Enrollment
259
Middle
DISTRICT 337 · STATE 794
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WASHINGTON·NCES 120201002587
VERNON MIDDLE SCHOOL
3190 MOSS HILL RD, VERNON, FL 32462 · (850) 535-2807 · Washington County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL259 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.2:1
16 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.1:1 · STATE 19.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
59%
154 students
DISTRICT 46% · STATE 50%
Community
0
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 | 89 | 34% |
| Grade 7 | 83 | 32% |
| Grade 8 | 87 | 34% |
Student demographics
35%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 44% · 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
48.6%
FL avg 56.7% . +8.8pp since 2023
Math
54.1%
FL avg 58.9% . +13.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 49 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 9 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 13 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 48.6% | 54.1% |
| 2023-24 | 39.8% | 41.1% |
% 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
46.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
51.4%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 46% 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 →
Where VERNON MIDDLE SCHOOL ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Florida |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 46.0% | #387 of 560 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 54.1% | #315 of 560 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 48.6% | #346 of 560 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 259 | #548 of 584 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.2:1 | #49 of 547 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 35.1% | #487 of 553 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.5% | #262 of 379 |
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.
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
259
-24 (-8%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
16.2:1
was 14.9:1
% White
80%
was 79%
% Hispanic
2%
was 4%
% Black
10%
was 11%
% Asian
0%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free or reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 259 | 16 | 16.2:1 | 59% (154) |
| 2023-24 | 258 | 13 | 19.9:1 | 68% (176) |
| 2022-23 | 256 | 14 | 18.3:1 | 75% (192) |
| 2017-18 | 283 | 19 | 14.9:1 | 66% (188) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for VERNON MIDDLE SCHOOL.
About VERNON MIDDLE SCHOOL
The public middle school VERNON MIDDLE SCHOOL is located in VERNON, Florida. There are 259 students enrolled, covering grades 6 through 8. That puts enrollment 67% below the 794-student average for middle schools in Florida.
The district, WASHINGTON, operates 9 schools serving 3,204 students.
More than half of enrollment at VERNON MIDDLE SCHOOL is White: 80%. Next come 10% Black and 7% multiracial. In Washington County overall, the White share is about 77%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, VERNON MIDDLE SCHOOL scores 35%.
Teacher count: 16 full-time equivalents. Student-to-teacher ratio: 16.2:1. Across middle schools in Florida, the average ratio is 19.6:1. Roughly 59% of students come from households that qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. That is 12 points above the 47% average for public schools in Washington County.
VERNON MIDDLE SCHOOL is 5.3 points below its predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results (46.0% versus 51.4%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Florida.
The school's county is Washington County. According to Census Bureau estimates, the median household earns about $58,210 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 12% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 11%. Public schools in Washington County number 10, with about 3,204 students.
VERNON HIGH SCHOOL is about 0.2 miles away, making it the nearest public school. Within five miles of VERNON MIDDLE SCHOOL, there are 2 other public schools. Ranked by average proficiency, VERNON MIDDLE SCHOOL places 5th out of 7 schools in its immediate area.
The school's federal locale classification is Rural: Distant.
Enrollment was 259 in 2024-25. In 2017-18, it was 283. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 14.9:1 to 16.2:1.
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Washington County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
25,529
Census ACS
Median income
$58,210
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
12%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
10
3,204 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in WASHINGTON
- KATE M. SMITH ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 933 students
- VERNON ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 621 students
- CHIPLEY HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 563 students
- ROULHAC MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 414 students
- VERNON HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 326 students
- WASHINGTON ACADEMY OF VARYING EXCEPTIONALITIES (WAVE)Combined · 64 students
Other schools in VERNON
- VERNON ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 621 students
- VERNON HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 326 students
Nearby schools
- VERNON HIGH SCHOOL0.2 mi · 326
- VERNON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.2 mi · 621
- BONIFAY K-8 SCHOOL12.0 mi · 1,136
- HOLMES COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL12.1 mi · 464
- WASHINGTON ACADEMY OF VARYING EXCEPTIONALITIES (WAVE)13.3 mi · 64
- CHIPLEY HIGH SCHOOL13.3 mi · 563
Frequently asked questions
About VERNON MIDDLE SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at VERNON MIDDLE SCHOOL?
VERNON MIDDLE SCHOOL enrolls approximately 259 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does VERNON MIDDLE SCHOOL serve?
VERNON MIDDLE SCHOOL serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at VERNON MIDDLE SCHOOL?
Approximately 16.2:1 students per teacher at VERNON MIDDLE SCHOOL.
What is the student diversity at VERNON MIDDLE SCHOOL?
Student demographics at VERNON MIDDLE SCHOOL are roughly 80% White, 2% Hispanic, 10% Black, 7% Two or more.
What district is VERNON MIDDLE SCHOOL in?
VERNON MIDDLE SCHOOL is part of WASHINGTON.
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