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James S. Rickards Middle School

6000 Ne 9th Ave, Oakland Park, FL, 33334-4109

Tel: (754)322-4400

Grades: 6-8 | 879 students

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SCHOOL HIGHLIGHTS:

James S. Rickards Middle School serves 879 students in grades 6-8.
The school's student:teacher ratio of 16:1 is higher than the FL state average of 15:1.
Minority enrollment is 70% of the student body.
James S. Rickards Middle School is the only public middle school within Oakland Park, and operates within the Broward School District.

The nearest elementary school is North Andrews Gardens Elementary School (0.6 miles away), the nearest middle school is Pompano Beach Middle School (1.5 miles away), and the nearest high school is Northeast High School (0.4 miles away).

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Source: 2011 NCES data, FL Dept. of Educ.	James S. Rickards Middle School
Grades Offered	Grades 6-8
Total Students	879 students

% Male / % Female	52% / 48%
Total Classroom Teachers	54 teachers

Students by Grade

	This School	(FL) School Average
Student : Teacher Ratio	16:1	15:1

	This School	(FL) School Average
% American Indian	n/a	n/a
% Asian	2%	2%

% Hispanic	41%	27%

% Black	23%	23%

% White	30%	44%

Unknown	4%	4%


	This School	(FL) School Average
% Eligible for Free Lunch	67%	48%

% Eligible for Reduced Lunch	11%	7%

School Statewide Performance	View Education Department Test Scores
School District Name	Broward School District
	This School's Agency	(FL) District Average
Number of Schools Managed	325	23
Number of Students Managed	256,351 students	9,989 students

District Total Revenue	$2,513,314,000	$137,781,000

District Expenditure	$3,031,600,000	$158,642,000

District Revenue / Student	$9,804	$13,793

District Expenditure / Student	$11,826	$15,882

Nearby Schools:

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James S. Rickards Middle School
Grades: 6-8 | 0 mi. away

Northeast High School
Grades: 9-12 | 0.4 mi. away

North Andrews Gardens Elementary School
Grades: PK-5 | 0.6 mi. away

Floranada Elementary School
Grades: PK-5 | 0.8 mi. away

Cypress Elementary School
Grades: PK-5 | 1.3 mi. away

Pompano Beach Middle School
Grades: 6-8 | 1.5 mi. away

View all schools in: Oakland Park, Broward County, Zip 33334

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