SEBASTIAN RIVER MIDDLE SCHOOL

As a medium-sized 6-8 campus in SEBASTIAN, Florida, SEBASTIAN RIVER MIDDLE SCHOOL caters to 775 students from grades 6 through 8, run under INDIAN RIVER.

Within INDIAN RIVER, which oversees 28 schools and 16,621 students, SEBASTIAN RIVER MIDDLE SCHOOL is one campus in the system.

Demographically, SEBASTIAN RIVER MIDDLE SCHOOL lists that the most-represented group is White (44%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 40% Hispanic, 12% Black, 4% multiracial. By comparison, Indian River County as a whole is about 75% White, so the school skews meaningfully less White than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 39 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 19.9:1 students per teacher. That tracks the state average closely. Roughly 61% of students at SEBASTIAN RIVER MIDDLE SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, SEBASTIAN RIVER MIDDLE SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 50.4% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 57.8%.

Around the school, Indian River County reports that median household earnings sit near $73,491, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. SEBASTIAN RIVER MIDDLE SCHOOL is one of 28 public schools in Indian River County (combined enrollment of about 16,621 students).

Nearest neighbor: SEBASTIAN RIVER HIGH SCHOOL, around 0.8 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts SEBASTIAN RIVER MIDDLE SCHOOL at 6th of 7; the average score across the group is 68.3%.

Geographically, the school is in a countryside area.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at SEBASTIAN RIVER MIDDLE SCHOOL has decreased 20%, going from 974 students in 2018 to 775 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share contracted from 48% to 44%. The student-to-teacher ratio grew from 15.7:1 in 2018 to 19.9:1 today.

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