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Enrollment
786
Middle
DISTRICT 839 · STATE 794
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CITRUS·NCES 120027002123
LECANTO MIDDLE SCHOOL
3800 W EDUCATIONAL PATH, LECANTO, FL 34461 · (352) 746-2050 · Citrus County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL786 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 56% of Florida public middle schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-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
18.7:1
42 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.6:1 · STATE 19.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
41%
319 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 | 230 | 29% |
| Grade 7 | 270 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 286 | 36% |
Student demographics
43%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
53.6%
FL avg 56.7% . -2.1pp since 2023
Math
65.3%
FL avg 58.9% . +2.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 54 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 65 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Florida schools, those numbers are about 57 and 59. Reading and writing scores are down about 2 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 2 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 53.6% | 65.3% |
| 2023-24 | 55.7% | 63.0% |
% 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
58.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
60.8%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 59% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 61% 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 LECANTO MIDDLE SCHOOL
LECANTO MIDDLE SCHOOL's state test result (58.8% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| LECANTO MIDDLE SCHOOL this school | 786 | 40.6% | 58.8% |
| VENICE MIDDLE SCHOOL VENICE | 732 | 39.5% | 66.2% |
| THOMAS L SIMS MIDDLE SCHOOL PACE | 823 | 40.1% | 72.4% |
| CITRUS SPRINGS MIDDLE SCHOOL CITRUS SPRINGS | 752 | 44.5% | 59.0% |
| DESTIN MIDDLE SCHOOL DESTIN | 799 | 43.8% | 71.5% |
| HOLLEY-NAVARRE MIDDLE SCHOOL NAVARRE | 823 | 41.4% | 70.2% |
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 LECANTO MIDDLE SCHOOL ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Florida |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 58.8% | #205 of 560 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 65.3% | #199 of 560 ▼ 11 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 53.6% | #285 of 560 ▼ 95 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 786 | #307 of 584 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.7:1 | #226 of 547 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 42.6% | #440 of 553 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 40.6% | #405 of 565 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +2.1% | #123 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
786
-40 (-5%) vs 2020
-6% since 1990-91, when it was 835
Student : Teacher
18.7:1
was 17.6:1
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 | 786 | 42 | 18.7:1 | 41% (319) |
| 2023-24 | 797 | 45 | 17.7:1 | 49% (390) |
| 2022-23 | 809 | 45 | 18.0:1 | 55% (444) |
| 2020-21 | 826 | 47 | 17.6:1 | 65% (539) |
| 2017-18 | 770 | 44 | 17.5:1 | 64% (491) |
| 2015-16 | 738 | 46 | 16.0:1 | 65% (480) |
| 2010-11 | 743 | 43 | 17.3:1 | 50% (372) |
| 2000-01 | 806 | 38 | 21.2:1 | 31% (250) |
| 1990-91 | 835 | 50 | 16.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for LECANTO MIDDLE SCHOOL.
About LECANTO MIDDLE SCHOOL
LECANTO MIDDLE SCHOOL operates as a mid-sized middle school in LECANTO, Florida. The school serves grades 6 through 8. Enrollment is 786 students.
District-wide, CITRUS has 26 schools and 15,594 students.
About 74% of the student body at LECANTO MIDDLE SCHOOL is White. Enrollment also includes 14% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, 3% Asian, and 3% Black. Among people living in Citrus County, the White share is about 88%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 43%.
Its staff includes 42 full-time-equivalent teachers, for about 18.7 students per teacher. The gap from the 19.6:1 average for middle schools in Florida is 0.9 students per teacher. Roughly 41% of students at LECANTO MIDDLE SCHOOL can receive free or reduced-price lunch.
On the allk12 Grade, LECANTO MIDDLE SCHOOL lands at B, ahead of 56% of Florida public middle schools.
LECANTO MIDDLE SCHOOL scores 58.8% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 60.8%.
American Community Survey estimates for Citrus County show that the median household earns about $56,546 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 21%, and about 12% of people live in poverty. Citrus County has 28 public schools with about 15,594 students, including LECANTO MIDDLE SCHOOL.
A public school less than a tenth of a mile away, LECANTO PRIMARY SCHOOL, is the closest to LECANTO MIDDLE SCHOOL. The count of other public schools within five miles is 7. In a group of 5 nearby schools with scores, LECANTO MIDDLE SCHOOL ranks 2nd on average proficiency.
LECANTO MIDDLE SCHOOL is in rural territory close to an urban area, a location NCES labels Rural: Fringe.
The school's enrollment fell 5% from 2020-21 to 2024-25. Federal data show the ratio rising from 17.6:1 to 18.7:1.
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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
- INVERNESS MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 911 students
- CRYSTAL RIVER MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 906 students
- CITRUS SPRINGS ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 877 students
Other schools in LECANTO
- LECANTO HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,735 students
- LECANTO PRIMARY SCHOOLElementary · 816 students
- CREST SCHOOLCombined · 102 students
- SRMI @ RENAISSANCE CENTERCombined · 82 students
- CYPRESS CREEK TREATMENT CENTERHigh · 63 students
- PACE CENTER FOR GIRLSHigh · 29 students
Nearby schools
- LECANTO PRIMARY SCHOOL0.1 mi · 816
- CREST SCHOOL0.1 mi · 102
- LECANTO HIGH SCHOOL0.1 mi · 1,735
- SRMI @ RENAISSANCE CENTER0.5 mi · 82
- PACE CENTER FOR GIRLS0.5 mi · 29
- CYPRESS CREEK TREATMENT CENTER1.7 mi · 63
Frequently asked questions
About LECANTO MIDDLE SCHOOLHow many students attend LECANTO MIDDLE SCHOOL?
LECANTO MIDDLE SCHOOL enrolls approximately 786 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does LECANTO MIDDLE SCHOOL serve?
LECANTO MIDDLE SCHOOL serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at LECANTO MIDDLE SCHOOL?
Approximately 18.7:1 students per teacher at LECANTO MIDDLE SCHOOL.
What is the racial breakdown of students at LECANTO MIDDLE SCHOOL?
At LECANTO MIDDLE SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 74% White, 14% Hispanic, 3% Black, 3% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees LECANTO MIDDLE SCHOOL?
LECANTO MIDDLE SCHOOL is overseen by CITRUS in Citrus County.
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