Summary:
In zip code 32308, there is one middle school, Elizabeth Cobb Middle School, serving grades 6 through 8 in Tallahassee, Florida, as part of the Leon County school district.
Elizabeth Cobb Middle School has a total enrollment of 675 students and shows a "two-speed" academic profile. The school excels at accelerating a subset of students into high school-level coursework, with 100% proficiency in Algebra 1 and Geometry end-of-course exams, far exceeding district and state averages. However, the majority of students in standard grade-level courses perform at or below district and state averages, particularly in 8th-grade science, which saw a dramatic jump from 13% proficiency in 2024-2025 to 50% in 2025-2026. The school's overall state ranking has been volatile, dropping from the 48th percentile in 2025-2026 to the 36th percentile in 2024-2025, before slightly recovering to the 37th percentile in 2023-2024. Chronic absenteeism is a significant concern at 36.7%, nearly identical to the district average but higher than the state average of 31.4%.
Key metrics include a student-teacher ratio of 18.8:1 and per-student spending of $9,785. About 40.15% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a moderate level of economic disadvantage. The school's performance on FAST exams shows mixed results, with 7th-grade math being a relative strength at 60% proficiency, while 6th and 8th-grade math lag behind state averages. The disconnect between the school's exceptional advanced coursework results and its bottom-half state ranking suggests the ranking methodology heavily weights the performance of the entire student body on grade-level assessments, making chronic absenteeism and general academic performance key areas for improvement.
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