Thomas L Sims Middle School

5500 Education Dr, Jay FL, 32571 | Santa Rosa County School District | 850-995-3676
  • grades 4-8
  • students 1013
  • type Middle
PROFICIENCY 77% 40% higher than state average
School Rankings
  • Ranked #0 of 5 in Jay
  • Ranked #0 of 6433 in Florida
Proficiency Averages
69%Jay
55%Florida

Thomas L Sims Middle School is a school servicing grades 4 to 8 and is located in the district of "Santa Rosa County School District" in Jay, FL. There are a total of 1,013 students and 53 teachers at Thomas L Sims Middle School, for a student to teacher ratio of 20 to 1.

Thomas L Sims Middle School has an average proficiency test score (in mathematics and languages) of 76.5%, which is 40% higher than the Florida average.

Thomas L Sims Middle School location

Academics

Students/Teachers
Students1013
Teachers53
Student/Teacher ratio20:1

 

Advanced Placement
AP enrollmentn/a
Taking some coursesn/a
Taking some courses (not tests)n/a
Passing some coursesn/a
Passing no coursesn/a

Advanced placement (AP) is a program that offers high school students the ability to take college level courses and exams. These programs were created to be at the same level of most first year university courses. If the students were successful in the AP programs, they could potentially receive advanced placement, credit or exemptions when they go on to university. At Thomas L Sims Middle School, there are a total of n/a students enrolled in advanced placement courses, with n/a taking some courses.

Proficiency in mathematics comparison

Proficiency in languages comparison

Proficiency in mathematics by grade

GradeProficiency
All82%
3n/a
4n/a
5n/a
673%
765-69%
894%
High Schooln/a

Proficiency in languages by grade

GradeProficiency
All71%
3n/a
4n/a
5n/a
667%
770%
878%
High Schooln/a

The proficiency in math and languages tables represent the percentage of students that scored at or above the proficiency level on their standardized state assessment tests. Although these tests are standardized within each state, the tests may vary from state to state. Comparing the results of one state to another may not always be an accurate or fair comparison.

Thomas L Sims Middle School race/ethnicity breakdown

RaceSchoolDistrictFloridaNational
White 86.9% 80.0% 40.9% 51.1%
Black 2.1% 5.1% 22.7% 15.9%
Asian 1.8% 1.6% 2.6% 4.7%
Hispanic or Latino 4.2% 5.7% 30.0% 23.6%
American Indian and Alaskan 0.2% 0.5% 0.4% 1.2%
Hawaiian 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 0.4%
Multiracial 4.5% 6.9% 3.2% 3.1%

Jay demographics profile

StatisticJayFloridaNational
Population21,89821,477,737328,239,523
Population density (sq mi)90441091
Median age39.141.637.7
Male/Female ratio0.9:11.0:11.0:1
Married (15yrs & older)63%54%55%
Speak English95%72%79%
Speak Spanish2%21%13%

Education level achieved in Jay

IndexJayFloridaNational
Completed 8th grade88.6%84.0%84.3%
Completed high school88.3%83.0%83.0%
Completed some college65.4%58.0%59.4%
Completed associate degree45.2%37.4%38.5%
Completed bachelors30.9%27.9%30.3%
Completed masters10.6%10.0%11.5%
Completed professional degree2.4%3.1%3.3%
Completed doctorate0.8%1.1%1.3%
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Source: The Thomas L Sims Middle School data displayed above is derived from the National Center for Education Statistics and from the U.S. Department of Education.