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Murdock Middle School

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Murdock Middle School ranks 625 th of 1205 Florida middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

625^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,205 Florida Middle Schools

Better than 48% of Florida middle schools

Summary

Murdock Middle School is a public middle school in Port Charlotte, Florida, serving 635 students in grades 6-8. The school is part of the Charlotte District, which is ranked 27th out of 67 districts in the state and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Murdock Middle School consistently outperforms the Charlotte District and the state of Florida in several key test score metrics, including End-of-Course (EOC) Algebra 1 and Civics. However, the school lags behind the district and state in 8th grade Science and English Language Arts (ELA) proficiency. Additionally, Murdock Middle School has a high chronic absenteeism rate, ranging from 30.9% to 36.7% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state average. The school also has a high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 55.81% to 67.72%, indicating a higher proportion of economically disadvantaged students.

Compared to nearby schools, Murdock Middle School's performance is generally on par with or slightly better than L.A. Ainger Middle School and Punta Gorda Middle School, which are also part of the Charlotte District. However, the nearby schools in the Sarasota District, such as Student Leadership Academy, Sky Academy Englewood, and Venice Middle School, tend to outperform Murdock Middle School in several key metrics, including test scores and chronic absenteeism.

656

Students ?

19.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,805

Per pupil spending ?

53.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

17325 Mariner Way
Port Charlotte, FL 33948

(941) 255-7525

District: Charlotte

Students who attend Murdock Middle School usually attend:

High:

Port Charlotte High School

Feeder schools for Murdock Middle School:

Elementary:	Liberty Elementary School
	Meadow Park Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

53.2%

Hispanic:

23.3%

African American:

14.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 38th percentile in 2014 → 48th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 10 percentile points since 2014

Worth a look

!Near the bottom of Charlotte's ranking

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school57%

District avg56%

Florida avg58%

625^th of 1,205

Florida public middle schools ?

Bottom 48%▲ up 3 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 4Middle Schools in the Charlotte

27^th of 67Charlotte among Florida districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Florida percentile	Rating
2025	47.9	625 of 1205	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.7	632 of 1196	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	54.4	502 of 1177	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	44.6	619 of 1148	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	49.7	562 of 1136	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	42.6	646 of 1099	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.2	611 of 1035	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2017	45.1	561 of 1031	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2016	45.1	547 of 997	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2014	38.7	620 of 999	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2013	50.8	475 of 956	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2012	53.1	435 of 897	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2011	62.6	348 of 891	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2010	64.9	310 of 839	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2009	61.2	321 of 780	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2008	64.2	282 of 740	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2007	61.0	294 of 736	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2006	63.9	236 of 675	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2005	70.8	159 of 602	73.6%	★★★★☆
2004	76.2	124 of 593	79.1%	★★★★☆

By subject vs Florida (2024-2025) ?

Algebra 177%+17 vs state

Civics68%-3 vs state

Math54%~ state avg

English Language Arts54%-4 vs state

Science48%~ state avg

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What people are saying

by a parent
Tuesday, August 2, 2011

I love this school. I had two children there. (one still goes) The teachers try all kinds of things to motivate them and help them succeed. They have some issues, like all middle schools, but they take action to handle them. Close Quote

