Summary:
Zip code 32309 in Tallahassee, FL, is home to a single middle school, William J Montford III Middle School, which serves grades 6 through 8 and is part of the Leon County school district.
William J Montford III Middle School is a standout performer, consistently earning a 4-star rating and ranking in the top 22% of Florida middle schools over the past three years. Its academic results far exceed both district and state averages across nearly all subjects. The school's most impressive achievement is in advanced coursework, where students achieve near-perfect proficiency on high school-level End-of-Course exams: 99% in Algebra 1, and 100% in both Geometry and Biology 1. In core subjects, proficiency rates are also very strong, with 6th-grade math at 88% and English Language Arts consistently between 69% and 75%. The school serves 1,016 students with a student-teacher ratio of 20.1:1 and spends $8,981 per student. Only 19.39% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch, and chronic absenteeism at 24.2% is notably better than the district (36.8%) and state (31.4%) averages.
Despite its overall excellence, there are two areas of relative weakness. The first is 8th-grade science, where proficiency drops to 51%, only slightly above the district average and just below the state average. The second is a clear decline in math proficiency as students advance: 6th graders achieve 88%, 7th graders 82%, but 8th graders fall to 59%. This drop may be partly explained by the most advanced math students taking Algebra 1 instead of the standard 8th-grade test. Overall, William J Montford III Middle School delivers exceptional academic results, particularly in advanced coursework, while maintaining a supportive environment that outperforms its district and state benchmarks.
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