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Enrollment
1,199
Middle
DISTRICT 1,016 · STATE 794
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·VOLUSIA·NCES 120192002417
SILVER SANDS MIDDLE SCHOOL
1300 HERBERT ST, PORT ORANGE, FL 32129 · (386) 322-6175 · Volusia County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,199 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
20.7:1
58 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.7:1 · STATE 19.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
54%
653 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 | 427 | 36% |
| Grade 7 | 373 | 31% |
| Grade 8 | 399 | 33% |
Student demographics
60%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
54.3%
FL avg 56.7% . +1.0pp since 2023
Math
50.5%
FL avg 58.9% . -4.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 54 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 50 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 1 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 4 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 54.3% | 50.5% |
| 2023-24 | 53.3% | 54.7% |
% 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
54.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
53.9%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 55% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 54% 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 SILVER SANDS MIDDLE SCHOOL
SILVER SANDS MIDDLE SCHOOL's state test result (54.7% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| SILVER SANDS MIDDLE SCHOOL this school | 1,199 | 54.5% | 54.7% |
| CENTRAL MIDDLE SCHOOL WEST MELBOURNE | 1,059 | 53.1% | 51.0% |
| BUFFALO CREEK MIDDLE SCHOOL PALMETTO | 1,171 | 49.4% | 56.2% |
| DAVIDSON MIDDLE SCHOOL CRESTVIEW | 1,111 | 56.0% | 65.9% |
| ORMOND BEACH MIDDLE SCHOOL ORMOND BEACH | 1,007 | 50.1% | 60.2% |
| 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 SILVER SANDS MIDDLE SCHOOL ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Volusia County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 54.7% | #259 of 560 | #6 of 12 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 50.5% | #367 of 560 ▼ 92 | #7 of 12 ▼ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 54.3% | #273 of 560 ▼ 59 | #4 of 12 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,199 | #56 of 584 | #2 of 12 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.7:1 | #394 of 547 | #10 of 12 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 60.1% | #253 of 553 | #8 of 12 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 54.5% | #243 of 565 | #6 of 12 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +2.4% | #121 of 137 | N/A |
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
1,199
+87 (+8%) vs 2020
-25% since 1990-91, when it was 1,603
Student : Teacher
20.7:1
was 17.1:1
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 | 1,199 | 58 | 20.7:1 | 54% (653) |
| 2023-24 | 1,099 | 63.5 | 17.3:1 | 58% (636) |
| 2022-23 | 1,165 | 63 | 18.5:1 | 54% (634) |
| 2020-21 | 1,112 | 65 | 17.1:1 | 64% (714) |
| 2017-18 | 1,171 | 68 | 17.2:1 | 59% (692) |
| 2015-16 | 1,170 | 70 | 16.7:1 | 59% (691) |
| 2010-11 | 1,300 | 75 | 17.3:1 | 46% (594) |
| 2000-01 | 1,993 | 107 | 18.6:1 | 26% (518) |
| 1990-91 | 1,603 | 81 | 19.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for SILVER SANDS MIDDLE SCHOOL.
About SILVER SANDS MIDDLE SCHOOL
SILVER SANDS MIDDLE SCHOOL is a middle-grades school in PORT ORANGE, Florida, and it is part of VOLUSIA. The grade span is 6 through 8, and enrollment is 1,199 students. Average enrollment for middle schools in Florida is about 794, so this school runs 51% larger than that.
SILVER SANDS MIDDLE SCHOOL belongs to VOLUSIA, a district of 87 schools and 61,765 students.
White students are the majority at SILVER SANDS MIDDLE SCHOOL, with 59% of enrollment. It is also 18% Black, 12% Hispanic, 9% multiracial, and 2% Asian. Volusia County's residents are about 71% White, 12 points above the school's share. Pick two students at random and there is a 60% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Staffing totals 58 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 20.7:1. On average, middle schools in Florida have 19.6:1, compared with 20.7:1 here. The free or reduced-price lunch rate at SILVER SANDS MIDDLE SCHOOL is 54%. For comparison, public schools in Volusia County average 53%.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, SILVER SANDS MIDDLE SCHOOL would be expected to post about 53.9%. Its actual average proficiency rate on state tests is 54.7%.
Within Volusia County, the median household income is $70,044, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 28%, and about 8% of people live in poverty. Besides SILVER SANDS MIDDLE SCHOOL, Volusia County has 89 other public schools.
The closest other public school is SWEETWATER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, about 1.1 miles away. SILVER SANDS MIDDLE SCHOOL has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Nearby schools average 65.7% on proficiency, and SILVER SANDS MIDDLE SCHOOL is below that at 54.7%.
The NCES locale for SILVER SANDS MIDDLE SCHOOL is Suburb: Large, which covers schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Over 4 years, SILVER SANDS MIDDLE SCHOOL's enrollment climbed 8%, to 1,199. The number of students per teacher rose from 17.1 to 20.7 over 4 years.
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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 PORT ORANGE
- SPRUCE CREEK HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,576 students
- ATLANTIC HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,209 students
- CREEKSIDE MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 1,120 students
- CYPRESS CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 761 students
- SPRUCE CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 726 students
- HORIZON ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 618 students
Nearby schools
- SWEETWATER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.1 mi · 617
- ATLANTIC HIGH SCHOOL1.3 mi · 1,209
- HOSPITAL HOMEBOUND1.3 mi · 49
- SUGAR MILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.4 mi · 526
- HORIZON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.5 mi · 618
- SPRUCE CREEK HIGH SCHOOL1.6 mi · 2,576
Frequently asked questions
About SILVER SANDS MIDDLE SCHOOLHow many students attend SILVER SANDS MIDDLE SCHOOL?
SILVER SANDS MIDDLE SCHOOL enrolls approximately 1,199 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does SILVER SANDS MIDDLE SCHOOL serve?
SILVER SANDS MIDDLE SCHOOL serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at SILVER SANDS MIDDLE SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at SILVER SANDS MIDDLE SCHOOL is approximately 20.7:1 (58 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at SILVER SANDS MIDDLE SCHOOL?
At SILVER SANDS MIDDLE SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 59% White, 12% Hispanic, 18% Black, 2% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Is SILVER SANDS MIDDLE SCHOOL public or private?
SILVER SANDS 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.