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Enrollment
1,089
Middle
DISTRICT 843 · STATE 794
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LAKE·NCES 120105007239
EAST RIDGE MIDDLE SCHOOL
13201 EXCALIBUR RD, CLERMONT, FL 34711 · (352) 536-8020 · Lake County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL1,089 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
18.8:1
58 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.0:1 · STATE 19.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
21%
227 students
DISTRICT 42% · 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 | 356 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 355 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 378 | 35% |
Student demographics
68%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 68% · 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
69.0%
FL avg 56.7% . +6.3pp since 2023
Math
70.8%
FL avg 58.9% . +0.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 69 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 71 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 6 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 69.0% | 70.8% |
| 2023-24 | 62.7% | 70.0% |
% 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
66.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
70.7%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 67% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 71% 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 EAST RIDGE MIDDLE SCHOOL
EAST RIDGE MIDDLE SCHOOL's state test result (66.7% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| EAST RIDGE MIDDLE SCHOOL this school | 1,089 | 20.8% | 66.7% |
| SUNRIDGE MIDDLE WINTER GARDEN | 1,108 | 19.1% | 70.6% |
| OMNI MIDDLE SCHOOL BOCA RATON | 951 | 24.1% | 69.5% |
| LOGGERS' RUN COMMUNITY MIDDLE SCHOOL BOCA RATON | 1,114 | 23.2% | 71.5% |
| POLO PARK MIDDLE SCHOOL WELLINGTON | 1,122 | 25.6% | 71.0% |
| DON ESTRIDGE HIGH TECH MIDDLE SCHOOL BOCA RATON | 1,270 | 19.2% | 89.0% |
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 EAST RIDGE MIDDLE SCHOOL ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Lake County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 66.7% | #120 of 560 | #1 of 9 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 70.8% | #153 of 560 ▼ 32 | #1 of 9 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 69.0% | #111 of 560 ▲ 4 | #1 of 9 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,089 | #100 of 584 | #1 of 9 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.8:1 | #233 of 547 | #7 of 9 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 68.1% | #89 of 553 | #4 of 9 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 20.8% | #520 of 565 | #9 of 9 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.5% | #338 of 379 | #5 of 7 |
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
1,089
+100 (+10%) vs 2020
+2% since 2010-11, when it was 1,071
Student : Teacher
18.8:1
was 18.0:1
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 | 1,089 | 58 | 18.8:1 | 21% (227) |
| 2023-24 | 1,094 | 58 | 18.9:1 | 22% (245) |
| 2022-23 | 1,182 | 63 | 18.8:1 | 29% (340) |
| 2020-21 | 989 | 55 | 18.0:1 | 29% (283) |
| 2017-18 | 1,129 | 68 | 16.6:1 | 46% (519) |
| 2015-16 | 1,132 | 65 | 17.4:1 | 47% (534) |
| 2010-11 | 1,071 | 64 | 16.7:1 | 44% (466) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for EAST RIDGE MIDDLE SCHOOL.
About EAST RIDGE MIDDLE SCHOOL
EAST RIDGE MIDDLE SCHOOL is a mid-sized middle-grades school with its address in CLERMONT, Florida. Enrollment totals 1,089 students across grades 6 through 8. On average, middle schools in Florida enroll around 794, and this school is 37% bigger than that mark.
LAKE operates 60 schools. Combined enrollment is 47,997 students.
No group is above 50% at EAST RIDGE MIDDLE SCHOOL; the largest is White, at 44%. Beyond that, enrollment is 32% Hispanic, 13% Black, 5% Asian, and 5% multiracial. The White share of the county population is higher, at 67%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, EAST RIDGE MIDDLE SCHOOL scores 68%.
EAST RIDGE MIDDLE SCHOOL lists 58 full-time-equivalent teachers; that is about 18.8 students per teacher. Across middle schools in Florida, the average ratio is 19.6:1. Free or reduced-price lunch covers 21% of the student body. The 38% average for public schools in Lake County is 17 points higher.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for EAST RIDGE MIDDLE SCHOOL is -4.1 points: 66.7% actual, 70.7% predicted.
For the population of Lake County, the median household earns about $73,161 a year, about 28% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 6% of residents are in poverty. Across Lake County, 67 public schools serve about 47,997 students.
EAST RIDGE HIGH SCHOOL, about 0.4 miles away, is the closest public school. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Of the 8 nearby schools with scores, including this one, EAST RIDGE MIDDLE SCHOOL is 4th on average proficiency.
The school's locale code, Suburb: Large, means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
In 2024-25, the school enrolled 1,089, up from 989 in 2020-21.
On allk12, people connected to EAST RIDGE MIDDLE SCHOOL can post about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Lake County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
412,924
Census ACS
Median income
$73,161
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
28%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
67
47,997 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in LAKE
- EAST RIDGE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,683 students
- LAKE MINNEOLA HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,309 students
- SOUTH LAKE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,137 students
- MINNEOLA CHARTER SCHOOLElementary · 1,763 students
- LEESBURG HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,724 students
- AURELIA M. COLE ACADEMYElementary · 1,500 students
Other schools in CLERMONT
- EAST RIDGE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,683 students
- AURELIA M. COLE ACADEMYElementary · 1,500 students
- IMAGINE SCHOOLS AT SOUTH LAKEElementary · 1,064 students
- WINDY HILL MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 1,017 students
- LOST LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 997 students
- LAKE POINTE ACADEMYElementary · 985 students
Other East Ridge Middle schools
3 other US public schools in 3 states are named East Ridge Middle. EAST RIDGE MIDDLE SCHOOL is the largest of the 4.
- East Ridge Middle SchoolChattanooga, TN · 591 students
- East Ridge Middle SchoolWhitesburg, TN · 528 students
- East Ridge Middle SchoolRidgefield, CT · 489 students
Nearby schools
- EAST RIDGE HIGH SCHOOL0.4 mi · 2,683
- LOST LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.0 mi · 997
- PINECREST LAKES MIDDLE/HIGH ACADEMY1.2 mi · 262
- LINCOLN PARK EDUCATION CENTER1.9 mi · 71
- WINDY HILL MIDDLE SCHOOL1.9 mi · 1,017
- PINECREST LAKES ACADEMY2.2 mi · 1,096
Frequently asked questions
About EAST RIDGE MIDDLE SCHOOLHow many students attend EAST RIDGE MIDDLE SCHOOL?
EAST RIDGE MIDDLE SCHOOL enrolls approximately 1,089 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does EAST RIDGE MIDDLE SCHOOL serve?
EAST RIDGE MIDDLE SCHOOL serves grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at EAST RIDGE MIDDLE SCHOOL?
Approximately 18.8:1 students per teacher at EAST RIDGE MIDDLE SCHOOL.
How diverse is EAST RIDGE MIDDLE SCHOOL?
EAST RIDGE MIDDLE SCHOOL reports a student body of 44% White, 32% Hispanic, 13% Black, 5% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees EAST RIDGE MIDDLE SCHOOL?
EAST RIDGE MIDDLE SCHOOL is overseen by LAKE in Lake County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.