JAMES S. RICKARDS MIDDLE SCHOOL

Regular School · OAKLAND PARK, FL

JAMES S. RICKARDS MIDDLE SCHOOL is a regular school school in OAKLAND PARK, Florida, serving grades 06–08 with 770 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 18.3:1.

Level

Middle

Grades

06 – 08

Enrollment

770

Teachers (FTE)

42.0

Student–Teacher Ratio

18.3:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
Hispanic/Latino	463	60%
Black or African American	196	25%
White	76	10%
Two or more races	27	4%
Asian	7	1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	1	0%
Total enrollment	770	410M / 360F

English Language Learners: 93 (12% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	18.0% -30.8pp	48.8%	747
Reading Proficiency	31.0% -21.2pp	52.2%	728
Science Proficiency	23.0%	—	262

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)

-0.31 grade levels

Math

0.00 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

21 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

7.3% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

302

39.2% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Targeted Support School (TSI)

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category	Students	% of School
Total enrollment (est.)	770	100%

Contact & Location

6000 NE 9TH AVE

OAKLAND PARK, FL 33334

Phone: (754)322-4400

District

BROWARD

Per-pupil expenditure: $14,198

District enrollment: 254,732

Other Schools in District

ANNABEL C. PERRY PK-8 Elementary
ATLANTIC MONTESSORI CHARTER SCHOOL Elementary
ATLANTIC MONTESSORI CHARTER SCHOOL WEST CAMPUS Elementary
ATLANTIC WEST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Elementary
AVANT GARDE ACADEMY K-5 BROWARD Elementary
BANYAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Elementary
BAYVIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Elementary
BEACHSIDE MONTESSORI VILLAGE Elementary

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Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 33334) → CensusDepth.com
Florida population & income data → CensusDepth.com
Florida teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

120018002802

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD