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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at INVERNESS MIDDLE SCHOOL this year?
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Enrollment
911
Middle
DISTRICT 839 · STATE 794
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CITRUS·NCES 120027000307
INVERNESS MIDDLE SCHOOL
1950 HIGHWAY 41 N, INVERNESS, FL 34450 · (352) 726-1471 · Citrus County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE23-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL911 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.7:1
58 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.6:1 · STATE 19.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
47%
432 students
DISTRICT 50% · 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 | 293 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 307 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 311 | 34% |
Student demographics
38%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 42% · 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
48.7%
FL avg 56.7% . +2.4pp since 2023
Math
54.6%
FL avg 58.9% . +10.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 49 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 55 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 2 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 | 48.7% | 54.6% |
| 2023-24 | 46.3% | 44.2% |
% 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
47.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
57.4%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 48% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 57% 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 INVERNESS MIDDLE SCHOOL
INVERNESS MIDDLE SCHOOL's state test result (47.8% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| INVERNESS MIDDLE SCHOOL this school | 911 | 47.4% | 47.8% |
| CRYSTAL RIVER MIDDLE SCHOOL CRYSTAL RIVER | 906 | 49.0% | 46.3% |
| NEW SMYRNA BEACH MIDDLE SCHOOL NEW SMYRNA BEACH | 1,036 | 46.6% | 55.3% |
| LAKE BUTLER MIDDLE SCHOOL LAKE BUTLER | 752 | 46.7% | 53.3% |
| CITRUS SPRINGS MIDDLE SCHOOL CITRUS SPRINGS | 752 | 44.5% | 59.0% |
| BAKER COUNTY MIDDLE SCHOOL MACCLENNY | 1,067 | 44.9% | 51.7% |
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 INVERNESS MIDDLE SCHOOL ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Florida |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 47.8% | #358 of 560 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 54.6% | #308 of 560 ▲ 79 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 48.7% | #343 of 560 ▼ 33 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 911 | #208 of 584 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.7:1 | #36 of 547 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 37.6% | #473 of 553 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 47.4% | #335 of 565 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -12.3% | #207 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
911
-151 (-14%) vs 2020
-8% since 1990-91, when it was 993
Student : Teacher
15.7:1
was 17.1:1
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 | 911 | 58 | 15.7:1 | 47% (432) |
| 2023-24 | 1,007 | 58 | 17.4:1 | 59% (593) |
| 2022-23 | 1,017 | 65 | 15.7:1 | 60% (606) |
| 2020-21 | 1,062 | 62 | 17.1:1 | 72% (762) |
| 2017-18 | 1,039 | 63 | 16.5:1 | 68% (706) |
| 2015-16 | 1,023 | 62 | 16.5:1 | 65% (664) |
| 2010-11 | 1,117 | 72 | 15.5:1 | 55% (614) |
| 2000-01 | 1,130 | 59 | 19.1:1 | 31% (353) |
| 1990-91 | 993 | 58 | 17.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for INVERNESS MIDDLE SCHOOL.
About INVERNESS MIDDLE SCHOOL
INVERNESS MIDDLE SCHOOL sits in INVERNESS, Florida, and is classified as a middle school. The school teaches grades 6 through 8 and enrolls 911 students.
The CITRUS system has 26 schools and 15,594 students.
About 78% of the student body at INVERNESS MIDDLE SCHOOL is White. Other groups make up 9% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, and 4% Black. County-wide, 88% of Citrus County residents are White. A diversity index of 38% means there is a 38% chance two randomly chosen students at INVERNESS MIDDLE SCHOOL are from different groups.
The school has 58 full-time-equivalent teachers and a ratio of 15.7 students per teacher. Middle schools in Florida have an average ratio of 19.6:1. The school reported 47% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. Public schools in Citrus County average a similar 48%.
INVERNESS MIDDLE SCHOOL posts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 47.8%, compared with a predicted 57.4%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Florida schools on BeatsExpectations.
The county, Citrus County, is where the school is located. The median household earns about $56,546 a year, 21% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting INVERNESS MIDDLE SCHOOL, Citrus County has 28 public schools.
CITRUS ESCHOOL sits about 0.8 miles from INVERNESS MIDDLE SCHOOL. There are 6 other public schools within five miles. Of the 6 nearby schools with scores, including this one, INVERNESS MIDDLE SCHOOL is 4th on average proficiency.
In the federal locale system, INVERNESS MIDDLE SCHOOL is coded Suburb: Small, for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population under 100,000.
In 2020-21, INVERNESS MIDDLE SCHOOL enrolled 1,062 students. By 2024-25, that number had fallen to 911. Federal data show the ratio falling from 17.1:1 to 15.7:1.
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Citrus County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
162,472
Census ACS
Median income
$56,546
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
28
15,594 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in CITRUS
- LECANTO HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,735 students
- CITRUS HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,465 students
- CRYSTAL RIVER HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,293 students
- CRYSTAL RIVER MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 906 students
- CITRUS SPRINGS ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 877 students
- LECANTO PRIMARY SCHOOLElementary · 816 students
Other schools in INVERNESS
- CITRUS HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,465 students
- INVERNESS PRIMARY SCHOOLElementary · 641 students
- PLEASANT GROVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 637 students
- CITRUS ESCHOOLCombined · 69 students
- WITHLACOOCHEE TECHNICAL COLLEGEHigh · 2 students
- CITRUS VIRTUAL INSTRUCTION PROGRAMCombined
Nearby schools
- CITRUS ESCHOOL0.8 mi · 69
- CITRUS HIGH SCHOOL0.8 mi · 1,465
- WITHLACOOCHEE TECHNICAL COLLEGE0.8 mi · 2
- INVERNESS PRIMARY SCHOOL0.9 mi · 641
- PLEASANT GROVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.7 mi · 637
- HERNANDO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL4.4 mi · 730
Frequently asked questions
About INVERNESS MIDDLE SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at INVERNESS MIDDLE SCHOOL?
INVERNESS MIDDLE SCHOOL enrolls approximately 911 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does INVERNESS MIDDLE SCHOOL serve?
INVERNESS MIDDLE SCHOOL serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at INVERNESS MIDDLE SCHOOL?
Approximately 15.7:1 students per teacher at INVERNESS MIDDLE SCHOOL.
How diverse is INVERNESS MIDDLE SCHOOL?
INVERNESS MIDDLE SCHOOL reports a student body of 78% White, 9% Hispanic, 4% Black, 2% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is INVERNESS MIDDLE SCHOOL in?
INVERNESS MIDDLE SCHOOL is part of CITRUS.
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