Southside Middle, 2948 Knights Lane E.: 6-8, 805 students in 2024-25, a C in Florida's 2026 school grades.

Last checked Oct. 10, 2026. Sources: the school’s website, Duval County Public Schools’ school locator map, school hours page and calendar, the Florida Department of Education’s 2026 school grades file, and the federal NCES school directory.

Southside Middle is the Duval County Public Schools middle school for grades 6 to 8 at 2948 Knights Lane E. The campus is inside Jacksonville city limits.

Who to call
Address 2948 Knights Lane E., Jacksonville, FL 32216
Phone 904-739-5238
Grades Grades 6 to 8
District Duval County Public Schools
State school number 16-2111

Principal

Principal Talya Taylor, according to the school’s staff directory.

Enrollment and teachers

  • Federal count: 805 students in the 2024-25 school year, with 39 full-time-equivalent classroom teachers, according to the NCES directory. That is about 21 students per teacher.

State report card

Florida grades every public school A to F on the share of possible points it earns on the measures in the state’s 2026 school grades file: test scores, learning gains and, for middle and high schools, acceleration and graduation. The file sets an A for middle schools at 64% of points or more.

School year Grade
2025-26 C (53% of possible points)
2024-25 C
2023-24 C

From the state’s 2026 school grades file, the share of students scoring on grade level on the state tests in 2025-26:

  • English language arts: 36%
  • Math: 39%
  • Science: 36%
  • Social studies: 48%
  • Middle school acceleration (a state grading measure): 100%

The same file lists 78.3% of the school’s students as economically disadvantaged and the school as a Title I school, which receives federal aid for schools serving low-income families.

The full report card is on the state’s Florida school report cards site. It is an interactive dashboard; the figures above come from the downloadable file.

Attendance zone and feeder schools

Check any address with the district’s school locator map. Zones do not follow city limits.

Comparing the district’s 2026-27 attendance zone maps (shares are of each zone’s area, not of students):

Calendar and bell times

Classes run 9:30 a.m. to 4:15 p.m., according to the district’s 2026-27 school hours, the standard schedule for district middle schools.

From the district’s 2026-27 calendar:

  • Monday, Oct. 12: no school for students (employee planning day)
  • Wednesday, Nov. 11: schools closed for Veterans Day
  • Nov. 23-27: schools closed for Thanksgiving week
  • Dec. 21 to Jan. 1, 2027: winter break
  • Monday, Jan. 4, 2027: employee planning day, no school for students
  • Monday, Jan. 18, 2027: schools closed for Martin Luther King Jr. Day
  • March 15-19, 2027: schools closed for spring break week
  • Friday, May 28, 2027: last day of school

Programs

The district’s magnet programs list shows a magnet program here: IB Middle Years Programme (MYP). For the next level, the list names Darnell-Cookman School of Medical Art, Paxon School for Advanced Studies, Samuel W. Wolfson School for Advanced Studies and Stanton College Preparatory as the continuing programs. Families apply through the district’s magnet lottery, which for the 2026-27 school year ran Dec. 1, 2025, to Jan. 31, 2026; seats left after the lottery are offered through controlled open enrollment.

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Frequently asked questions

What grades does Southside Middle serve?

Grades 6 to 8. It is a Duval County Public Schools middle school at 2948 Knights Lane E. in Jacksonville.

What is Southside Middle’s school grade?

Southside Middle earned a C in Florida’s 2026 school grades, with 53% of possible points. It earned a C in 2025.

Which high school does Southside Middle feed into?

Most of its attendance zone is zoned for Englewood High; part is zoned for Atlantic Coast High, according to the district’s 2026-27 zone maps.

What time does Southside Middle start?

Classes run 9:30 a.m. to 4:15 p.m., according to the district’s 2026-27 school hours.