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Enrollment
1,044
High
DISTRICT 1,261 · STATE 1,035
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·VOLUSIA·NCES 120192002011
T. DEWITT TAYLOR MIDDLE-HIGH SCHOOL
100 E WASHINGTON AVE, PIERSON, FL 32180 · (386) 740-9800 · Volusia County
GRADES 06–12HIGH42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,044 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
18.5:1
56 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 25.9:1 · STATE 23.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
60%
631 students
DISTRICT 55% · STATE 50%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 162 | 16% |
| Grade 7 | 163 | 16% |
| Grade 8 | 151 | 14% |
| Grade 9 | 158 | 15% |
| Grade 10 | 138 | 13% |
| Grade 11 | 143 | 14% |
| Grade 12 | 129 | 12% |
Student demographics
53%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
44.1%
FL avg 56.7% . +7.9pp since 2023
Math
39.5%
FL avg 58.9% . +4.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 44 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 40 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 8 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 5 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 44.1% | 39.5% |
| 2023-24 | 36.1% | 34.8% |
% 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
42.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.9%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 43% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 51% 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 T. DEWITT TAYLOR MIDDLE-HIGH SCHOOL
T. DEWITT TAYLOR MIDDLE-HIGH SCHOOL's state test result (42.9% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| T. DEWITT TAYLOR MIDDLE-HIGH SCHOOL this school | 1,044 | 60.4% | 42.9% |
| CRESCENT CITY JR-SR HIGH SCHOOL CRESCENT CITY | 945 | 63.4% | 36.4% |
| LAKE PLACID HIGH SCHOOL LAKE PLACID | 829 | 60.4% | 47.8% |
| BAYSHORE HIGH SCHOOL BRADENTON | 1,400 | 61.9% | 35.7% |
| DISCOVERY HIGH SCHOOL LAKE ALFRED | 898 | 63.7% | 37.7% |
| CLEWISTON HIGH SCHOOL CLEWISTON | 966 | 59.4% | 39.7% |
Matched among Florida high 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 T. DEWITT TAYLOR MIDDLE-HIGH SCHOOL ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Volusia County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 42.9% | #445 of 555 | #10 of 10 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 39.5% | #288 of 549 ▲ 3 | #6 of 10 ▲ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 44.1% | #456 of 559 ▲ 35 | #8 of 10 ▲ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,044 | #387 of 830 | #10 of 15 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.5:1 | #98 of 575 | #1 of 11 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 52.7% | #364 of 594 | #8 of 11 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 60.4% | #93 of 630 | #3 of 11 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -10.4% | #136 of 289 | N/A |
Ranked against other public high 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
1,044
+20 (+2%) vs 2020
+45% since 1990-91, when it was 718
Student : Teacher
18.5:1
was 16.3:1
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 | 1,044 | 56.3 | 18.5:1 | 60% (631) |
| 2023-24 | 1,077 | 69.3 | 15.5:1 | 66% (716) |
| 2022-23 | 1,136 | 63.5 | 17.9:1 | 64% (724) |
| 2020-21 | 1,024 | 63 | 16.3:1 | 75% (765) |
| 2017-18 | 1,165 | 75 | 15.5:1 | 78% (909) |
| 2015-16 | 1,123 | 73 | 15.4:1 | 79% (889) |
| 2010-11 | 975 | 68 | 14.3:1 | 72% (706) |
| 2000-01 | 939 | 68 | 13.8:1 | 47% (437) |
| 1990-91 | 718 | 48 | 15.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for T. DEWITT TAYLOR MIDDLE-HIGH SCHOOL.
About T. DEWITT TAYLOR MIDDLE-HIGH SCHOOL
T. DEWITT TAYLOR MIDDLE-HIGH SCHOOL is a high school with a street address in PIERSON, Florida. A total of 1,044 students attend the school, which covers grades 6 through 12.
The 87 schools of VOLUSIA, including T. DEWITT TAYLOR MIDDLE-HIGH SCHOOL, enroll 61,765 students.
Hispanic students make up a majority at T. DEWITT TAYLOR MIDDLE-HIGH SCHOOL, at 59%. The remaining shares are 36% White and 4% Black. Census estimates put the Hispanic share of Volusia County's population at about 16%. T. DEWITT TAYLOR MIDDLE-HIGH SCHOOL's diversity index is 53%, against a US figure of 70%.
T. DEWITT TAYLOR MIDDLE-HIGH SCHOOL counts 56.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 18.5 students for each one. On average, high schools in Florida have 23.5:1, compared with 18.5:1 here. About 60% of enrolled students meet the income rules for free or reduced-price lunch.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, T. DEWITT TAYLOR MIDDLE-HIGH SCHOOL would score about 50.9%. It scores 42.9%, 8.0 points below that figure.
Volusia County has these Census figures: the median household income is $70,044, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 28% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 8%. Volusia County is home to 90 public schools and about 61,765 public school students.
The shortest distance from T. DEWITT TAYLOR MIDDLE-HIGH SCHOOL to another public school is about 1.1 miles, to PIERSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. Of the 7 nearby schools with scores, including this one, T. DEWITT TAYLOR MIDDLE-HIGH SCHOOL is 5th on average proficiency.
T. DEWITT TAYLOR MIDDLE-HIGH SCHOOL is coded as Rural: Distant in federal locale data.
Enrollment went from 1,024 in 2020-21 to 1,044 in 2024-25, a change of 20 students. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 16.3:1 to 18.5:1.
The T. DEWITT TAYLOR MIDDLE-HIGH SCHOOL community page is open for posts about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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
Nearby schools
- PIERSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.1 mi · 534
- LOUISE S. MCINNIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL10.7 mi · 358
- MIDDLETON-BURNEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL13.9 mi · 1,056
- HOPE FOREST ACADEMY14.9 mi · 1
- CITRUS GROVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL16.1 mi · 729
- CRESCENT CITY JR-SR HIGH SCHOOL16.3 mi · 945
Frequently asked questions
About T. DEWITT TAYLOR MIDDLE-HIGH SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at T. DEWITT TAYLOR MIDDLE-HIGH SCHOOL?
T. DEWITT TAYLOR MIDDLE-HIGH SCHOOL enrolls approximately 1,044 students in grades 06-12.
What age range does T. DEWITT TAYLOR MIDDLE-HIGH SCHOOL serve?
T. DEWITT TAYLOR MIDDLE-HIGH SCHOOL serves students from grade 06 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at T. DEWITT TAYLOR MIDDLE-HIGH SCHOOL?
Approximately 18.5:1 students per teacher at T. DEWITT TAYLOR MIDDLE-HIGH SCHOOL.
What is the student diversity at T. DEWITT TAYLOR MIDDLE-HIGH SCHOOL?
Student demographics at T. DEWITT TAYLOR MIDDLE-HIGH SCHOOL are roughly 36% White, 59% Hispanic, 4% Black, 1% Two or more.
Is T. DEWITT TAYLOR MIDDLE-HIGH SCHOOL public or private?
T. DEWITT TAYLOR MIDDLE-HIGH 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.