DELTONA MIDDLE SCHOOL

DELTONA MIDDLE SCHOOL, a mid-tier middle school in DELTONA, Florida, run under VOLUSIA, works with 1,132 students, covering grades 6 through 8. That puts it 43% above the typical public school in Florida, which averages around 794 students.

VOLUSIA comprises 87 schools with combined enrollment of 61,765 students; DELTONA MIDDLE SCHOOL is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, DELTONA MIDDLE SCHOOL lists that 46% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Beyond that, the school reports 35% White, 13% Black, 4% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 16% Hispanic, putting the school's mix considerably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, DELTONA MIDDLE SCHOOL records 62 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 18.3:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 19.6:1, putting DELTONA MIDDLE SCHOOL tighter than the state norm the norm. About 56% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), DELTONA MIDDLE SCHOOL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 53.2%, the actual is 47.8%, a residual of -5.5 points.

In the surrounding community, census data for Volusia County shows median household earnings sit near $70,044, 28% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. DELTONA MIDDLE SCHOOL is one of 90 public schools in Volusia County (combined enrollment of about 61,765 students).

HIGHBANKS LEARNING CENTER is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around DELTONA MIDDLE SCHOOL. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts DELTONA MIDDLE SCHOOL at 5th of 6; the average score across the group is 51.3%.

The school occupies a downtown site.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at DELTONA MIDDLE SCHOOL has rose 5%, going from 1,076 students in 2018 to 1,132 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share ticked down from 39% to 35%. The student-to-teacher ratio grew from 16.3:1 in 2018 to 18.3:1 today.

On this page, 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.