Original Research by School Decision on Stewart Treatment Center
Stewart Treatment Center is a public alternative school in Daytona Beach, Florida, operated by the Volusia County school district. It sits on Tiger Bay Road and serves kindergarten through grade twelve on paper, though in practice the enrolled population is very small and concentrated almost entirely in middle and high school grades. The school holds only a handful of students at any given time, making it one of the smallest placements in the county by enrollment.
The name and classification tell the core story here. This is an alternative school, and the word "treatment" in its name signals a specialized purpose: settings like this typically serve students who are receiving some form of therapeutic, behavioral, or court-involved programming alongside their academic instruction. The data does not spell out the precise population or admission process, so a parent wanting to understand exactly who attends and under what circumstances should ask the district or the school directly. What the data does confirm is that the school is not a traditional enrollment option a family would choose in the same way they might choose a magnet or charter school.
State assessment results for FAST Math, FAST ELA, and the Florida Statewide Science Assessment are present in the data but fully suppressed across every grade and subject. This is common in very small alternative settings, where the tested group is too small to report without risking student identification. The suppression itself is not a finding about academic performance; it reflects the school's size and specialized population. Comparison data relative to districts in Volusia County is likewise not applicable, for the same reason. A reader should not interpret the absence of test results as a weakness; it is a feature of how the state handles very small, specialized programs.
A substantial share of the enrolled students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, reflecting the economic circumstances of the families the school tends to serve. Data on students with IEPs and English learners was not available in the provided records.
Graduation rate data was not reported for this school. Given the nature of the placement and the very small enrollment concentrated in secondary grades, this is a gap worth exploring directly with the school, particularly for a family whose child is approaching high school completion.
The school sits within the Volusia County Schools district. We looked for parent-relevant district changes but the research did not surface confirmed recent developments, so that context is left out rather than guessed at.
Daytona Beach as a place is a coastal city built around tourism and hospitality, with a downtown core along Beach Street and the Halifax River, major employers in insurance, healthcare, and motorsports, and a housing market that has been running above the state median in home values, with rents that have been climbing year over year. The area has seen a construction surge that is now moderating, with growth concentrated along the LPGA Boulevard corridor and new apartment development in the downtown area. For a family navigating a child's placement at Stewart Treatment Center, the community context matters mainly as background; the school itself is a specialized program, not a neighborhood school defined by its zip code's demographics.
If a child is being considered for or referred to Stewart Treatment Center, the most useful next steps are direct conversations with the district about the school's program model, the services provided alongside academic instruction, the pathway back to a traditional setting if that is the goal, and what supports are in place for students approaching graduation.
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