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Mattie V Rutherford Alt Educational Center

Public Grades 3-8

1195^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,216 Florida Middle Schools

Better than 2% of Florida middle schools

Summary

Mattie V Rutherford Alt Educational Center is a small alternative middle school in Jacksonville, FL, serving just 67 students in grades 4-8 within the Duval County Public School District, a district that ranks in the bottom third of Florida.

This school faces extraordinary challenges that set it apart from every nearby school. Academic proficiency rates are extremely low—for example, only 12% of 6th graders were proficient in math compared to 61% at nearby Springfield Middle School, and just 7% of 8th graders were proficient in science versus the district average of 43%. The school has a remarkably low student-teacher ratio of 5.5:1, which is far lower than any neighboring school (which range from 16:1 to 22.9:1), suggesting a highly individualized learning environment. However, this investment has not translated into academic gains, likely because the student body faces profound obstacles. Chronic absenteeism is catastrophic, with 75.9% of students chronically absent—more than double the district average and nearly 2.5 times the state average. Additionally, 86.57% of students receive free or reduced-price lunch, the highest poverty concentration among all nearby schools.

The school's performance has been stagnant for over a decade, never ranking above the 4th percentile in the state. As an alternative school, it likely serves students who have been expelled or are at high risk of dropping out, making its metrics reflect the immense difficulty of educating a student body with significant behavioral, emotional, and academic deficits. Interestingly, the school's strongest subject is Civics, where 23% of students were proficient—still far below the district (67%) and state (71%), but a potential area for growth. Even compared to Matthew W. Gilbert Middle School, which serves a similarly high-poverty population just 0.79 miles away, Mattie V. Rutherford's academic outcomes are significantly worse, suggesting the alternative school model itself may be associated with even poorer results than traditional schools serving similar demographics.

Students ?

5.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

86.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1514 Hubbard St
Jacksonville, FL 32206

(904) 630-6782

District: Duval

Racial breakdown:

African American:

82.1%

Hispanic:

7.5%

White:

6.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 1st percentile in 2016 → 2nd in 2026

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 6 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Florida average (12% vs 61% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (2nd percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (74% vs 29% Florida)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school12%

District avg53%

Florida avg61%

1,195^th of 1,216

Florida public middle schools ?

Bottom 2%▲ up 1 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

27^th of 27Middle Schools in the Duval

54^th of 70Duval 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

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Florida percentile	Rating
2026	1.7	1195 of 1216	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	2.2	1191 of 1205	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	2.5	1184 of 1196	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	2.9	1157 of 1177	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	4.1	1124 of 1148	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	3.0	1131 of 1136	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	2.7	1087 of 1099	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	4.0	1006 of 1035	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	4.8	987 of 1031	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	2.2	989 of 997	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	2.2	978 of 999	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	4.6	896 of 956	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	2.8	860 of 897	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	3.7	842 of 891	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	3.8	796 of 839	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	6.2	712 of 780	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	6.5	684 of 740	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	5.5	684 of 736	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	7.9	609 of 675	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	9.5	548 of 602	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	5.6	559 of 593	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

By subject vs Florida (2025-2026) ?

Civics20%-57 vs state

English Language Arts12%-49 vs state

Math10%-48 vs state

Science7%-45 vs state

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by a student
Tuesday, November 17, 2009

