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Enrollment
780
Elementary
DISTRICT 552 · STATE 604
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·VOLUSIA·NCES 120192001987
GEORGE W. MARKS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
1000 N GARFIELD AVE, DELAND, FL 32724 · (386) 822-6630 · Volusia County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY22-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL780 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.3:1
51 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.0:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
57%
446 students
DISTRICT 55% · STATE 50%
Community
3
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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
58.6%
FL avg 56.7% . +6.3pp since 2023
Math
59.9%
FL avg 58.9% . +9.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 59 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 6 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 9 points.
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
55.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
52.5%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 56% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 53% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
780
+214 (+38%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
15.3:1
was 13.5:1
% White
51%
was 64%
% Hispanic
37%
was 23%
% Black
8%
was 7%
% Asian
1%
was 2%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About GEORGE W. MARKS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Located at 1000 N GARFIELD AVE, in DELAND, Florida, GEORGE W. MARKS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a mid-tier elementary-level community that enrolls 780 students (grades K through 5), overseen by VOLUSIA. That puts it 29% larger than the typical public school in Florida, which averages around 604 students.
Within VOLUSIA, which oversees 87 schools and 61,765 students, GEORGE W. MARKS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one campus in the system.
Demographically, GEORGE W. MARKS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL records that 51% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. The remainder consists of 37% Hispanic, 8% Black, 4% multiracial. That is visibly less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 71%.
On the resource side, The school reports having 51 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 15.3:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.5:1, putting GEORGE W. MARKS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 57% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.
On a demographically-adjusted basis, GEORGE W. MARKS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 52.5%, the actual is 55.5%, a residual of +3.0 points.
Around the school, Volusia County reports that the typical household earns roughly $70,044 per year, 28% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. In all, Volusia County runs 90 public schools (combined enrollment of about 61,765 students), of which GEORGE W. MARKS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one.
Nearest neighbor: DELAND HIGH SCHOOL, around 0.9 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around GEORGE W. MARKS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. On composite proficiency, GEORGE W. MARKS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL comes 4th of 7 in the immediate cluster, ahead of the nearby-schools average of 50.7%.
GEORGE W. MARKS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL operates from a residential location.
Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at GEORGE W. MARKS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has grew 38%, going from 566 students in 2018 to 780 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share edged up from 23% to 37%. Class-load math has grew: from 13.5:1 in 2018 to 15.3:1 in 2025.
On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Volusia County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
579,622
Census ACS
Median income
$70,044
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
28%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
90
61,765 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in VOLUSIA
- DELAND HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,936 students
- UNIVERSITY HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,855 students
- SPRUCE CREEK HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,576 students
- MAINLAND HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,964 students
- DELTONA HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,716 students
- NEW SMYRNA BEACH HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,687 students
Other schools in DELAND
- DELAND HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,936 students
- DELAND MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 1,059 students
- FREEDOM ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 786 students
- CITRUS GROVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 729 students
- SOUTHWESTERN MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 664 students
- WOODWARD AVENUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 532 students
Nearby schools
- DELAND HIGH SCHOOL0.9 mi · 2,936
- PK CHILD CARE PROGRAM1.3 mi · 1
- ESE RELATED SERVICES1.3 mi · 37
- BLUE LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.7 mi · 524
- EDITH I. STARKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL2.2 mi · 270
- CITRUS GROVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL2.3 mi · 729
Frequently asked questions
About GEORGE W. MARKS ELEMENTARY SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at GEORGE W. MARKS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
GEORGE W. MARKS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 780 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does GEORGE W. MARKS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
GEORGE W. MARKS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at GEORGE W. MARKS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at GEORGE W. MARKS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is approximately 15.3:1 (51 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at GEORGE W. MARKS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
At GEORGE W. MARKS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 51% White, 37% Hispanic, 8% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees GEORGE W. MARKS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
GEORGE W. MARKS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is overseen by VOLUSIA in Volusia County.
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