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Schools in Ponce Inlet · Volusia County School District

Ponce Inlet’s public schools outscore 53% of Florida districts

The grade covers the public school district serving Ponce Inlet, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. In Ponce Inlet, 45% of tested students are proficient in math, below the Florida average (52%). Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Florida, not nationally.

#413of 638 Florida townsK–12Where will my kid go?

From Florida state tests taken in spring 2022, when 95% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency
48%
▼ 4 pts vs FL 52%
2021–22
Math proficiency
45%
▼ 7 pts vs FL 52%
2021–22
Graduate on time
92%
▲ 4 pts vs FL 88%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$11.2K
▼ 14% vs FL $13.0K
FY2024
Students per teacher
17.8
FL 18.0
Schools in town
0
57,543 students on the public path
In brief

Ponce Inlet’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 312 Florida towns with household incomes within a quarter of Ponce Inlet’s, its schools beat 22%, lower than their 53% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 48% of tested students were proficient in reading and 45% in math, against 52% and 52% statewide; 95% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

92% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88% across Florida. Districts ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $11,204 per student, against $13,006 across Florida (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

45 elementary schools, then 13 middle and ten high schools

Which school depends on the address at every step. See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

The School Grade

What’s behind Ponce Inlet’s grade

C Test scoresA− Graduation

B−: better than 53% of Florida school districts, #413 of 638 Florida towns. Graduation is above the Florida average; test scores are below it.

Florida school districts we grade (76)Better than 53%
Lower resultsHigher results
Florida towns with similar household incomes (312)Better than 22%
A firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 34,978 test results and a graduating class of 4,591 wouldn’t change the letter. The tests are from spring 2022, when 95% of Ponce Inlet’s students in the tested grades sat them (33,743 in math, 36,213 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Ponce Inlet, with each school’s own grade.

45 schools teach K in Ponce Inlet’s district. Which one depends on your address. Their grades range from C− to A+, so check the specific school.
South Daytona Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · South Daytona
C+
794 students15:1Rate it →
Manatee Cove Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Orange City
B
787 students16:1Rate it →
Freedom Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Deland
B+
786 students16:1Rate it →
George W. Marks Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Deland
B
780 students15:1Rate it →
Debary Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Debary
A−
780 students15:1Rate it →
Westside Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Daytona Beach
C−
774 students19:1Rate it →
Cypress Creek Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Port Orange
A
761 students17:1Rate it →
Pine Trail Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Ormond Beach
A
737 students16:1Rate it →
Deltona Lakes Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Deltona
C+
731 students14:1Rate it →
Timbercrest Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Deltona
B+
730 students16:1Rate it →
Citrus Grove Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Deland
B+
729 students16:1Rate it →
Spruce Creek Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Port Orange
A−
726 students14:1Rate it →
Palm Terrace Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Daytona Beach
C−
697 students15:1Rate it →
Spirit Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Deltona
B−
691 students15:1Rate it →
Pathways Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Ormond Beach
A−
667 students14:1Rate it →
Discovery Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Deltona
C−
653 students18:1Rate it →
Tomoka Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Ormond Beach
B+
652 students14:1Rate it →
Beachside Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Daytona Beach
B
618 students15:1Rate it →
Horizon Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Port Orange
B+
618 students13:1Rate it →
Sweetwater Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Port Orange
A+
617 students15:1Rate it →
Indian River Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Edgewater
B+
614 students14:1Rate it →
Holly Hill Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Holly Hill
C−
601 students14:1Rate it →
Turie T. Small Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Daytona Beach
C−
597 students19:1Rate it →
Orange City Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Orange City
C
594 students14:1Rate it →
Forest Lake Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Deltona
B−
571 students15:1Rate it →
Pride Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Deltona
B−
568 students15:1Rate it →
Enterprise Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Enterprise
B−
544 students14:1Rate it →
Pierson Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Pierson
B−
534 students18:1Rate it →
Champion Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Daytona Beach
C+
533 students16:1Rate it →
Woodward Avenue Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Deland
B−
532 students14:1Rate it →
Sugar Mill Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Port Orange
B+
526 students14:1Rate it →
Blue Lake Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Deland
C−
524 students15:1Rate it →
Osteen Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Osteen
B+
523 students16:1Rate it →
Chisholm Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · New Smyrna Beach
A−
479 students14:1Rate it →
Volusia Pines Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Lake Helen
C+
477 students15:1Rate it →
Edgewater Public School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Edgewater
B+
439 students14:1Rate it →
Friendship Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Deltona
C
429 students15:1Rate it →
Sunrise Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Deltona
C+
428 students13:1Rate it →
Read-Pattillo Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · New Smyrna Beach
B
369 students15:1Rate it →
Ormond Beach Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Ormond Beach
A−
363 students15:1Rate it →
Louise S. McInnis Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · De Leon Springs
C+
358 students14:1Rate it →
Port Orange Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Port Orange
A−
346 students14:1Rate it →
R. J. Longstreet Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Daytona Beach
B+
342 students15:1Rate it →
Edith I. Starke Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Deland
C
270 students17:1Rate it →
Coronado Beach Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · New Smyrna Beach
A
242 students17:1Rate it →
The path, start to finish
PK–545 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressC− to A+
6–813 middle schoolsDepends on your addressC− to A−
9–1210 high schoolsDepends on your addressC− to B−

