C. W. Ruckel Middle School

Niceville, FL 32578

Phone: (850) 833-4142
Fax: (850) 833-3291
District: Okaloosa

10

GreatSchools Rating

public • Grades 6-8 • 958 students

C. W. Ruckel Middle School, located in Niceville, Florida, serves grades 6-8 in the Okaloosa district. It is among the few public middle schools in Florida to receive a distinguished GreatSchools Rating of 10 out of 10.

C. W. Ruckel Middle School is a public school in the Okaloosa school district located in Niceville, FL. The principal of C. W. Ruckel Middle School is Mr. Paul Whiddon. As of 2015, the students are 81.8% White, non-Hispanic; 5.7% Hispanic; 5.6% Multiracial; 4.2% Black, non-Hispanic; 2.3% Asian; and 0.3% Native American or Native Alaskan. 19.9% of students are participating in a free or reduced-price lunch program.

Student Ethnicities

Ethnicity School District State
White, non-Hispanic 81.8% 68% 40.2%
Hispanic 5.7% 8.7% 30.7%
Multiracial 5.6% 7.9% 3.3%
Black, non-Hispanic 4.2% 12.5% 22.7%
Asian 2.3% 2.2% 2.6%
Native American or Native Alaskan 0.3% 0.5% 0.3%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander — 0.3% 0.1%

Student Subgroups

Subgroup School District State
Students participating in a free or reduced-price lunch program 19.9% 44% 58.4%
English learners — 3.2% 9.5%
# Name Type City State Overall Rating Distance
1 Villa Tasso Neighborhood/Subdivision Niceville FL 6.5 mi
2 Sunsail Neighborhood/Subdivision Destin FL 10.1 mi
3 Sugar Creek Neighborhood/Subdivision Crestview FL 14.3 mi
4 Hammock Bay Neighborhood/Subdivision Freeport FL 18.6 mi
5 Grandview Heights Neighborhood/Subdivision Crestview FL 18.9 mi
6 Mill Creek Farms Neighborhood/Subdivision Baker FL 20.9 mi
7 Sundial Estates Neighborhood/Subdivision Milton FL 33.4 mi
8 Berry Pines Apartment Complex Milton FL 35.4 mi
9 Whiting Pines Neighborhood/Subdivision Milton FL 35.6 mi
10 Ashton Woods Neighborhood/Subdivision Milton FL 35.9 mi
11 Eagle Crest Neighborhood/Subdivision Milton FL 36.1 mi
12 Tanglewood Golf Course Community Neighborhood/Subdivision Milton FL 36.4 mi
13 Tiger Point Neighborhood/Subdivision Gulf Breeze FL 36.7 mi
14 Tiger Point (Willowood section) Neighborhood/Subdivision Gulf Breeze FL 36.7 mi
# Name City State Overall Rating Distance
1 Niceville Niceville FL 0.5 mi
2 Valparaiso Valparaiso FL 2 mi
3 Bluewater Bay Niceville FL 4.1 mi
4 Shalimar Shalimar FL 8.1 mi
5 Destin Destin FL 8.9 mi
6 Fort Walton Beach Fort Walton FL 11 mi
7 Mary Esther Mary Esther FL 13.3 mi
8 Crestview Crestview FL 17.8 mi
9 Freeport Freeport FL 20.2 mi
10 Navarre Navarre FL 25.1 mi
11 Milton Milton FL 34.4 mi
Base Distance
Eglin AFB 5.1 mi.
Duke Field 9.1 mi.
Hurlburt Field 14.3 mi.
Whiting Field NAS 34.7 mi.
NSA Panama City 48.9 mi.
Corry Station 49.2 mi.
Pensacola Naval Hospital 49.7 mi.
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