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Enrollment
712
Middle
DISTRICT 952 · STATE 794
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MARION·NCES 120126003005
DUNNELLON MIDDLE SCHOOL
21005 CHESTNUT ST, DUNNELLON, FL 34431 · (352) 465-6720 · Marion County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE23-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL712 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 53% of Florida public middle schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Florida public middle schools
Student : Teacher
17.4:1
41 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.8:1 · STATE 19.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
58%
416 students
DISTRICT 57% · STATE 50%
Community
6
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 | 214 | 30% |
| Grade 7 | 217 | 30% |
| Grade 8 | 281 | 39% |
Student demographics
61%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 69% · 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
48.4%
FL avg 56.7% . +3.2pp since 2023
Math
59.5%
FL avg 58.9% . -0.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 48 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 60 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Florida schools, those numbers are about 57 and 59. Reading and writing scores are up about 3 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 48.4% | 59.5% |
| 2023-24 | 45.2% | 59.7% |
% 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
53.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
51.9%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 53% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 52% 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 →
Schools most like DUNNELLON MIDDLE SCHOOL
DUNNELLON MIDDLE SCHOOL's state test result (53.0% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| DUNNELLON MIDDLE SCHOOL this school | 712 | 58.4% | 53.0% |
| BROOKSIDE MIDDLE SCHOOL SARASOTA | 724 | 59.7% | 57.6% |
| SEBASTIAN RIVER MIDDLE SCHOOL SEBASTIAN | 775 | 61.4% | 57.8% |
| SEBRING MIDDLE SCHOOL SEBRING | 840 | 59.3% | 53.8% |
| WEST HERNANDO MIDDLE SCHOOL BROOKSVILLE | 666 | 55.6% | 54.4% |
| BAYONET POINT MIDDLE SCHOOL NEW PORT RICHEY | 668 | 62.7% | 34.5% |
Matched among Florida middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where DUNNELLON MIDDLE SCHOOL ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Marion County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 53.0% | #295 of 560 | #3 of 10 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 59.5% | #258 of 560 ▼ 37 | #3 of 10 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 48.4% | #347 of 560 ▼ 25 | #6 of 10 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 712 | #366 of 584 | #9 of 10 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.4:1 | #112 of 547 | #2 of 9 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 61.5% | #227 of 553 | #9 of 9 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 58.4% | #194 of 565 | #5 of 10 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +14.3% | #52 of 137 | N/A |
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. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
712
+95 (+15%) vs 2020
-31% since 2000-01, when it was 1,037
Student : Teacher
17.4:1
was 18.1:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 712 | 41 | 17.4:1 | 58% (416) |
| 2023-24 | 709 | 39 | 18.2:1 | 66% (466) |
| 2022-23 | 678 | 38 | 17.8:1 | 68% (459) |
| 2020-21 | 617 | 34 | 18.1:1 | 69% (424) |
| 2017-18 | 623 | 37 | 16.8:1 | 76% (473) |
| 2015-16 | 626 | 37 | 16.9:1 | 78% (491) |
| 2010-11 | 676 | 38 | 17.8:1 | 69% (467) |
| 2000-01 | 1,037 | 58 | 17.9:1 | 63% (653) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for DUNNELLON MIDDLE SCHOOL.
About DUNNELLON MIDDLE SCHOOL
DUNNELLON MIDDLE SCHOOL is the name of a mid-sized middle-grades school in DUNNELLON, Florida. Enrollment stands at 712 students, covering grades 6 through 8.
MARION is responsible for 62 schools, DUNNELLON MIDDLE SCHOOL included, with 46,349 students in all.
The biggest share of students at DUNNELLON MIDDLE SCHOOL, 48%, is White. The remaining shares are 38% Hispanic, 7% Black, and 6% multiracial. Census estimates put the White share of Marion County's population at about 69%. The diversity index for DUNNELLON MIDDLE SCHOOL is 61%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
The school has 41 full-time-equivalent teachers and a ratio of 17.4 students per teacher. Statewide, middle schools in Florida average 19.6:1. Of all students at DUNNELLON MIDDLE SCHOOL, 58% are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The figure for public schools in Marion County is close, at 57%.
DUNNELLON MIDDLE SCHOOL earns a B- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 53% of Florida public middle schools.
DUNNELLON MIDDLE SCHOOL sits between the top and bottom 10% of Florida schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate across its state test results of 53.0% and a predicted 51.9%.
American Community Survey estimates for Marion County show that median household income comes to about $61,010, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 23% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 10%. Marion County counts 68 public schools with about 46,349 students.
Of the public schools around it, DUNNELLON MIDDLE SCHOOL is closest to DUNNELLON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, about 3.4 miles away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are 2 other public schools. On average proficiency, DUNNELLON MIDDLE SCHOOL is 4th of 9 nearby schools with test data.
The NCES locale for DUNNELLON MIDDLE SCHOOL is Suburb: Small, which covers schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population under 100,000.
The school's student count rose 15% between the 2020-21 and 2024-25 school years.
The DUNNELLON MIDDLE SCHOOL discussion page is a place for homework, tutoring, and testing dates. You can also rate the school on this page.
Marion County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
400,078
Census ACS
Median income
$61,010
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
68
46,349 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in MARION
- WEST PORT HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 3,022 students
- FOREST HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,387 students
- BELLEVIEW HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,904 students
- VANGUARD HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,684 students
- BELLEVIEW MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 1,600 students
- DUNNELLON HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,562 students
Other schools in DUNNELLON
- DUNNELLON HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,562 students
- ROMEO ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 747 students
- DUNNELLON ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 644 students
Nearby schools
- DUNNELLON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL3.4 mi · 644
- DUNNELLON HIGH SCHOOL3.6 mi · 1,562
- CITRUS SPRINGS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL5.1 mi · 877
- CENTRAL RIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL5.6 mi · 801
- CITRUS SPRINGS MIDDLE SCHOOL5.8 mi · 752
- ROMEO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL7.1 mi · 747
Frequently asked questions
About DUNNELLON MIDDLE SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at DUNNELLON MIDDLE SCHOOL?
DUNNELLON MIDDLE SCHOOL enrolls approximately 712 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does DUNNELLON MIDDLE SCHOOL serve?
DUNNELLON MIDDLE SCHOOL serves grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at DUNNELLON MIDDLE SCHOOL?
Approximately 17.4:1 students per teacher at DUNNELLON MIDDLE SCHOOL.
What is the racial breakdown of students at DUNNELLON MIDDLE SCHOOL?
At DUNNELLON MIDDLE SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 48% White, 38% Hispanic, 7% Black, 1% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is DUNNELLON MIDDLE SCHOOL in?
DUNNELLON MIDDLE SCHOOL is part of MARION.
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