Photo: Ebyabe · CC BY-SA 3.0Center Hill’s public schools outscore 86% of Florida districts
62% of students in Center Hill’s public schools are proficient in math, above the Florida average (52%). The grade covers the public school district serving Center Hill, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Florida, not nationally.
From Florida state tests taken in spring 2022, when 98% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Center Hill’s schools, in brief
Better than its incomes would predict
Among the 468 Florida towns with household incomes within a quarter of Center Hill’s, its schools beat 96%, higher than their 86% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Above the state on both counts
Reading proficiency is 61% and math 62% in spring 2022, against 52% and 52% statewide; 94% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88%. Test scores ↓
Spending and class size
The district spends $14,013 per student, against $13,006 across Florida (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓
Four elementary schools, then three middle schools
Which school depends on the address at every step. Enrollment is up 16% since 2020–21. See the path ↓
Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.
What’s behind Center Hill’s grade
A: better than 86% of Florida school districts. Test scores and graduation are both above the Florida average; graduation is the stronger of the two.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Center Hill, with each school’s own grade.
6th grade in Center Hill · depends on your address
South Sumter Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 890 students · 17:1 students per teacher · in Webster
Wildwood Middle/ High School
Grades 6–12 · 710 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Wildwood
Wildwood Intermediate School
Grades 3–6 · 409 students · 19:1 students per teacher · in Wildwood
7th grade in Center Hill · depends on your address
South Sumter High School
Grades 7–12 · 1,077 students · 18:1 students per teacher · in Bushnell
South Sumter Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 890 students · 17:1 students per teacher · in Webster
Wildwood Middle/ High School
Grades 6–12 · 710 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Wildwood
8th grade in Center Hill · depends on your address
South Sumter High School
Grades 7–12 · 1,077 students · 18:1 students per teacher · in Bushnell
South Sumter Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 890 students · 17:1 students per teacher · in Webster
Wildwood Middle/ High School
Grades 6–12 · 710 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Wildwood
9th grade in Center Hill · depends on your address
South Sumter High School
Grades 7–12 · 1,077 students · 18:1 students per teacher · in Bushnell
Wildwood Middle/ High School
Grades 6–12 · 710 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Wildwood
10th grade in Center Hill · depends on your address
South Sumter High School
Grades 7–12 · 1,077 students · 18:1 students per teacher · in Bushnell
Wildwood Middle/ High School
Grades 6–12 · 710 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Wildwood
11th grade in Center Hill · depends on your address
South Sumter High School
Grades 7–12 · 1,077 students · 18:1 students per teacher · in Bushnell
Wildwood Middle/ High School
Grades 6–12 · 710 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Wildwood
12th grade in Center Hill · depends on your address
South Sumter High School
Grades 7–12 · 1,077 students · 18:1 students per teacher · in Bushnell
Wildwood Middle/ High School
Grades 6–12 · 710 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Wildwood
Center Hill’s public schools are run by Sumter County School District, which also serves Bushnell, Coleman, Webster and Wildwood. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
The district
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Well above the state in reading
Center Hill vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Florida towns that share Center Hill’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Center Hill | A | Sumter County |
Every school in Center Hill
7 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Florida’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).
Questions about Center Hill’s schools
Are Center Hill’s schools good?
By Florida’s own tests, yes: the public schools Center Hill children attend outscore 86% of Florida’s school districts on tests and graduation, an A Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 96%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Center Hill in?
Sumter County School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 10,013 students in 12 schools (2024–25).
What is Center Hill’s graduation rate?
94% of the class of 2023 in Sumter County School District graduated in four years, against 88% across Florida.
How much does Center Hill spend per student?
$14,013 in Sumter County School District (FY2024), against $13,006 across Florida. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Center Hill families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Center Hill → They have their own page.
School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Florida. Stars are from neighbors.