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Enrollment
745
Middle
DISTRICT 595 · STATE 794
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HERNANDO·NCES 120081002603
D. S. PARROTT MIDDLE SCHOOL
19220 YOUTH DR, BROOKSVILLE, FL 34601 · (352) 797-7075 · Hernando County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL745 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 28% of Florida public middle schools
- CTest 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
19.6:1
38 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.8:1 · STATE 19.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
64%
475 students
DISTRICT 54% · 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 | 251 | 34% |
| Grade 7 | 229 | 31% |
| Grade 8 | 265 | 36% |
Student demographics
61%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
Test scores
FAST / B.E.S.T. 2024-25 . % at Level 3 or AboveEnglish Language Arts
45.6%
FL avg 56.7% . +11.8pp since 2023
Math
53.5%
FL avg 58.9% . +10.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 46 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 54 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 12 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 11 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 45.6% | 53.5% |
| 2023-24 | 33.9% | 42.8% |
% 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
44.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.2%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 44% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% 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 D. S. PARROTT MIDDLE SCHOOL
D. S. PARROTT MIDDLE SCHOOL's state test result (44.3% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| D. S. PARROTT MIDDLE SCHOOL this school | 745 | 63.8% | 44.3% |
| PAUL R. SMITH MIDDLE SCHOOL HOLIDAY | 830 | 64.0% | 36.8% |
| BOK ACADEMY LAKE WALES | 640 | 64.2% | 55.8% |
| HUDSON ACADEMY HUDSON | 920 | 65.5% | 34.5% |
| GULF MIDDLE SCHOOL NEW PORT RICHEY | 796 | 60.9% | 31.5% |
| FOX CHAPEL MIDDLE SCHOOL SPRING HILL | 815 | 65.2% | 38.6% |
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 D. S. PARROTT MIDDLE SCHOOL ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Hernando County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 44.3% | #412 of 560 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 53.5% | #329 of 560 ▲ 76 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 45.6% | #383 of 560 ▲ 70 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 745 | #337 of 584 | #3 of 6 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.6:1 | #309 of 547 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 61.1% | #229 of 553 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 63.8% | #122 of 565 | N/A |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +16.6% | #46 of 137 | N/A |
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
745
+30 (+4%) vs 2020
-28% since 1990-91, when it was 1,038
Student : Teacher
19.6:1
was 17.4:1
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 | 745 | 38 | 19.6:1 | 64% (475) |
| 2023-24 | 728 | 39 | 18.7:1 | 71% (518) |
| 2022-23 | 835 | 44 | 19.0:1 | 67% (559) |
| 2020-21 | 715 | 41 | 17.4:1 | 64% (455) |
| 2017-18 | 639 | 41 | 15.6:1 | 75% (479) |
| 2015-16 | 680 | 45 | 15.1:1 | 78% (530) |
| 2010-11 | 837 | 55 | 15.2:1 | 64% (533) |
| 2000-01 | 1,016 | 53 | 19.2:1 | 42% (427) |
| 1990-91 | 1,038 | 56 | 18.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for D. S. PARROTT MIDDLE SCHOOL.
About D. S. PARROTT MIDDLE SCHOOL
Federal records list D. S. PARROTT MIDDLE SCHOOL as a middle-grades school in BROOKSVILLE, Florida. The school runs grades 6 through 8 and enrolls 745 students.
D. S. PARROTT MIDDLE SCHOOL belongs to HERNANDO, a district of 29 schools and 23,734 students.
Federal enrollment data show D. S. PARROTT MIDDLE SCHOOL is 57% White. Other groups make up 20% Hispanic, 15% Black, and 8% multiracial. Hernando County as a whole is about 76% White, so the school's share is lower. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 61, compared with 70 nationally.
Classroom staffing at D. S. PARROTT MIDDLE SCHOOL totals 38 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 19.6:1. It is about the same as the 19.6:1 average for middle schools in Florida. Roughly 64% of students come from households that qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. That is higher than the 53% average for public schools in Hernando County.
Among Florida public middle schools, D. S. PARROTT MIDDLE SCHOOL outscored 28%, which works out to a C on the allk12 Grade.
D. S. PARROTT MIDDLE SCHOOL posts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 44.3%, compared with a predicted 49.2%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Florida schools on BeatsExpectations.
In the wider Hernando County area, the median household earns about $66,058 a year, about 21% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 9%. D. S. PARROTT MIDDLE SCHOOL shares Hernando County with 30 other public schools.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, HERNANDO HIGH SCHOOL, is about 2.7 miles. There are 7 other public schools within five miles. Of the 8 nearby schools with scores, including this one, D. S. PARROTT MIDDLE SCHOOL is 6th on average proficiency.
Federal records code the school's setting as Rural: Fringe.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment increased from 715 to 745, a 4% rise. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 17.4:1; by 2024-25 it was 19.6:1.
D. S. PARROTT MIDDLE SCHOOL has a community page on allk12 for topics such as special education services, counseling, and support programs. You can also rate the school on this page.
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
- HERNANDO HIGH SCHOOL2.7 mi · 1,299
- HERNANDO ESCHOOL VIRTUAL FRANCHISE2.8 mi · 46
- BROOKSVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL2.9 mi · 687
- BROOKSVILLE ENGINEERING SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY (B.E.S.T.)3.9 mi · 88
- MOTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL4.6 mi · 671
- PINE GROVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL4.7 mi · 943
Frequently asked questions
About D. S. PARROTT MIDDLE SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at D. S. PARROTT MIDDLE SCHOOL?
D. S. PARROTT MIDDLE SCHOOL enrolls approximately 745 students in grades 06-08.
Is D. S. PARROTT MIDDLE SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
D. S. PARROTT MIDDLE SCHOOL is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does D. S. PARROTT MIDDLE SCHOOL have?
D. S. PARROTT MIDDLE SCHOOL employs 38 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 19.6:1.
How diverse is D. S. PARROTT MIDDLE SCHOOL?
D. S. PARROTT MIDDLE SCHOOL reports a student body of 57% White, 20% Hispanic, 15% Black, 1% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Is D. S. PARROTT MIDDLE SCHOOL public or private?
D. S. PARROTT MIDDLE SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by HERNANDO.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.