all i have to say, is that school amazes me. i went there for 4 months. wasnt suspended or in a fight. im white. im a female. im 13. &i went there in the 7th grade whichim now in 8th. and im not a good influence. i have a bad attitude and im a smartass. but the school treated me like i never made a mistake in my life. they didnt hold any of them against me. i learned my lesson. i got good grades. &met good people. yes, most students are black but that doesnt mean anything. i loved it. i will never forget mattie v rutherford alternative education center for as long as i live. i would love for my kid to attend there. i think every school should be just like mattie v. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				FAST English Language Arts (2026)					FAST Math (2026)					Statewide Science Science (2026)		EOC Algebra 1 (2026)	EOC Geometry (2026)	EOC Biology 1 (2026)	EOC Civics (2026)	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 (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	FAST English Language Arts 4th Grade	FAST English Language Arts 5th Grade	FAST English Language Arts 6th Grade	FAST English Language Arts 7th Grade	FAST English Language Arts 8th Grade	FAST Math 4th Grade	FAST Math 5th Grade	FAST Math 6th Grade	FAST Math 7th Grade	FAST Math 8th Grade	Statewide Science Science 5th Grade	Statewide Science Science 8th Grade	EOC Algebra 1 End of Course	EOC Geometry End of Course	EOC Biology 1 End of Course	EOC Civics End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Mattie V Rutherford Alt Educational Center	Public	3-8	1514 Hubbard St	Jacksonville	32206	Duval County	Duval	No	No	No	Yes	(904) 630-6782	67	12	5.5	86.6%	4 (6.0%)	55 (82.1%)	5 (7.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (4.5%)	1.7	1195^th of 1216 public middle schools	1.7%		2.2	1191^st of 1205 public middle schools	1.2%	4			16.0	12.0	9.0			12.0	5.0	13.0		7.0				20.0
Springfield Middle School	Public, Magnet	6-8	2034 Hubbard St	Jacksonville	32206	Duval County	Duval	No	Yes	No	No	(904) 630-6600	850	40	21.2	44.1%	77 (9.1%)	674 (79.3%)	46 (5.4%)	12 (1.4%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	36 (4.2%)	42.9	734^th of 1216 public middle schools	39.6%		47.9	626^th of 1205 public middle schools	48.0%	108			66.0	52.0	57.0			61.0	25.0	40.0		48.0	82.0	66.0	90.0	73.0	$8,878	$901	$7,976
Matthew W. Gilbert Middle School	Public, Magnet	6-8	1424 Franklin St	Jacksonville	32206	Duval County	Duval	No	Yes	No	Yes	(904) 630-6700	555	25	22.2	78.6%	29 (5.2%)	448 (80.7%)	56 (10.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	18 (3.2%)	9.6	1121^st of 1216 public middle schools	7.8%		12.2	1092^nd of 1205 public middle schools	9.4%	29			27.0	27.0	32.0			11.0	28.0	38.0		26.0	89.0			51.0	$12,070	$2,159	$9,911
Lavilla School Of The Arts	Public, Magnet	6-8	501 N Davis St	Jacksonville	32202	Duval County	Duval	No	Yes	No	No	(904) 633-6069	972	49	19.8	24.9%	409 (42.1%)	354 (36.4%)	113 (11.6%)	21 (2.2%)	2 (0.2%)	5 (0.5%)	68 (7.0%)	75.6	255^th of 1216 public middle schools	79.0%		72.4	298^th of 1205 public middle schools	75.3%	43			76.0	82.0	85.0			55.0	77.0	44.0		68.0	89.0	97.0	99.0	87.0	$9,692	$1,043	$8,649
Jacksonville Stem Academy At Eugene Butler	Public, Magnet	6-8	900 Acorn St	Jacksonville	32209	Duval County	Duval	No	Yes	No	Yes	(904) 630-6900	281	15	18.7	71.2%	17 (6.0%)	236 (84.0%)	19 (6.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.2%)	15.3	1086^th of 1216 public middle schools	10.7%		13.6	1077^th of 1205 public middle schools	10.6%	9			28.0	30.0	39.0			36.0	23.0	36.0		39.0	94.0			59.0	$13,962	$1,472	$12,491
Julia Landon College Preparatory & Leadership Development S	Public, Magnet	6-8	1819 Thacker Ave	Jacksonville	32207	Duval County	Duval	No	Yes	No	No	(904) 346-5650	895	39	22.9	14.4%	407 (45.5%)	103 (11.5%)	96 (10.7%)	234 (26.1%)	5 (0.6%)	2 (0.2%)	48 (5.4%)	92.4	41^st of 1216 public middle schools	96.6%		89.1	89^th of 1205 public middle schools	92.6%	48			88.0	90.0	89.0			93.0		87.0		82.0	91.0	100.0	100.0	96.0	$7,711	$212	$7,499
The Bridge To Success Academy Middle School	Public	4-8	5443 Moncrief Rd	Jacksonville	32209	Duval County	Duval	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(904) 924-3035	388	20	19.4	79.9%	25 (6.4%)	327 (84.3%)	28 (7.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.8%)	14.3	1096^th of 1216 public middle schools	9.9%		9.6	1113^th of 1205 public middle schools	7.6%	17	26.0	20.0	40.0	38.0	32.0	11.0	16.0	32.0	34.0	36.0	13.0	25.0				50.0	$12,344	$2,449	$9,895
Fort Caroline Middle School	Public, Magnet	6-8	3787 University Club Blvd	Jacksonville	32277	Duval County	Duval	No	Yes	No	Yes	(904) 745-4927	401	22	18.2	50.6%	74 (18.5%)	256 (63.8%)	39 (9.7%)	8 (2.0%)	3 (0.7%)	2 (0.5%)	19 (4.7%)	37.8	811^th of 1216 public middle schools	33.3%		26.5	926^th of 1205 public middle schools	23.2%	115			48.0	52.0	57.0			46.0	56.0	46.0		49.0	77.0		68.0	50.0	$11,370	$1,160	$10,210
James Weldon Johnson College Preparatory Middle School	Public, Magnet	6-8	3276 Norman E Thagard Blvd	Jacksonville	32254	Duval County	Duval	No	Yes	No	No	(904) 693-7600	980	43	22.7	23.6%	290 (29.6%)	400 (40.8%)	93 (9.5%)	132 (13.5%)	4 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	60 (6.1%)	91.4	54^th of 1216 public middle schools	95.6%		88.8	91^st of 1205 public middle schools	92.4%	37			86.0	90.0	89.0			88.0		89.0		89.0	89.0	98.0	91.0	97.0	$8,163	$581	$7,582
Jean Ribault Middle School	Public, Magnet	6-8	3610 Ribault Scenic Dr	Jacksonville	32208	Duval County	Duval	No	Yes	No	Yes	(904) 924-3062	530	33	16.0	70.8%	27 (5.1%)	457 (86.2%)	34 (6.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.9%)	17.9	1057^th of 1216 public middle schools	13.1%		16.8	1049^th of 1205 public middle schools	12.9%	8			38.0	40.0	39.0			46.0	28.0	44.0		27.0	86.0			56.0	$12,483	$1,706	$10,778

Frequently Asked Questions about Mattie V Rutherford Alt Educational Center

What is the racial makeup of Mattie V Rutherford Alt Educational Center?

Students at Mattie V Rutherford Alt Educational Center are 82% African American, 7% Hispanic, 6% White, 4% Two or more races.

How many students attend Mattie V Rutherford Alt Educational Center?

In the 2024-25 school year, 67 students attended Mattie V Rutherford Alt Educational Center.

Is Mattie V Rutherford Alt Educational Center a good school?

Mattie V Rutherford Alt Educational Center ranks in the bottom 1.7% of Florida middle schools.

What district is Mattie V Rutherford Alt Educational Center in?

Duval

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