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SEBRING MIDDLE SCHOOL

500 E CENTER AVE, SEBRING, FL 33870 · (863) 471-5700 · Highlands County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL840 STUDENTS
Enrollment
840
Middle
DISTRICT 654 · STATE 794
Student : Teacher
19.5:1
43 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.1:1 · STATE 19.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
59%
498 students
DISTRICT 65% · STATE 50%
Community
5
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

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 627733%
Grade 728334%
Grade 828033%
Student demographics
64%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 67% · STATE 70% · US 70%
White
41349%
DISTRICT 38% · STATE 33% · US 43%
Hispanic
26532%
DISTRICT 39% · STATE 38% · US 30%
Black
10212%
DISTRICT 17% · STATE 21% · US 15%
Asian
71%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 3% · US 6%
Two+
496%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 4% · US 5%
Native American
40%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 1%
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
Male
43652%
Female
40448%

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Test scores

FAST / B.E.S.T. 2024-25 . % at Level 3 or Above
English Language Arts
50.4%
FL avg 56.7% . +6.5pp since 2023
Math
59.9%
FL avg 58.9% . +1.8pp since 2023

What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 50 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 60 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 2 points.

FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2550.4%59.9%
2023-2443.9%58.2%
% 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
53.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
51.5%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.3pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 54% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 51% 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 →

Where SEBRING MIDDLE SCHOOL ranks

Among middle schools
MeasureThis schoolIn Florida
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
53.8%#277 of 560
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
59.9%#254 of 560
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
50.4%#322 of 560
Enrollment
ranked largest first
840#267 of 584
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
19.5:1#300 of 547
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
64.0%#179 of 553
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked fastest growth first
+8.7%#76 of 137
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.

7-year change

SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
840
+67 (+9%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
19.5:1
was 18.0:1
% White
49%
was 55%
% Hispanic
32%
was 27%
% Black
12%
was 13%
% Asian
1%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree or reduced lunch
2024-258404319.5:159% (498)
2023-247874517.5:177% (605)
2022-238154518.1:164% (524)
2017-187734318.0:167% (517)
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for SEBRING MIDDLE SCHOOL.

About SEBRING MIDDLE SCHOOL

In SEBRING, Florida, part of Highlands County, SEBRING MIDDLE SCHOOL is a middle-grades school. Federal data show 840 students enrolled in grades 6 through 8 in 2024-25.

SEBRING MIDDLE SCHOOL is a school in HIGHLANDS. The district has 22 schools and 12,040 students.

About 49% of students at SEBRING MIDDLE SCHOOL are White, the largest single group. It is also 32% Hispanic, 12% Black, and 6% multiracial. Highlands County's residents are about 68% White, 19 points above the school's share. A diversity index of 64% means there is a 64% chance two randomly chosen students at SEBRING MIDDLE SCHOOL are from different groups.

SEBRING MIDDLE SCHOOL has a student-to-teacher ratio of 19.5:1, with 43 full-time-equivalent teachers. The ratio is within a point of the 19.6:1 average for middle schools in Florida. A common income measure, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, is 59% at SEBRING MIDDLE SCHOOL.

SEBRING MIDDLE SCHOOL posts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 53.8%, compared with a predicted 51.5%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Florida schools on BeatsExpectations.

In Highlands County, the median household earns about $54,897 a year, about 21% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 11% of residents are in poverty. Highlands County has 24 public schools with about 12,040 students, including SEBRING MIDDLE SCHOOL.

WOODLAWN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is about 0.7 miles away, making it the nearest public school. SEBRING MIDDLE SCHOOL is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. SEBRING MIDDLE SCHOOL's average proficiency of 53.8% compares with 50.8% for its nearest scored neighbors.

Federal records code the school's setting as City: Small.

Over 7 years, enrollment rose by 67 students, from 773 to 840. The share of White students fell 6 points, from 55% to 49%. Students per teacher increased from 18.0 in 2017-18 to 19.5 in 2024-25.

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Highlands County at a glance

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Population
105,702
Census ACS
Median income
$54,897
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
24
12,040 students

Quick facts

School name
SEBRING MIDDLE SCHOOL
District
HIGHLANDS
Address
500 E CENTER AVE, SEBRING, FL 33870
Phone
(863) 471-5700
County
Highlands County
Level
Middle
Grade range
06–08
Total enrollment
840
Teachers (FTE)
43
Student–teacher ratio
19.5:1
Free/Reduced lunch
498 (59%)
Locale
13-City: Small
NCES ID
120084000898
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About SEBRING MIDDLE SCHOOL
How large is SEBRING MIDDLE SCHOOL?
SEBRING MIDDLE SCHOOL enrolls approximately 840 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does SEBRING MIDDLE SCHOOL serve?
SEBRING MIDDLE SCHOOL serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many teachers does SEBRING MIDDLE SCHOOL have?
SEBRING MIDDLE SCHOOL employs 43 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 19.5:1.
What is the student diversity at SEBRING MIDDLE SCHOOL?
Student demographics at SEBRING MIDDLE SCHOOL are roughly 49% White, 32% Hispanic, 12% Black, 1% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is SEBRING MIDDLE SCHOOL in?
SEBRING MIDDLE SCHOOL is part of HIGHLANDS.
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