The top reported proficiency rate is 10% in Math. The lowest is 0% in Science.
Original Research by School Decision on Srmi @ Renaissance Center
SRMI at Renaissance Center is a public alternative school within the Citrus County School District, located on West Educational Path in Lecanto. It serves grades four through twelve, though the actual enrollment is concentrated in the middle and high school years, with essentially no students currently enrolled in the fourth and fifth grade bands. The total enrollment is small, more in line with a specialized program than a conventional school campus.
Alternative schools in Florida typically serve students who need a different educational setting than a traditional campus can provide, whether due to academic, behavioral, or personal circumstances. The population data here reflects that reality: a substantial share of enrolled students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, suggesting a high concentration of economic need. The school's racial composition is predominantly white, with Hispanic students making up the next largest share and smaller numbers of Black and multiracial students. Data on special education participation and English learner status was not available in what was provided.
State assessment results from Florida's FAST exams were reported for grades six through eight. The sixth-grade results in both math and ELA were suppressed, likely because the group was too small to report publicly. For grades seven and eight, the proficiency rates that were reported are very low across reading, math, and science, well below what a student or family would find at a typical district school. This is a common pattern in alternative schools serving students who arrive with significant academic gaps, and the figures should be read in that context rather than as a straightforward comparison to neighborhood schools. A parent would want to ask the school directly about how academic progress is tracked for individual students, what supports are in place, and what the pathway to a diploma looks like. Graduation rate data was not available in what was provided.
No program-specific information was included in the data for this school, so details about curriculum structure, credit recovery options, counseling services, or vocational pathways could not be assessed here. Those are exactly the questions worth raising with school staff.
The school sits within a Lecanto community that is itself in a period of notable change. Lecanto is an unincorporated, suburban-rural place at the center of Citrus County, publicly described as car-dependent and spread out, organized around highway corridors rather than any walkable town center. The county government, a regional hospital, a state college campus, and a correctional facility are among the major institutional employers. Housing costs in the zip code have pulled back slightly year over year and sit below the statewide average, making the area more accessible than many Florida communities. Multiple large residential developments are publicly reported to be underway or in planning, including a major mixed-use project along State Road 44, signaling that the area is absorbing meaningful population growth.
The broader Citrus County School District recovered its state accountability rating to a B for 2024-25 after dropping to a C the prior year, with no D or F schools in the most recent cycle. That applies to the district overall. SRMI at Renaissance Center, as an alternative school, operates in a different context from the district's traditional campuses and is not straightforwardly compared against them on the same metrics. Comparison proficiency data relative to other districts in Citrus County was not applicable given that there is only one district in the county.
The school board adopted a revised cell phone policy in late 2025 applying across the district, and the district is adding an Agri-STEAM Academy at the elementary level beginning in the 2026-27 school year, though neither of those changes speaks directly to what Renaissance Center students experience day to day.
For a family considering this school, the central questions are purpose and fit. This is a specialized setting designed for students who need something different from a conventional school, and the academic numbers reflect that population's starting point. Understanding the specific supports, daily structure, and post-secondary planning that the school provides would require a direct conversation with staff.
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