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Enrollment
679
Middle
DISTRICT 755 · STATE 794
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HENDRY·NCES 120078000884
CLEWISTON MIDDLE SCHOOL
601 W PASADENA AVE, CLEWISTON, FL 33440 · (863) 983-1530 · Hendry County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL679 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 26% of Florida public middle schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats 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
20.0:1
34 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.9:1 · STATE 19.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
69%
466 students
DISTRICT 68% · 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 | 249 | 37% |
| Grade 7 | 198 | 29% |
| Grade 8 | 232 | 34% |
Student demographics
60%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 62% · 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
39.5%
FL avg 56.7% . -0.8pp since 2023
Math
49.3%
FL avg 58.9% . +0.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 40 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 49 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 have held steady.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 39.5% | 49.3% |
| 2023-24 | 40.4% | 48.6% |
% 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
42.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
46.8%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 42% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 47% 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 CLEWISTON MIDDLE SCHOOL
CLEWISTON MIDDLE SCHOOL's state test result (42.4% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| CLEWISTON MIDDLE SCHOOL this school | 679 | 68.6% | 42.4% |
| DOWDELL MIDDLE MAGNET SCHOOL TAMPA | 657 | 66.7% | 34.7% |
| ELECTA LEE MAGNET MIDDLE SCHOOL BRADENTON | 679 | 68.8% | 31.0% |
| AVON PARK MIDDLE SCHOOL AVON PARK | 600 | 70.3% | 42.9% |
| DUNDEE RIDGE MIDDLE ACADEMY DUNDEE | 725 | 72.0% | 54.8% |
| JENNINGS MIDDLE SCHOOL SEFFNER | 686 | 67.3% | 27.4% |
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 CLEWISTON MIDDLE SCHOOL ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Florida |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 42.4% | #438 of 560 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 49.3% | #383 of 560 ▼ 41 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 39.5% | #456 of 560 ▼ 74 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 679 | #391 of 584 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.0:1 | #335 of 547 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 59.9% | #256 of 553 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 68.6% | #69 of 565 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -12.4% | #204 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
679
-44 (-6%) vs 2020
-7% since 1990-91, when it was 731
Student : Teacher
20.0:1
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 | 679 | 34 | 20.0:1 | 69% (466) |
| 2023-24 | 635 | 34 | 18.7:1 | 76% (484) |
| 2022-23 | 741 | 32 | 23.2:1 | 78% (575) |
| 2020-21 | 723 | 43 | 16.8:1 | 74% (532) |
| 2017-18 | 775 | 39 | 19.9:1 | 85% (656) |
| 2015-16 | 704 | 32 | 22.0:1 | 60% (423) |
| 2010-11 | 768 | 33 | 23.3:1 | 78% (602) |
| 2000-01 | 1,025 | 40 | 25.6:1 | 67% (690) |
| 1990-91 | 731 | 40 | 18.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for CLEWISTON MIDDLE SCHOOL.
About CLEWISTON MIDDLE SCHOOL
CLEWISTON MIDDLE SCHOOL is classified as a middle school. It is located in CLEWISTON, Florida. The school's enrollment of 679 students covers grades 6 through 8.
HENDRY oversees CLEWISTON MIDDLE SCHOOL and 12 other schools, with 13,430 students in total.
By race and ethnicity, CLEWISTON MIDDLE SCHOOL is 55% Hispanic. The rest of enrollment is 26% Black and 17% White. The Hispanic share in Hendry County as a whole is similar, at about 58%. CLEWISTON MIDDLE SCHOOL has a diversity index of 60%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Dividing enrollment by its 34 full-time-equivalent teachers gives a ratio of about 20.0:1. Middle schools in Florida have a similar average ratio of 19.6:1. Eligible students account for 69% of enrollment in the free or reduced-price lunch program.
The allk12 Grade for CLEWISTON MIDDLE SCHOOL is C. Compared with Florida public middle schools, the school scored higher than 26% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, CLEWISTON MIDDLE SCHOOL is 4.4 points below its prediction. Actual: 42.4%. Predicted: 46.8%.
Hendry County has these Census figures: median household income is about $56,393, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 12% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 19%. The public schools of Hendry County number 16 and enroll about 7,592.
Nearest public school: WESTSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, about 0.9 miles away. The five-mile area around CLEWISTON MIDDLE SCHOOL holds 4 other public schools. Local comparison: CLEWISTON MIDDLE SCHOOL ranks 5th of 7 nearby schools, at 42.4% versus a 52.1% average.
NCES lists the school's locale as Town: Distant. That means it sits in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
The number of students declined from 723 to 679 over 4 years. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio rose from 16.8:1 to 20.0:1.
Conversations here can range across sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Hendry County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
42,382
Census ACS
Median income
$56,393
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
12%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
19%
Below federal line
Schools in county
16
7,592 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in HENDRY
- DIGITAL ACADEMY OF FLORIDACombined · 6,069 students
- LABELLE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,422 students
- CLEWISTON HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 966 students
- COUNTRY OAKS ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 935 students
- LABELLE MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 830 students
- EDWARD A. UPTHEGROVE ELEMENTARYElementary · 552 students
Other schools in CLEWISTON
- CLEWISTON HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 966 students
- CENTRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 547 students
- WESTSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 480 students
- EASTSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 477 students
- Ahfachkee Day SchoolCombined · 231 students
- MONTURA EARLY LEARNING CENTERElementary · 22 students
Nearby schools
- WESTSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.9 mi · 480
- EASTSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.9 mi · 477
- CENTRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.9 mi · 547
- CLEWISTON HIGH SCHOOL1.4 mi · 966
- MOORE HAVEN MIDDLE HIGH SCHOOL.11.1 mi · 498
- MOORE HAVEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL11.2 mi · 344
Frequently asked questions
About CLEWISTON MIDDLE SCHOOLHow many students attend CLEWISTON MIDDLE SCHOOL?
CLEWISTON MIDDLE SCHOOL enrolls approximately 679 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does CLEWISTON MIDDLE SCHOOL serve?
CLEWISTON MIDDLE SCHOOL serves grades 06-08.
How many teachers does CLEWISTON MIDDLE SCHOOL have?
CLEWISTON MIDDLE SCHOOL employs 34 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 20.0:1.
What is the student diversity at CLEWISTON MIDDLE SCHOOL?
Student demographics at CLEWISTON MIDDLE SCHOOL are roughly 17% White, 55% Hispanic, 26% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is CLEWISTON MIDDLE SCHOOL in?
CLEWISTON MIDDLE SCHOOL is part of HENDRY.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.