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What's the biggest difference between DELAURA MIDDLE SCHOOL and what you expected?
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Enrollment
548
Middle
DISTRICT 591 · STATE 794
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BREVARD·NCES 120015000132
DELAURA MIDDLE SCHOOL
300 JACKSON AVE, SATELLITE BEACH, FL 32937 · (321) 773-7581 · Brevard County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL548 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
17.7:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.3:1 · STATE 19.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
20%
107 students
DISTRICT 44% · STATE 50%
Community
3
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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
75.4%
FL avg 56.7% . +0.9pp since 2023
Math
85.0%
FL avg 58.9% . +0.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 75 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 85 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Florida schools, those numbers are about 57 and 59. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
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
77.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
71.4%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 78% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 71% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
548
-253 (-32%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
17.7:1
was 18.2:1
% White
79%
was 76%
% Hispanic
10%
was 11%
% Black
2%
was 3%
% Asian
2%
was 4%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About DELAURA MIDDLE SCHOOL
As a compact 6-8 campus in SATELLITE BEACH, Florida, DELAURA MIDDLE SCHOOL enrolls 548 students from grades 7 through 8, part of BREVARD. Compared to the state average of about 794 students per school, that is 31% below typical.
DELAURA MIDDLE SCHOOL is one of 109 schools operated by BREVARD, a district that hosts 73,587 students overall.
On the student-mix side, DELAURA MIDDLE SCHOOL shows that White students make up the majority at 79%; the rest is composed of 10% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, 2% Asian.
Looking at the economic backdrop, DELAURA MIDDLE SCHOOL records 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 17.7:1. The state averages around 19.6:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 20% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is lower than Brevard County's rate of about 42%.
After controlling for student poverty, DELAURA MIDDLE SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 71.4%; this one delivers 77.6%.
Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Brevard County indicate median household income runs about $78,476, about 34% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Brevard County runs 113 public schools (combined enrollment of about 73,587 students), of which DELAURA MIDDLE SCHOOL is one.
SATELLITE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around DELAURA MIDDLE SCHOOL. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), DELAURA MIDDLE SCHOOL ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 66.2%.
The school occupies a suburban site.
Over the past 7-year window. DELAURA MIDDLE SCHOOL's enrollment has shrank 32% since 2018, when it stood at 801 (now 548).
On this page, posts here usually surface around enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Brevard County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
632,780
Census ACS
Median income
$78,476
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
113
73,587 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in BREVARD
- VIERA HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,334 students
- MELBOURNE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,210 students
- BAYSIDE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,122 students
- HERITAGE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,960 students
- ODYSSEY CHARTER SCHOOLCombined · 1,917 students
- ROCKLEDGE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,579 students
Other schools in SATELLITE BEACH
- SATELLITE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,438 students
- SPESSARD L. HOLLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 444 students
- SURFSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 404 students
- SEA PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 308 students
Nearby schools
- SATELLITE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL0.2 mi · 1,438
- SPESSARD L. HOLLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.4 mi · 444
- SURFSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.9 mi · 404
- SEA PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.4 mi · 308
- OCEAN BREEZE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL2.4 mi · 498
- DR. W.J. CREEL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL4.2 mi · 542
Frequently asked questions
About DELAURA MIDDLE SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at DELAURA MIDDLE SCHOOL?
DELAURA MIDDLE SCHOOL enrolls approximately 548 students in grades 07-08.
Is DELAURA MIDDLE SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
DELAURA MIDDLE SCHOOL is a middle school covering grades 07-08.
How many teachers does DELAURA MIDDLE SCHOOL have?
DELAURA MIDDLE SCHOOL employs 31 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.7:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at DELAURA MIDDLE SCHOOL?
At DELAURA MIDDLE SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 79% White, 10% Hispanic, 2% Black, 2% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is DELAURA MIDDLE SCHOOL public or private?
DELAURA MIDDLE SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by BREVARD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.