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Enrollment
608
Middle
DISTRICT 670 · STATE 794
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·INDIAN RIVER·NCES 120093002193
GIFFORD MIDDLE SCHOOL
4530 28TH CT, VERO BEACH, FL 32967 · (772) 564-3550 · Indian River County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE22-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL608 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 57% 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.
- B+Beats 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
19.0:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.0:1 · STATE 19.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
65%
393 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 | 201 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 190 | 31% |
| Grade 8 | 217 | 36% |
Student demographics
69%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 66% · 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
56.4%
FL avg 56.7% . +9.1pp since 2023
Math
57.5%
FL avg 58.9% . +14.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 56 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 58 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 9 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 15 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 56.4% | 57.5% |
| 2023-24 | 47.3% | 42.7% |
% 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
48.8%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 53% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% 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 GIFFORD MIDDLE SCHOOL
GIFFORD MIDDLE SCHOOL's state test result (53.0% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| GIFFORD MIDDLE SCHOOL this school | 608 | 64.6% | 53.0% |
| JINKS MIDDLE SCHOOL PANAMA CITY | 541 | 59.5% | 35.8% |
| AZALEA MIDDLE SCHOOL ST PETERSBURG | 696 | 63.2% | 39.8% |
| NORTH MARION MIDDLE SCHOOL CITRA | 738 | 62.2% | 42.7% |
| STONE MAGNET MIDDLE SCHOOL MELBOURNE | 557 | 59.4% | 39.0% |
| ORANGE PARK JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL ORANGE PARK | 832 | 66.8% | 50.4% |
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 GIFFORD MIDDLE SCHOOL ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Florida |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 53.0% | #292 of 560 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 57.5% | #280 of 560 ▲ 128 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 56.4% | #250 of 560 ▲ 50 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 608 | #432 of 584 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.0:1 | #247 of 547 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 68.9% | #73 of 553 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 64.6% | #116 of 565 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -12.6% | #202 of 379 |
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
608
-40 (-6%) vs 2020
+4% since 1990-91, when it was 583
Student : Teacher
19.0:1
was 17.5:1
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 | 608 | 32 | 19.0:1 | 65% (393) |
| 2023-24 | 587 | 28 | 21.0:1 | 67% (391) |
| 2022-23 | 582 | 29 | 20.1:1 | 72% (418) |
| 2020-21 | 648 | 37 | 17.5:1 | 69% (447) |
| 2017-18 | 696 | 45 | 15.5:1 | 58% (401) |
| 2015-16 | 826 | 49 | 16.9:1 | 57% (471) |
| 2010-11 | 1,032 | 53 | 19.5:1 | 45% (469) |
| 2000-01 | 1,038 | 51 | 20.4:1 | 33% (343) |
| 1990-91 | 583 | 33 | 17.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for GIFFORD MIDDLE SCHOOL.
About GIFFORD MIDDLE SCHOOL
GIFFORD MIDDLE SCHOOL is a small middle-grades school in VERO BEACH, Florida. It teaches 608 students in grades 6 through 8. It has 23% fewer students than the average for middle schools in Florida (about 794).
The 28 schools in INDIAN RIVER enroll 16,621 students altogether, GIFFORD MIDDLE SCHOOL among them.
At GIFFORD MIDDLE SCHOOL, Black students make up the biggest share, 37%. Enrollment also includes 35% White, 22% Hispanic, and 5% multiracial. Among people living in Indian River County, the Black share is about 8%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 69, compared with 70 nationally.
The school has 32 full-time-equivalent teachers and a ratio of 19.0 students per teacher. The average for middle schools in Florida is about 19.6:1. The school reported 65% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. That rate is above the 53% average among public schools in Indian River County.
GIFFORD 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 57% of Florida public middle schools.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, GIFFORD MIDDLE SCHOOL falls in the middle 80% of Florida schools: 53.0% actual against 48.8% predicted.
In Indian River County, where the school is located, the median household earns about $73,491 a year, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Indian River County number 28, with about 16,621 students.
Of the public schools around it, GIFFORD MIDDLE SCHOOL is closest to ST. PETER'S ACADEMY, about 0.7 miles away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 59.3%; GIFFORD MIDDLE SCHOOL's is 53.0%, ranking 6th of 7.
In the federal locale system, GIFFORD MIDDLE SCHOOL is coded Suburb: Mid-size, for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Over the 4 years from 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment fell 6%. The ratio of students to teachers went from 17.5:1 to 19.0:1 over the same years.
GIFFORD MIDDLE SCHOOL has a community page on allk12 for topics such as pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. You can also rate the school on this page.
Indian River County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
166,936
Census ACS
Median income
$73,491
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
28
16,621 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in INDIAN RIVER
- VERO BEACH HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,645 students
- SEBASTIAN RIVER HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,777 students
- STORM GROVE MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 904 students
- IMAGINE AT SOUTH VEROElementary · 892 students
- SEBASTIAN RIVER MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 775 students
- OSLO MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 767 students
Other schools in VERO BEACH
- VERO BEACH HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,645 students
- STORM GROVE MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 904 students
- IMAGINE AT SOUTH VEROElementary · 892 students
- OSLO MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 767 students
- INDIAN RIVER CHARTER HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 682 students
- CITRUS ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 630 students
Nearby schools
- ST. PETER'S ACADEMY0.7 mi · 120
- DODGERTOWN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.0 mi · 482
- NORTH COUNTY CHARTER SCHOOL2.7 mi · 312
- EXCEPTIONAL STUDENT EDUCATION2.9 mi · 26
- IR PREP2.9 mi · 62
- STORM GROVE MIDDLE SCHOOL3.0 mi · 904
Frequently asked questions
About GIFFORD MIDDLE SCHOOLHow large is GIFFORD MIDDLE SCHOOL?
GIFFORD MIDDLE SCHOOL enrolls approximately 608 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does GIFFORD MIDDLE SCHOOL serve?
GIFFORD MIDDLE SCHOOL serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at GIFFORD MIDDLE SCHOOL?
Approximately 19.0:1 students per teacher at GIFFORD MIDDLE SCHOOL.
What is the student diversity at GIFFORD MIDDLE SCHOOL?
Student demographics at GIFFORD MIDDLE SCHOOL are roughly 35% White, 22% Hispanic, 37% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is GIFFORD MIDDLE SCHOOL in?
GIFFORD MIDDLE SCHOOL is part of INDIAN RIVER.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.