Silver Sands Middle School

1300 Herbert St, Port Orange FL, 32129 | Volusia County School District | 386-322-7550
  • grades 6-8
  • students 1171
  • type Middle
PROFICIENCY 61% 12% higher than state average
School Rankings
  • Ranked #0 of 18 in Port Orange
  • Ranked #0 of 6433 in Florida
Proficiency Averages
64%Port Orange
55%Florida

Silver Sands Middle School is a school servicing grades 6 to 8 and is located in the district of "Volusia County School District" in Port Orange, FL. There are a total of 1,171 students and 68 teachers at Silver Sands Middle School, for a student to teacher ratio of 18 to 1.

Silver Sands Middle School has an average proficiency test score (in mathematics and languages) of 61.0%, which is 12% higher than the Florida average.

Silver Sands Middle School location

Academics

Students/Teachers
Students1171
Teachers68
Student/Teacher ratio18:1

 

Advanced Placement
AP enrollmentn/a
Taking some coursesn/a
Taking some courses (not tests)n/a
Passing some coursesn/a
Passing no coursesn/a

Advanced placement (AP) is a program that offers high school students the ability to take college level courses and exams. These programs were created to be at the same level of most first year university courses. If the students were successful in the AP programs, they could potentially receive advanced placement, credit or exemptions when they go on to university. At Silver Sands Middle School, there are a total of n/a students enrolled in advanced placement courses, with n/a taking some courses.

Proficiency in mathematics comparison

Proficiency in languages comparison

Proficiency in mathematics by grade

GradeProficiency
All65%
3n/a
4n/a
5n/a
658%
771%
867%
High Schooln/a

Proficiency in languages by grade

GradeProficiency
All57%
3n/a
4n/a
5n/a
657%
755%
861%
High Schooln/a

The proficiency in math and languages tables represent the percentage of students that scored at or above the proficiency level on their standardized state assessment tests. Although these tests are standardized within each state, the tests may vary from state to state. Comparing the results of one state to another may not always be an accurate or fair comparison.

Silver Sands Middle School race/ethnicity breakdown

RaceSchoolDistrictFloridaNational
White 73.4% 60.4% 40.9% 51.1%
Black 10.4% 15.4% 22.7% 15.9%
Asian 3.5% 1.9% 2.6% 4.7%
Hispanic or Latino 7.7% 18.0% 30.0% 23.6%
American Indian and Alaskan 0.6% 0.4% 0.4% 1.2%
Hawaiian 0.0% 0.2% 0.2% 0.4%
Multiracial 4.3% 3.8% 3.2% 3.1%

Port Orange demographics profile

StatisticPort OrangeFloridaNational
Population63,81521,477,737328,239,523
Population density (sq mi)2,37841091
Median age45.741.637.7
Male/Female ratio1.0:11.0:11.0:1
Married (15yrs & older)57%54%55%
Speak English88%72%79%
Speak Spanish4%21%13%

Education level achieved in Port Orange

IndexPort OrangeFloridaNational
Completed 8th grade86.1%84.0%84.3%
Completed high school85.5%83.0%83.0%
Completed some college59.3%58.0%59.4%
Completed associate degree36.7%37.4%38.5%
Completed bachelors25.6%27.9%30.3%
Completed masters8.7%10.0%11.5%
Completed professional degree2.7%3.1%3.3%
Completed doctorate1.7%1.1%1.3%
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Source: The Silver Sands Middle School data displayed above is derived from the National Center for Education Statistics and from the U.S. Department of Education.