West Gadsden Middle School
Public · Grades 4–8 · 314 students
James A. Shanks Middle School
1400 W King St, Quincy, FL 32351
Grades
4–8
Middle
Students
434
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
19.7 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
Gadsden
Gadsden County
Schola Grade F · Far below average
Letter grade (A–F) · compared with 554 Florida middle schools · How we grade
Percentiles compare this school with other Florida middle schools; the line marks the middle. Data: test scores 2021–22, graduation and absenteeism 2022–23 (U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts); coursework 2023–24 (Civil Rights Data Collection); staffing 2024–25 (NCES).
About James A. Shanks Middle School
James A. Shanks Middle School is a public middle school in Quincy, Florida, serving grades 4–8. It is part of Gadsden. The school is located in a rural area near a town in Gadsden County.
In the 2024–25 school year, 434 students were enrolled, with about 19.7 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is larger than the typical Florida middle school (19.2 students per teacher). Its Schola Grade is F (far below average), compared with 554 Florida middle schools.
Grades & enrollment
Students per grade, 2024–25Grades 4–8
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Public School · What this means
- Level
- Middle
- Grades offered
- 4–8
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 434 students
- Students per teacher
- 19.7 to 1
- Charter school
- No
- Magnet school
- No
- Locale
- Rural — Fringe
- School district
- Gadsden
- County
- Gadsden County
- NCES school ID
- 120060000859
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School data comes from the U.S. Department of Education: the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and EDGE school locations (2024–25) and Private School Survey (2023–24), the Civil Rights Data Collection (2023–24), and EDFacts (test results 2021–22; graduation and chronic absenteeism 2022–23), plus other public sources. Please contact the school to confirm enrollment, programs, and other details. How we source data.