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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at WEST HERNANDO MIDDLE SCHOOL this year?
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Enrollment
666
Middle
DISTRICT 595 · STATE 794
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HERNANDO·NCES 120081001609
WEST HERNANDO MIDDLE SCHOOL
14325 KEN AUSTIN PKWY, BROOKSVILLE, FL 34613 · (352) 797-7035 · Hernando County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL666 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 55% 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.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
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
17.5:1
38 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.8:1 · STATE 19.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
56%
370 students
DISTRICT 54% · 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 | 243 | 36% |
| Grade 7 | 214 | 32% |
| Grade 8 | 209 | 31% |
Student demographics
64%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 61% · 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
54.6%
FL avg 56.7% . +9.0pp since 2023
Math
58.1%
FL avg 58.9% . +2.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 55 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 58 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 9 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 | 54.6% | 58.1% |
| 2023-24 | 45.7% | 55.8% |
% 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
54.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
53.3%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 54% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 53% 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 WEST HERNANDO MIDDLE SCHOOL
WEST HERNANDO MIDDLE SCHOOL's state test result (54.4% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| WEST HERNANDO MIDDLE SCHOOL this school | 666 | 55.6% | 54.4% |
| MURDOCK MIDDLE SCHOOL PORT CHARLOTTE | 656 | 53.8% | 53.2% |
| DUNNELLON MIDDLE SCHOOL DUNNELLON | 712 | 58.4% | 53.0% |
| PORT CHARLOTTE MIDDLE SCHOOL PORT CHARLOTTE | 858 | 53.5% | 57.0% |
| SEBRING MIDDLE SCHOOL SEBRING | 840 | 59.3% | 53.8% |
| BROOKSIDE MIDDLE SCHOOL SARASOTA | 724 | 59.7% | 57.6% |
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 WEST HERNANDO MIDDLE SCHOOL ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Hernando County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 54.4% | #265 of 560 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 58.1% | #274 of 560 ▼ 13 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 54.6% | #269 of 560 ▲ 49 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 666 | #399 of 584 | #4 of 6 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.5:1 | #124 of 547 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 64.4% | #172 of 553 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 55.6% | #229 of 565 | N/A |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.4% | #279 of 379 | 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
666
+53 (+9%) vs 2020
-34% since 2000-01, when it was 1,007
Student : Teacher
17.5:1
was 15.7:1
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 | 666 | 38 | 17.5:1 | 56% (370) |
| 2023-24 | 645 | 43 | 15.0:1 | 62% (397) |
| 2022-23 | 695 | 46 | 15.1:1 | 58% (400) |
| 2020-21 | 613 | 39 | 15.7:1 | 59% (361) |
| 2017-18 | 719 | 51 | 14.1:1 | 68% (487) |
| 2015-16 | 580 | 46 | 12.6:1 | 76% (443) |
| 2010-11 | 973 | 74 | 13.2:1 | 62% (599) |
| 2000-01 | 1,007 | 56 | 18.0:1 | 47% (474) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for WEST HERNANDO MIDDLE SCHOOL.
About WEST HERNANDO MIDDLE SCHOOL
Among the schools in BROOKSVILLE, Florida, is WEST HERNANDO MIDDLE SCHOOL, a small middle-grades school. The grade span is 6 through 8, and enrollment is 666 students.
HERNANDO runs WEST HERNANDO MIDDLE SCHOOL along with 28 other schools, enrolling 23,734 students in total.
WEST HERNANDO MIDDLE SCHOOL has no majority group; White students are the largest, at 49%. The rest of enrollment is 32% Hispanic, 11% Black, and 7% multiracial. Census estimates put the White share of Hernando County's population at about 76%. WEST HERNANDO MIDDLE SCHOOL's diversity index is 64%, against a US figure of 70%.
WEST HERNANDO MIDDLE SCHOOL counts 38 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 17.5 students for each one. On average, middle schools in Florida have 19.6:1, compared with 17.5:1 here. About 56% of enrolled students meet the income rules for free or reduced-price lunch. That tracks the 53% average for public schools in Hernando County.
allk12 grades WEST HERNANDO MIDDLE SCHOOL a B. The grade compares the school only with Florida public middle schools, because each state gives its own test.
In Florida, WEST HERNANDO MIDDLE SCHOOL is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 54.4% actual against a predicted 53.3%.
Within Hernando County, the median household income is $66,058, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 21%, and about 9% of people live in poverty. Besides WEST HERNANDO MIDDLE SCHOOL, Hernando County has 30 other public schools.
PINE GROVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the closest public school, about 0.2 miles away in a straight line. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. Nearby schools with test data average 52.0% proficiency; WEST HERNANDO MIDDLE SCHOOL posts 54.4%.
By NCES locale, the school is Rural: Fringe, or in rural territory close to an urban area.
Enrollment at WEST HERNANDO MIDDLE SCHOOL grew 9% between 2020-21 and 2024-25, from 613 to 666 students. There were more students per teacher in 2024-25 (17.5:1) than in 2020-21 (15.7:1).
Community posts for WEST HERNANDO MIDDLE SCHOOL can cover school safety, transportation, and start times. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Hernando County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
207,018
Census ACS
Median income
$66,058
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
31
23,734 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in HERNANDO
- FRANK W. SPRINGSTEAD HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,853 students
- WINDING WATERS K-8Elementary · 1,613 students
- EXPLORER K-8Elementary · 1,544 students
- CHALLENGER K-8 SCHOOL OF SCIENCE AND MATHElementary · 1,456 students
- CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,444 students
- WEEKI WACHEE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,437 students
Other schools in BROOKSVILLE
- CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,444 students
- HERNANDO HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,299 students
- NATURE COAST TECHNICAL HIGHHigh · 1,293 students
- POWELL MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 1,041 students
- PINE GROVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 943 students
- CHOCACHATTI ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 783 students
Nearby schools
- PINE GROVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.2 mi · 943
- CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL0.4 mi · 1,444
- ENDEAVOR ACADEMY0.4 mi · 126
- SPRING HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL3.9 mi · 829
- WEEKI WACHEE HIGH SCHOOL4.4 mi · 1,437
- WINDING WATERS K-84.6 mi · 1,613
Frequently asked questions
About WEST HERNANDO MIDDLE SCHOOLHow large is WEST HERNANDO MIDDLE SCHOOL?
WEST HERNANDO MIDDLE SCHOOL enrolls approximately 666 students in grades 06-08.
Is WEST HERNANDO MIDDLE SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
WEST HERNANDO MIDDLE SCHOOL is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does WEST HERNANDO MIDDLE SCHOOL have?
WEST HERNANDO MIDDLE SCHOOL employs 38 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.5:1.
How diverse is WEST HERNANDO MIDDLE SCHOOL?
WEST HERNANDO MIDDLE SCHOOL reports a student body of 49% White, 32% Hispanic, 11% Black, 2% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees WEST HERNANDO MIDDLE SCHOOL?
WEST HERNANDO MIDDLE SCHOOL is overseen by HERNANDO in Hernando County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.