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Enrollment
840
Middle
DISTRICT 654 · STATE 794
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HIGHLANDS·NCES 120084000898
SEBRING MIDDLE SCHOOL
500 E CENTER AVE, SEBRING, FL 33870 · (863) 471-5700 · Highlands County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL840 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 56% of Florida public middle 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.
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
19.5:1
43 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.1:1 · STATE 19.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
59%
498 students
DISTRICT 65% · 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 | 277 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 283 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 280 | 33% |
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%
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
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 year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 50.4% | 59.9% |
| 2023-24 | 43.9% | 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 · methodologyTier
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 →
Schools most like SEBRING MIDDLE SCHOOL
SEBRING MIDDLE SCHOOL's state test result (53.8% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| SEBRING MIDDLE SCHOOL this school | 840 | 59.3% | 53.8% |
| RAYMOND B. STEWART MIDDLE SCHOOL ZEPHYRHILLS | 954 | 57.2% | 41.0% |
| GULF MIDDLE SCHOOL NEW PORT RICHEY | 796 | 60.9% | 31.5% |
| SEBASTIAN RIVER MIDDLE SCHOOL SEBASTIAN | 775 | 61.4% | 57.8% |
| SUWANNEE MIDDLE SCHOOL LIVE OAK | 971 | 58.7% | 51.2% |
| DUNNELLON MIDDLE SCHOOL DUNNELLON | 712 | 58.4% | 53.0% |
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 SEBRING MIDDLE SCHOOL ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Florida |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 53.8% | #277 of 560 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 59.9% | #254 of 560 ▼ 20 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 50.4% | #322 of 560 ▲ 15 |
| 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 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 59.3% | #185 of 565 |
| 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. 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
840
+65 (+8%) vs 2020
-16% since 1990-91, when it was 996
Student : Teacher
19.5:1
was 18.0:1
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 | 840 | 43 | 19.5:1 | 59% (498) |
| 2023-24 | 787 | 45 | 17.5:1 | 77% (605) |
| 2022-23 | 815 | 45 | 18.1:1 | 64% (524) |
| 2020-21 | 775 | 43 | 18.0:1 | 58% (451) |
| 2017-18 | 773 | 43 | 18.0:1 | 67% (517) |
| 2015-16 | 763 | 45 | 17.0:1 | 69% (529) |
| 2010-11 | 774 | 36 | 21.5:1 | 64% (497) |
| 2000-01 | 687 | 38 | 18.1:1 | 55% (375) |
| 1990-91 | 996 | 53 | 18.8:1 | N/A |
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 earns a B on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 56% of Florida public middle schools.
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 4 years, enrollment rose by 65 students, from 775 to 840. Students per teacher increased from 18.0 in 2020-21 to 19.5 in 2024-25.
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Highlands County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
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
Related schools
Other schools in HIGHLANDS
- SEBRING HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,849 students
- AVON PARK HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 980 students
- WOODLAWN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 834 students
- LAKE PLACID HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 829 students
- CRACKER TRAIL ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 710 students
- HILL-GUSTAT MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 669 students
Other schools in SEBRING
- SEBRING HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,849 students
- WOODLAWN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 834 students
- CRACKER TRAIL ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 710 students
- HILL-GUSTAT MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 669 students
- SUN 'N LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 588 students
- FRED WILD ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 576 students
Nearby schools
- WOODLAWN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.7 mi · 834
- SEBRING HIGH SCHOOL0.8 mi · 1,849
- HIGHLANDS COUNTY HOSPITAL/HOMEBOUND PROGRAM1.0 mi · 17
- HIGHLANDS VIRTUAL SCHOOL1.0 mi · 141
- HIGHLANDS COUNTY SCHOOLS JAIL PROGRAM1.0 mi · 2
- NON-ENROLLED PK EXCEPTIONAL ED PROGRAM1.0 mi · 6
Frequently asked questions
About SEBRING MIDDLE SCHOOLHow 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.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.