State/Public Middle Open

Kanapaha Middle School

5005 Sw 75th St, Gainesville, Alachua County, 32608

1,094
Pupils
23.5
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Kanapaha Middle School is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Gainesville, Alachua County. The school has 1,094 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Alachua school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 46.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 23.5:1. 54% of students are proficient in reading. 54% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.

School details

School district
Alachua

Enrollment & staffing

Kanapaha Middle School enrolls 1,094 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 46.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 23.5:1.

Male students
541 (49%)
Female students
553 (51%)
Teachers (FTE)
46.6
Student-teacher ratio
23.5:1
Grade span
6–8

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 37% White, 30% Black or African American and 20% Hispanic or Latino.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
White40037%
Black or African American33130%
Hispanic or Latino22220%
Two or more races777%
Asian625.7%
American Indian or Alaska Native1<1%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander1<1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

583 of the school's 1,094 students (53%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 527 qualify for free lunch and 56 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.

School setting & status

Suburb, MidsizeGrades 6–8Title I

Kanapaha Middle School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, 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.

School district: ALACHUA

Kanapaha 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 1,094 students, Kanapaha Middle School is larger than the district average of about 441 students per school.

28,204
District students
64
Schools
1,460
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

54%
Reading proficient
54%
Math proficient
16%
Poverty rate

Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.

Technology & Programs

📶 Fiber internet 📡 Campus Wi-Fi

Setting: Suburb - Midsize

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