DELAND MIDDLE SCHOOL

DELAND MIDDLE SCHOOL, a reasonably sized 6-8 campus in DELAND, Florida, overseen by VOLUSIA, enrolls 1,059 students, covering grades 6 through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 33% above the state mean of about 794.

Within VOLUSIA, which oversees 87 schools and 61,765 students, DELAND MIDDLE SCHOOL is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, DELAND MIDDLE SCHOOL records that the most-represented group is White (45%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. The remainder looks like 36% Hispanic, 13% Black, 3% multiracial, 2% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 71% White, putting the school's mix visibly less White than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 53 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 20.0:1 students per teacher. That tracks the state average closely. Roughly 54% of students at DELAND MIDDLE SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

After controlling for student poverty, DELAND MIDDLE SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 54.3% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 46.4%.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Volusia County indicate the typical household earns roughly $70,044 per year, roughly 28% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. DELAND MIDDLE SCHOOL is one of 90 public schools in Volusia County (combined enrollment of about 61,765 students).

EDITH I. STARKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.0 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around DELAND MIDDLE SCHOOL. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), DELAND MIDDLE SCHOOL ranks 5th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 51.3%.

The campus sits in a high-density setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 5%: 1,110 students in 2018 compared to 1,059 in 2025. The White share of enrollment edged down from 54% to 45% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 15.9:1 in 2018 to 20.0:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, recent activity here tends to focus on sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.