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Deaf/Blind School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Florida for:
Category
Attribute
Graduation Rate
Highest graduation rate (Top 20%)
Diversity
Most diverse schools (Top 1%)
Student Attention
Lowest student:teacher ratio (Top 1%)
For the 2024-25 school year, there are 2 public middle schools serving 156 students in Deaf/Blind School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 1/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in Florida.
Public Middle Schools in Deaf/Blind School District have an average math proficiency score of 26% (versus the Florida public middle school average of 53%), and reading proficiency score of 22% (versus the 52% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 47% of the student body (majority Hispanic and Black), which is less than the Florida public middle school average of 66% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (FL)
# Schools
5 Schools
1,719 Schools
# Students
497 Students
1,028,832 Students
# Teachers
87 Teachers
54,685 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
6:1
6:1
District Rank
Deaf/Blind School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 73 school districts in Florida (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 90-94% has increased from 40-49% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#73 out of 73 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
19%
52%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
19%
52%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
30-34%
52%
Graduation Rate
90-94%
87%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.69
0.70
# American Indian Students
1 Student
2,965 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
n/a
# Asian Students
27 Students
28,145 Students
% Asian Students
6%
3%
# Hispanic Students
129 Students
387,831 Students
% Hispanic Students
26%
38%
# Black Students
89 Students
215,168 Students
% Black Students
18%
21%
# White Students
230 Students
352,586 Students
% White Students
46%
34%
# Hawaiian Students
1 Student
1,772 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
20 Students
40,365 Students
% of Two or more races Students
4%
4%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
20
6,188
# Students in K Grade:
13
37,252
# Students in 1st Grade:
10
38,998
# Students in 2nd Grade:
9
38,925
# Students in 3rd Grade:
30
41,876
# Students in 4th Grade:
13
38,781
# Students in 5th Grade:
18
42,333
# Students in 6th Grade:
35
213,315
# Students in 7th Grade:
33
216,950
# Students in 8th Grade:
53
222,952
# Students in 9th Grade:
64
34,902
# Students in 10th Grade:
50
33,714
# Students in 11th Grade:
65
31,237
# Students in 12th Grade:
84
31,409
# Ungraded Students:
-
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Best Deaf/Blind School District Public Middle Schools (2024-25)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Blind Pk-8 School (Fsdb)
Special Education School
Magnet School
Magnet School
(Math: 20-29% | Reading: 40-49%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
207 San Marco Ave
Saint Augustine, FL 32084
(904) 827-2700
Saint Augustine, FL 32084
(904) 827-2700
Grades: PK-8
| 72 students
Rank: #22.
Deaf Middle School (Fsdb)
Special Education School
Magnet School
Magnet School
(Math: 25-29% | Reading: ≤5%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
207 San Marco Ave
Saint Augustine, FL 32084
(904) 827-2500
Saint Augustine, FL 32084
(904) 827-2500
Grades: 5-8
| 84 students
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