📍 1262 Nw 31st Drive, Gainesville, Alachua County, 32605
Howard W. Bishop Middle School is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Gainesville, Alachua County. The school has 823 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Alachua school district. It serves grades 6–8 in an urban setting. The school employs 30.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 26.7:1. 56% of students are proficient in reading. 52% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Howard W. Bishop Middle School enrolls 823 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 30.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 26.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 52% Black or African American, 27% White and 8.1% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 431 | 52% |
| White | 225 | 27% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 67 | 8.1% |
| Two or more races | 61 | 7.4% |
| Asian | 37 | 4.5% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
473 of the school's 823 students (57%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 446 qualify for free lunch and 27 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Howard W. Bishop Middle School is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Midsize). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district FL-30, state senate district 8, state house district 20.
Howard W. Bishop Middle School is one of 64 schools in ALACHUA, based in GAINESVILLE, Florida. The district serves 28,204 students district-wide and employs 1,460 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 823 students, Howard W. Bishop Middle School is larger than the district average of about 441 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Midsize
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