DENISON MIDDLE SCHOOL

Regular School · WINTER HAVEN, FL

DENISON MIDDLE SCHOOL is a regular school school in WINTER HAVEN, Florida, serving grades 06–08 with 684 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 24.4:1.

Level

Middle

Grades

06 – 08

Enrollment

684

Teachers (FTE)

28.0

Student–Teacher Ratio

24.4:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
Hispanic/Latino	270	39%
Black or African American	265	39%
White	128	19%
Two or more races	13	2%
Asian	7	1%
American Indian / Alaska Native	1	0%
Total enrollment	684	349M / 335F

English Language Learners: 76 (11% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	24.0% -24.8pp	48.8%	622
Reading Proficiency	25.0% -27.2pp	52.2%	600
Science Proficiency	21.0%	—	208

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)

-0.38 grade levels

Math

-0.16 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

10 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

229

33.5% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

360

52.6% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Comprehensive Support School (CSI)

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

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category	Students	% of School
Total enrollment (est.)	684	100%

Contact & Location

400 AVENUE A SE

WINTER HAVEN, FL 33880

Phone: (863)291-5353

http://schools.polk-fl.net/denisonmiddle

District

POLK

Per-pupil expenditure: $12,771

District enrollment: 114,483

Other Schools in District

ALTA VISTA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Elementary
ALTURAS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Elementary
AUBURNDALE CENTRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Elementary
BARTOW ELEMENTARY ACADEMY Elementary
BELLA CITTA Elementary
BERKLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Elementary
BETHUNE ACADEMY Elementary
BRIDGEPREP ACADEMY OF POLK Elementary

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Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 33880) → CensusDepth.com
Florida population & income data → CensusDepth.com
Florida teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

120159001727

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