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Enrollment
691
Elementary
DISTRICT 552 · STATE 604
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·VOLUSIA·NCES 120192003990
SPIRIT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
1500 MEADOWLARK DR, DELTONA, FL 32725 · (386) 789-7280 · Volusia County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL691 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 41% of Florida public elementary schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
15.2:1
46 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.0:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
62%
426 students
DISTRICT 55% · STATE 50%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 46 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 104 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 105 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 110 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 109 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 101 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 116 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (104) is 10% smaller than its 5th grade class (116).
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
51.9%
FL avg 56.7% . +6.5pp since 2023
Math
53.7%
FL avg 58.9% . +8.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 52 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 54 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 7 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 9 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 51.9% | 53.7% |
| 2023-24 | 45.4% | 45.1% |
% 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
51.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.3%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 51% 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 SPIRIT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
SPIRIT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (51.3% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| SPIRIT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 691 | 61.6% | 51.3% |
| DELTONA LAKES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL DELTONA | 731 | 63.3% | 55.0% |
| ISLAND VILLAGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL KISSIMMEE | 786 | 63.9% | 42.5% |
| EASTBROOK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL WINTER PARK | 645 | 59.2% | 58.5% |
| DUNDEE ELEMENTARY ACADEMY DUNDEE | 657 | 63.8% | 64.6% |
| ROCK SPRINGS ELEMENTARY APOPKA | 682 | 57.9% | 48.2% |
Matched among Florida elementary 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 SPIRIT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Volusia County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 51.3% | #1,271 of 2,136 | #33 of 48 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 53.7% | #1,384 of 2,149 ▲ 226 | #34 of 48 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 51.9% | #1,218 of 2,149 ▲ 158 | #29 of 48 ▲ 5 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 691 | #735 of 2,267 | #15 of 50 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.2:1 | #757 of 2,077 | #26 of 47 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 61.7% | #767 of 2,108 | #21 of 47 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 61.6% | #843 of 2,188 | #18 of 48 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -1.1% | #1,331 of 1,374 | #30 of 30 |
Ranked against other public elementary 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
691
+121 (+21%) vs 2020
-10% since 2010-11, when it was 771
Student : Teacher
15.2:1
was 12.7:1
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 | 691 | 45.6 | 15.2:1 | 62% (426) |
| 2023-24 | 733 | 42 | 17.4:1 | 71% (524) |
| 2022-23 | 681 | 40 | 17.0:1 | 64% (438) |
| 2020-21 | 570 | 45 | 12.7:1 | 66% (378) |
| 2017-18 | 699 | 55 | 12.7:1 | 79% (549) |
| 2015-16 | 753 | 63 | 11.9:1 | 79% (592) |
| 2010-11 | 771 | 59 | 13.1:1 | 71% (545) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for SPIRIT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
About SPIRIT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
SPIRIT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a mid-sized elementary school in DELTONA, Florida, (ZIP code 32725). Its grade span covers pre-K through 5, with 691 students on the rolls.
VOLUSIA runs 87 schools with a combined 61,765 students. SPIRIT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of them.
Hispanic students are 54% of those enrolled at SPIRIT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. Beyond that, enrollment is 29% White, 10% Black, 5% multiracial, and 2% Asian. In Volusia County overall, about 16% of residents are Hispanic. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 62, compared with 70 nationally.
For every teacher at SPIRIT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, there are about 15.2 students; the school has 45.6 full-time-equivalent teachers. Compared with the 17.5:1 average for elementary schools in Florida, this school's ratio is lower. The eligibility rate for free or reduced-price meals is 62%. Across public schools in Volusia County, the average is 53%.
On the allk12 Grade, SPIRIT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL lands at C+, ahead of 41% of Florida public elementary schools.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, SPIRIT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is 1.0 points above its prediction. Actual: 51.3%. Predicted: 50.3%.
American Community Survey estimates for Volusia County show that median household income comes to about $70,044, roughly 28% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Volusia County counts 90 public schools with about 61,765 students.
Measured in a straight line, DISCOVERY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is about 1.1 miles from SPIRIT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. The nearest schools with test data average 51.6%, higher than SPIRIT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's 51.3%.
Locale data from NCES put SPIRIT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL inside a principal city with a population under 100,000 (City: Small).
Enrollment was 691 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, it was 570. The ratio of students to teachers went from 12.7:1 to 15.2:1 over the same years.
Anyone can start a thread about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback at SPIRIT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
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 DELTONA
- DELTONA HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,716 students
- PINE RIDGE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,648 students
- DELTONA MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 1,132 students
- GALAXY MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 939 students
- HERITAGE MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 932 students
- DELTONA LAKES ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 731 students
Nearby schools
- DISCOVERY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.1 mi · 653
- GALAXY MIDDLE SCHOOL1.8 mi · 939
- DELTONA LAKES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.9 mi · 731
- TIMBERCREST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL2.0 mi · 730
- FOREST LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL2.4 mi · 571
- THE READING EDGE ACADEMY2.5 mi · 328
Frequently asked questions
About SPIRIT ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHow many students attend SPIRIT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
SPIRIT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 691 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does SPIRIT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
SPIRIT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves grades PK-05.
How many teachers does SPIRIT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL have?
SPIRIT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL employs 46 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.2:1.
What is the student diversity at SPIRIT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Student demographics at SPIRIT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL are roughly 29% White, 54% Hispanic, 10% Black, 2% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees SPIRIT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
SPIRIT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is overseen by VOLUSIA in Volusia County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.