Lake City Middle School

843 Sw Arlington Blvd, Lake City, FL 32025 | (386) 758-4800

Grades: 6-10
Student Enrollment: 1,082

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3.5 out of 5 | 10 Reviews

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School Description

School Summary and Highlights

Enrolls 1,082 middle and high school students from grades 6-10
Ranks 340th out of 742 middle schools in FL.

School Operational Details

Title I Eligible
All students of this school are eligible for participation in authorized programs.

School District Details

Columbia County School District
Per-Pupil Spending: $8,493
Graduation Rate: 66.2%
Dropout Rate: 0.8%
Students Per Teacher: 14.7
Enrolled Students: 10,041

Faculty Details and Student Enrollment

Students and Faculty

Total Students Enrolled: 1,082
Total Full Time "Equivalent" Teachers: 57.0
Average Student-To-Teacher Ratio: 19.0

Students Gender Breakdown

Males: 533 (49.3%)
Females: 512 (47.3%)

Free Lunch Student Eligibility Breakdown

Eligible for Reduced Lunch: 113 (10.4%)
Eligible for Free Lunch: 472 (43.6%)
Eligible for Either Reduced or Free Lunch: 585 (54.1%)

Student Enrollment Distribution by Race / Ethnicity

Lake City Middle School Student Race Distribution

	Number	Percent
American Indian	3	0.3%
Black	205	18.9%
Asian	12	1.1%
Hispanic	43	4.0%
White	782	72.3%

Number of Students Per Grade

	Number	Percent
6th Grade	369	34.1%
7th Grade	375	34.7%
8th Grade	337	31.1%
10th Grade	1	0.09%

Teacher Educational Background (2010)

Percent of Teachers with a Bachelor's Degree

School:

71.9%

District:

67.7%

State:

65.3%

Percent of Classes Taught by Non-Highly Qualified Teachers

School:

12.9%

State:

4.8%

Percent of Classes Taught By Teachers (Out-of-Field) of Their Background

School:

10.9%

State:

4.8%

Source: FL Department of Education, Source: NCES 2009-2010

School Ratings and Reviews

Overall Rating: 3.5

3.5 out of 5 | 10 Reviews

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10 reviews for Lake City Middle School

Reviewed by Former Student on September 12, 2010
Rating: (5 / 5) Flag as inappropriate
This school is sooo amazing i love all the teachers!

Reviewed by Student on July 12, 2010
Rating: (4 / 5) Flag as inappropriate
CAN U TELL ME IF I PASSED OR NOT BECAUSE I AM IN NEW YORK AND I WOULD"NT KNOW BECAUSE I LIVE HERE KNOW AND I TRIED TO GET ON THE WEBSITE AND SEE BUT IT WOULD"NT LET ME SO CAN YOU LET ME KNOW ASAP..THANKS

-EMONI HOUSE

Reviewed by Parent/Guardian on June 09, 2010
Rating: (3 / 5) Flag as inappropriate
It's an average school. It's dirty, the students are always acting gay, and there are fights, but there are great teachers.

Reviewed by Student on June 03, 2010
Rating: (3 / 5) Flag as inappropriate
THIS SCHOOL IS PrETTy oK WHEN IT cOMeS tO EDUcATION.. But alott of drama and some of the kids are really inapproprite...

Reviewed by Student on May 19, 2010
Rating: (4 / 5) Flag as inappropriate
eh this school is fairly good. there are fights sometimes and it is not the cleanest place, but its a good school.

Reviewed by Student on April 12, 2010
Rating: (4 / 5) Flag as inappropriate
this is na excellent school

Reviewed by Former Student on June 14, 2009
Rating: (5 / 5) Flag as inappropriate
Excuse me this is a good school and they probably only beat him up becasue he started drama i have been there for 3 years and NOONE has ever tryed to beat me up.. I i think some of the teachers are a little hard but this is a really good school and i have learned alot about mysef and about academics. This school rocks my socks.. Love always Katlyn ELbert :D

Reviewed by Parent/Guardian on October 27, 2008
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Reviewed by Student on June 01, 2008
Rating: (1 / 5) Flag as inappropriate
THIS SCHOOL IS THE WORST! EVERYBODY PICKS ON EVERYBODY AND THE TEACHERS ARE THE MEANEST AND PEOPLE GET BEAT UP ALL THE TIME! NEVER GO HERE!

Reviewed by Student on August 30, 2007
Rating: (3 / 5) Flag as inappropriate
THIS SCHOOL iS SO HORRiBLE YOU WOULDNT BEGIN TO BELIEVE iT!! PEOPLE FiGHT ALL THE TiME. MY STEP BRO GOT PiCKED ON BY SOME KiDS SO MY STEP MOM TOOK HiM OUT!

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Test Scores and Performance Information

Overall School Rating

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How is this determined?

The overall school rating shows that Lake City Middle School performed on average about the same as other schools across the state on FCAT state exams in the following subjects:

Math
Reading
Science

AYP and Flordia State School Grades (2010)

Florida School Grade: A

Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) Status: NO

Percent Criteria Met

School:

82.0%

District:

67.0%

FCAT - Test Proficiency by Grade and Subject

Grade 6 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
Math Test
2010	64.0%	57.0%	57.0%
2009	60.0%	53.0%	55.0%
2008	52.0%	44.0%	53.0%

Reading Test
2010	71.0%	69.0%	67.0%
2009	71.0%	66.0%	66.0%
2008	61.0%	56.0%	64.0%

Grade 7 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
Math Test
2010	61.0%	55.0%	62.0%
2009	65.0%	53.0%	60.0%
2008	63.0%	52.0%	60.0%

Reading Test
2010	71.0%	66.0%	68.0%
2009	69.0%	62.0%	67.0%
2008	74.0%	65.0%	64.0%

Grade 8 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
Math Test
2010	66.0%	58.0%	69.0%
2009	67.0%	60.0%	66.0%
2008	63.0%	54.0%	67.0%

Reading Test
2010	57.0%	48.0%	55.0%
2009	58.0%	51.0%	54.0%
2008	56.0%	47.0%	53.0%

Science Test
2010	40.0%	37.0%	42.0%
2009	35.0%	34.0%	42.0%
2008	39.0%	32.0%	40.0%

Source: FL Department of Education 2009-2010

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