SOUTH SEMINOLE MIDDLE SCHOOL

SOUTH SEMINOLE MIDDLE SCHOOL is a middle-of-the-pack junior high in CASSELBERRY, Florida, one of the schools within SEMINOLE. The school works with 842 students in grades 6 through 8.

SEMINOLE comprises 74 schools with combined enrollment of 63,934 students; SOUTH SEMINOLE MIDDLE SCHOOL is among them.

On demographics, SOUTH SEMINOLE MIDDLE SCHOOL lists that the largest single group is Hispanic at 46%, but no single group is in the majority. The remainder is composed of 29% White, 17% Black, 6% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 24% Hispanic, putting the school's mix noticeably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the resource side, SOUTH SEMINOLE MIDDLE SCHOOL records 59 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.3:1. The state averages around 19.6:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 70% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Seminole County runs at roughly 47%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, SOUTH SEMINOLE MIDDLE SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 46.2% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 46.0%.

In the surrounding community, Seminole County reports that the typical household earns roughly $85,761 per year, 43% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Seminole County's 77 public schools (combined enrollment of about 63,934 students), SOUTH SEMINOLE MIDDLE SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is CASSELBERRY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, roughly 0.1 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), SOUTH SEMINOLE MIDDLE SCHOOL ranks 9th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 60.6%.

SOUTH SEMINOLE MIDDLE SCHOOL operates from a commuter-belt location.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at SOUTH SEMINOLE MIDDLE SCHOOL has fell 22%, going from 1,084 students in 2018 to 842 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 41% to 29% across the same window. Class-load math has widened: from 13.1:1 in 2018 to 14.3:1 in 2025.

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