Enrollment
88
Middle
DISTRICT 595 · STATE 794
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HERNANDO·NCES 120081008214
BROOKSVILLE ENGINEERING SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY (B.E.S.T.)
835 SCHOOL ST, BROOKSVILLE, FL 34601 · (352) 544-2373 · Hernando County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE31-TOWNCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL88 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 61% of Florida public middle schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Florida public middle schools
Student : Teacher
14.7:1
6 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.8:1 · STATE 19.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
45%
40 students
DISTRICT 54% · STATE 50%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 18 | 20% |
| Grade 7 | 50 | 57% |
| Grade 8 | 20 | 23% |
Student demographics
54%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 61% · STATE 70% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
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FAST / B.E.S.T. 2024-25 . % at Level 3 or AboveEnglish Language Arts
68.7%
FL avg 56.7% . +9.6pp since 2023
Math
60.0%
FL avg 58.9% . +12.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 69 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 60 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Florida schools, those numbers are about 57 and 59. Reading and writing scores are up about 10 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 13 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 68.7% | 60.0% |
| 2023-24 | 59.1% | 47.1% |
% at Level 3 or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: FAST / B.E.S.T.. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
59.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
58.4%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 59% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 58% typical for Florida schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Florida's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
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BROOKSVILLE ENGINEERING SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY (B.E.S.T.)'s state test result (59.0% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| BROOKSVILLE ENGINEERING SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY (B.E.S.T.) this school | 88 | 45.5% | 59.0% |
| ALACHUA LEARNING ACADEMY MIDDLE ALACHUA | 63 | 34.9% | 91.1% |
| NORTHWEST FLORIDA BALLET ACADEMIE FORT WALTON BEACH | 134 | 33.6% | 94.3% |
| OCALI CHARTER MIDDLE SCHOOL OCALA | 194 | 49.5% | 49.7% |
| SEBASTIAN CHARTER JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL SEBASTIAN | 295 | 48.1% | 78.0% |
| MANGROVE BAY MIDDLE SCHOOL ST PETERSBURG | 317 | 48.9% | N/A |
Matched among Florida middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where BROOKSVILLE ENGINEERING SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY (B.E.S.T.) ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Hernando County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 88 | #570 of 584 | #6 of 6 |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
88
-2 (-2%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
14.7:1
was 15.0:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 88 | 6 | 14.7:1 | 45% (40) |
| 2023-24 | 97 | 6 | 16.2:1 | 51% (49) |
| 2022-23 | 78 | 6 | 13.0:1 | 53% (41) |
| 2020-21 | 90 | 6 | 15.0:1 | 53% (48) |
| 2017-18 | 128 | 7 | 18.3:1 | 74% (95) |
| 2015-16 | 125 | 8 | 15.6:1 | 57% (71) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for BROOKSVILLE ENGINEERING SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY (B.E.S.T.).
About BROOKSVILLE ENGINEERING SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY (B.E.S.T.)
BROOKSVILLE, Florida, is home to BROOKSVILLE ENGINEERING SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY (B.E.S.T.), a small middle school. The grade span is 6 through 8, and enrollment is 88 students. An average school in this group (middle schools in Florida) has about 794 students.
HERNANDO enrolls 23,734 students in 29 schools, including BROOKSVILLE ENGINEERING SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY (B.E.S.T.).
At BROOKSVILLE ENGINEERING SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY (B.E.S.T.), White students make up 64% of the student body. After that, the student body is 23% Hispanic, 6% Black, 6% multiracial, and 2% Asian. Census figures show Hernando County is about 76% White. The school's diversity index is 54%, meaning two students picked at random have a 54% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Federal staffing data show 6 full-time-equivalent teachers at BROOKSVILLE ENGINEERING SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY (B.E.S.T.) and a ratio of 14.7:1. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 19.6:1 average for middle schools in Florida. The count of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch equals 45% of enrollment. That is lower than the 53% average for public schools in Hernando County.
Measured against Florida public middle schools, BROOKSVILLE ENGINEERING SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY (B.E.S.T.) receives a B. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
BROOKSVILLE ENGINEERING SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY (B.E.S.T.)'s actual average proficiency rate on state tests (59.0%) and its predicted rate (58.4%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Florida schools.
Census estimates describe Hernando County this way: the median household income is $66,058, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 21% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 9%. In all, Hernando County has 31 public schools and roughly 23,734 students.
The nearest other public school, MOTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, is about 0.7 miles away. There are 5 more public schools inside five miles. Among the 7 closest schools with test data, this one included, BROOKSVILLE ENGINEERING SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY (B.E.S.T.) ranks 2nd on average proficiency.
The school's federal locale classification is Town: Fringe. Charter status: BROOKSVILLE ENGINEERING SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY (B.E.S.T.) is a public charter school.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment held near 88, starting from 90.
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Hernando County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
207,018
Census ACS
Median income
$66,058
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
31
23,734 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in HERNANDO
- FRANK W. SPRINGSTEAD HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,853 students
- WINDING WATERS K-8Elementary · 1,613 students
- EXPLORER K-8Elementary · 1,544 students
- CHALLENGER K-8 SCHOOL OF SCIENCE AND MATHElementary · 1,456 students
- CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,444 students
- WEEKI WACHEE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,437 students
Other schools in BROOKSVILLE
- CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,444 students
- HERNANDO HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,299 students
- NATURE COAST TECHNICAL HIGHHigh · 1,293 students
- POWELL MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 1,041 students
- PINE GROVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 943 students
- CHOCACHATTI ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 783 students
Nearby schools
- MOTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.7 mi · 671
- HERNANDO HIGH SCHOOL1.4 mi · 1,299
- BROOKSVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.5 mi · 687
- HERNANDO ESCHOOL VIRTUAL FRANCHISE1.8 mi · 46
- D. S. PARROTT MIDDLE SCHOOL3.9 mi · 745
- EASTSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL5.4 mi · 754
Frequently asked questions
About BROOKSVILLE ENGINEERING SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY (B.E.S.T.)How many students attend BROOKSVILLE ENGINEERING SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY (B.E.S.T.)?
BROOKSVILLE ENGINEERING SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY (B.E.S.T.) enrolls approximately 88 students in grades 06-08.
Is BROOKSVILLE ENGINEERING SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY (B.E.S.T.) an elementary, middle, or high school?
BROOKSVILLE ENGINEERING SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY (B.E.S.T.) is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does BROOKSVILLE ENGINEERING SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY (B.E.S.T.) have?
BROOKSVILLE ENGINEERING SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY (B.E.S.T.) employs 6 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.7:1.
How diverse is BROOKSVILLE ENGINEERING SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY (B.E.S.T.)?
BROOKSVILLE ENGINEERING SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY (B.E.S.T.) reports a student body of 64% White, 23% Hispanic, 6% Black, 2% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees BROOKSVILLE ENGINEERING SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY (B.E.S.T.)?
BROOKSVILLE ENGINEERING SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY (B.E.S.T.) is overseen by HERNANDO in Hernando County.
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