DENN JOHN MIDDLE SCHOOL

Set in KISSIMMEE, Florida, DENN JOHN MIDDLE SCHOOL is a reasonably sized intermediate school, operated by OSCEOLA. It instructs 809 students across grades 6 through 8.

OSCEOLA runs 83 schools in total, collectively educating 75,388 students. DENN JOHN MIDDLE SCHOOL is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, DENN JOHN MIDDLE SCHOOL lists that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 75% of enrollment; the rest reads as 15% Black, 8% White. The wider county runs roughly 56% Hispanic, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the resource side, On paper, DENN JOHN MIDDLE SCHOOL has 45 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 18.2:1. The state averages around 19.6:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 60% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, DENN JOHN MIDDLE SCHOOL falls in the UNDERPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations residual. Given its student profile, a typical campus would land near 51.3%; this one comes in at 34.7%, -16.6 points off the demographic line.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Osceola County indicate median household earnings sit near $72,637, about 30% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. Across Osceola County's 88 public schools (combined enrollment of about 74,164 students), DENN JOHN MIDDLE SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

MILL CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts DENN JOHN MIDDLE SCHOOL at 7th of 8; the average score across the group is 53.8%.

The campus sits in a downtown setting.

Five-year trend. DENN JOHN MIDDLE SCHOOL's enrollment has declined 7% since 2018, when it stood at 868 (now 809). The White share of enrollment contracted from 13% to 8% over that span. Class-load math has grew: from 16.7:1 in 2018 to 18.2:1 in 2025.

On the community side, members of the DENN JOHN MIDDLE SCHOOL community share and discuss open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.