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Quick Facts
Principal Kathy Nobles   email the principal
Awards Florida A+ Grade of B (2005), Florida A+ Grade of B (2004), Florida A+ Grade of A (2003)
Special features after-school care
Dress code Dress code

School Mission
  • Finest School In Florida: Enter To Learn, Go Forth In Excellence

Curriculum
  • This school has a particular instructional focus on back-to-basics, traditional instruction.
  • Physical education is required for the following grades: K, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
 
 
Activities and Sports
  • Girls sports: basketball, cheerleading, softball and volleyball.
  • Boys sports: basketball, baseball and football.
  • This school has the following art(s) programs: band.
 
 
Parent and Community Support
  • The school is still a central part of the community culture. Parents are welcomed into the school.

Technology and Facilities
  • 3 students per computer.
  • 100% of classrooms are connected to the Internet.
  • This school offers wireless internet (wi-fi) access to students.
  • This school was established in 2000.
  • District provides transportation to this school.
  • This school was built in 2000.
  • Recent or upcoming renovations: The school was constructed in 2000. An additional building was constructed in 2006
  • Gymnasium and physical education facilities: The school has a gymnasium, softball & baseball fields, and a track. The grounds are used by a community soccer league.
  • Library facilities: The media center includes 5 computers with Internet access for student use, a television production area, and teacher workroom. The media center contains approximately 12,000 books.
 
 
Admissions and Enrollment
  • Graduates typically go to: Liberty County High School.
  • Students at this school enroll primarily because they live within the school's attendance boundary.
  • Less than half of the students at this school come from the neighborhood where the school is located.
 
 
Safety, Discipline and Support
  • Safety and discipline-related resources include: In-school suspension; closed campus. Other safety and discipline-related resources include: School Resource Officer.
 
 
Other Features and Highlights
  • 86-90% of students remained enrolled at the school between last school year and this school year.
  • Regular classroom hours: 8:00 AM to 2:50 PM.
  • Principal has been at this school for 3 years.
  • Principal has 3 years of experience.
 
 
Source of Data
Additional information, including curriculum and special programs, was either submitted to GreatSchools by a school official or comes directly from the school or school district's Web site. This page was last updated on 10/05/2007. We cannot guarantee the accuracy of information submitted by school officials.  

 
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