Nims Middle, 723 W. Orange Ave.: grades 6 to 8, 564 students in 2023-24 and a D 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.

R. Frank Nims Middle School is the Leon County Schools middle school for grades 6 to 8 at 723 W. Orange Ave., Tallahassee.

Who to call
Address 723 W. Orange Ave., Tallahassee, FL 32310
Phone 850-617-6161
Grades 6 to 8
District Leon County Schools
2026 state grade D

Principal

Principal Delshuana Jackson, according to the school’s website.

Enrollment and teachers

  • Federal count: 564 students in the 2023-24 school year, the latest year in the NCES school directory, with 37 full-time-equivalent teachers, or about 15 students per teacher.
  • School’s own figure: the school’s website lists enrollment of 830 students.
  • 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 D (39% of possible points)
2024-25 C
2023-24 B

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: 31%
  • Math: 26%
  • Science: 30%
  • Social studies: 47%
  • Middle school acceleration: 74%

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 Nims Middle zone takes in about 20% of the addresses inside Tallahassee city limits, and 74% of the zone’s 28,600 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 Nims Middle zone on the district’s maps are Bond Elementary, Oak Ridge Elementary, Pineview Elementary, Sabal Palm Elementary and Woodville School. The high school zones that overlap it are Godby High, Leon High and Rickards 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., with campus supervision from 8:45 a.m. to 4:15 p.m. Call the front office to confirm this year’s times.

Programs

Nims runs the district’s Pre-Law Magnet, a sixth through eighth grade program in legal studies, according to the district’s Nims page.

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Frequently asked questions

What grades does Nims Middle serve?

Grades 6 to 8. It is part of Leon County Schools, at 723 W. Orange Ave., Tallahassee, FL 32310.

What is Nims Middle’s school grade?

Nims Middle earned a D in Florida’s 2026 school grades, with 39% of possible points. It earned a C in 2025.

Who is the principal of Nims Middle?

Delshuana Jackson, according to the school’s website.

Which high school does Nims Middle feed into?

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

What time does Nims Middle start?

The school’s website lists a start time of 9:30 a.m.; call 850-617-6161 to confirm.