Destin Middle School
4.5 out of 5 | 3 Reviews
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School Description
School Summary and Highlights
- Enrolls 617 elementary and middle school students from grades 5-8
- Ranks 42nd out of 742 middle schools in FL.
School District Details
- Okaloosa County School District
- Per-Pupil Spending: $8,450
- Graduation Rate: 77.9%
- Dropout Rate: 2.0%
- Students Per Teacher: 15.5
- Enrolled Students: 28,828
Faculty Details and Student Enrollment
Students and Faculty
- Total Students Enrolled: 617
- Total Full Time "Equivalent" Teachers: 36.0
- Average Student-To-Teacher Ratio: 17.1
Students Gender Breakdown
- Males: 309 (50.1%)
- Females: 290 (47.0%)
Free Lunch Student Eligibility Breakdown
- Eligible for Reduced Lunch: 23 (3.7%)
- Eligible for Free Lunch: 94 (15.2%)
- Eligible for Either Reduced or Free Lunch: 117 (19.0%)
Student Enrollment Distribution by Race / Ethnicity
| Number | Percent | |
|---|---|---|
| American Indian | 2 | 0.3% |
| Black | 5 | 0.8% |
| Asian | 15 | 2.4% |
| Hispanic | 30 | 4.9% |
| White | 547 | 88.7% |
Number of Students Per Grade
| Number | Percent | |
|---|---|---|
| 5th Grade | 39 | 6.3% |
| 6th Grade | 189 | 30.6% |
| 7th Grade | 198 | 32.1% |
| 8th Grade | 191 | 31.0% |
Teacher Educational Background (2010)
Percent of Teachers with a Bachelor's Degree
School:
54.8%
District:
59.7%
State:
65.3%
Percent of Classes Taught by Non-Highly Qualified Teachers
School:
2.5%
State:
4.8%
Source: FL Department of Education, Source: NCES 2009-2010
School Ratings and Reviews
Overall Rating: 4.5
4.5 out of 5 | 3 Reviews
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3 reviews for Destin Middle School
- Reviewed by Student on December 09, 2010
- Rating:
(4 / 5) Flag as inappropriate - i am a guy going there and i am in seventh grade. im not popular but not a nerd. im at the borderline of o.k cool and a somebody. anyways, I see ALOT of bullying going on during school. u have to be a somebody to get around at this school. this is defenetly not a great school but an o.k one
- Reviewed by Student on January 07, 2009
- Rating:
(5 / 5) Flag as inappropriate - i love this school!
- Reviewed by Parent/Guardian on November 19, 2008
- Rating: (5 / 5) Flag as inappropriate
- The School is great!
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Test Scores and Performance Information
Overall School Rating
How is this determined?
The overall school rating shows that Destin Middle School performed on average much better than most other schools across the state on FCAT state exams in the following subjects:
- Math
- Reading
- Science
AYP and Flordia State School Grades (2010)
Florida School Grade: A
Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) Status: NO
Percent Criteria Met
School:
95.0%
District:
72.0%
FCAT - Test Proficiency by Grade and Subject
Grade 5 - % of students at or above proficiency
| School | District | State | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math Test | |||
| 2010 | 85.0% | 71.0% | 63.0% |
| 2009 | 88.0% | 71.0% | 62.0% |
| Reading Test | |||
| 2010 | 96.0% | 79.0% | 70.0% |
| 2009 | 98.0% | 83.0% | 71.0% |
| Science Test | |||
| 2010 | 78.0% | 60.0% | 50.0% |
| 2009 | 64.0% | 56.0% | 46.0% |
Grade 6 - % of students at or above proficiency
| School | District | State | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math Test | |||
| 2010 | 86.0% | 70.0% | 57.0% |
| 2009 | 84.0% | 69.0% | 55.0% |
| 2008 | 78.0% | 69.0% | 53.0% |
| Reading Test | |||
| 2010 | 91.0% | 79.0% | 67.0% |
| 2009 | 91.0% | 80.0% | 66.0% |
| 2008 | 91.0% | 79.0% | 64.0% |
Grade 7 - % of students at or above proficiency
| School | District | State | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math Test | |||
| 2010 | 90.0% | 76.0% | 62.0% |
| 2009 | 90.0% | 76.0% | 60.0% |
| 2008 | 92.0% | 77.0% | 60.0% |
| Reading Test | |||
| 2010 | 87.0% | 81.0% | 68.0% |
| 2009 | 91.0% | 84.0% | 67.0% |
| 2008 | 86.0% | 80.0% | 64.0% |
Grade 8 - % of students at or above proficiency
| School | District | State | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math Test | |||
| 2010 | 85.0% | 83.0% | 69.0% |
| 2009 | 90.0% | 82.0% | 66.0% |
| 2008 | 94.0% | 82.0% | 67.0% |
| Reading Test | |||
| 2010 | 73.0% | 70.0% | 55.0% |
| 2009 | 76.0% | 71.0% | 54.0% |
| 2008 | 81.0% | 70.0% | 53.0% |
| Science Test | |||
| 2010 | 72.0% | 62.0% | 42.0% |
| 2009 | 75.0% | 63.0% | 42.0% |
| 2008 | 73.0% | 57.0% | 40.0% |
Source: FL Department of Education 2009-2010
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