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What's the most underrated thing about CITRUS SPRINGS MIDDLE SCHOOL that outsiders don't know?
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Enrollment
752
Middle
DISTRICT 839 · STATE 794
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CITRUS·NCES 120027002089
CITRUS SPRINGS MIDDLE SCHOOL
150 W CITRUS SPRINGS BLVD, CITRUS SPRINGS, FL 34434 · (352) 344-2244 · Citrus County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL752 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
17.7:1
43 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.6:1 · STATE 19.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
45%
335 students
DISTRICT 50% · STATE 50%
Community
6
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 | 239 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 241 | 32% |
| Grade 8 | 272 | 36% |
Student demographics
49%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 42% · 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
Test scores
FAST / B.E.S.T. 2024-25 . % at Level 3 or AboveEnglish Language Arts
58.5%
FL avg 56.7% . +0.9pp since 2023
Math
61.9%
FL avg 58.9% . +2.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 59 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 62 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Florida schools, those numbers are about 57 and 59. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 58.5% | 61.9% |
| 2023-24 | 57.6% | 59.2% |
% 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
58.9%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 59% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 59% 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 →
Schools most like CITRUS SPRINGS MIDDLE SCHOOL
CITRUS SPRINGS MIDDLE SCHOOL's state test result (59.0% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| CITRUS SPRINGS MIDDLE SCHOOL this school | 752 | 44.5% | 59.0% |
| FREEPORT MIDDLE SCHOOL FREEPORT | 790 | 45.8% | 65.2% |
| HOLLEY-NAVARRE MIDDLE SCHOOL NAVARRE | 823 | 41.4% | 70.2% |
| GREEN COVE SPRINGS JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL GREEN COVE SPRINGS | 793 | 46.5% | 69.1% |
| SEBASTIAN MIDDLE SCHOOL ST AUGUSTINE | 690 | 47.7% | 68.5% |
| LECANTO MIDDLE SCHOOL LECANTO | 786 | 40.6% | 58.8% |
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 CITRUS SPRINGS MIDDLE SCHOOL ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Florida |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 59.0% | #201 of 560 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 61.9% | #233 of 560 ▼ 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 58.5% | #213 of 560 ▼ 48 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 752 | #327 of 584 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.7:1 | #136 of 547 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 48.7% | #392 of 553 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 44.5% | #368 of 565 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.1% | #267 of 379 |
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
752
-5 (-1%) vs 2020
-3% since 2000-01, when it was 779
Student : Teacher
17.7:1
was 16.8:1
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 | 752 | 42.5 | 17.7:1 | 45% (335) |
| 2023-24 | 793 | 47.5 | 16.7:1 | 55% (434) |
| 2022-23 | 821 | 49.5 | 16.6:1 | 59% (484) |
| 2020-21 | 757 | 45 | 16.8:1 | 68% (516) |
| 2017-18 | 818 | 50 | 16.4:1 | 68% (555) |
| 2015-16 | 812 | 52 | 15.6:1 | 65% (524) |
| 2010-11 | 814 | 49 | 16.6:1 | 54% (438) |
| 2000-01 | 779 | 40 | 19.5:1 | 39% (304) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for CITRUS SPRINGS MIDDLE SCHOOL.
About CITRUS SPRINGS MIDDLE SCHOOL
CITRUS SPRINGS MIDDLE SCHOOL is a medium-sized middle-grades school serving families in CITRUS SPRINGS, Florida. The school reports 752 students in grades 6 through 8.
CITRUS operates 26 schools. Combined enrollment is 15,594 students.
CITRUS SPRINGS MIDDLE SCHOOL is 69% White by enrollment. The remaining students are 15% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, 6% Black, and 2% Asian. Among people living in Citrus County, the White share is about 88%. Pick two students at random and there is a 49% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The school employs the equivalent of 42.5 full-time teachers, for a ratio of 17.7:1. That is 1.9 students per teacher below the 19.6:1 average for middle schools in Florida. The free or reduced-price lunch rate at CITRUS SPRINGS MIDDLE SCHOOL is 45%.
CITRUS SPRINGS MIDDLE SCHOOL is graded B by allk12, scoring above 61% of Florida public middle schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, CITRUS SPRINGS MIDDLE SCHOOL is within a point of the average proficiency rate on state tests predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 59.0% actual, 58.9% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Florida.
Across Citrus County, the median household income is $56,546, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 21%, and about 12% of people live in poverty. In all, Citrus County has 28 public schools and roughly 15,594 students.
CENTRAL RIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles away. Within five miles of CITRUS SPRINGS MIDDLE SCHOOL, there are 3 other public schools. Of 8 schools in the immediate area with test results, CITRUS SPRINGS MIDDLE SCHOOL ranks 1st on average proficiency.
Under the NCES locale system, CITRUS SPRINGS MIDDLE SCHOOL is Rural: Fringe.
Enrollment was essentially flat over 4 years: 757 in 2020-21, 752 in 2024-25.
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Citrus County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
162,472
Census ACS
Median income
$56,546
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
28
15,594 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in CITRUS
- LECANTO HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,735 students
- CITRUS HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,465 students
- CRYSTAL RIVER HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,293 students
- INVERNESS MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 911 students
- CRYSTAL RIVER MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 906 students
- CITRUS SPRINGS ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 877 students
Other schools in CITRUS SPRINGS
- CITRUS SPRINGS ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 877 students
- CENTRAL RIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 801 students
Nearby schools
- CENTRAL RIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.4 mi · 801
- CITRUS SPRINGS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL3.8 mi · 877
- FOREST RIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL4.7 mi · 665
- DUNNELLON MIDDLE SCHOOL5.8 mi · 712
- HERNANDO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL6.0 mi · 730
- DUNNELLON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL7.1 mi · 644
Frequently asked questions
About CITRUS SPRINGS MIDDLE SCHOOLHow many students attend CITRUS SPRINGS MIDDLE SCHOOL?
CITRUS SPRINGS MIDDLE SCHOOL enrolls approximately 752 students in grades 06-08.
Is CITRUS SPRINGS MIDDLE SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
CITRUS SPRINGS MIDDLE SCHOOL is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at CITRUS SPRINGS MIDDLE SCHOOL?
Approximately 17.7:1 students per teacher at CITRUS SPRINGS MIDDLE SCHOOL.
How diverse is CITRUS SPRINGS MIDDLE SCHOOL?
CITRUS SPRINGS MIDDLE SCHOOL reports a student body of 69% White, 15% Hispanic, 6% Black, 2% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees CITRUS SPRINGS MIDDLE SCHOOL?
CITRUS SPRINGS MIDDLE SCHOOL is overseen by CITRUS in Citrus County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.