GALAXY MIDDLE SCHOOL

As an average-sized middle-grades school in DELTONA, Florida, GALAXY MIDDLE SCHOOL caters to 939 students from grades 6 through 8, part of VOLUSIA.

Across the 87 schools in VOLUSIA (61,765 students total), GALAXY MIDDLE SCHOOL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, GALAXY MIDDLE SCHOOL logs that 46% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest breaks down as 33% White, 15% Black, 5% multiracial. By comparison, Volusia County as a whole is about 16% Hispanic, so the school skews visibly more Hispanic than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, The school employs 49 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 19.2:1. The state averages about 19.6:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Roughly 57% of students at GALAXY MIDDLE SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, GALAXY MIDDLE SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 52.4% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 45.9%.

Across the wider county, Volusia County reports that median household earnings sit near $70,044, 28% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. GALAXY MIDDLE SCHOOL is one of 90 public schools in Volusia County (combined enrollment of about 61,765 students).

Nearest neighbor: TIMBERCREST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, around 0.2 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts GALAXY MIDDLE SCHOOL at 8th of 9; the average score across the group is 55.9%.

GALAXY MIDDLE SCHOOL operates from an urban location.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at GALAXY MIDDLE SCHOOL has edged down 10%, going from 1,041 students in 2018 to 939 in 2025. The White share of enrollment declined from 43% to 33% over that span. Class-load math has grew: from 17.9:1 in 2018 to 19.2:1 in 2025.

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