SILVER SANDS MIDDLE SCHOOL

Located at 1300 HERBERT ST, in PORT ORANGE, Florida, SILVER SANDS MIDDLE SCHOOL is an expansive 6-8 campus that hosts 1,199 students (grades 6 through 8), part of VOLUSIA. Enrollment runs roughly 51% larger than the state mean of about 794.

Within VOLUSIA, which oversees 87 schools and 61,765 students, SILVER SANDS MIDDLE SCHOOL is one campus in the system.

Demographically, SILVER SANDS MIDDLE SCHOOL lists that White students make up the majority at 59%. Other groups include 18% Black, 12% Hispanic, 9% multiracial, 2% Asian. That is considerably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 71%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 58 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 20.7:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 19.6:1, putting SILVER SANDS MIDDLE SCHOOL higher than the state norm the norm. Around 54% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, SILVER SANDS MIDDLE SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 53.9% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 54.7%.

In the broader community, Volusia County reports that median household earnings sit near $70,044, about 28% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. SILVER SANDS MIDDLE SCHOOL is one of 90 public schools in Volusia County (combined enrollment of about 61,765 students).

Nearest neighbor: SWEETWATER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, around 1.1 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around SILVER SANDS MIDDLE SCHOOL. On composite proficiency, SILVER SANDS MIDDLE SCHOOL comes 8th of 8 in the immediate cluster, behind the nearby-schools average of 65.7%.

SILVER SANDS MIDDLE SCHOOL operates from an outer-ring location.

Five-year trend. SILVER SANDS MIDDLE SCHOOL's enrollment has changed only slightly since 2018, when it stood at 1,171 (now 1,199). The White share of enrollment edged down from 71% to 59% over that span. Class-load math has grew: from 17.2:1 in 2018 to 20.7:1 in 2025.

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