📍 4530 28th Ct, Vero Beach, Indian River County, 32967
Gifford Middle School is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Vero Beach, Indian River County. The school has 582 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Indian River school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 20.1:1. 45% of students are proficient in reading. 46% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Gifford Middle School enrolls 582 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 29 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 20.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 38% Black or African American, 36% White and 20% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 222 | 38% |
| White | 212 | 36% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 119 | 20% |
| Two or more races | 25 | 4.3% |
| Asian | 3 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
418 of the school's 582 students (72%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 400 qualify for free lunch and 18 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Gifford Middle School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Midsize). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district FL-80, state senate district 17, state house district 54.
Gifford Middle School is one of 28 schools in INDIAN RIVER, based in VERO BEACH, Florida. The district serves 16,621 students district-wide and employs 979 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 582 students, Gifford Middle School is close to the district average of about 594 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Midsize
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