Heron Creek Middle School

6501 W Price Blvd, North Port FL, 34291 | Sarasota County School District | 941-480-3371
  • grades 6-8
  • students 841
  • type Middle
PROFICIENCY 62% 13% higher than state average
School Rankings
  • Ranked #0 of 10 in North Port
  • Ranked #0 of 6433 in Florida
Proficiency Averages
65%North Port
55%Florida

Heron Creek Middle School is a school servicing grades 6 to 8 and is located in the district of "Sarasota County School District" in North Port, FL. There are a total of 841 students and 58 teachers at Heron Creek Middle School, for a student to teacher ratio of 15 to 1.

Heron Creek Middle School has an average proficiency test score (in mathematics and languages) of 61.5%, which is 13% higher than the Florida average.

Heron Creek Middle School location

Academics

Students/Teachers
Students841
Teachers58
Student/Teacher ratio15:1

 

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 Heron Creek 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
All66%
3n/a
4n/a
5n/a
650-54%
771%
870-74%
High Schooln/a

Proficiency in languages by grade

GradeProficiency
All57%
3n/a
4n/a
5n/a
655-59%
755-59%
855-59%
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.

Heron Creek Middle School race/ethnicity breakdown

RaceSchoolDistrictFloridaNational
White 68.1% 65.1% 40.9% 51.1%
Black 11.0% 9.0% 22.7% 15.9%
Asian 0.8% 2.3% 2.6% 4.7%
Hispanic or Latino 14.1% 18.6% 30.0% 23.6%
American Indian and Alaskan 0.8% 0.5% 0.4% 1.2%
Hawaiian 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 0.4%
Multiracial 4.9% 4.4% 3.2% 3.1%

North Port demographics profile

StatisticNorth PortFloridaNational
Population68,77921,477,737328,239,523
Population density (sq mi)69241091
Median age48.841.637.7
Male/Female ratio0.9:11.0:11.0:1
Married (15yrs & older)63%54%55%
Speak English88%72%79%
Speak Spanish5%21%13%

Education level achieved in North Port

IndexNorth PortFloridaNational
Completed 8th grade86.3%84.0%84.3%
Completed high school85.4%83.0%83.0%
Completed some college52.9%58.0%59.4%
Completed associate degree29.5%37.4%38.5%
Completed bachelors18.7%27.9%30.3%
Completed masters5.6%10.0%11.5%
Completed professional degree1.6%3.1%3.3%
Completed doctorate1.1%1.1%1.3%
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Source: The Heron Creek Middle School data displayed above is derived from the National Center for Education Statistics and from the U.S. Department of Education.