Ponce Inlet’s public schools are run by Volusia County School District. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Volusia County School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 85 schools · 61,724 students, up 2% since 2020–21 · 17.8 per teacher (FL 18.0)
$11,204FL $13,006 · FY2024
B−
Test scores · 2021–22

Below the state in reading

Reading48%
State average 52.1% · 36213 students tested
Math45%
State average 52.2% · 33743 students tested

Ponce Inlet vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Florida towns that share Ponce Inlet’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Ponce InletB−Volusia County
New Smyrna BeachB−Volusia County
Port OrangeB−Volusia County

All 2 neighbors share Volusia County with Ponce Inlet, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Ponce Inlet

67 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Florida’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving Ponce Inletin other towns
South Daytona Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · South Daytona
C+
794 students15:1Rate it →
Manatee Cove Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Orange City
B
787 students16:1Rate it →
Freedom Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Deland
B+
786 students16:1Rate it →
Debary Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Debary
A−
780 students15:1Rate it →
Westside Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Daytona Beach
C−
774 students19:1Rate it →
Cypress Creek Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Port Orange
A
761 students17:1Rate it →
Pine Trail Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Ormond Beach
A
737 students16:1Rate it →
Deltona Lakes Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Deltona
C+
731 students14:1Rate it →
Timbercrest Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Deltona
B+
730 students16:1Rate it →
Spruce Creek Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Port Orange
A−
726 students14:1Rate it →
Palm Terrace Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Daytona Beach
C−
697 students15:1Rate it →
Spirit Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Deltona
B−
691 students15:1Rate it →
Pathways Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Ormond Beach
A−
667 students14:1Rate it →
Discovery Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Deltona
C−
653 students18:1Rate it →
Tomoka Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Ormond Beach
B+
652 students14:1Rate it →
Beachside Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Daytona Beach
B
618 students15:1Rate it →
Horizon Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Port Orange
B+
618 students13:1Rate it →
Sweetwater Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Port Orange
A+
617 students15:1Rate it →
Indian River Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Edgewater
B+
614 students14:1Rate it →
Holly Hill Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Holly Hill
C−
601 students14:1Rate it →
Turie T. Small Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Daytona Beach
C−
597 students19:1Rate it →
Orange City Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Orange City
C
594 students14:1Rate it →
Forest Lake Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Deltona
B−
571 students15:1Rate it →
Pride Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Deltona
B−
568 students15:1Rate it →
Enterprise Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Enterprise
B−
544 students14:1Rate it →
Pierson Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Pierson
B−
534 students18:1Rate it →
Champion Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Daytona Beach
C+
533 students16:1Rate it →
Woodward Avenue Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Deland
B−
532 students14:1Rate it →
Sugar Mill Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Port Orange
B+
526 students14:1Rate it →
Blue Lake Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Deland
C−
524 students15:1Rate it →
Osteen Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Osteen
B+
523 students16:1Rate it →
Chisholm Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · New Smyrna Beach
A−
479 students14:1Rate it →
Volusia Pines Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Lake Helen
C+
477 students15:1Rate it →
Edgewater Public School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Edgewater
B+
439 students14:1Rate it →
Friendship Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Deltona
C
429 students15:1Rate it →
Sunrise Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Deltona
C+
428 students13:1Rate it →
