Summary:
Zip code 32958 in Sebastian, FL, is home to two middle schools serving grades 6-8, both part of the highly-rated Indian River School District, which holds a 5-star rating and ranks in the top 10% of Florida districts.
The standout school in this area is Sebastian Charter Junior High School, a smaller charter school with 295 students that consistently ranks in the top 10% of all Florida middle schools, earning a 5-star rating for the 2025-2026 school year. It outperforms the larger Sebastian River Middle School (775 students) in nearly every academic metric, including an impressive 91% proficiency in 7th-grade ELA and 80% in 8th-grade science. Notably, Sebastian Charter Junior High achieves these results while spending $1,347 less per student ($9,571 vs. $10,918) and maintaining a lower student-teacher ratio (16.3:1 vs. 19.8:1). However, Sebastian River Middle School shows a unique strength in 7th-grade math (68% proficiency vs. 50%) and Algebra 1 EOC (89% vs. 84%).
The most dramatic difference between the two schools is chronic absenteeism: Sebastian River Middle School's rate of 40.6% is more than 2.5 times higher than Sebastian Charter Junior High's 15.8%, which is well below the state average of 31.4%. This high absenteeism at Sebastian River Middle is a critical concern, as it strongly correlates with lower test scores and student disengagement. Overall, the data suggests that the smaller, charter school environment in this zip code is more conducive to high academic achievement and attendance, making Sebastian Charter Junior High a model of efficiency and performance despite serving a student population with a lower rate of economic disadvantage (48.14% vs. 61.42% at Sebastian River Middle).
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