Emerald Coast Middle School

Public middle school, grades 6 to 8 · Santa Rosa Beach, Florida

Emerald Coast Middle School in Santa Rosa Beach, Florida enrolled 872 students in 2024-25 with 48.4 full-time teachers, 18.0 students per teacher against the Florida middle-school median of 19.2. It was not a Title I school in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 62-65% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 80% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Florida: 53% and 52.2%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment held steady from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 8%

868 students in 2022-23, 872 students in 2023-24, 872 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 45.0 to 48.4.

Students enrolled at Emerald Coast Middle School by school year2022-23: 868, 2023-24: 872, 2024-25: 87202505007501k2022-238682023-248722024-25872
Students enrolled at Emerald Coast Middle School by school year2022-23: 868, 2023-24: 872, 2024-25: 87202505007501k2022-238682023-248722024-25872
Students enrolled at Emerald Coast Middle School by school year2022-23: 868, 2023-24: 872, 2024-25: 87202505007501k2022-238682023-248722024-25872
Students enrolled at Emerald Coast Middle School by school year2022-23: 868, 2023-24: 872, 2024-25: 87202505007501k2022-238682023-248722024-25872
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2386845.019.3
2023-2487249.017.8
2024-2587248.418.0

18.0 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 70 of every 100 Florida middle schools

Among the 562 Florida middle schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 19.2; the national median for middle schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Florida middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 5.6 to 81.2; This school 18.0; state median 19.2.1 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherThis school 18.0state median 19.2U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Florida middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 5.6 to 81.2; This school 18.0; state median 19.2.1 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherThis school 18.0state median 19.2U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Florida middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 5.6 to 81.2; This school 18.0; state median 19.2.1 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherThis school 18.0state median 19.2U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Florida middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 5.6 to 81.2; This school 18.0; state median 19.2.1 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherThis school 18.0state median 19.2U.S. 14.6

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

One counselor per 840 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Emerald Coast Middle School enrolled 840 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 45 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 840 of the 840 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions45
  • Chronically absent19.6% (2022-23)

Who attends

68.0% of students were White, 21.2% Hispanic, 4.0% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. White68.0%
  2. Hispanic21.2%
  3. Two or more races4.0%
  4. Black3.9%
  5. Asian1.8%
  6. American Indian0.7%
  7. Pacific Islander0.3%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at Emerald Coast Middle School scored proficient or above: 62-65% in reading in 2021-22 and 80% in math in 2022-23, against 53% in reading in 2021-22 and 52.2% in math in 2022-23 across Florida. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Florida, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtFlorida
Reading and language arts, 2021-2262‑65%60%53%
Math, 2022-2380%68% (2021-22)52.2%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

What to look at next about Emerald Coast Middle School

  1. Freeport Middle SchoolThe nearest public middle school, 9.9 miles away: 790 students, 17.2 per teacher (2024-25).9.9 mi
  2. Walton Middle SchoolThe next nearest public middle school, 24 miles away: 796 students, 15.0 per teacher (2024-25).24 mi
  3. Compare Emerald Coast Middle School with Freeport Middle SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Walton spends per student$13,721 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$13,721
  5. The largest public schools in FloridaEmerald Coast Middle School is the number 237 by size of 571 Florida middle schools open in 2024-25.#237 of 571
  6. Florida schools by students per teacher18.0 students per teacher here against the Florida median of 19.2 for middle schools.18.0:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Emerald Coast Middle School

  1. How many students attend Emerald Coast Middle School?
    872 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 868 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Santa Rosa Beach, FL.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Emerald Coast Middle School?
    18.0 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Florida median for middle schools is 19.2. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Emerald Coast Middle School a Title I school?
    Emerald Coast Middle School was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Emerald Coast Middle School do on state tests?
    The students tested at Emerald Coast Middle School scored proficient or above: 62-65% in reading in 2021-22 and 80% in math in 2022-23, against 53% in reading in 2021-22 and 52.2% in math in 2022-23 across Florida. Florida's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is Emerald Coast Middle School in?
    Walton, NCES district ID 1201980. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 120198004175 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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