NEW SMYRNA BEACH MIDDLE SCHOOL

As a mid-tier middle school in NEW SMYRNA BEACH, Florida, NEW SMYRNA BEACH MIDDLE SCHOOL caters to 1,036 students from grades 6 through 8, run under VOLUSIA. That puts it 30% bigger than the typical public school in Florida, which averages around 794 students.

VOLUSIA comprises 87 schools with combined enrollment of 61,765 students; NEW SMYRNA BEACH MIDDLE SCHOOL is among them.

Demographically, NEW SMYRNA BEACH MIDDLE SCHOOL lists that the largest single group is White, at 79% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school reports 8% Black, 6% Hispanic, 6% multiracial. By comparison, Volusia County as a whole is about 71% White, so the school skews meaningfully more White than its surroundings.

On the resource side, NEW SMYRNA BEACH MIDDLE SCHOOL shows 54 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 19.2:1. That tracks the state average closely. About 47% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, NEW SMYRNA BEACH MIDDLE SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 57.8%; this one delivers 55.3%.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Volusia County put the typical household earns roughly $70,044 per year, about 28% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. Across Volusia County's 90 public schools (combined enrollment of about 61,765 students), NEW SMYRNA BEACH MIDDLE SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: NEW SMYRNA BEACH HIGH SCHOOL, around 0.4 miles off. 6 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), NEW SMYRNA BEACH MIDDLE SCHOOL ranks 8th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 66.6%.

The campus sits in a suburban setting.

Five-year trend. NEW SMYRNA BEACH MIDDLE SCHOOL's enrollment has declined 14% since 2018, when it stood at 1,207 (now 1,036). Class-load math has widened: from 16.1:1 in 2018 to 19.2:1 in 2025.

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