ORMOND BEACH MIDDLE SCHOOL

ORMOND BEACH MIDDLE SCHOOL, an average-sized intermediate school in ORMOND BEACH, Florida, part of VOLUSIA, educates 1,007 students, covering grades 6 through 8. That puts it 27% above the typical public school in Florida, which averages around 794 students.

ORMOND BEACH MIDDLE SCHOOL is one of 87 schools operated by VOLUSIA, a district that enrolls 61,765 students overall.

In terms of who attends, ORMOND BEACH MIDDLE SCHOOL shows that the largest single group is White, at 66% of enrollment; the rest is composed of 16% Black, 10% Hispanic, 7% multiracial.

On the resource side, On paper, ORMOND BEACH MIDDLE SCHOOL has 54 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 18.6:1. The state averages around 19.6:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 50% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, ORMOND BEACH MIDDLE SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 56.0% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 60.2%.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Volusia County) shows that median household earnings sit near $70,044, 28% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. ORMOND BEACH MIDDLE SCHOOL is one of 90 public schools in Volusia County (combined enrollment of about 61,765 students).

ORMOND BEACH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.8 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts ORMOND BEACH MIDDLE SCHOOL at 6th of 7; the average score across the group is 64.3%.

The campus sits in a city-core setting.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at ORMOND BEACH MIDDLE SCHOOL has ticked down 4%, going from 1,054 students in 2018 to 1,007 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share contracted from 74% to 66%. Class-load math has rose: from 16.5:1 in 2018 to 18.6:1 in 2025.

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