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How has LABELLE MIDDLE SCHOOL changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
830
Middle
DISTRICT 755 · STATE 794
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HENDRY·NCES 120078004349
LABELLE MIDDLE SCHOOL
8000 E COWBOY WAY, LABELLE, FL 33935 · (863) 674-4646 · Hendry County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL830 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 25% 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.
- CBeats 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
19.8:1
42 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.9:1 · STATE 19.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
61%
503 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 | 272 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 283 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 275 | 33% |
Student demographics
38%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
44.3%
FL avg 56.7% . +6.4pp since 2023
Math
45.9%
FL avg 58.9% . +3.8pp 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 46 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 are up about 4 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 44.3% | 45.9% |
| 2023-24 | 38.0% | 42.1% |
% 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
44.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.8%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 44% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 51% 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 LABELLE MIDDLE SCHOOL
LABELLE MIDDLE SCHOOL's state test result (44.2% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| LABELLE MIDDLE SCHOOL this school | 830 | 60.6% | 44.2% |
| DENN JOHN MIDDLE SCHOOL KISSIMMEE | 809 | 59.7% | 34.7% |
| LIBERTY MIDDLE ORLANDO | 857 | 57.4% | 48.3% |
| WEBB MIDDLE SCHOOL TAMPA | 782 | 62.0% | 38.5% |
| CONNISTON MIDDLE SCHOOL WEST PALM BEACH | 1,153 | 60.3% | 43.5% |
| JUDSON B WALKER MIDDLE ORLANDO | 872 | 63.5% | 36.2% |
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 LABELLE MIDDLE SCHOOL ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Florida |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 44.2% | #415 of 560 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 45.9% | #423 of 560 ▼ 10 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 44.3% | #395 of 560 ▲ 18 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 830 | #272 of 584 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.8:1 | #320 of 547 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 38.3% | #466 of 553 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 60.6% | #161 of 565 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +1.2% | #129 of 137 |
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
830
-36 (-4%) vs 2020
+1% since 2000-01, when it was 825
Student : Teacher
19.8:1
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 | 830 | 42 | 19.8:1 | 61% (503) |
| 2023-24 | 841 | 44 | 19.1:1 | 73% (614) |
| 2022-23 | 817 | 44 | 18.6:1 | 72% (587) |
| 2020-21 | 866 | 48 | 18.0:1 | 68% (591) |
| 2017-18 | 820 | 45 | 18.2:1 | 72% (593) |
| 2015-16 | 775 | 39 | 19.9:1 | 56% (435) |
| 2010-11 | 722 | 37 | 19.5:1 | 81% (584) |
| 2000-01 | 825 | N/A | N/A | 70% (577) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for LABELLE MIDDLE SCHOOL.
About LABELLE MIDDLE SCHOOL
LABELLE MIDDLE SCHOOL is listed by the National Center for Education Statistics as a middle-grades school in LABELLE, Florida. It enrolls 830 students in 2024-25. The grades offered are 6 through 8.
The district for LABELLE MIDDLE SCHOOL is HENDRY, with 13 schools and 13,430 students.
More than half of the students at LABELLE MIDDLE SCHOOL are Hispanic (77%). Next come 16% White and 6% Black. That compares with about 58% Hispanic among all Hendry County residents. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 38%.
On staff are 42 full-time-equivalent teachers; the student-to-teacher ratio is 19.8:1. It is about the same as the 19.6:1 average for middle schools in Florida. About 61% of students at LABELLE MIDDLE SCHOOL are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That is in line with the 64% average for public schools in Hendry County.
LABELLE MIDDLE SCHOOL earns a C on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 25% of Florida public middle schools.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, LABELLE MIDDLE SCHOOL is 6.6 points below its prediction. Actual: 44.2%. Predicted: 50.8%.
In the surrounding county, Hendry County, the median household earns about $56,393 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 12%, and about 19% of people live in poverty. Counting LABELLE MIDDLE SCHOOL, Hendry County has 16 public schools.
LABELLE HIGH SCHOOL sits about 1.9 miles from LABELLE MIDDLE SCHOOL. There are 5 other public schools within five miles. Among the 7 closest schools with test data, this one included, LABELLE MIDDLE SCHOOL ranks 4th on average proficiency.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Rural: Fringe.
The school shrank from 866 students in 2020-21 to 830 in 2024-25. There were more students per teacher in 2024-25 (19.8:1) than in 2020-21 (18.0:1).
The allk12 page for LABELLE MIDDLE SCHOOL lets the school community talk about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. You can also rate the school on this page.
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
- CLEWISTON MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 679 students
- EDWARD A. UPTHEGROVE ELEMENTARYElementary · 552 students
Other schools in LABELLE
- LABELLE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,422 students
- COUNTRY OAKS ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 935 students
- WEST GLADES SCHOOLElementary · 651 students
- EDWARD A. UPTHEGROVE ELEMENTARYElementary · 552 students
- LABELLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 446 students
- COUNTY WIDE EXCEPTIONAL STUDENT EDUCATIONCombined · 5 students
Nearby schools
- LABELLE HIGH SCHOOL1.9 mi · 1,422
- COUNTRY OAKS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL2.7 mi · 935
- LABELLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL4.4 mi · 446
- EDWARD A. UPTHEGROVE ELEMENTARY4.5 mi · 552
- COUNTY WIDE EXCEPTIONAL STUDENT EDUCATION4.5 mi · 5
- WEST GLADES SCHOOL5.8 mi · 651
Frequently asked questions
About LABELLE MIDDLE SCHOOLHow large is LABELLE MIDDLE SCHOOL?
LABELLE MIDDLE SCHOOL enrolls approximately 830 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does LABELLE MIDDLE SCHOOL serve?
LABELLE MIDDLE SCHOOL serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at LABELLE MIDDLE SCHOOL?
Approximately 19.8:1 students per teacher at LABELLE MIDDLE SCHOOL.
How diverse is LABELLE MIDDLE SCHOOL?
LABELLE MIDDLE SCHOOL reports a student body of 16% White, 77% Hispanic, 6% Black, 0% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees LABELLE MIDDLE SCHOOL?
LABELLE MIDDLE SCHOOL is overseen by HENDRY in Hendry County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.