CHILES MIDDLE SCHOOL

CHILES MIDDLE SCHOOL operates as a substantial middle school in OVIEDO, Florida, operated by SEMINOLE. Current enrollment sits at 1,279 students spanning grades 6 through 8. That puts it 61% larger than the typical public school in Florida, which averages around 794 students.

Within SEMINOLE, which oversees 74 schools and 63,934 students, CHILES MIDDLE SCHOOL is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, CHILES MIDDLE SCHOOL records that 63% of the student body identifies as White; the rest comes out to 21% Hispanic, 6% Asian, 5% multiracial, 3% Black. That composition is broadly in line with Seminole County as a whole.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 65 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 19.8:1 students per teacher. The state averages about 19.6:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. About 26% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Seminole County runs at roughly 47%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully below the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, CHILES MIDDLE SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 68.3% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 70.2%.

Zooming out to the county, Seminole County reports that median household earnings sit near $85,761, roughly 43% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. CHILES MIDDLE SCHOOL is one of 77 public schools in Seminole County (combined enrollment of about 63,934 students).

Nearest neighbor: PARTIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, around 0.2 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), CHILES MIDDLE SCHOOL ranks 7th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 73.4%.

Geographically, the school is in a suburban area.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 4%: 1,328 students in 2018 compared to 1,279 in 2025. The White share of enrollment contracted from 71% to 63% over that span. Class-load math has loosened: from 17.5:1 in 2018 to 19.8:1 in 2025.

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