Gifford Middle School
4530 28th Ct
Vero Beach FL, 32967, Indian River County
Phone: 772-564-3550
Ranking:
(969 out of 2,614, top 37%)*

Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 6 to Grade 8
School District: Indian River County School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
Total Teachers: | 50 | 52 | 52 | 53 | 61 | 79 | 73 | |||||||
Total Students: | 872 | 890 | 957 | 1,032 | 968 | 1,335 | 1,307 | |||||||
Grade 6: | 273 | 31.3% | 288 | 32.4% | 281 | 29.4% | 316 | 30.6% | 316 | 32.6% | 448 | 33.6% | 448 | 34.3% |
Grade 7: | 288 | 33.0% | 290 | 32.6% | 313 | 32.7% | 360 | 34.9% | 328 | 33.9% | 439 | 32.9% | 456 | 34.9% |
Grade 8: | 311 | 35.7% | 312 | 35.1% | 363 | 37.9% | 356 | 34.5% | 324 | 33.5% | 448 | 33.6% | 403 | 30.8% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 438 | 50.2% | 452 | 50.8% | 494 | 51.6% | 515 | 49.9% | 453 | 46.8% | 637 | 47.7% | 627 | 48.0% |
Female: | 434 | 49.8% | 438 | 49.2% | 463 | 48.4% | 517 | 50.1% | 474 | 49.0% | 643 | 48.2% | 626 | 47.9% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 8 | 0.9% | 7 | 0.8% | 7 | 0.7% | 6 | 0.6% | 3 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.1% | 6 | 0.5% |
Asian: | 12 | 1.4% | 12 | 1.3% | 14 | 1.5% | 18 | 1.7% | 17 | 1.8% | 13 | 1.0% | 9 | 0.7% |
Hispanic: | 115 | 13.2% | 102 | 11.5% | 92 | 9.6% | 114 | 11.0% | 105 | 10.8% | 154 | 11.5% | 129 | 9.9% |
Black: | 230 | 26.4% | 232 | 26.1% | 216 | 22.6% | 228 | 22.1% | 211 | 21.8% | 259 | 19.4% | 222 | 17.0% |
White: | 481 | 55.2% | 511 | 57.4% | 596 | 62.3% | 633 | 61.3% | 599 | 61.9% | 860 | 64.4% | 891 | 68.2% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 26 | 3.0% | 25 | 2.8% | 32 | 3.3% | 33 | 3.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 464 | 53.2% | 458 | 51.5% | 422 | 44.1% | 420 | 40.7% | 394 | 40.7% | 443 | 33.2% | 337 | 25.8% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 28 | 3.2% | 29 | 3.3% | 50 | 5.2% | 49 | 4.7% | 62 | 6.4% | 90 | 6.7% | 86 | 6.6% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 17.44 | 17.12 | 18.40 | 19.47 | 15.87 | 18.30 | 17.90 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
EOC | ||||||
2012 | Algebra 1 | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 419 | 397 | 402 |
2013 | Algebra 1 | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 424 | 400 | 406 |
FCAT | ||||||
2004 | Math | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 304 | 299 | 301 |
2005 | Math | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 315 | 308 | 305 |
2006 | Math | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 314 | 312 | 312 |
2007 | Math | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 322 | 309 | 307 |
2008 | Math | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 322 | 315 | 313 |
2009 | Math | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 318 | 312 | 316 |
2010 | Math | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 327 | 318 | 319 |
2011 | Math | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 322 | 317 | 319 |
2012 | Math | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 227 | 227 | 227 |
2013 | Math | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 227 | 225 | 226 |
2004 | Reading | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 307 | 300 | 297 |
2005 | Reading | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 314 | 305 | 299 |
2006 | Reading | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 317 | 316 | 311 |
2007 | Reading | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 321 | 309 | 306 |
2008 | Reading | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 321 | 312 | 310 |
2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 322 | 317 | 313 |
2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 329 | 322 | 315 |
2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 319 | 315 | 315 |
2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 225 | 226 | 225 |
2013 | Reading | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 225 | 225 | 225 |
2007 | Math | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 315 | 313 | 312 |
2008 | Math | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 326 | 322 | 315 |
2009 | Math | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 315 | 317 | 314 |
2010 | Math | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 322 | 315 | 314 |
2011 | Math | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 314 | 315 | 314 |
2012 | Math | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 237 | 235 | 236 |
2013 | Math | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 227 | 232 | 235 |
2007 | Reading | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 322 | 316 | 313 |
2008 | Reading | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 334 | 321 | 315 |
2009 | Reading | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 328 | 321 | 318 |
2010 | Reading | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 331 | 325 | 322 |
2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 331 | 325 | 322 |
2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 235 | 231 | 231 |
2013 | Reading | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 233 | 232 | 231 |
2004 | Math | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 322 | 311 | 311 |
2005 | Math | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 325 | 316 | 313 |
2006 | Math | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 322 | 317 | 314 |
2007 | Math | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 328 | 321 | 318 |
2008 | Math | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 333 | 328 | 324 |
2009 | Math | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 333 | 326 | 322 |
2010 | Math | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 328 | 325 | 324 |
2011 | Math | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 323 | 320 | 325 |
2012 | Math | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 242 | 241 | 243 |
2013 | Math | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 227 | 225 | 240 |
2004 | Reading | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 308 | 302 | 295 |
2005 | Reading | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 312 | 303 | 297 |
2006 | Reading | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 309 | 301 | 299 |
2007 | Reading | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 313 | 304 | 303 |
2008 | Reading | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 318 | 312 | 310 |
2009 | Reading | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 325 | 314 | 312 |
2010 | Reading | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 316 | 312 | 312 |
2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 319 | 315 | 313 |
2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 241 | 238 | 237 |
2013 | Reading | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 242 | 237 | 237 |
2006 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 296 | 290 | 289 |
2007 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 312 | 300 | 298 |
2008 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 315 | 305 | 305 |
2009 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 319 | 305 | 305 |
2010 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 315 | 309 | 310 |
2011 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 327 | 322 | 315 |
2012 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 328 | 324 | 316 |
2013 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 206 | 202 | 200 |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
2007 | 2006 | |
Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 67.2% | 65.6% |
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 32.8% | 34.4% |
Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 12.0 years | 13.0 years |
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 35.9% | 28.3% |
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 64.1% | 71.7% |
Mean Base Salary: | $43,531.0 | $40,546.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $36,246.0 | $35,626.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $47,618.0 | $44,324.0 |
* Gifford Middle School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.