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Alumni: what's one memory from UMATILLA MIDDLE SCHOOL that still sticks with you?
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Enrollment
633
Middle
DISTRICT 843 · STATE 794
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LAKE·NCES 120105001121
UMATILLA MIDDLE SCHOOL
305 E LAKE ST, UMATILLA, FL 32784 · (352) 669-3171 · Lake County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE22-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL633 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
19.8:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.0:1 · STATE 19.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
45%
282 students
DISTRICT 42% · 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 | 210 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 209 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 214 | 34% |
Student demographics
44%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 68% · 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
48.3%
FL avg 56.7% . +1.9pp since 2023
Math
59.6%
FL avg 58.9% . -4.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 48 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 2 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 5 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 48.3% | 59.6% |
| 2023-24 | 46.5% | 64.4% |
% 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
55.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
58.9%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 55% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 59% 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 UMATILLA MIDDLE SCHOOL
UMATILLA MIDDLE SCHOOL's state test result (55.3% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| UMATILLA MIDDLE SCHOOL this school | 633 | 44.5% | 55.3% |
| CREWS LAKE MIDDLE SCHOOL. SPRING HILL | 709 | 48.7% | 44.5% |
| CITRUS SPRINGS MIDDLE SCHOOL CITRUS SPRINGS | 752 | 44.5% | 59.0% |
| LAKE BUTLER MIDDLE SCHOOL LAKE BUTLER | 752 | 46.7% | 53.3% |
| FREEPORT MIDDLE SCHOOL FREEPORT | 790 | 45.8% | 65.2% |
| HOLLEY-NAVARRE MIDDLE SCHOOL NAVARRE | 823 | 41.4% | 70.2% |
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 UMATILLA MIDDLE SCHOOL ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Lake County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 55.3% | #250 of 560 | #3 of 9 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 59.6% | #255 of 560 ▼ 85 | #3 of 9 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 48.3% | #350 of 560 ▼ 43 | #4 of 9 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 633 | #419 of 584 | #8 of 9 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.8:1 | #322 of 547 | #8 of 9 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 44.2% | #433 of 553 | #9 of 9 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 44.5% | #367 of 565 | #5 of 9 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +6.6% | #93 of 137 | N/A |
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
633
+88 (+16%) vs 2020
+30% since 1990-91, when it was 487
Student : Teacher
19.8:1
was 16.5:1
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 | 633 | 32 | 19.8:1 | 45% (282) |
| 2023-24 | 610 | 32 | 19.1:1 | 49% (297) |
| 2022-23 | 595 | 34 | 17.5:1 | 57% (341) |
| 2020-21 | 545 | 33 | 16.5:1 | 51% (276) |
| 2017-18 | 594 | 35 | 17.0:1 | 76% (450) |
| 2015-16 | 563 | 36 | 15.6:1 | 74% (418) |
| 2010-11 | 672 | 42 | 16.0:1 | 60% (402) |
| 2000-01 | 718 | 35 | 20.5:1 | 52% (376) |
| 1990-91 | 487 | 26 | 18.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for UMATILLA MIDDLE SCHOOL.
About UMATILLA MIDDLE SCHOOL
UMATILLA MIDDLE SCHOOL is a small middle school with an address in UMATILLA, Florida. It is open to students in grades 6 through 8 and enrolls 633 students. It has 20% fewer students than the average for middle schools in Florida (about 794).
The 60 schools in LAKE enroll 47,997 students altogether, UMATILLA MIDDLE SCHOOL among them.
The share of White students at UMATILLA MIDDLE SCHOOL is 72%, a majority. Smaller groups are 17% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, and 3% Black. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 44, compared with 70 nationally.
UMATILLA MIDDLE SCHOOL has 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 19.8:1. The average for middle schools in Florida is about 19.6:1. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch, often used to gauge student poverty, is 45%.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, UMATILLA MIDDLE SCHOOL is 3.5 points below its prediction. Actual: 55.3%. Predicted: 58.9%.
In Lake County, where the school is located, median household income comes to about $73,161, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 28%, and roughly 6% of residents are in poverty. The county has 67 public schools and about 47,997 students.
UMATILLA HIGH SCHOOL is about 0.3 miles from UMATILLA MIDDLE SCHOOL, the shortest distance to any other public school. The five-mile area around UMATILLA MIDDLE SCHOOL holds 5 other public schools. The school's 55.3% average proficiency ranks 2nd among 8 nearby schools.
Federal data place UMATILLA MIDDLE SCHOOL in the Suburb: Mid-size locale, which means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Since 2020-21, enrollment has grown 16%, from 545 to 633. The number of students per teacher increased from 16.5 to 19.8 over 4 years.
The allk12 page for UMATILLA MIDDLE SCHOOL lets the school community talk about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. You can also rate the school on this page.
Lake County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
412,924
Census ACS
Median income
$73,161
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
28%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
67
47,997 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in LAKE
- EAST RIDGE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,683 students
- LAKE MINNEOLA HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,309 students
- SOUTH LAKE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,137 students
- MINNEOLA CHARTER SCHOOLElementary · 1,763 students
- LEESBURG HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,724 students
- AURELIA M. COLE ACADEMYElementary · 1,500 students
Other schools in UMATILLA
- UMATILLA HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 922 students
- UMATILLA ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 689 students
Nearby schools
- UMATILLA HIGH SCHOOL0.3 mi · 922
- UMATILLA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.0 mi · 689
- ALTOONA SCHOOL3.0 mi · 248
- ALEE ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL3.7 mi · 181
- EUSTIS MIDDLE SCHOOL4.8 mi · 790
- EUSTIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL5.4 mi · 422
Frequently asked questions
About UMATILLA MIDDLE SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at UMATILLA MIDDLE SCHOOL?
UMATILLA MIDDLE SCHOOL enrolls approximately 633 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does UMATILLA MIDDLE SCHOOL serve?
UMATILLA MIDDLE SCHOOL serves grades 06-08.
How many teachers does UMATILLA MIDDLE SCHOOL have?
UMATILLA MIDDLE SCHOOL employs 32 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 19.8:1.
What is the student diversity at UMATILLA MIDDLE SCHOOL?
Student demographics at UMATILLA MIDDLE SCHOOL are roughly 72% White, 17% Hispanic, 3% Black, 7% Two or more.
What district is UMATILLA MIDDLE SCHOOL in?
UMATILLA MIDDLE SCHOOL is part of LAKE.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.