Summary:
In zip code 32277, there is one middle school, Fort Caroline Middle School, serving grades 6 through 8 with 401 students in the Duval County school district, which is ranked in the bottom third of Florida districts.
Fort Caroline Middle School shows a mixed performance profile that parents should carefully consider. The school has a notable strength in science, achieving a perfect 100% proficiency rate in Biology 1 EOC during the 2024-2025 school year, far exceeding state and district averages. However, this success is not consistent across subjects, as Civics proficiency was only 50% in 2025-2026, well below the state average of 77%. The school's overall state ranking has improved slightly from the 21st percentile to the 33rd percentile over three years, earning a 2-star rating. The student-teacher ratio is 18.2:1, and per-student spending is $11,370, with about half of students (50.62%) eligible for free or reduced lunch.
A critical concern is the chronic absenteeism rate of 42.7%, meaning nearly half of students miss significant school time—this is 11 percentage points higher than the state average and likely contributes to below-average scores in most subjects like ELA and Math. While the school has shown some positive trends, such as an 18-point jump in 8th-grade Science proficiency from 31% to 49% between school years, performance remains volatile and heavily dependent on student cohorts. Parents should note that despite above-average spending, the school still ranks in the bottom third of the state, suggesting that resources may need to be redirected toward improving attendance and core academic areas like Civics and Math.
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