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Enrollment
815
Middle
DISTRICT 595 · STATE 794
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HERNANDO·NCES 120081002067
FOX CHAPEL MIDDLE SCHOOL
9412 FOX CHAPEL LN, SPRING HILL, FL 34606 · (352) 797-7025 · Hernando County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE22-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL815 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
18.1:1
45 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.8:1 · STATE 19.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
65%
531 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 | 298 | 37% |
| Grade 7 | 229 | 28% |
| Grade 8 | 288 | 35% |
Student demographics
60%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
44.1%
FL avg 56.7% . +9.8pp since 2023
Math
40.4%
FL avg 58.9% . +10.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 44 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 40 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 10 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 10 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 44.1% | 40.4% |
| 2023-24 | 34.4% | 30.0% |
% 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
38.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.5%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 39% 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 FOX CHAPEL MIDDLE SCHOOL
FOX CHAPEL MIDDLE SCHOOL's state test result (38.6% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| FOX CHAPEL MIDDLE SCHOOL this school | 815 | 65.2% | 38.6% |
| PAUL R. SMITH MIDDLE SCHOOL HOLIDAY | 830 | 64.0% | 36.8% |
| BAYONET POINT MIDDLE SCHOOL NEW PORT RICHEY | 668 | 62.7% | 34.5% |
| BOK ACADEMY LAKE WALES | 640 | 64.2% | 55.8% |
| CHASCO MIDDLE SCHOOL PORT RICHEY | 622 | 64.3% | 37.2% |
| SEBASTIAN RIVER MIDDLE SCHOOL SEBASTIAN | 775 | 61.4% | 57.8% |
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 FOX CHAPEL MIDDLE SCHOOL ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Hernando County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 38.6% | #484 of 560 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 40.4% | #479 of 560 ▲ 43 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 44.1% | #400 of 560 ▲ 48 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 815 | #284 of 584 | #2 of 6 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.1:1 | #173 of 547 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 60.1% | #250 of 553 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 65.2% | #110 of 565 | N/A |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +12.0% | #62 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
815
+105 (+15%) vs 2020
-23% since 1990-91, when it was 1,052
Student : Teacher
18.1:1
was 17.3:1
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 | 815 | 45 | 18.1:1 | 65% (531) |
| 2023-24 | 779 | 49 | 15.9:1 | 70% (547) |
| 2022-23 | 862 | 46 | 18.7:1 | 69% (594) |
| 2020-21 | 710 | 41 | 17.3:1 | 68% (480) |
| 2017-18 | 728 | 46 | 15.8:1 | 72% (525) |
| 2015-16 | 547 | 37 | 14.8:1 | 86% (473) |
| 2010-11 | 717 | 51 | 14.1:1 | 65% (469) |
| 2000-01 | 1,100 | 49 | 22.4:1 | 45% (500) |
| 1990-91 | 1,052 | 58 | 18.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for FOX CHAPEL MIDDLE SCHOOL.
About FOX CHAPEL MIDDLE SCHOOL
FOX CHAPEL MIDDLE SCHOOL is a mid-sized middle-grades school located in SPRING HILL, Florida. The school offers grades 6 through 8 and enrolls 815 students.
Federal data list 29 schools in HERNANDO, with 23,734 students enrolled.
White students are 53% of those enrolled at FOX CHAPEL MIDDLE SCHOOL. The next largest groups are 34% Hispanic, 7% Black, and 6% multiracial. In Hernando County overall, about 76% of residents are White. The diversity index for FOX CHAPEL MIDDLE SCHOOL is 60%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
FOX CHAPEL MIDDLE SCHOOL reports a ratio of 18.1 students per teacher, from 45 full-time-equivalent teachers. The gap from the 19.6:1 average for middle schools in Florida is 1.5 students per teacher. Student poverty is often measured by lunch eligibility; at FOX CHAPEL MIDDLE SCHOOL, 65% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Among public schools in Hernando County, the average eligibility rate is 53%.
In Florida, FOX CHAPEL MIDDLE SCHOOL is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 38.6% actual against a predicted 48.5%.
In Hernando County, home to about 207,018 people, median household income comes to about $66,058, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 21%, and about 9% of people live in poverty. Hernando County's 31 public schools enroll about 23,734 students and include FOX CHAPEL MIDDLE SCHOOL.
EXPLORER K-8 is about 1.6 miles from FOX CHAPEL MIDDLE SCHOOL, the shortest distance to any other public school. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Among 9 nearby schools that report test results, FOX CHAPEL MIDDLE SCHOOL ranks 9th on proficiency.
FOX CHAPEL MIDDLE SCHOOL is coded as Suburb: Mid-size in federal locale data.
Enrollment was 815 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, it was 710.
The discussion board for FOX CHAPEL MIDDLE SCHOOL is open to topics like special education services, counseling, and support programs. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
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 SPRING HILL
- FRANK W. SPRINGSTEAD HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,853 students
- EXPLORER K-8Elementary · 1,544 students
- CHALLENGER K-8 SCHOOL OF SCIENCE AND MATHElementary · 1,456 students
- CLASSICAL PREPARATORY SCHOOLCombined · 1,154 students
- SUNCOAST ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 967 students
- JOHN D. FLOYD ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 920 students
Nearby schools
- EXPLORER K-81.6 mi · 1,544
- GULF COAST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.9 mi · 106
- FRANK W. SPRINGSTEAD HIGH SCHOOL2.4 mi · 1,853
- SPRING HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL2.7 mi · 829
- DELTONA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL3.7 mi · 854
- GULF COAST ACADEMY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY3.8 mi · 217
Frequently asked questions
About FOX CHAPEL MIDDLE SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at FOX CHAPEL MIDDLE SCHOOL?
FOX CHAPEL MIDDLE SCHOOL enrolls approximately 815 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does FOX CHAPEL MIDDLE SCHOOL serve?
FOX CHAPEL MIDDLE SCHOOL serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many teachers does FOX CHAPEL MIDDLE SCHOOL have?
FOX CHAPEL MIDDLE SCHOOL employs 45 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 18.1:1.
What is the student diversity at FOX CHAPEL MIDDLE SCHOOL?
Student demographics at FOX CHAPEL MIDDLE SCHOOL are roughly 53% White, 34% Hispanic, 7% Black, 1% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is FOX CHAPEL MIDDLE SCHOOL in?
FOX CHAPEL MIDDLE SCHOOL is part of HERNANDO.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.