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How has CITRUS SPRINGS MIDDLE SCHOOL changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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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
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
3
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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.
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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
752
-66 (-8%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
17.7:1
was 16.4:1
% White
69%
was 76%
% Hispanic
15%
was 13%
% Black
6%
was 4%
% Asian
2%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About CITRUS SPRINGS MIDDLE SCHOOL
CITRUS SPRINGS MIDDLE SCHOOL is a middle-grades school of average-sized scale in CITRUS SPRINGS, Florida, operated by CITRUS, instructing 752 students in grades 6 through 8.
CITRUS runs 26 schools in total, collectively educating 15,594 students. CITRUS SPRINGS MIDDLE SCHOOL is one of those campuses.
Demographically, CITRUS SPRINGS MIDDLE SCHOOL shows that 69% of the student body identifies as White. Beyond that, the school shows 15% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, 6% Black, 2% Asian. By comparison, Citrus County as a whole is about 88% White, so the school skews considerably less White than its surroundings.
In terms of school funding signals, On paper, CITRUS SPRINGS MIDDLE SCHOOL has 43 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 17.7:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 19.6:1, putting CITRUS SPRINGS MIDDLE SCHOOL tighter than the state norm the norm. About 45% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.
After controlling for student poverty, CITRUS SPRINGS MIDDLE SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 58.9%; this one delivers 59.0%.
In the surrounding community, Citrus County reports that median household earnings sit near $56,546, roughly 21% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 12%. CITRUS SPRINGS MIDDLE SCHOOL is one of 28 public schools in Citrus County (combined enrollment of about 15,594 students).
CENTRAL RIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 3 other public schools cluster around CITRUS SPRINGS MIDDLE SCHOOL. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts CITRUS SPRINGS MIDDLE SCHOOL at 1st of 8; the average score across the group is 50.7%.
The campus sits in an outlying setting.
Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 8%: 818 students in 2018 compared to 752 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share declined from 76% to 69%. Class-load math has widened: from 16.4:1 in 2018 to 17.7:1 in 2025.
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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.