Flagler Schools' middle schools will gain a grade — and elementary schools will lose one — if the district moves forward with plans to shift sixth graders from elementary to middle schools in the 2022-2023 school year. BY THE NUMBERS 412 389 145 115 329 275 505 385 seats at Matanzas High School Moving the sixth graders will raise the district's overall student capacity and add space in overburdened elementary schools, but also put more pressure on middle school campuses, requiring the district to rezone all of the schools. The district's current grade level arrangement groups children together in elementary schools from kindergarten to sixth grade, then groups seventh- and eighth-graders for middle school, and ninth- through 12th-graders for high school.