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Enrollment
1,218
Middle
DISTRICT 1,016 · STATE 794
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·VOLUSIA·NCES 120192006999
RIVER SPRINGS MIDDLE SCHOOL
900 W OHIO AVE, ORANGE CITY, FL 32763 · (386) 968-0011 · Volusia County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE22-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,218 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 27% of Florida public middle schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats 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
19.6:1
62 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.7:1 · STATE 19.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
50%
614 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
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 414 | 34% |
| Grade 7 | 405 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 399 | 33% |
Student demographics
62%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 65% · 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
49.0%
FL avg 56.7% . +8.1pp since 2023
Math
48.5%
FL avg 58.9% . -0.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 49 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 49 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 8 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 49.0% | 48.5% |
| 2023-24 | 40.9% | 48.5% |
% 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
47.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
55.9%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 47% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 56% 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 RIVER SPRINGS MIDDLE SCHOOL
RIVER SPRINGS MIDDLE SCHOOL's state test result (47.4% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| RIVER SPRINGS MIDDLE SCHOOL this school | 1,218 | 50.4% | 47.4% |
| POWELL MIDDLE SCHOOL BROOKSVILLE | 1,041 | 52.6% | 51.1% |
| LAKELAND HIGHLANDS MIDDLE SCHOOL LAKELAND | 1,118 | 52.4% | 54.0% |
| DELAND MIDDLE SCHOOL DELAND | 1,059 | 53.6% | 46.4% |
| BUFFALO CREEK MIDDLE SCHOOL PALMETTO | 1,171 | 49.4% | 56.2% |
| WOODLAND MIDDLE SCHOOL NORTH PORT | 1,040 | 51.2% | 58.2% |
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 RIVER SPRINGS MIDDLE SCHOOL ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Volusia County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 47.4% | #363 of 560 | #9 of 12 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 48.5% | #390 of 560 ▼ 46 | #9 of 12 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 49.0% | #339 of 560 ▲ 35 | #7 of 12 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,218 | #54 of 584 | #1 of 12 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.6:1 | #313 of 547 | #7 of 12 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 62.2% | #216 of 553 | #7 of 12 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 50.4% | #294 of 565 | #9 of 12 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.6% | #337 of 379 | #9 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 2024-25Enrollment
1,218
+78 (+7%) vs 2020
-10% since 2010-11, when it was 1,347
Student : Teacher
19.6:1
was 18.1:1
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 | 1,218 | 62 | 19.6:1 | 50% (614) |
| 2023-24 | 1,188 | 63 | 18.9:1 | 55% (659) |
| 2022-23 | 1,249 | 59 | 21.2:1 | 49% (618) |
| 2020-21 | 1,140 | 63 | 18.1:1 | 58% (657) |
| 2017-18 | 1,264 | 73 | 17.3:1 | 62% (785) |
| 2015-16 | 1,324 | 78 | 17.0:1 | 61% (814) |
| 2010-11 | 1,347 | 74 | 18.2:1 | 49% (666) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for RIVER SPRINGS MIDDLE SCHOOL.
About RIVER SPRINGS MIDDLE SCHOOL
As a large middle school, RIVER SPRINGS MIDDLE SCHOOL serves students in ORANGE CITY, Florida. Grades offered run from 6 through 8, with 1,218 students enrolled. The average among middle schools in Florida is roughly 794 students; this school is 53% above that.
RIVER SPRINGS MIDDLE SCHOOL reports to VOLUSIA, which has 87 schools and 61,765 students.
At 52%, White students outnumber all other groups at RIVER SPRINGS MIDDLE SCHOOL combined. The school is also 31% Hispanic, 10% Black, 4% multiracial, and 2% Asian. The White share of the county population is higher, at 71%. The chance that two students picked at random at RIVER SPRINGS MIDDLE SCHOOL belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 62%.
RIVER SPRINGS MIDDLE SCHOOL counts 62 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 19.6 students for each one. Across middle schools in Florida, the average ratio is about 19.6:1. About 50% of students at the school meet free or reduced-price lunch income limits. Across public schools in Volusia County, the average is about the same, 53%.
RIVER SPRINGS MIDDLE SCHOOL is graded C by allk12, scoring above 27% of Florida public middle schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
RIVER SPRINGS MIDDLE SCHOOL scores 47.4% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 55.9%.
According to the American Community Survey, in Volusia County, median household income is about $70,044, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 28% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 8%. RIVER SPRINGS MIDDLE SCHOOL is one of 90 public schools in Volusia County, which together enroll about 61,765 students.
Of nearby public schools, MANATEE COVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the closest, at about 0.2 miles. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Nearby schools with test data average 54.7% proficiency; RIVER SPRINGS MIDDLE SCHOOL posts 47.4%.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Suburb: Mid-size: in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, the student count climbed from 1,140 to 1,218. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 18.1:1; by 2024-25 it was 19.6:1.
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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 ORANGE CITY
- UNIVERSITY HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,855 students
- MANATEE COVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 787 students
- ORANGE CITY ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 594 students
Nearby schools
- MANATEE COVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.2 mi · 787
- UNIVERSITY HIGH SCHOOL0.6 mi · 2,855
- ORANGE CITY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.4 mi · 594
- DEBARY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL3.4 mi · 780
- THE READING EDGE ACADEMY3.5 mi · 328
- VOLUSIA ONLINE LEARNING-FLVS (FRANCHISE)3.8 mi · 442
Frequently asked questions
About RIVER SPRINGS MIDDLE SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at RIVER SPRINGS MIDDLE SCHOOL?
RIVER SPRINGS MIDDLE SCHOOL enrolls approximately 1,218 students in grades 06-08.
Is RIVER SPRINGS MIDDLE SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
RIVER SPRINGS MIDDLE SCHOOL is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at RIVER SPRINGS MIDDLE SCHOOL?
Approximately 19.6:1 students per teacher at RIVER SPRINGS MIDDLE SCHOOL.
How diverse is RIVER SPRINGS MIDDLE SCHOOL?
RIVER SPRINGS MIDDLE SCHOOL reports a student body of 52% White, 31% Hispanic, 10% Black, 2% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is RIVER SPRINGS MIDDLE SCHOOL in?
RIVER SPRINGS MIDDLE SCHOOL is part of VOLUSIA.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.