Summary:
In zip code 32086, there is one middle school, Gamble Rogers Middle School, serving grades 6 through 8 in St. Augustine, Florida, which is part of the highly-rated St. Johns County School District.
Gamble Rogers Middle School is a solidly performing school with a consistent 3-star state rating over the past three years, ranking in the 59th to 62nd percentile among all Florida middle schools. The school excels in advanced high school-level courses, achieving a 100% proficiency rate in Biology 1 and an 88% proficiency rate in Geometry, both significantly above district and state averages. However, it faces challenges in grade-level subjects, particularly in 8th-grade science (51% proficiency) and 8th-grade math (55% proficiency), which trail the district averages of 74% and 79%, respectively. The school serves 896 students with a student-teacher ratio of 18.2:1 and spends $10,552 per student.
A key concern is the chronic absenteeism rate of 32.5%, which is notably higher than the district average of 20.1% and slightly above the state average. This issue, combined with the fact that 55.92% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch, likely contributes to the performance gap with the district in core subjects. While Gamble Rogers Middle School is a good school that beats state averages, it operates in an exceptionally high-performing district, which can make its performance appear weaker by comparison. The school effectively accelerates top students but may need to focus more on supporting the general 8th-grade population in foundational math and science concepts.
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