CLEWISTON MIDDLE SCHOOL

CLEWISTON MIDDLE SCHOOL, a reasonably sized middle-grades school in CLEWISTON, Florida, run under HENDRY, educates 679 students, covering grades 6 through 8.

Across the 13 schools in HENDRY (13,430 students total), CLEWISTON MIDDLE SCHOOL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, CLEWISTON MIDDLE SCHOOL records that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 55% of enrollment; the rest is composed of 26% Black, 17% White. That composition is broadly in line with Hendry County as a whole.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 34 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 20.0:1 students per teacher. That tracks the state average closely. An estimated 69% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

After controlling for student poverty, CLEWISTON MIDDLE SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 46.8% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 42.4%.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Hendry County put median household earnings sit near $56,393, about 12% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 19%. CLEWISTON MIDDLE SCHOOL is one of 16 public schools in Hendry County (combined enrollment of about 7,592 students).

The closest other public school is WESTSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, roughly 0.9 miles away. Within five miles, there are 4 other public schools. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), CLEWISTON MIDDLE SCHOOL ranks 5th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 52.1%.

Geographically, the school is in a small-town area.

Over the past 7-year window. CLEWISTON MIDDLE SCHOOL's enrollment has declined 12% since 2018, when it stood at 775 (now 679).

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