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Enrollment
809
Middle
DISTRICT 874 · STATE 794
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·OSCEOLA·NCES 120147001470
DENN JOHN MIDDLE SCHOOL
2001 DENN JOHN LN, KISSIMMEE, FL 34744 · (407) 935-3560 · Osceola County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL809 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
18.2:1
45 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.4:1 · STATE 19.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
60%
483 students
DISTRICT 52% · STATE 50%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 255 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 261 | 32% |
| Grade 8 | 293 | 36% |
Student demographics
41%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 55% · STATE 70% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). 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
29.3%
FL avg 56.7% . +0.6pp since 2023
Math
28.6%
FL avg 58.9% . -2.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 29 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 29 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 are down about 2 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 29.3% | 28.6% |
| 2023-24 | 28.8% | 31.1% |
% at Level 3 or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: FAST / B.E.S.T.. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of FL schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
34.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
51.3%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-16.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 35% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 51% typical for Florida schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Where DENN JOHN MIDDLE SCHOOL ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Osceola County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 34.7% | #515 of 560 | #10 of 10 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 28.6% | #554 of 560 | #10 of 10 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 29.3% | #533 of 560 | #10 of 10 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 809 | #288 of 584 | #7 of 10 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.2:1 | #178 of 547 | #5 of 9 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 41.0% | #452 of 553 | #7 of 9 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -6.8% | #292 of 379 | #8 of 8 |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list.
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
809
-59 (-7%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
18.2:1
was 16.7:1
% White
8%
was 13%
% Hispanic
75%
was 70%
% Black
15%
was 13%
% Asian
1%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free or reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 809 | 44.5 | 18.2:1 | 60% (483) |
| 2023-24 | 856 | 44.5 | 19.2:1 | 61% (520) |
| 2022-23 | 873 | 50.5 | 17.3:1 | 57% (498) |
| 2017-18 | 868 | 52 | 16.7:1 | 66% (575) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for DENN JOHN MIDDLE SCHOOL.
About DENN JOHN MIDDLE SCHOOL
DENN JOHN MIDDLE SCHOOL is a public medium-sized middle school in KISSIMMEE, Florida. The grade span is 6 through 8, and enrollment is 809 students.
DENN JOHN MIDDLE SCHOOL is one school in an 83-school district, OSCEOLA, which enrolls 75,388 students.
Roughly 75% of students at DENN JOHN MIDDLE SCHOOL are Hispanic. After that, the student body is 15% Black and 8% White. Among all residents of Osceola County, the Hispanic share is about 56%. The school's diversity index is 41%, meaning two students picked at random have a 41% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
DENN JOHN MIDDLE SCHOOL counts 44.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 18.2 students for each one. On average, middle schools in Florida have 19.6:1, compared with 18.2:1 here. About 60% of enrolled students meet the income rules for free or reduced-price lunch.
In Florida, DENN JOHN MIDDLE SCHOOL is one of the bottom 10% of schools on BeatsExpectations, with an average proficiency rate on state tests of 34.7% compared with a predicted 51.3%.
Across Osceola County, the median household income is $72,637, about 30% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 11% of residents are in poverty. In all, Osceola County has 88 public schools and roughly 74,164 students.
The shortest distance from DENN JOHN MIDDLE SCHOOL to another public school is about 0.2 miles, to MILL CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Nearby schools with test data average 53.8% proficiency; DENN JOHN MIDDLE SCHOOL posts 34.7%.
By NCES locale, the school is City: Small, or inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
Enrollment at DENN JOHN MIDDLE SCHOOL dropped 7% between 2017-18 and 2024-25, from 868 to 809 students. The White share of enrollment fell from 13% to 8% over the same period. Federal data show the ratio rising from 16.7:1 to 18.2:1.
Parents and students can post about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week at DENN JOHN MIDDLE SCHOOL. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Osceola County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
427,415
Census ACS
Median income
$72,637
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
30%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
88
74,164 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in OSCEOLA
- TOHOPEKALIGA HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,929 students
- CELEBRATION HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,681 students
- HARMONY HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,673 students
- ST. CLOUD HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,596 students
- POINCIANA HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,573 students
- OSCEOLA HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,345 students
Other schools in KISSIMMEE
- TOHOPEKALIGA HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,929 students
- POINCIANA HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,573 students
- OSCEOLA HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,345 students
- GATEWAY HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,882 students
- WESTSIDE K-8 SCHOOLElementary · 1,496 students
- RENAISSANCE CHARTER SCHOOL AT TAPESTRYElementary · 1,419 students
Nearby schools
- MILL CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.2 mi · 610
- SPORTS LEADERSHIP ARTS MANAGEMENT (SLAM)1.2 mi · 170
- PARKWAY MIDDLE SCHOOL1.3 mi · 601
- HOSPITAL/HOMEBOUND PROGRAM1.4 mi · 2
- KISSIMMEE CHARTER ACADEMY1.4 mi · 752
- NEOCITY ACADEMY1.4 mi · 514
Frequently asked questions
About DENN JOHN MIDDLE SCHOOLHow large is DENN JOHN MIDDLE SCHOOL?
DENN JOHN MIDDLE SCHOOL enrolls approximately 809 students in grades 06-08.
Is DENN JOHN MIDDLE SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
DENN JOHN MIDDLE SCHOOL is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does DENN JOHN MIDDLE SCHOOL have?
DENN JOHN MIDDLE SCHOOL employs 45 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 18.2:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at DENN JOHN MIDDLE SCHOOL?
At DENN JOHN MIDDLE SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 8% White, 75% Hispanic, 15% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is DENN JOHN MIDDLE SCHOOL public or private?
DENN JOHN MIDDLE SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by OSCEOLA.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.