JAMES A. SHANKS MIDDLE SCHOOL
Score 4.1/100: better than 4% of Florida middle schools on 2024-25 state tests. Schools are only compared with others of the same type in the same state. How we score schools
Performance (state tests, 2024-25)
% at level 3 or above on state tests in Florida, all students. Colored bars are green when the school is at or above the average for similar Florida schools.
Results over time
How this school's published results have moved year by year. This school takes more than one kind of test and the mix changes from year to year, so the percentile is the fairer comparison over time.
All 13 published results by grade and test
As published by Florida Department of Education. "Hidden" means the state didn't publish the result to protect student privacy.
| Subject | Grade | Test | Result | Students tested |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English language arts | Grade 5 | FAST ELA | 28 | 65 |
| English language arts | Grade 6 | FAST ELA | 15 | 104 |
| English language arts | Grade 7 | FAST ELA | 33 | 93 |
| English language arts | Grade 8 | FAST ELA | 24 | 122 |
| Math | High school | B.E.S.T. Algebra 1 EOC | 79 | 24 |
| Math | Grade 5 | FAST Math | 30 | 66 |
| Math | Grade 6 | FAST Math | 32 | 101 |
| Math | Grade 7 | FAST Math | 39 | 96 |
| Math | Grade 8 | FAST Math | 34 | 95 |
| Science | High school | Biology 1 EOC | 83 | 23 |
| Science | Grade 5 | Statewide Science Assessment | 14 | 64 |
| Science | Grade 8 | Statewide Science Assessment | 9 | 91 |
| Social studies | High school | Civics EOC | 43 | 92 |
School profile
- Grades
- 4-8
- Students
- 526
- Type
- Middle school
- Charter school
- No
- Program
- Regular
Students
Contact
Quincy, FL 32351
"Typical" is the middle (median) middle school in Florida. Higher or lower is not in itself better or worse. Address, phone and website are as the state reported them to the U.S. Department of Education for 2024-25, so check with the school before visiting. School details: U.S. Department of Education, Common Core of Data (enrollment 2023-24, lunch eligibility 2024-25).
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Location
Official sources
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U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD): school directory, grades served, enrollment and free/reduced-price lunch, 2023-24 and 2024-25. Spotted a mistake? Tell us.
JAMES A. SHANKS MIDDLE SCHOOL at a glance
JAMES A. SHANKS MIDDLE SCHOOL is a public middle school in Quincy, Florida, serving grades 4-8. It is part of the Gadsden school district. It has about 526 students (a typical Florida middle school has 826). About 75% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, compared with 50% at a typical Florida middle school, which is useful context when reading test results.
In 2024-25 state tests, 24% in English language arts (similar schools: 55%) and 37% in math (similar schools: 61%) reached the state standard (% at level 3 or above). On our score, which compares it only with other Florida middle schools, it scores 4.1 out of 100: better than 4% of them, ranking #550 of 573. Its English language arts result rose by 5 points from the year before. This overview is generated automatically from published state and federal data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official sources above.
Page updated 2026-10-12.