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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at SEBASTIAN RIVER HIGH SCHOOL this year?
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Enrollment
1,777
High
DISTRICT 1,292 · STATE 1,035
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·INDIAN RIVER·NCES 120093002283
SEBASTIAN RIVER HIGH SCHOOL
9001 90TH AVE, SEBASTIAN, FL 32958 · (772) 564-4170 · Indian River County
GRADES 09–12HIGH41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,777 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 60% of Florida public high schools
- B-Test 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 high schools
Student : Teacher
23.1:1
77 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.8:1 · STATE 23.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
53%
939 students
DISTRICT 57% · STATE 50%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 452 | 25% |
| Grade 10 | 443 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 449 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 433 | 24% |
Student demographics
64%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 66% · 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
58.0%
FL avg 56.7% . +6.0pp since 2023
Math
35.0%
FL avg 58.9% . +10.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 58 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 35 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 10 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 58.0% | 35.0% |
| 2023-24 | 52.0% | 25.0% |
% 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
53.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
54.7%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 53% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 55% 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 SEBASTIAN RIVER HIGH SCHOOL
SEBASTIAN RIVER HIGH SCHOOL's state test result (53.4% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| SEBASTIAN RIVER HIGH SCHOOL this school | 1,777 | 52.8% | 53.4% |
| DUNNELLON HIGH SCHOOL DUNNELLON | 1,562 | 51.3% | 41.1% |
| SEBRING HIGH SCHOOL SEBRING | 1,849 | 50.4% | 47.1% |
| CHOCTAWHATCHEE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL FORT WALTON BEACH | 1,720 | 55.5% | 48.5% |
| ANCLOTE HIGH SCHOOL HOLIDAY | 1,150 | 53.0% | 40.0% |
| GULF HIGH SCHOOL NEW PORT RICHEY | 1,518 | 54.7% | 36.5% |
Matched among Florida high 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 SEBASTIAN RIVER HIGH SCHOOL ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Florida |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 53.4% | #267 of 555 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 35.0% | #347 of 549 ▲ 64 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 58.0% | #244 of 559 ▲ 22 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,777 | #216 of 830 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 23.1:1 | #351 of 575 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 63.6% | #181 of 594 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 52.8% | #185 of 630 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.2% | #230 of 289 |
Ranked against other public high 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
1,777
-149 (-8%) vs 2020
+19% since 2000-01, when it was 1,494
Student : Teacher
23.1:1
was 22.4:1
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 | 1,777 | 77 | 23.1:1 | 53% (939) |
| 2023-24 | 1,791 | 79 | 22.7:1 | 50% (890) |
| 2022-23 | 1,843 | 84 | 21.9:1 | 52% (955) |
| 2020-21 | 1,926 | 86 | 22.4:1 | 59% (1,132) |
| 2017-18 | 1,836 | 100 | 18.4:1 | 52% (951) |
| 2015-16 | 1,862 | 101 | 18.4:1 | 57% (1,054) |
| 2010-11 | 1,912 | 101 | 18.9:1 | 51% (970) |
| 2000-01 | 1,494 | 70 | 21.3:1 | 35% (523) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for SEBASTIAN RIVER HIGH SCHOOL.
About SEBASTIAN RIVER HIGH SCHOOL
SEBASTIAN RIVER HIGH SCHOOL is a large high school serving families in SEBASTIAN, Florida. The school serves 1,777 students in grades 9 through 12 in 2024-25. The average among high schools in Florida is roughly 1,035 students; this school is 72% above that.
INDIAN RIVER enrolls 16,621 students in 28 schools, including SEBASTIAN RIVER HIGH SCHOOL.
White students form the largest group at SEBASTIAN RIVER HIGH SCHOOL, 48% of enrollment. The remaining shares are 34% Hispanic, 14% Black, and 3% multiracial. Census estimates put the White share of Indian River County's population at about 75%. By the diversity index, SEBASTIAN RIVER HIGH SCHOOL comes in at 64%.
SEBASTIAN RIVER HIGH SCHOOL operates with 77 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 23.1:1. High schools in Florida have a similar average ratio of 23.5:1. SEBASTIAN RIVER HIGH SCHOOL reports 53% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals. Across public schools in Indian River County, the average is about the same, 53%.
Measured against Florida public high schools, SEBASTIAN RIVER HIGH SCHOOL receives a B. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
SEBASTIAN RIVER HIGH SCHOOL's average proficiency rate on state tests of 53.4% is 1.3 points below the 54.7% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
According to the American Community Survey, in Indian River County, median household income is about $73,491, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 34%, and about 8% of people live in poverty. A total of 28 public schools operate in Indian River County, serving about 16,621 students.
The closest public school, TREASURE COAST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, is about 0.8 miles from SEBASTIAN RIVER HIGH SCHOOL. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. SEBASTIAN RIVER HIGH SCHOOL is 7th of 7 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
SEBASTIAN RIVER HIGH SCHOOL falls in the Rural: Fringe locale category, used for schools in rural territory close to an urban area.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, the student count declined from 1,926 to 1,777.
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Indian River County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
166,936
Census ACS
Median income
$73,491
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
28
16,621 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in INDIAN RIVER
- VERO BEACH HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,645 students
- STORM GROVE MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 904 students
- IMAGINE AT SOUTH VEROElementary · 892 students
- SEBASTIAN RIVER MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 775 students
- OSLO MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 767 students
- INDIAN RIVER CHARTER HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 682 students
Other schools in SEBASTIAN
- SEBASTIAN RIVER MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 775 students
- TREASURE COAST ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 679 students
- PELICAN ISLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 354 students
- SEBASTIAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 312 students
- SEBASTIAN CHARTER JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOLMiddle · 295 students
- WABASSO SCHOOLCombined · 52 students
Nearby schools
- TREASURE COAST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.8 mi · 679
- SEBASTIAN RIVER MIDDLE SCHOOL0.8 mi · 775
- SEBASTIAN CHARTER JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL2.9 mi · 295
- LIBERTY MAGNET SCHOOL3.1 mi · 560
- PELICAN ISLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL3.1 mi · 354
- SEBASTIAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL3.9 mi · 312
Frequently asked questions
About SEBASTIAN RIVER HIGH SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at SEBASTIAN RIVER HIGH SCHOOL?
SEBASTIAN RIVER HIGH SCHOOL enrolls approximately 1,777 students in grades 09-12.
Is SEBASTIAN RIVER HIGH SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
SEBASTIAN RIVER HIGH SCHOOL is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many teachers does SEBASTIAN RIVER HIGH SCHOOL have?
SEBASTIAN RIVER HIGH SCHOOL employs 77 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 23.1:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at SEBASTIAN RIVER HIGH SCHOOL?
At SEBASTIAN RIVER HIGH SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 48% White, 34% Hispanic, 14% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is SEBASTIAN RIVER HIGH SCHOOL public or private?
SEBASTIAN RIVER HIGH SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by INDIAN RIVER.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.