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Enrollment
775
Middle
DISTRICT 670 · STATE 794
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·INDIAN RIVER·NCES 120093001064
SEBASTIAN RIVER MIDDLE SCHOOL
9400 FELLSMERE RD, SEBASTIAN, FL 32958 · (772) 564-5111 · Indian River County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL775 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 71% 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.
- A-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
19.9:1
39 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.0:1 · STATE 19.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
61%
476 students
DISTRICT 57% · 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 | 218 | 28% |
| Grade 7 | 259 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 298 | 38% |
Student demographics
63%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
55.8%
FL avg 56.7% . +6.8pp since 2023
Math
64.9%
FL avg 58.9% . +3.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 56 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 up about 7 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 55.8% | 64.9% |
| 2023-24 | 49.0% | 61.7% |
% 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
57.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.4%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 58% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 50% 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 MIDDLE SCHOOL
SEBASTIAN RIVER MIDDLE SCHOOL's state test result (57.8% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| SEBASTIAN RIVER MIDDLE SCHOOL this school | 775 | 61.4% | 57.8% |
| BROOKSIDE MIDDLE SCHOOL SARASOTA | 724 | 59.7% | 57.6% |
| BAYONET POINT MIDDLE SCHOOL NEW PORT RICHEY | 668 | 62.7% | 34.5% |
| MCINTOSH MIDDLE SCHOOL SARASOTA | 693 | 61.2% | 53.5% |
| DUNNELLON MIDDLE SCHOOL DUNNELLON | 712 | 58.4% | 53.0% |
| SEBRING MIDDLE SCHOOL SEBRING | 840 | 59.3% | 53.8% |
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 SEBASTIAN RIVER MIDDLE SCHOOL ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Florida |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 57.8% | #216 of 560 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 64.9% | #205 of 560 ▼ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 55.8% | #253 of 560 ▲ 18 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 775 | #317 of 584 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.9:1 | #329 of 547 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 63.4% | #192 of 553 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 61.4% | #152 of 565 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -20.4% | #126 of 379 |
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
775
-86 (-10%) vs 2020
-16% since 1990-91, when it was 925
Student : Teacher
19.9:1
was 20.0:1
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 | 775 | 39 | 19.9:1 | 61% (476) |
| 2023-24 | 838 | 39 | 21.5:1 | 60% (504) |
| 2022-23 | 862 | 41 | 21.0:1 | 65% (563) |
| 2020-21 | 861 | 43 | 20.0:1 | 72% (618) |
| 2017-18 | 974 | 62 | 15.7:1 | 65% (631) |
| 2015-16 | 968 | 52 | 18.6:1 | 70% (679) |
| 2010-11 | 987 | 59 | 16.7:1 | 67% (662) |
| 2000-01 | 1,135 | 51 | 22.3:1 | 50% (571) |
| 1990-91 | 925 | 52 | 17.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for SEBASTIAN RIVER MIDDLE SCHOOL.
About SEBASTIAN RIVER MIDDLE SCHOOL
SEBASTIAN RIVER MIDDLE SCHOOL serves students in SEBASTIAN, Florida, as a mid-sized middle school. The school runs grades 6 through 8 and enrolls 775 students.
INDIAN RIVER is the local district for SEBASTIAN RIVER MIDDLE SCHOOL. It runs 28 schools with 16,621 students.
White students account for 44% of enrollment at SEBASTIAN RIVER MIDDLE SCHOOL, more than any other group. Enrollment also includes 40% Hispanic, 12% Black, and 4% multiracial. Among people living in Indian River County, the White share is about 75%. The diversity index for SEBASTIAN RIVER MIDDLE SCHOOL is 63%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
SEBASTIAN RIVER MIDDLE SCHOOL has 39 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 19.9:1. That is in line with the 19.6:1 average for middle schools in Florida. A common income measure, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, is 61% at SEBASTIAN RIVER MIDDLE SCHOOL.
Among Florida public middle schools, SEBASTIAN RIVER MIDDLE SCHOOL outscored 71%, which works out to a B+ on the allk12 Grade.
SEBASTIAN RIVER MIDDLE SCHOOL scores 57.8% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 50.4%.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Indian River County show that the median household earns about $73,491 a year, about 34% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 8%. Across Indian River County, 28 public schools serve about 16,621 students.
The closest school to SEBASTIAN RIVER MIDDLE SCHOOL is SEBASTIAN RIVER HIGH SCHOOL, located about 0.8 miles away. SEBASTIAN RIVER MIDDLE SCHOOL is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Nearby schools average 68.3% on proficiency, and SEBASTIAN RIVER MIDDLE SCHOOL is below that at 57.8%.
NCES describes the area around SEBASTIAN RIVER MIDDLE SCHOOL as Rural: Fringe, meaning in rural territory close to an urban area.
Since 2020-21, enrollment has fallen 10%, from 861 to 775.
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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
- SEBASTIAN RIVER HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,777 students
- STORM GROVE MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 904 students
- IMAGINE AT SOUTH VEROElementary · 892 students
- OSLO MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 767 students
- INDIAN RIVER CHARTER HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 682 students
Other schools in SEBASTIAN
- SEBASTIAN RIVER HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,777 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
- SEBASTIAN RIVER HIGH SCHOOL0.8 mi · 1,777
- TREASURE COAST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.6 mi · 679
- SEBASTIAN CHARTER JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL2.6 mi · 295
- PELICAN ISLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL3.4 mi · 354
- SEBASTIAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL3.5 mi · 312
- LIBERTY MAGNET SCHOOL3.6 mi · 560
Frequently asked questions
About SEBASTIAN RIVER MIDDLE SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at SEBASTIAN RIVER MIDDLE SCHOOL?
SEBASTIAN RIVER MIDDLE SCHOOL enrolls approximately 775 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does SEBASTIAN RIVER MIDDLE SCHOOL serve?
SEBASTIAN RIVER MIDDLE SCHOOL serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at SEBASTIAN RIVER MIDDLE SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at SEBASTIAN RIVER MIDDLE SCHOOL is approximately 19.9:1 (39 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at SEBASTIAN RIVER MIDDLE SCHOOL?
At SEBASTIAN RIVER MIDDLE SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 44% White, 40% Hispanic, 12% Black, 0% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is SEBASTIAN RIVER MIDDLE SCHOOL in?
SEBASTIAN RIVER MIDDLE SCHOOL is part of INDIAN RIVER.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.