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Which teacher or staff member at DAVIDSON MIDDLE SCHOOL deserves more recognition?
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Enrollment
1,111
Middle
DISTRICT 712 · STATE 794
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·OKALOOSA·NCES 120138003210
DAVIDSON MIDDLE SCHOOL
6261 OLD BETHEL RD, CRESTVIEW, FL 32536 · (850) 683-7500 · Okaloosa County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,111 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 84% of Florida public middle schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Florida public middle schools
Student : Teacher
20.2:1
55 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.0:1 · STATE 19.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
56%
622 students
DISTRICT 52% · STATE 50%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 367 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 361 | 32% |
| Grade 8 | 383 | 34% |
Student demographics
52%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 59% · STATE 70% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
FAST / B.E.S.T. 2024-25 . % at Level 3 or AboveEnglish Language Arts
62.6%
FL avg 56.7% . +5.2pp since 2023
Math
71.9%
FL avg 58.9% . -2.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 63 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 72 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Florida schools, those numbers are about 57 and 59. Reading and writing scores are up about 5 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 3 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 62.6% | 71.9% |
| 2023-24 | 57.4% | 74.8% |
% at Level 3 or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: FAST / B.E.S.T.. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
65.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
53.1%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+12.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 66% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 53% typical for Florida schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Florida's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like DAVIDSON MIDDLE SCHOOL
DAVIDSON MIDDLE SCHOOL's state test result (65.9% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| DAVIDSON MIDDLE SCHOOL this school | 1,111 | 56.0% | 65.9% |
| GAMBLE ROGERS MIDDLE SCHOOL ST AUGUSTINE | 896 | 55.9% | 62.8% |
| SILVER SANDS MIDDLE SCHOOL PORT ORANGE | 1,199 | 54.5% | 54.7% |
| LAKE ASBURY JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL GREEN COVE SPRINGS | 940 | 50.1% | 68.5% |
| WOODLAND MIDDLE SCHOOL NORTH PORT | 1,040 | 51.2% | 58.2% |
| ORMOND BEACH MIDDLE SCHOOL ORMOND BEACH | 1,007 | 50.1% | 60.2% |
Matched among Florida middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where DAVIDSON MIDDLE SCHOOL ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Okaloosa County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 65.9% | #135 of 560 | #6 of 9 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 71.9% | #136 of 560 ▼ 45 | #6 of 9 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 62.6% | #163 of 560 ▲ 4 | #6 of 9 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,111 | #91 of 584 | #1 of 9 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.2:1 | #362 of 547 | #8 of 8 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 52.0% | #355 of 553 | #5 of 8 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 56.0% | #221 of 565 | #5 of 9 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +4.7% | #102 of 137 | #6 of 6 |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
1,111
+22 (+2%) vs 2020
+43% since 2000-01, when it was 778
Student : Teacher
20.2:1
was 20.6:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 1,111 | 55 | 20.2:1 | 56% (622) |
| 2023-24 | 1,154 | 57 | 20.3:1 | 50% (579) |
| 2022-23 | 1,149 | 55 | 20.9:1 | 55% (627) |
| 2020-21 | 1,089 | 53 | 20.6:1 | 55% (599) |
| 2017-18 | 1,061 | 49 | 21.6:1 | 51% (546) |
| 2015-16 | 952 | 52 | 18.3:1 | 53% (501) |
| 2010-11 | 872 | 53 | 16.4:1 | 43% (375) |
| 2000-01 | 778 | 35 | 22.2:1 | 28% (218) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for DAVIDSON MIDDLE SCHOOL.
About DAVIDSON MIDDLE SCHOOL
This page covers DAVIDSON MIDDLE SCHOOL, a mid-sized middle school in CRESTVIEW, Florida. It is open to students in grades 6 through 8 and enrolls 1,111 students. Middle schools in Florida have about 794 students on average; enrollment here is 40% higher.
OKALOOSA is the district for DAVIDSON MIDDLE SCHOOL. It has 49 schools and 32,120 students.
More than half of the students at DAVIDSON MIDDLE SCHOOL are White (67%). Beyond that, enrollment is 12% Hispanic, 11% Black, and 8% multiracial. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 52%.
DAVIDSON MIDDLE SCHOOL reported 55 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, a ratio of 20.2:1. The 19.6:1 average for middle schools in Florida is close to this figure. There are 622 students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, 56% of enrollment.
DAVIDSON MIDDLE SCHOOL holds an A- allk12 Grade, placing it above 84% of Florida public middle schools.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, DAVIDSON MIDDLE SCHOOL is 12.8 points above its prediction. Actual: 65.9%. Predicted: 53.1%.
In Okaloosa County, home to about 216,599 people, median household income comes to about $81,998, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 35%, and about 7% of people live in poverty. Okaloosa County's 51 public schools enroll about 32,120 students and include DAVIDSON MIDDLE SCHOOL.
CRESTVIEW HIGH SCHOOL is about 0.3 miles from DAVIDSON MIDDLE SCHOOL, the shortest distance to any other public school. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. DAVIDSON MIDDLE SCHOOL places 1st of 5 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
By NCES locale, the school is Town: Distant, or in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
Federal data show 1,089 students in 2020-21 and 1,111 in 2024-25, a difference of under 3%.
The DAVIDSON MIDDLE SCHOOL discussion page is a place for special education services, counseling, and support programs. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Okaloosa County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
216,599
Census ACS
Median income
$81,998
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
35%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
51
32,120 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in OKALOOSA
- CRESTVIEW HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,376 students
- NICEVILLE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,036 students
- CHOCTAWHATCHEE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,720 students
- FORT WALTON BEACH HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,550 students
- BAKER SCHOOLCombined · 1,434 students
- C. W. RUCKEL MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 1,061 students
Other schools in CRESTVIEW
- CRESTVIEW HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,376 students
- RIVERSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 1,032 students
- ANTIOCH ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 931 students
- SHOAL RIVER MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 923 students
- WALKER ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 875 students
- NORTHWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 814 students
Other Davidson Middle schools
One other US public school is named Davidson Middle. DAVIDSON MIDDLE SCHOOL is the largest of the 2.
- Davidson Middle SchoolSOUTHGATE, MI · 663 students
Nearby schools
- CRESTVIEW HIGH SCHOOL0.3 mi · 2,376
- BOB SIKES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.2 mi · 794
- RICHBOURG SCHOOL1.7 mi · 68
- EMERALD COAST CAREER INSTITUTE N1.7 mi · 27
- NORTHWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.7 mi · 814
- WALKER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.9 mi · 875
Frequently asked questions
About DAVIDSON MIDDLE SCHOOLHow large is DAVIDSON MIDDLE SCHOOL?
DAVIDSON MIDDLE SCHOOL enrolls approximately 1,111 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does DAVIDSON MIDDLE SCHOOL serve?
DAVIDSON MIDDLE SCHOOL serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at DAVIDSON MIDDLE SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at DAVIDSON MIDDLE SCHOOL is approximately 20.2:1 (55 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at DAVIDSON MIDDLE SCHOOL?
At DAVIDSON MIDDLE SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 67% White, 12% Hispanic, 11% Black, 1% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Is DAVIDSON MIDDLE SCHOOL public or private?
DAVIDSON MIDDLE SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by OKALOOSA.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.