Denison Middle School

400 Ave A Se, Winter Haven, FL 33880 | (863) 291-5353

Grades: 6-8
Student Enrollment: 989

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2 out of 5 | 4 Reviews

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School Description

School Summary and Highlights

Enrolls 989 middle school students from grades 6-8
Ranks 604th out of 742 middle schools in FL.

Additional Contact Information

Mailing Address: 400 Avenue A Se, Winter Haven, FL 33880

School Operational Details

Title I Eligible
All students of this school are eligible for participation in authorized programs.

School District Details

Polk County School District
Per-Pupil Spending: $10,826
Graduation Rate: 68.5%
Dropout Rate: 4.9%
Students Per Teacher: 14.8
Enrolled Students: 94,530

Faculty Details and Student Enrollment

Students and Faculty

Total Students Enrolled: 989
Total Full Time "Equivalent" Teachers: 65.0
Average Student-To-Teacher Ratio: 15.2

Students Gender Breakdown

Males: 483 (48.8%)
Females: 479 (48.4%)

Free Lunch Student Eligibility Breakdown

Eligible for Reduced Lunch: 110 (11.1%)
Eligible for Free Lunch: 597 (60.4%)
Eligible for Either Reduced or Free Lunch: 707 (71.5%)

Student Enrollment Distribution by Race / Ethnicity

Denison Middle School Student Race Distribution

	Number	Percent
American Indian	2	0.2%
Black	274	27.7%
Asian	22	2.2%
Hispanic	214	21.6%
White	450	45.5%

Number of Students Per Grade

	Number	Percent
6th Grade	334	33.8%
7th Grade	346	35.0%
8th Grade	309	31.2%

Teacher Educational Background (2010)

Percent of Teachers with a Bachelor's Degree

School:

69.2%

District:

75.3%

State:

65.3%

Percent of Teachers with a Ph.D.

School:

4.6%

District:

0.6%

State:

1.0%

Percent of Classes Taught by Non-Highly Qualified Teachers

School:

5.1%

State:

4.8%

Percent of Classes Taught By Teachers (Out-of-Field) of Their Background

School:

10.9%

State:

4.8%

Source: FL Department of Education, Source: NCES 2009-2010

School Ratings and Reviews

Overall Rating: 2

2 out of 5 | 4 Reviews

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4 reviews for Denison Middle School

Reviewed by Student on November 05, 2011
Rating: (1 / 5) Flag as inappropriate
I hate this school. MOST teachers are awful. I think the way they handle things is unfair and I'm not even a bad kid. I would NOT recommend this school to ANYONE.

Reviewed by Student on August 09, 2008
Rating: (5 / 5) Flag as inappropriate
i love this school! cant wait to go back

Reviewed by Student on January 29, 2008
Rating: (2 / 5) Flag as inappropriate
i don't like this school very much due to the way the teachers act. otherwise it would be a great school. i've been goin here for 3 years and can't wait to leave!

Reviewed by Student on July 24, 2007
Rating: (1 / 5) Flag as inappropriate
your schools ok im new to it but ill give it what i see

Test Scores and Performance Information

Overall School Rating

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The overall school rating shows that Denison Middle School performed on average worse than many 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: C

Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) Status: NO

Percent Criteria Met

School:

69.0%

District:

59.0%

FCAT - Test Proficiency by Grade and Subject

Grade 6 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
Math Test
2010	35.0%	48.0%	57.0%
2009	42.0%	45.0%	55.0%
2008	41.0%	42.0%	53.0%

Reading Test
2010	57.0%	59.0%	67.0%
2009	56.0%	59.0%	66.0%
2008	53.0%	55.0%	64.0%

Grade 7 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
Math Test
2010	52.0%	53.0%	62.0%
2009	56.0%	50.0%	60.0%
2008	50.0%	51.0%	60.0%

Reading Test
2010	58.0%	62.0%	68.0%
2009	57.0%	60.0%	67.0%
2008	53.0%	58.0%	64.0%

Grade 8 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
Math Test
2010	54.0%	59.0%	69.0%
2009	52.0%	58.0%	66.0%
2008	51.0%	57.0%	67.0%

Reading Test
2010	41.0%	47.0%	55.0%
2009	39.0%	46.0%	54.0%
2008	41.0%	45.0%	53.0%

Science Test
2010	20.0%	35.0%	42.0%
2009	25.0%	32.0%	42.0%
2008	27.0%	31.0%	40.0%

Source: FL Department of Education 2009-2010

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