📍 9902 Deer Lk W, Tallahassee, Leon County, 32312
Deerlake Middle School is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Tallahassee, Leon County. The school has 894 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Leon school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 44.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 20.1:1. 73% of students are proficient in reading. 81% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Deerlake Middle School enrolls 894 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 44.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 20.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 68% White, 10% Hispanic or Latino and 9.6% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 608 | 68% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 90 | 10% |
| Black or African American | 86 | 9.6% |
| Asian | 65 | 7.3% |
| Two or more races | 42 | 4.7% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
147 of the school's 894 students (16%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 134 qualify for free lunch and 13 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.
Deerlake Middle School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district FL-20, state senate district 3, state house district 9.
Deerlake Middle School is one of 57 schools in LEON, based in TALLAHASSEE, Florida. The district serves 31,645 students district-wide and employs 1,864 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 894 students, Deerlake Middle School is larger than the district average of about 555 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large
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