is WILKINSON JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
WILKINSON JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL is a middle school covering grades 07-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at WILKINSON JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at WILKINSON JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL is approximately 18.2:1 (39 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at WILKINSON JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL?
Student demographics at WILKINSON JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL are roughly 74% White, 9% Hispanic, 9% Black, 2% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is WILKINSON JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL in?
WILKINSON JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL is part of CLAY.
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