Our School
DOCUMENTS ABOUT OUR SCHOOL:
LOCATION:
Location of Fort King Middle School:
545 NE 17th Avenue
Ocala, Florida 34470
OUR VISION
Building a better community one student at a time.
MISSION STATEMENT
At Fort King Middle School, we are cultivating a community of motivated, enthusiastic individuals who have a desire to be a part of something bigger than themselves. We love our students and aim to build a culture of positivity in which every learner can SOAR.
SCHOOL PROFILE AND HISTORY
Fort King Middle School is a neighborhood school located within the city limits of Ocala. The school building was constructed in 1963 with a major expansion completed in 2001. The physical plant consists of 43 classrooms, a gym, a cafeteria, and a modern media center. Our science-technology laboratory, the Technosphere, was constructed through DOE grant money in 1996.
Recent additions include four computer labs: Two state of the art instructional labs, one networked remediation lab, an Enterprise 180 lab, school wide LAN/WAN and student internet access in every classroom, with an additional ten student computer workstations in the media center. Every teacher has a computer in his/her classroom with access to the county-wide database.
The school has four administrators: The Principal, an Assistant Principal for Curriculum, an Assistant Principal for Instruction, and an Assistant Principal for Discipline. The faculty consists of 60 teachers, one media specialist, two guidance counselors, three student services managers (deans), and 32 other instructional support staff. Approximately 69% of the staff have Bachelor's degrees and 31% have a Master's degree or above.
Fort King’s population has a mobility rate of approximately 43%, and is comprised of 1013 students. The school is comprised of approximately 49% minority students and 51% Caucasian students. The school has an equal distribution of males and females. Approximately 81% of the students are eligible for free or reduced lunch.
The school serves a number of students in special programs. Approximately 3.4% of the students are in the gifted program, 12% of students are in programs for mildly handicapped students and 3% of students are in programs designed for moderately or severely handicapped students. 7.1% of students are served in ESOL programs.
Research shows that student attendance is directly related to student performance. Fort King has an overall attendance rate of approximately 94%. 29% of students were absent 11 days or more. 5% of students were absent 21 or more days.
Through cooperation with school and community, Fort King Middle School believes it will continue to grow in ways that will help it meet the changing needs of the community.
SCHOOL COLORS AND MASCOT
Fort King Middle School's school colors are red and white.
Our mascot is the Falcon.
GO FALCONS
Business Partner
Pediatric Associates of Ocala
