Lake Shore Middle School

Lake Shore Middle School
Address
2519 Bayview Road Jacksonville , Florida 32210 United States
Information
Type	Public middle school
School district	Duval County Public Schools
School number	0691
NCES School ID	120048000665
Principal	Dr. Latasha Clark
Teaching staff	44.0 FTE
Grades	6–8
Enrollment	748 (2024–2025)
Student to teacher ratio	17:1
Campus type	Urban
Mascot	Warriors
Website	Official website

Lake Shore Middle School is a public middle school in Jacksonville, Florida, United States. Operated by Duval County Public Schools, the school serves students in grades six through eight. The National Center for Education Statistics classifies Lake Shore as an open, regular, non-charter public school in a large-city setting.

The school is located at 2519 Bayview Road in western Jacksonville. Its athletic teams are known as the Warriors. The school's identity and student expectations are organized around the values of resilience, integrity, service and excellence, collectively presented under the acronym RISE.

School profile

Lake Shore Middle School is identified as school number 0691 by the state of Florida and as school number 120048000665 by the National Center for Education Statistics. Its campus serves sixth-, seventh- and eighth-grade students as part of the Duval County public school system.

The school's official website lists its regular instructional hours as 9:30 a.m. to 4:15 p.m. As of 2026, the school principal is Dr. Latasha Clark. The school's administrative team also includes assistant principals responsible for academic support, student services and school operations.

Academics and educational mission

According to its official mission statement, Lake Shore Middle School seeks to develop students academically and socially as leaders and critical thinkers. The school states that it prepares students to address real-world problems through science, technology, engineering, art and mathematics integrated with literacy.

The school's stated vision includes providing an educational program centered on inquiry and innovation, preparing students for higher education, careers and practical life skills, and serving as a center for STEAM education and literacy.

Lake Shore identifies four principles as its RISE values:

• Resilience — encouraging students to continue developing through challenges;
• Integrity — promoting responsible and ethical decision-making;
• Service — encouraging participation in the school and wider community; and
• Excellence — supporting academic achievement and personal development.

The school's official program descriptions emphasize STEM instruction, band and arts education, student leadership, service opportunities and support for students with different educational needs. These descriptions reflect priorities presented by the school and district and should not be interpreted as an independent evaluation of individual programs.

Enrollment and staffing

For the 2024–2025 school year, the National Center for Education Statistics reported an enrollment of 748 students and 44 full-time-equivalent classroom teachers. These figures produced a reported student–teacher ratio of approximately 17 students for every teacher.

Enrollment by grade was reported as follows:

Grade	Students
Sixth grade	229
Seventh grade	260
Eighth grade	259
Total	748

NCES classified the school campus as being within a large urban area. Enrollment, staffing and demographic figures may change between academic years and should be read according to the reporting period in which they were collected.

State accountability data

In the Florida Department of Education's 2025 school-grades dataset, Lake Shore Middle School received 513 points across nine measured components, representing 57 percent of the available points. The state assigned the school a grade of B for 2025, following a grade of C in 2024 and an informational baseline grade of D in 2023.

The state dataset included achievement and learning-gain measurements in English language arts, mathematics, science and social studies, along with middle-school acceleration data. Florida school grades are produced through the state's public-school accountability system and represent the components included in that system for the specified reporting year.

Historical documentation

Lake Shore Middle School was the central subject of a case study produced through the Public Education Leadership Project, a joint initiative of the Harvard Graduate School of Education and Harvard Business School. The case, originally copyrighted in 2004 and revised in February 2005, examined the use of data-based school management in Duval County Public Schools.

The case followed then-principal Iranetta Wright during the 2003–2004 academic year and discussed the school's use of assessment results, management systems and classroom-level information when evaluating academic performance. The authors stated that the case was prepared for classroom discussion and was not intended as an endorsement or as a judgment that the management practices described were either effective or ineffective.

Student activities

Athletics

Lake Shore's athletic teams compete under the Warriors name. According to the school's athletic-program page, sports offered at the school include football, volleyball, basketball, soccer, track and swimming.

The athletics schedule is divided into fall, winter and spring seasons. Football and volleyball are held during the fall; basketball and soccer are held during the winter; and track and swimming are held during the spring.

After-school programming

The school participates in TEAM UP, a free after-school program serving students at selected Duval County schools. According to the school, the program operates Monday through Friday for approximately three hours after the regular instructional day.

TEAM UP activities are organized around academic enrichment, sports and recreation, life skills, cultural enrichment, parental involvement and community service.

Campus and community facilities

The Lake Shore Middle School property includes athletic and recreational facilities. The City of Jacksonville lists the Lake Shore Middle School Pool at the same Bayview Road address as a community recreation location.

The city states that the property is owned by the Duval County School Board and that the city has a joint-use arrangement for the swimming pool. The municipal listing also identifies amenities associated with the location, including basketball and baseball facilities, a playground, bicycle racks, parking and picnic areas.

See also

• Duval County Public Schools
• Education in Jacksonville, Florida
• List of schools in Jacksonville, Florida
• Florida Department of Education

External links

• Official Lake Shore Middle School website
• Lake Shore Middle School profile at the National Center for Education Statistics
• Lake Shore Middle School athletics