SPIRIT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

Located at 1500 MEADOWLARK DR, in DELTONA, Florida, SPIRIT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a middle-of-the-pack elementary school that works with 691 students (grades pre-K through 5), operated by VOLUSIA.

VOLUSIA comprises 87 schools with combined enrollment of 61,765 students; SPIRIT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is among them.

In terms of who attends, SPIRIT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL shows that 54% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Beyond that, the school reports 29% White, 10% Black, 5% multiracial, 2% Asian. By comparison, Volusia County as a whole is about 16% Hispanic, so the school skews considerably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 46 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 15.2:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 17.5:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 62% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Volusia County runs at roughly 53%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), SPIRIT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 50.3%, the actual is 51.3%, a residual of +1.0 points.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Volusia County) reports that median household earnings sit near $70,044, roughly 28% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. SPIRIT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 90 public schools in Volusia County (combined enrollment of about 61,765 students).

The closest other public school is DISCOVERY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, roughly 1.1 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), SPIRIT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks 4th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 51.6%.

The campus sits in a high-density setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count remained close to its prior level: 699 students in 2018 compared to 691 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 45% to 29% across the same window. Class-load math has rose: from 12.7:1 in 2018 to 15.2:1 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, posts here usually surface around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.