Jinks Middle School, 600 W. 11th St.: grades 6-8, 541 students (2024-25), a C in Florida's 2026 school grades. Zoned for 76% of city homes. 850-767-4695.
Last checked Oct. 10, 2026. Sources: Bay District Schools, its 2026-27 academic calendar, start and end times and transportation page, the school’s website, Bay County’s school zone map, the Florida Department of Education’s 2026 school grades and the federal NCES school directory.
Jinks Middle School is the Bay District Schools middle school on West 11th Street, inside the Panama City limits. It is the zoned middle school for most of the city: about 76% of the residential addresses inside the city limits fall in its zone on Bay County’s school zone maps, and all of them go on to Bay High.
Who to call
- Front office: 850-767-4695, 600 W. 11th St., Panama City, FL 32401
- School website: bay.k12.fl.us/o/jinks
- Which school am I zoned for? School Choice and Zoning, 850-767-4328, or the district’s School Zone and Bus Route search
- Buses: district Transportation, 850-767-4495; the route manager line for Jinks and nearby schools is 850-767-4489
| Address | 600 W. 11th St., Panama City, FL 32401 |
| Phone | 850-767-4695 |
| Grades | 6 to 8 |
| Principal | Chris Coan |
| 2026 state grade | C (47% of points) |
Principal. Chris Coan is the principal, according to the school’s website.
Enrollment and teachers
- Federal count: 541 students in the 2024-25 school year, with 30 full-time-equivalent classroom teachers, according to the NCES directory. That is about 18 students per teacher.
State report card
Florida gave Jinks a C in its 2026 school grades, with 47% of the points possible, its third C in a row, according to the Florida Department of Education’s 2026 school grades file. The school’s state report card has results by student group; it is an interactive dashboard that could not be read for this page.
| 2026 school grade measure | Result |
|---|---|
| School grade | C (47% of points) |
| English language arts achievement | 41% |
| English language arts learning gains | 51% |
| Math achievement | 37% |
| Math learning gains | 48% |
| Science achievement | 37% |
| Social studies achievement | 66% |
| Middle school acceleration | 41% |
Florida grades schools A to F on the share of possible points earned across these measures. Achievement is the share of tested students on grade level; learning gains is the share who improved from the year before. For a middle school, A is 64% of points or more, B is 57% to 63% and C is 44% to 56%, the state’s file says.
Attendance zone and feeder schools
Bay District Schools assigns schools by home address. We checked all 16,380 residential address points inside the city limits in Bay County’s address records against the county’s school zone maps. About 76% are zoned for Jinks. The rest of the city is zoned for Merritt Brown Middle (14%), Mowat Middle in Lynn Haven (8%) or the middle grades at Rutherford (2%).
Feeder schools. The district does not publish a feeder list, and each level has its own zone map. Of the city addresses zoned for Jinks, the maps place:
- Elementary: Northside for 31%, Lucille Moore for 24%, Merriam Cherry Street for 23%, Oscar Patterson Academy for 17% and Hiland Park for 5%
- High school: Bay High for all of them
Confirm any address with the district’s School Zone and Bus Route search.
Calendar and bell times
From the district’s 2026-27 student calendar:
- Monday, Oct. 12: Columbus Day, no school
- Wednesday, Oct. 21: first-quarter report cards in the parent portal
- Wednesday, Oct. 28: teacher planning day, no school for students
- Wednesday, Nov. 11: Veterans Day, no school
- Nov. 23-27: Thanksgiving break
- Monday, Dec. 21: winter break begins; students return Tuesday, Jan. 5, 2027
Bell times. Jinks runs 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., and middle schools dismiss at 1 p.m. on early-release days, according to the district’s 2026-27 start and end times.
More on Panama City schools
- The school’s page on the Bay District Schools website
- Every public school in Panama City, with zones and report cards
- Our Panama City schools guide for registration, the full calendar and School Board meetings
Frequently asked questions
What grades does Jinks Middle School serve?
Jinks serves grades 6 through 8. It is at 600 W. 11th St. in Panama City, and its main line is 850-767-4695.
What is Jinks Middle School’s Florida school grade?
Jinks earned a C in Florida’s 2026 school grades, with 47% of possible points, its third C in a row.
Which high school does Jinks Middle feed into?
Bay High. Every Panama City address zoned for Jinks Middle on Bay County’s zone maps is also zoned for Bay High School.
What time does Jinks Middle School start?
Jinks runs 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. on the district’s 2026-27 schedule. On early-release days, middle schools dismiss at 1 p.m.
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