Fruit Cove Middle School
Public middle school, grades 6 to 8 · Saint Johns, Florida
Fruit Cove Middle School in Saint Johns, Florida enrolled 1,157 students in 2024-25 with 56.0 full-time teachers, 20.7 students per teacher against the Florida middle-school median of 19.2. It was not a Title I school in 2021-22; it does not take part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 73% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 84% 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 fell 5% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 11%
1,223 students in 2022-23, 1,212 students in 2023-24, 1,157 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 63.0 to 56.0.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 1,223 | 63.0 | 19.4 |
| 2023-24 | 1,212 | 62.0 | 19.5 |
| 2024-25 | 1,157 | 56.0 | 20.7 |
20.7 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 72 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.
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 598 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Fruit Cove Middle School enrolled 1,195 students and had 2.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 79 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)2.0, one per 598 of the 1,195 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions79
- Chronically absent13.8% (2022-23)
Who attends
60.5% of students were White, 14.1% Asian, 13.7% Hispanic in 2024-25.
- White60.5%
- Asian14.1%
- Hispanic13.7%
- Two or more races7.1%
- Black4.2%
- Pacific Islander0.3%
- American Indian0.1%
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 Fruit Cove Middle School scored proficient or above: 73% in reading in 2021-22 and 84% 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.
| Subject and year | This school | Its district | Florida |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts, 2021-22 | 73% | 72% | 53% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 84% | 78% (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.
Middle schools in Saint Johns
2 public middle schools in Saint Johns report 2024-25 enrollment; Fruit Cove Middle School is number 2 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Switzerland Point Middle School | 1,282 | 20.0 | 6.1% |
| Fruit Cove Middle School | 1,157 | 20.7 | 10.5% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Fruit Cove Middle School
- Switzerland Point Middle SchoolThe nearest public middle school, 5.3 miles away: 1,282 students, 20.0 per teacher (2024-25).5.3 mi
- Mandarin Middle SchoolThe next nearest public middle school, 5.5 miles away: 1,118 students, 21.9 per teacher (2024-25).5.5 mi
- Compare Fruit Cove Middle School with Switzerland Point Middle SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much St. Johns County School District spends per student$9,989 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$9,989
- The largest public schools in FloridaFruit Cove Middle School is the number 71 by size of 571 Florida middle schools open in 2024-25.#71 of 571
- Florida schools by students per teacher20.7 students per teacher here against the Florida median of 19.2 for middle schools.20.7:1
- 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 Fruit Cove Middle School
How many students attend Fruit Cove Middle School?
1,157 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 1,223 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Saint Johns, FL.What is the student-teacher ratio at Fruit Cove Middle School?
20.7 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.Is Fruit Cove Middle School a Title I school?
Fruit Cove Middle School was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Fruit Cove Middle School do on state tests?
The students tested at Fruit Cove Middle School scored proficient or above: 73% in reading in 2021-22 and 84% 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.What district is Fruit Cove Middle School in?
St. Johns County School District, NCES district ID 1201740. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 120174003794 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.