GIFFORD MIDDLE SCHOOL

Regular School · VERO BEACH, FL

GIFFORD MIDDLE SCHOOL is a regular school school in VERO BEACH, Florida, serving grades 06–08 with 608 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 19:1.

Level

Middle

Grades

06 – 08

Enrollment

608

Teachers (FTE)

32.0

Student–Teacher Ratio

19:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes participating without using any Provision or the CEO

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
Black or African American	223	37%
White	215	35%
Hispanic/Latino	134	22%
Two or more races	29	5%
Asian	5	1%
American Indian / Alaska Native	1	0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	1	0%
Total enrollment	608	324M / 284F

English Language Learners: 17 (3% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	46.0% -2.8pp	48.8%	559
Reading Proficiency	45.0% -7.2pp	52.2%	565
Science Proficiency	43.0%	—	218

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)

+0.03 grade levels

Math

-0.14 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

42 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

1.8% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

295

48.5% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Targeted Support School (TSI)

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category	Students	% of School
Total enrollment (est.)	608	100%

Contact & Location

4530 28TH CT

VERO BEACH, FL 32967

Phone: (772)564-3550

http://www.indianriverschools.org

District

INDIAN RIVER

Per-pupil expenditure: $13,617

District enrollment: 17,199

Other Schools in District

BEACHLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Elementary
CITRUS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Elementary
DODGERTOWN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Elementary
EXCEPTIONAL STUDENT EDUCATION Elementary
FELLSMERE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Elementary
GLENDALE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Elementary
IMAGINE AT SOUTH VERO Elementary
INDIAN RIVER ACADEMY Elementary

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Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 32967) → CensusDepth.com
Florida population & income data → CensusDepth.com
Florida teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

120093002193

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD