WEST HERNANDO MIDDLE SCHOOL

WEST HERNANDO MIDDLE SCHOOL is a tight-knit intermediate school in BROOKSVILLE, Florida, one of the schools within HERNANDO. The school instructs 666 students in grades 6 through 8.

HERNANDO runs 29 schools in total, collectively educating 23,734 students. WEST HERNANDO MIDDLE SCHOOL is one of those campuses.

In terms of who attends, WEST HERNANDO MIDDLE SCHOOL logs that the largest single group is White at 49%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school records 32% Hispanic, 11% Black, 7% multiracial. That is considerably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 76%.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 38 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 17.5:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 19.6:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 56% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, WEST HERNANDO MIDDLE SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 53.3% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 54.4%.

Across the wider county, Hernando County reports that the typical household earns roughly $66,058 per year, 21% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. WEST HERNANDO MIDDLE SCHOOL is one of 31 public schools in Hernando County (combined enrollment of about 23,734 students).

The closest other public school is PINE GROVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, roughly 0.2 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, WEST HERNANDO MIDDLE SCHOOL comes 2nd of 8 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 52.0%.

Geographically, the school is in a rural area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at WEST HERNANDO MIDDLE SCHOOL has edged down 7%, going from 719 students in 2018 to 666 in 2025. The White share of enrollment decreased from 68% to 49% over that span. Class-load math has widened: from 14.1:1 in 2018 to 17.5:1 in 2025.

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