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James S. Rickards Middle School is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Oakland Park, Broward County. The school has 755 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Broward school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 43 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.6:1. 31% of students are proficient in reading. 18% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
James S. Rickards Middle School enrolls 755 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 55% male and 45% female. A teaching staff of 43 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 57% Hispanic or Latino, 27% Black or African American and 12% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 434 | 57% |
| Black or African American | 202 | 27% |
| White | 89 | 12% |
| Two or more races | 20 | 2.6% |
| Asian | 8 | 1.1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
566 of the school's 755 students (75%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 548 qualify for free lunch and 18 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
James S. Rickards Middle School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). 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 At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 33, state house district 92.
James S. Rickards Middle School is one of 329 schools in BROWARD, based in FORT LAUDERDALE, Florida. The district serves 243,553 students district-wide and employs 12,532 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 755 students, James S. Rickards Middle School is close to the district average of about 740 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large
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