SEBASTIAN CHARTER JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL

Set in SEBASTIAN, Florida, SEBASTIAN CHARTER JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL is a rural-scale middle-grades school, operated by INDIAN RIVER. It serves 295 students across grades 6 through 8. That puts it 63% below the typical public school in Florida, which averages around 794 students.

INDIAN RIVER runs 28 schools in total, collectively educating 16,621 students. SEBASTIAN CHARTER JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL is one of those campuses.

In terms of who attends, SEBASTIAN CHARTER JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL reports that the largest single group is White, at 63% of enrollment. Other groups include 19% Hispanic, 9% Black, 6% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 75% White, putting the school's mix visibly less White than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, The school employs 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 16.4:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 19.6:1, putting SEBASTIAN CHARTER JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 48% of students at SEBASTIAN CHARTER JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, SEBASTIAN CHARTER JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL ranks in the top 10% of Florida public schools. The BeatsExpectations model, a per-state regression of composite proficiency on FRL share, predicts schools with this student profile to land around 57.0%; SEBASTIAN CHARTER JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL posts 78.0%, +21.0 points above that line.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Indian River County indicate the typical household earns roughly $73,491 per year, about 34% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. SEBASTIAN CHARTER JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL is one of 28 public schools in Indian River County (combined enrollment of about 16,621 students).

Nearest neighbor: SEBASTIAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, around 1.1 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), SEBASTIAN CHARTER JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL ranks 1st on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 65.0%.

Geographically, the school is in an urban area. As a public charter, SEBASTIAN CHARTER JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL runs on public funding but with greater curricular and operational autonomy than a typical district school.

Five-year trend. SEBASTIAN CHARTER JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL's enrollment has climbed 13% since 2018, when it stood at 261 (now 295). Black enrollment moved from 3% to 9% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio loosened from 15.3:1 in 2018 to 16.4:1 today.

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