Read-Pattillo Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · New Smyrna Beach
B
369 students15:1Rate it →
Ormond Beach Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Ormond Beach
A−
363 students15:1Rate it →
Louise S. McInnis Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · De Leon Springs
C+
358 students14:1Rate it →
Port Orange Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Port Orange
A−
346 students14:1Rate it →
R. J. Longstreet Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Daytona Beach
B+
342 students15:1Rate it →
Edith I. Starke Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Deland
C
270 students17:1Rate it →
Coronado Beach Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · New Smyrna Beach
A
242 students17:1Rate it →
George W. Marks Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Deland
B
780 students15:1Rate it →
Citrus Grove Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Deland
B+
729 students16:1Rate it →
River Springs Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Orange City
B−
1,218 students20:1Rate it →
Silver Sands Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Port Orange
B
1,199 students21:1Rate it →
Deltona Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Deltona
C+
1,132 students18:1Rate it →
Creekside Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Port Orange
A−
1,120 students20:1Rate it →
Deland Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Deland
C+
1,059 students20:1Rate it →
T. Dewitt Taylor Middle-High School
High · Grades 6–12 · Pierson
C−
1,044 students19:1Rate it →
New Smyrna Beach Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · New Smyrna Beach
C+
1,036 students19:1Rate it →
Ormond Beach Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Ormond Beach
B+
1,007 students19:1Rate it →
Campbell Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Daytona Beach
C−
962 students23:1Rate it →
Galaxy Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Deltona
C
939 students19:1Rate it →
Heritage Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Deltona
C+
932 students19:1Rate it →
David C. Hinson SR. Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Daytona Beach
B
922 students18:1Rate it →
Southwestern Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Deland
C+
664 students21:1Rate it →
Deland High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Deland
C
2,936 students22:1Rate it →
University High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Orange City
C
2,855 students25:1Rate it →
Spruce Creek High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Port Orange
B−
2,576 students23:1Rate it →
Mainland High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Daytona Beach
C−
1,964 students24:1Rate it →
Deltona High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Deltona
C
1,716 students23:1Rate it →
New Smyrna Beach High School
High · Grades 9–12 · New Smyrna Beach
C+
1,687 students24:1Rate it →
Pine Ridge High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Deltona
C−
1,648 students22:1Rate it →
Seabreeze High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Daytona Beach
C+
1,587 students22:1Rate it →
Atlantic High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Port Orange
C
1,209 students22:1Rate it →

Questions about Ponce Inlet’s schools

Are Ponce Inlet’s schools good?

They sit near the middle of Florida: the public schools Ponce Inlet children attend outscore 53% of Florida’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B− Schools grade, #413 of 638 Florida towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 22%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Ponce Inlet in?

Volusia County School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 61,724 students in 85 schools (2024–25).

Where do Ponce Inlet kids go to high school?

One of 10 high schools, depending on your address: Deland High School, University High School, Spruce Creek High School, Mainland High School, Deltona High School, New Smyrna Beach High School, Pine Ridge High School, Seabreeze High School, Atlantic High School and T. Dewitt Taylor Middle-High School.

What is Ponce Inlet’s graduation rate?

92% of the class of 2023 in Volusia County School District graduated in four years, against 88% across Florida.

How much does Ponce Inlet spend per student?

$11,204 in Volusia County School District (FY2024), against $13,006 across Florida. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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What Ponce Inlet families are saying about school.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Florida. Stars are from neighbors.