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Shoal River Middle School

Public Grades 6-8
303rd
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 1,216 Florida Middle Schools
Better than 75% of Florida middle schools
Summary

Shoal River Middle School in Crestview, FL, serves 923 students in grades 6 through 8 and is part of the highly-rated Okaloosa School District, which ranks in the top 20% of Florida districts.

Shoal River is a standout for its exceptional advanced math program. In the most recent school year, 98% of students were proficient in Algebra 1 and 89% in Geometry—scores that match or exceed those at the nearby Okaloosa Stemm Center and are higher than C.W. Ruckel Middle School (93%) and Davidson Middle School (92%). The school also shows a positive trend in English Language Arts, with 7th-grade proficiency rising from 50% to 76% over three years. However, the school faces a significant challenge with chronic absenteeism: 25.3% of students were chronically absent in the 2023-2024 school year, a rate much higher than C.W. Ruckel (9.6%) and the Okaloosa Stemm Center (5.7%), and more than double its own pre-pandemic rate. This is a key area for parents to monitor, as it can affect overall learning.

What makes Shoal River particularly interesting is its "diamond in the rough" profile. Despite serving a student population where nearly 58% qualify for free or reduced lunch—a higher rate than C.W. Ruckel (25%)—the school consistently outperforms Davidson Middle School, which serves a similar demographic just 4 miles away. For example, Shoal River had higher proficiency in 7th-grade ELA (76% vs. 65%) and 8th-grade Math (78% vs. 71%). This suggests that Shoal River has effective teaching strategies and programs that help students succeed despite economic challenges, making it a strong choice for families seeking a school with proven academic strengths, especially in math.

923
Students ?
19.2
Student/teacher ratio ?
$9,489
Per pupil spending ?
57.7%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 3200 E Redstone Ave
       Crestview, FL  32539

(850) 689-7229

District: Okaloosa


Students who attend Shoal River Middle School usually attend:

High:    Crestview High School

Feeder schools for Shoal River Middle School:

Elementary:    Antioch Elementary School
    Riverside Elementary School
Racial breakdown:

White:
49.6%
African American:
18.3%
Hispanic:
15.0%
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At a glance
▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 71st percentile in 2016 → 75th in 2026
Strengths
✓Test scores above the Florida average (74% vs 61% meeting standards)
✓Ranks in the top 25% of Florida middle schools
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school74%
District avg70%
Florida avg61%
303rd of 1,216
Florida public middle schools ?
Top 25%▲ up 4 pts since 2016
From top 29% (2016) to top 25% (2026)
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★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
5th of 9Middle Schools in the Okaloosa
12th of 70Okaloosa 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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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankFlorida percentileRating
202672.2303 of 121675.1%★★★★☆
202570.0331 of 120572.5%★★★★☆
202468.3351 of 119670.7%★★★★☆
202368.3343 of 117770.9%★★★★☆
202260.8410 of 114864.3%★★★☆☆
202156.4459 of 113659.6%★★★☆☆
201964.5362 of 109967.1%★★★☆☆
201857.0425 of 103558.9%★★★☆☆
201760.7385 of 103162.7%★★★☆☆
201668.3291 of 99770.8%★★★★☆
201471.6266 of 99973.4%★★★★☆
201371.3255 of 95673.3%★★★★☆
201272.5228 of 89774.6%★★★★☆
201176.7193 of 89178.3%★★★★☆
201079.0147 of 83982.5%★★★★☆
200974.7191 of 78075.5%★★★★☆
200868.8223 of 74069.9%★★★☆☆
200771.0210 of 73671.5%★★★★☆
200659.2282 of 67558.2%★★★☆☆
200571.6155 of 60274.3%★★★★☆
200464.5209 of 59364.8%★★★☆☆
By subject vs Florida (2025-2026) ?
Algebra 198%+35 vs state
Geometry89%+33 vs state
Civics82%+5 vs state
Math73%+14 vs state
English Language Arts71%+9 vs state
Science64%+12 vs state

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Shoal River Middle School ranks 303rd of 1216 Florida middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Students at Shoal River Middle School are 50% White, 18% African American, 15% Hispanic, 14% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

Students who attend Shoal River Middle School usually go on to attend Crestview High School

In the 2024-25 school year, 923 students attended Shoal River Middle School.


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