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NEW SMYRNA BEACH MIDDLE SCHOOL

1200 S MYRTLE AVE, NEW SMYRNA BEACH, FL 32168 · (386) 424-2550 · Volusia County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,036 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 51% 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

Enrollment
1,036
Middle
DISTRICT 1,016 · STATE 794
Student : Teacher
19.2:1
54 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.7:1 · STATE 19.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
47%
483 students
DISTRICT 55% · 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

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 635534%
Grade 734033%
Grade 834133%
Student demographics
36%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 65% · STATE 70% · US 70%
White
82279%
DISTRICT 51% · STATE 33% · US 43%
Hispanic
636%
DISTRICT 25% · STATE 38% · US 30%
Black
788%
DISTRICT 16% · STATE 21% · US 15%
Asian
71%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 3% · US 6%
Two+
606%
DISTRICT 6% · STATE 4% · US 5%
Native American
30%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 1%
Pacific Islander
30%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 0%
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
Male
53852%
Female
49848%

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Test scores

FAST / B.E.S.T. 2024-25 . % at Level 3 or Above
English Language Arts
55.8%
FL avg 56.7% . +6.8pp since 2023
Math
56.6%
FL avg 58.9% . +2.2pp 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 57 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 7 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 2 points.

FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2555.8%56.6%
2023-2449.0%54.4%
% 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
55.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
57.8%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.5pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 55% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 58% 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 NEW SMYRNA BEACH MIDDLE SCHOOL

NEW SMYRNA BEACH MIDDLE SCHOOL's state test result (55.3% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
NEW SMYRNA BEACH MIDDLE SCHOOL this school1,03646.6%55.3%
BAKER COUNTY MIDDLE SCHOOL
MACCLENNY
1,06744.9%51.7%
CRYSTAL RIVER MIDDLE SCHOOL
CRYSTAL RIVER
90649.0%46.3%
INVERNESS MIDDLE SCHOOL
INVERNESS
91147.4%47.8%
LAKE BUTLER MIDDLE SCHOOL
LAKE BUTLER
75246.7%53.3%
LAKE ASBURY JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL
GREEN COVE SPRINGS
94050.1%68.5%
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 NEW SMYRNA BEACH MIDDLE SCHOOL ranks

Among middle schools
MeasureThis schoolIn FloridaIn Volusia County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
55.3%#252 of 560#5 of 12
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
56.6%#288 of 560
▼ 13
#5 of 12
no change
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
55.8%#255 of 560
▲ 20
#3 of 12
▲ 2
Enrollment
ranked largest first
1,036#129 of 584#6 of 12
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
19.2:1#268 of 547#6 of 12
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
35.8%#483 of 553#12 of 12
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
46.6%#346 of 565#11 of 12
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-14.2%#194 of 379#2 of 9
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 2024-25
Enrollment
1,036
+49 (+5%) vs 2020
-23% since 1990-91, when it was 1,349
Student : Teacher
19.2:1
was 18.3:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-251,0365419.2:147% (483)
2023-249696315.4:156% (544)
2022-231,0376416.2:153% (554)
2020-219875418.3:158% (572)
2017-181,2077516.1:159% (716)
2015-161,1536817.0:162% (710)
2010-111,3137517.5:158% (760)
2000-011,6269716.8:134% (558)
1990-911,3498316.3:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for NEW SMYRNA BEACH MIDDLE SCHOOL.

About NEW SMYRNA BEACH MIDDLE SCHOOL

A medium-sized middle school in NEW SMYRNA BEACH, Florida, NEW SMYRNA BEACH MIDDLE SCHOOL is part of VOLUSIA. The school counts 1,036 students across grades 6 through 8. The school's enrollment is 30% larger than the 794 average for middle schools in Florida.

NEW SMYRNA BEACH MIDDLE SCHOOL is part of VOLUSIA, where 87 schools serve 61,765 students.

NEW SMYRNA BEACH MIDDLE SCHOOL's enrollment is 79% White. Other groups make up 8% Black, 6% Hispanic, and 6% multiracial. County-wide, 71% of Volusia County residents are White. NEW SMYRNA BEACH MIDDLE SCHOOL has a diversity index of 36%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.

A ratio of 19.2:1 comes from the school's 54 full-time-equivalent teachers. Across middle schools in Florida, the average ratio is about 19.6:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility was 47% in 2024-25.

NEW SMYRNA BEACH MIDDLE SCHOOL is graded B- by allk12, scoring above 51% of Florida public middle schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.

On a poverty-adjusted basis, NEW SMYRNA BEACH MIDDLE SCHOOL falls in the middle 80% of Florida schools: 55.3% actual against 57.8% predicted.

Volusia County census figures show that median household income is about $70,044, 28% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. NEW SMYRNA BEACH MIDDLE SCHOOL is among the 90 public schools in Volusia County.

The nearest other public school, NEW SMYRNA BEACH HIGH SCHOOL, is about 0.4 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is 6. Ranked by average proficiency, NEW SMYRNA BEACH MIDDLE SCHOOL places 8th out of 9 schools in its immediate area.

The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Suburb: Large, meaning it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.

NEW SMYRNA BEACH MIDDLE SCHOOL had 987 students in 2020-21 and 1,036 in 2024-25, a 5% gain.

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Volusia County at a glance

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Population
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

School name
NEW SMYRNA BEACH MIDDLE SCHOOL
District
VOLUSIA
Address
1200 S MYRTLE AVE, NEW SMYRNA BEACH, FL 32168
Phone
(386) 424-2550
County
Volusia County
Level
Middle
Grade range
06–08
Total enrollment
1,036
Teachers (FTE)
54
Student–teacher ratio
19.2:1
Free and reduced lunch
483 (47%)
Locale
21-Suburb: Large
NCES ID
120192002419
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About NEW SMYRNA BEACH MIDDLE SCHOOL
What is the total enrollment at NEW SMYRNA BEACH MIDDLE SCHOOL?
NEW SMYRNA BEACH MIDDLE SCHOOL enrolls approximately 1,036 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does NEW SMYRNA BEACH MIDDLE SCHOOL serve?
NEW SMYRNA BEACH MIDDLE SCHOOL serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at NEW SMYRNA BEACH MIDDLE SCHOOL?
Approximately 19.2:1 students per teacher at NEW SMYRNA BEACH MIDDLE SCHOOL.
How diverse is NEW SMYRNA BEACH MIDDLE SCHOOL?
NEW SMYRNA BEACH MIDDLE SCHOOL reports a student body of 79% White, 6% Hispanic, 8% Black, 1% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is NEW SMYRNA BEACH MIDDLE SCHOOL public or private?
NEW SMYRNA BEACH MIDDLE SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by VOLUSIA.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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