DEERLAKE MIDDLE SCHOOL

DEERLAKE MIDDLE SCHOOL operates as a middle-of-the-pack junior high in TALLAHASSEE, Florida, part of LEON. Current enrollment sits at 876 students spanning grades 6 through 8.

Across the 51 schools in LEON (31,579 students total), DEERLAKE MIDDLE SCHOOL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, DEERLAKE MIDDLE SCHOOL logs that White students make up the majority at 65%. Other groups include 10% Asian, 10% Black, 10% Hispanic, 5% multiracial. By comparison, Leon County as a whole is about 55% White, so the school skews meaningfully more White than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, The school currently runs with 43 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 20.3:1. That tracks the state average closely. Around 15% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Leon County (around 41%), the school's rate is noticeably below typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, DEERLAKE MIDDLE SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 73.7%; this one delivers 79.2%.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Leon County indicate median household income runs about $66,287, 49% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. DEERLAKE MIDDLE SCHOOL is one of 63 public schools in Leon County (combined enrollment of about 35,246 students).

Nearest neighbor: KILLEARN LAKES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, around 1.9 miles off. Within five miles, there are 4 other public schools. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), DEERLAKE MIDDLE SCHOOL ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 74.6%.

The school occupies a commuter-belt site.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at DEERLAKE MIDDLE SCHOOL has shrank 12%, going from 992 students in 2018 to 876 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share fell from 70% to 65%. Class-load math has tightened: from 21.6:1 in 2018 to 20.3:1 in 2025.

On this page, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.