Griffin Middle, 800 Alabama St.: grades 6 to 8, 486 students in 2023-24 and a C in Florida's 2026 school grades.

Last checked Oct. 11, 2026. Sources: the school’s website, Leon County Schools’ school directory, zone maps and 2026-27 calendar, the Florida Department of Education’s 2026 school grades file, the Tallahassee-Leon County GIS address points, the federal NCES school directory.

Griffin Middle School is the Leon County Schools middle school for grades 6 to 8 at 800 Alabama St., Tallahassee.

Who to call
Address 800 Alabama St., Tallahassee, FL 32304
Phone 850-617-5353
Grades 6 to 8
District Leon County Schools
2026 state grade C

Principal

Principal Kerri Anderson, according to the school’s website.

Enrollment and teachers

  • Federal count: 486 students in the 2023-24 school year, the latest year in the NCES school directory, with 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, or about 16 students per teacher.
  • Economically disadvantaged students: 100% in the state’s 2026 grades file.

State report card

Florida grades every public school A to F each year. The grade is the share of possible points a school earns on state test results and learning gains and, for middle and high schools, acceleration measures and, for high schools, the graduation rate, according to the Florida Department of Education.

School year Grade
2025-26 C (48% of possible points)
2024-25 D
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: 38%
  • Science: 30%
  • Social studies: 73%
  • Middle school acceleration: 48%

The full report card, with results by grade and student group, is on the state’s Florida school report cards site. It is an interactive dashboard; the figures above come from the downloadable grades file.

Attendance zone and feeder schools

Check any address with the district’s School Zones page, which links separate elementary, middle and high school zone lookups.

Laying the district’s middle school zone map over the Tallahassee-Leon County GIS address points, the Griffin Middle zone takes in about 20% of the addresses inside Tallahassee city limits, and 87% of the zone’s 24,015 addresses are inside the city.

The district does not publish a feeder list: students are zoned by address for each level. The elementary zones inside the Griffin Middle zone on the district’s maps are Astoria Park Elementary, Riley Elementary, Ruediger Elementary and Springwood Elementary. The high school zones that overlap it are Godby High and Leon High.

Families who want a school outside their zone can apply through controlled open enrollment; when applicants outnumber seats, the district holds a computerized random selection.

Calendar and bell times

From the district’s 2026-27 calendar, which applies to every Leon County district school:

  • Monday, Oct. 12: teacher planning day, no school for students
  • Wednesday, Nov. 11: Veterans Day, schools closed
  • Nov. 23-27: Thanksgiving break
  • Dec. 21 to Jan. 1: winter break; students return Tuesday, Jan. 5, 2027
  • March 15-19, 2027: spring break
  • Thursday, May 27, 2027: last day of school

The school’s website lists school hours as 9:30 a.m. to 3:50 p.m. Call the front office to confirm this year’s times.

Programs

Griffin is the only Leon County middle school with a state-registered Career and Professional Education (CAPE) academy, in information technology, according to the district’s Griffin page.

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Frequently asked questions

What grades does Griffin Middle serve?

Grades 6 to 8. It is part of Leon County Schools, at 800 Alabama St., Tallahassee, FL 32304.

What is Griffin Middle’s school grade?

Griffin Middle earned a C in Florida’s 2026 school grades, with 48% of possible points. It earned a D in 2025.

Who is the principal of Griffin Middle?

Kerri Anderson, according to the school’s website.

Which high school does Griffin Middle feed into?

The district zones each level by address. The high school zones that overlap the Griffin Middle zone are Godby High and Leon High.

What time does Griffin Middle start?

The school’s website lists a start time of 9:30 a.m.; call 850-617-5353 to confirm.