D. S. Parrott Middle School
Public · Grades 6–8 · 745 students
Brooksville Engineering Science and Technology (B.E.S.T.)
835 School St, Brooksville, FL 34601
Grades
6–8
Middle
Students
88
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
14.7 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
Hernando
Hernando County
Schola Grade B · Above average
Letter grade (A–F) · compared with 554 Florida middle schools · How we grade
Percentiles compare this school with other Florida middle schools; the line marks the middle. Data: test scores 2021–22, graduation and absenteeism 2022–23 (U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts); coursework 2023–24 (Civil Rights Data Collection); staffing 2024–25 (NCES).
About Brooksville Engineering Science and Technology (B.E.S.T.)
Brooksville Engineering Science and Technology (B.E.S.T.) is a charter middle school in Brooksville, Florida, serving grades 6–8. It is part of Hernando. The school is located in a town on the edge of a metro area in Hernando County.
In the 2024–25 school year, 88 students were enrolled, with about 14.7 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is smaller than the typical Florida middle school (19.2 students per teacher). As a charter school, it is publicly funded and tuition-free, but operates independently of the local district under a charter from Hernando District Office. Its Schola Grade is B (above average), compared with 554 Florida middle schools.
Grades & enrollment
Students per grade, 2024–25Grades 6–8
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Charter School · What this means
- Level
- Middle
- Grades offered
- 6–8
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 88 students
- Students per teacher
- 14.7 to 1
- Charter school
- Yes
- Charter authorizer
- Hernando District Office
- Magnet school
- No
- Locale
- Town — Fringe
- School district
- Hernando
- County
- Hernando County
- NCES school ID
- 120081008214
Schools near Brooksville Engineering Science and Technology (B.E.S.T.)
All 21 schools in Brooksville →
West Hernando Middle School
Public · Grades 6–8 · 666 students
Powell Middle School
Magnet · Grades 6–8 · 1,041 students
Gulf Coast Academy of Science and Technology
Charter · Grades 6–8 · 217 students
Fox Chapel Middle School
Public · Grades 6–8 · 815 students
Crews Lake Middle School.
Public · Grades 6–8 · 709 students
School data comes from the U.S. Department of Education: the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and EDGE school locations (2024–25) and Private School Survey (2023–24), the Civil Rights Data Collection (2023–24), and EDFacts (test results 2021–22; graduation and chronic absenteeism 2022–23), plus other public sources. Please contact the school to confirm enrollment, programs, and other details. How we source data.