Switzerland Point Middle School, Saint Johns FL

Original Research by School Decision on Switzerland Point Middle School

Switzerland Point Middle School sits in Saint Johns, a fast-growing residential corridor in St. Johns County that stretches between Jacksonville and St. Augustine. The community is defined less by a traditional downtown than by large master-planned developments like Nocatee and Durbin Park, with SilverLeaf and newer projects continuing to reshape the area. Home values here run well above both the state and national midpoints, and rents consume a meaningful share of local incomes, so housing is a real consideration for families moving into the attendance zone. The district itself made news in late 2024 when voters approved both a new operational millage dedicated to teacher pay, school safety, and programs like arts and athletics, and a renewal of a capital sales surtax to fund construction and maintenance. Both measures matter to families: the operational levy is an ongoing property-tax cost, while the capital surtax is what has funded new school buildings in a county that has been absorbing rapid growth.

Academically, the school posts results that sit in the top quartile relative to districts in St. Johns County, and the subject-level picture bears that out. Sixth and eighth grade math proficiency is strong across all students, with sixth grade in particular standing out as exceptionally high. Seventh grade math proficiency is lower, landing notably below the other two grades, and a parent who wants to understand what drives that gap or how the school supports students in the middle year would be worth asking the school about directly. ELA proficiency is consistently solid across all three grades, with sixth and eighth matching and seventh trailing slightly but still performing well by state standards. Eighth grade science proficiency is also strong.

The student body is large for a middle school, nearly evenly distributed across the three grades. The population is predominantly white, with Hispanic students making up the next largest share, and smaller proportions of Asian, Black, and multiracial students. The share of students who qualify for free or reduced-price lunch is very small, reflecting the affluence of the surrounding community rather than a broad economic mix. Data on students with IEPs and English learners was not available in the provided data, so parents of students in those groups would want to ask the school directly about support services.

Program information is thin in the available data: band is the one extracurricular offering listed. Whether the school has additional arts, athletics, clubs, or advanced coursework for middle grades is not captured here, and the school's own website would be the right place to look for that fuller picture.

St. Johns County School District is the county's main district, and at the comparison level available here, only two districts were included in the set. That context means the top-quartile proficiency position reflects a strong absolute result, not just a favorable peer group.

Families drawn to a high-performing suburban middle school in a growth community, with a relatively affluent and academically oriented peer population, will find Switzerland Point fits that profile well. Families who prioritize economic or demographic diversity in the school environment will find the student composition here is fairly narrow. The seventh grade math dip is the one academic soft spot the data surfaces, and it is worth a direct conversation with the school.

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Academic performance

How students perform on state tests, by grade, set against the district.

Math

Grade 693%

School 93% · District 81% · ▲ 12 pts above district

▲ 31 pts above state median · ▲ 12 pts above county median

Grade 764%

School 64% · District 63% · ▲ 1 pts above district

▲ 15 pts above state median · even with county median

Grade 887%

School 87% · District 83% · ▲ 4 pts above district

▲ 36 pts above state median · ▲ 3 pts above county median

English language arts

Grade 681%

School 81% · District 76% · ▲ 5 pts above district

▲ 21 pts above state median · ▲ 4 pts above county median

Grade 776%

School 76% · District 74% · ▲ 2 pts above district

▲ 21 pts above state median · even with county median

Grade 881%

School 81% · District 75% · ▲ 6 pts above district

▲ 27 pts above state median · ▲ 5 pts above county median

Science

Grade 882%

School 82% · District 75% · ▲ 7 pts above district

▲ 36 pts above state median · ▲ 8 pts above county median

This schoolST. JOHNS, same grade

Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.

Proficiency by household income

English language arts

Grade 6Lower-income60%Higher-income82%22 pp gap

Grade 7Lower-income57%Higher-income78%21 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income60%Higher-income83%23 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 6Lower-income90%Higher-income94%4 pp gap

Grade 7Lower-income33%Higher-income68%34 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income71%Higher-income88%18 pp gap