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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the SOUTHWESTERN MIDDLE SCHOOL administration to hear?
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Enrollment
664
Middle
DISTRICT 1,016 · STATE 794
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·VOLUSIA·NCES 120192002009
SOUTHWESTERN MIDDLE SCHOOL
605 W NEW HAMPSHIRE AVE, DELAND, FL 32720 · (386) 822-6815 · Volusia County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE22-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL664 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 67% of Florida public middle schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-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
Student : Teacher
20.8:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.7:1 · STATE 19.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
61%
408 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 | 221 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 235 | 35% |
| Grade 8 | 208 | 31% |
Student demographics
68%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
48.4%
FL avg 56.7% . +0.3pp since 2023
Math
61.1%
FL avg 58.9% . -1.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 48 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 61 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Florida schools, those numbers are about 57 and 59. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are down about 1 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 48.4% | 61.1% |
| 2023-24 | 48.0% | 62.3% |
% 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
56.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.4%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 57% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 50% 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 SOUTHWESTERN MIDDLE SCHOOL
SOUTHWESTERN MIDDLE SCHOOL's state test result (56.6% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| SOUTHWESTERN MIDDLE SCHOOL this school | 664 | 61.4% | 56.6% |
| MAX BRUNER JUNIOR MIDDLE SCHOOL FORT WALTON BEACH | 677 | 66.3% | 55.3% |
| MCINTOSH MIDDLE SCHOOL SARASOTA | 693 | 61.2% | 53.5% |
| GULF MIDDLE SCHOOL NEW PORT RICHEY | 796 | 60.9% | 31.5% |
| BRADEN RIVER MIDDLE SCHOOL BRADENTON | 797 | 62.0% | 54.1% |
| BOK ACADEMY LAKE WALES | 640 | 64.2% | 55.8% |
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 SOUTHWESTERN MIDDLE SCHOOL ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Volusia County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 56.6% | #229 of 560 | #3 of 12 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 61.1% | #241 of 560 ▼ 46 | #2 of 12 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 48.4% | #349 of 560 ▼ 56 | #9 of 12 ▼ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 664 | #400 of 584 | #12 of 12 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.8:1 | #403 of 547 | #11 of 12 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 68.1% | #90 of 553 | #2 of 12 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 61.4% | #151 of 565 | #2 of 12 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -10.3% | #239 of 379 | #3 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
664
-20 (-3%) vs 2020
+51% since 1990-91, when it was 439
Student : Teacher
20.8:1
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 | 664 | 32 | 20.8:1 | 61% (408) |
| 2023-24 | 704 | 39 | 18.1:1 | 67% (475) |
| 2022-23 | 697 | 39 | 17.9:1 | 63% (436) |
| 2020-21 | 684 | 40 | 17.1:1 | 73% (502) |
| 2017-18 | 740 | 47 | 15.7:1 | 73% (541) |
| 2015-16 | 733 | 47 | 15.6:1 | 72% (530) |
| 2010-11 | 640 | 36 | 17.8:1 | 63% (402) |
| 2000-01 | 663 | 43 | 15.4:1 | 52% (347) |
| 1990-91 | 439 | 31 | 14.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for SOUTHWESTERN MIDDLE SCHOOL.
About SOUTHWESTERN MIDDLE SCHOOL
SOUTHWESTERN MIDDLE SCHOOL is a small middle school in Florida, located in DELAND. School enrollment was 664 students in 2024-25, in grades 6 through 8.
SOUTHWESTERN MIDDLE SCHOOL is run by VOLUSIA, whose 87 schools enroll 61,765 students.
White students are the largest group at SOUTHWESTERN MIDDLE SCHOOL, with 45% of enrollment. The rest of enrollment is 26% Hispanic, 21% Black, 4% multiracial, and 3% Asian. Among all residents of Volusia County, the White share is about 71%. By the diversity index, SOUTHWESTERN MIDDLE SCHOOL comes in at 68%.
At SOUTHWESTERN MIDDLE SCHOOL, 32 full-time-equivalent teachers work with students, a ratio of about 20.8:1. For comparison, middle schools in Florida average 19.6:1. Roughly 61% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch. That is 8 points above the 53% average for public schools in Volusia County.
allk12 grades SOUTHWESTERN MIDDLE SCHOOL a B+. The grade compares the school only with Florida public middle schools, because each state gives its own test.
SOUTHWESTERN MIDDLE SCHOOL posts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 56.6%, compared with a predicted 50.4%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Florida schools on BeatsExpectations.
In the county around the school, Volusia County, median household income is about $70,044, roughly 28% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 8%. SOUTHWESTERN MIDDLE SCHOOL is among the 90 public schools in Volusia County.
EDITH I. STARKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the public school closest to SOUTHWESTERN MIDDLE SCHOOL, about 0.6 miles away. SOUTHWESTERN MIDDLE SCHOOL has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Local comparison: SOUTHWESTERN MIDDLE SCHOOL ranks 3rd of 7 nearby schools, at 56.6% versus a 49.8% average.
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.
SOUTHWESTERN MIDDLE SCHOOL had 684 students in 2020-21 and 664 in 2024-25, a 3% decrease. The ratio was 17.1:1 in 2020-21 and 20.8:1 in 2024-25.
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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 DELAND
- DELAND HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,936 students
- DELAND MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 1,059 students
- FREEDOM ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 786 students
- GEORGE W. MARKS ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 780 students
- CITRUS GROVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 729 students
- WOODWARD AVENUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 532 students
Other Southwestern Middle schools
4 other US public schools in 4 states are named Southwestern Middle. SOUTHWESTERN MIDDLE SCHOOL is the largest of the 5.
- Southwestern Middle SchoolLafayette, IN · 491 students
- Southwestern Middle SchoolHanover, IN · 280 students
- SOUTHWESTERN MIDDLE SCHOOLJAMESTOWN, NY · 266 students
- Southwestern Middle SchoolPiasa, IL · 171 students
Nearby schools
- EDITH I. STARKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.6 mi · 270
- DELAND MIDDLE SCHOOL1.0 mi · 1,059
- WOODWARD AVENUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.0 mi · 532
- PK CHILD CARE PROGRAM1.6 mi · 1
- ESE RELATED SERVICES1.6 mi · 37
- CITRUS GROVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL2.6 mi · 729
Frequently asked questions
About SOUTHWESTERN MIDDLE SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at SOUTHWESTERN MIDDLE SCHOOL?
SOUTHWESTERN MIDDLE SCHOOL enrolls approximately 664 students in grades 06-08.
Is SOUTHWESTERN MIDDLE SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
SOUTHWESTERN MIDDLE SCHOOL is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at SOUTHWESTERN MIDDLE SCHOOL?
Approximately 20.8:1 students per teacher at SOUTHWESTERN MIDDLE SCHOOL.
How diverse is SOUTHWESTERN MIDDLE SCHOOL?
SOUTHWESTERN MIDDLE SCHOOL reports a student body of 45% White, 26% Hispanic, 21% Black, 3% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees SOUTHWESTERN MIDDLE SCHOOL?
SOUTHWESTERN MIDDLE SCHOOL is overseen by VOLUSIA in Volusia County.
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