SEBASTIAN MIDDLE SCHOOL

SEBASTIAN MIDDLE SCHOOL is an intermediate school of mid-tier scale in ST AUGUSTINE, Florida, operated by ST. JOHNS, instructing 690 students in grades 6 through 8.

ST. JOHNS runs 53 schools in total, collectively educating 52,383 students. SEBASTIAN MIDDLE SCHOOL is one of those campuses.

On the student-mix side, SEBASTIAN MIDDLE SCHOOL logs that White students make up the majority at 67%. The remainder consists of 13% Hispanic, 13% Black, 5% multiracial, 2% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 79% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully less White than the area baseline.

On the resource side, On paper, SEBASTIAN MIDDLE SCHOOL has 37 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 18.6:1. The state averages around 19.6:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 48% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against St. Johns County (around 21%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

After controlling for student poverty, SEBASTIAN MIDDLE SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 57.3%; this one delivers 68.5%.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (St. Johns County) shows that median household earnings sit near $109,839, about 51% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, St. Johns County runs 68 public schools (combined enrollment of about 52,895 students), of which SEBASTIAN MIDDLE SCHOOL is one.

ST. AUGUSTINE HIGH SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.6 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around SEBASTIAN MIDDLE SCHOOL.

Geographically, the school is in a commuter-belt area.

Five-year trend. SEBASTIAN MIDDLE SCHOOL's enrollment has held roughly steady since 2018, when it stood at 687 (now 690). The White share of enrollment edged down from 77% to 67% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio grew from 16.4:1 in 2018 to 18.6:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, the feed for SEBASTIAN MIDDLE SCHOOL typically covers science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.