Schools Near Murdock Middle School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				FAST English Language Arts (2025)			FAST Math (2025)			Statewide Science Science (2025)	EOC Algebra 1 (2025)	EOC Geometry (2025)	EOC Civics (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	FAST English Language Arts 6th Grade	FAST English Language Arts 7th Grade	FAST English Language Arts 8th Grade	FAST Math 6th Grade	FAST Math 7th Grade	FAST Math 8th Grade	Statewide Science Science 8th Grade	EOC Algebra 1 End of Course	EOC Geometry End of Course	EOC Civics End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Murdock Middle School	Public	6-8	17325 Mariner Way	Port Charlotte	33948	Charlotte County	Charlotte	No	No	No	Yes	(941) 255-7525	656	34	19.2	53.8%	349 (53.2%)	92 (14.0%)	153 (23.3%)	13 (2.0%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	46 (7.0%)	47.9	625^th of 1205 public middle schools	48.1%		46.7	632^nd of 1196 public middle schools	47.2%	7	59.0	51.0	51.0	59.0	48.0	55.0	48.0	77.0		68.0	$11,805	$678	$11,128
Port Charlotte Middle School	Public	6-8	23000 Midway Blvd	Port Charlotte	33952	Charlotte County	Charlotte	No	No	No	Yes	(941) 255-7460	858	45	19.0	53.5%	411 (47.9%)	127 (14.8%)	229 (26.7%)	17 (2.0%)	4 (0.5%)	3 (0.3%)	67 (7.8%)	56.1	510^th of 1205 public middle schools	57.7%		53.5	537^th of 1196 public middle schools	55.1%	27	59.0	61.0	53.0	60.0	65.0	56.0	50.0	84.0		80.0	$11,327	$634	$10,693
Heron Creek Middle School	Public	6-8	6501 W Price Blvd	North Port	34291	Sarasota County	Sarasota	No	No	No	No	(941) 480-3371	945	64	14.7	68.8%	570 (60.3%)	73 (7.7%)	201 (21.3%)	13 (1.4%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	84 (8.9%)	58.4	480^th of 1205 public middle schools	60.2%		57.1	488^th of 1196 public middle schools	59.2%	8	60.0	64.0	56.0	59.0	74.0	31.0	52.0	85.0	100.0	82.0	$16,195	$2,072	$14,123
Woodland Middle School	Public	6-8	2700 Panacea Blvd	North Port	34289	Sarasota County	Sarasota	No	No	No	No	(941) 240-8590	1,040	62	16.7	51.2%	630 (60.6%)	93 (8.9%)	217 (20.9%)	18 (1.7%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	80 (7.7%)	55.8	512^th of 1205 public middle schools	57.5%		56	503^rd of 1196 public middle schools	57.9%	9	58.0	53.0	60.0	65.0	64.0	39.0	54.0	92.0	100.0	86.0	$12,642	$232	$12,411
Punta Gorda Middle School	Public	6-8	1001 Education Ave	Punta Gorda	33950	Charlotte County	Charlotte	No	No	No	No	(941) 575-5485	1,098	57	19.2	42.6%	744 (67.8%)	79 (7.2%)	182 (16.6%)	26 (2.4%)	4 (0.4%)	6 (0.5%)	57 (5.2%)	43.6	693^rd of 1205 public middle schools	42.5%		50.7	577^th of 1196 public middle schools	51.8%	116	48.0	53.0	52.0	54.0	61.0	29.0	45.0	62.0		66.0	$10,513	$398	$10,116
L. A. Ainger Middle School	Public	6-8	245 Cougar Way	Rotonda West	33947	Charlotte County	Charlotte	No	No	No	No	(941) 625-9600	625	37	16.8	37.0%	466 (74.6%)	26 (4.2%)	87 (13.9%)	12 (1.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (5.3%)	59.8	464^th of 1205 public middle schools	61.5%		62.3	413^th of 1196 public middle schools	65.5%	51	62.0	54.0	58.0	64.0	65.0	52.0	61.0	75.0	100.0	84.0	$12,414	$425	$11,988
Venice Middle School	Public	6-8	1900 Center Rd	Venice	34292	Sarasota County	Sarasota	No	No	No	No	(941) 486-2100	732	45	16.2	39.5%	533 (72.8%)	11 (1.5%)	108 (14.8%)	16 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	64 (8.7%)	70.6	321^st of 1205 public middle schools	73.4%		69.3	337^th of 1196 public middle schools	71.8%	16	66.0	67.0	64.0	66.0	83.0	48.0	65.0	78.0	100.0	85.0	$13,744	$205	$13,539
Sky Academy Venice	Public, Charter	6-8	701 Center Rd	Venice	34285	Sarasota County	Sarasota	Yes	No	No	No	(941) 244-2626	293	20	14.6	4.8%	209 (71.3%)	11 (3.8%)	54 (18.4%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (5.8%)	47.5	630^th of 1205 public middle schools	47.7%		58.6	463^rd of 1196 public middle schools	61.3%	167	42.0	54.0	45.0	51.0	79.0	49.0	52.0	55.0		82.0	$9,614	$389	$9,225
Sky Academy Englewood	Public, Charter	6-8	701 W Center Rd	Venice	34285	Sarasota County	Sarasota	Yes	No	No	No	(941) 999-4775	327	20	16.3	1.5%	261 (79.8%)	6 (1.8%)	35 (10.7%)	7 (2.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (5.2%)	80.4	203^rd of 1205 public middle schools	83.2%		69.3	336^th of 1196 public middle schools	71.9%	133	83.0	70.0	77.0	86.0	75.0	72.0	51.0	87.0		88.0	$11,163	$1,052	$10,110
Student Leadership Academy	Public, Charter	6-8	200 Field Ave E	Venice	34285	Sarasota County	Sarasota	Yes	No	No	No	(941) 485-5551	328	20	16.5	18.9%	272 (82.9%)	3 (0.9%)	27 (8.2%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	22 (6.7%)	86.3	130^th of 1205 public middle schools	89.2%		87.8	112^th of 1196 public middle schools	90.6%	18	76.0	74.0	71.0	94.0	95.0	90.0	66.0	100.0		95.0	$11,101	$530	$10,571

Frequently Asked Questions about Murdock Middle School

What district is Murdock Middle School in?

Charlotte

How many students attend Murdock Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 656 students attended Murdock Middle School.

What high school do graduates of Murdock Middle School attend?

Students who attend Murdock Middle School usually go on to attend Port Charlotte High School

What is the racial makeup of Murdock Middle School?

Students at Murdock Middle School are 53% White, 23% Hispanic, 14% African American, 7% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

Is Murdock Middle School a good school?

Murdock Middle School ranks 625^th of 1205 Florida middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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