Once known as Kirby-Smith Middle School, Springfield Middle School is a magnet program school that offers several math, science and technology options.
The science, technology, engineering, arts and math, or STEAM, program includes concentrations such as information technology, digital media, coding, engineering, and visual and performing arts, and math, science and technology. The school also has an accelerated program. Gifted students participate in an academically talented curriculum that challenges the individual. This allows earning high school credits in algebra, geometry, Spanish, biology, and African American history. Participants engage in competitions and critical thinking projects. Springfield Middle School sponsors many athletic opportunities and clubs. Sports include football, swimming, soccer, softball, and more. Activities and clubs available are dance team, art, zoological society, robotics, yearbook and band.
The circa-1923 Mediterranean Revival-style building has elements of Spanish and Italian architecture and is on the National Register of Historic Places.
Springfield Middle School
Public Middle School
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Grade 6-8
2034 Hubbard St,
Jacksonville, FL
Duval County Public Schools
School Details
Head of School
Ms. Deshune Bush
Student Teacher Ratio
19:1
Math Proficiency
59%
Reading Proficiency
49%
Niche Grade
B
B
Source: Niche
Niche Grade Details
Academics
Reading Proficiency
49%
Math Proficiency
59%
Teachers
Student Teacher Ratio
19:1
Teachers
45
Full Time Teachers
45
Teachers in First or Second Year
13.6%
GreatSchools Rating
5
Source: GreatSchools
GreatSchools Rating Details
Test Scores
Math
20%
State Average
20%
Science
17%
State Average
23%
Teachers and Staff
Students Per Counselor
456:1
Student Diversity
Male
61.8%
Female
38.2%
Black
80.1%
White
8.6%
Hispanic
6%
Two or more races
3.6%
Specialty School Programs
Free/Reduced Lunch Offered
This School’s Reviews
Niche Reviews
2/14/2018
Kirby Smith Middle School is a STEM magnet school in downtown Jacksonville, Florida. I received an excellent education there, and had some of the best teachers in the city. Several of my favorite teachers are no longer there because they either moved or retired. I was lucky to have such experienced teachers on my journey.
GreatSchools Reviews
2/27/2026
This school is a joke, where to start the teachers have no clue how to control a classroom, the teachers love to give students zeros for grades and kick students out of the classroom. I have never spoken to an adult here at this school and only ever my 11-year-old. The school does not have an onsite...
9/10/2025
This school has so much potential and I’m not sure if leadership knows what to do with it. The district doesn’t give as much support either. For safety, they put some things in place that are helpful in some ways. However, I don’t feel that they enforce things consistently and fairly at the school,...
8/1/2025
Hello! I am a current student at Springfield Middle school, a soon to be eighth grader. I dont have many problems with the school, other than the fact the deans often pick and choose with who they discipline and I find it extremely odd. Last year, in 6th grade, one of my “chubbier” friends as you co...
3/2/2023
My kid is getting bullied and they do nothing with the kid that bullies him I do not recommend this school
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Average Home Value
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Springfield Middle School is a public school for students in grades 6-8 in Jacksonville, FL and is served by the Duval County Public Schools in Florida. Annual tuition is $0. The school has a total enrollment of 874 and maintains a student-teacher ratio of 19:1. Academic records show that 59% of students achieve proficiency in math, and 49% are proficient in reading. Springfield Middle School has received feedback and ratings, with a Niche grade of B and a GreatSchools Rating of 4 out of 10. The average home value in this area is $280,963. Discover additional schools in the area, like HORIZON INSTITUTE-0521, Darnell Cookman Middle/High School, Mt. Herman Exceptional Student Center, and more. Learn more about what Jacksonville has to offer, and browse homes for sale and for rent near Springfield Middle School.