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GREENWOOD LAKES MIDDLE SCHOOL
Test scores
FAST / B.E.S.T. 2024-25 . % at Level 3 or AboveWhat this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 58 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 62 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Florida schools, those numbers are about 57 and 59. Reading and writing scores are up about 9 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 9 points.
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat this means: About 54% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 52% typical for Florida schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Florida's top nor bottom 10%.
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About GREENWOOD LAKES MIDDLE SCHOOL
As a moderately sized 6-8 campus in LAKE MARY, Florida, GREENWOOD LAKES MIDDLE SCHOOL instructs 858 students from grades 6 through 8, one of the schools within SEMINOLE.
GREENWOOD LAKES MIDDLE SCHOOL is one of 74 schools operated by SEMINOLE, a district that works with 63,934 students overall.
For racial and ethnic makeup, GREENWOOD LAKES MIDDLE SCHOOL lists that 40% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. The remainder is composed of 38% Hispanic, 14% Black, 4% multiracial, 4% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 59% White, putting the school's mix considerably less White than the area baseline.
Looking at school resources, The school employs 52 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 16.7:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 19.6:1 average. Around 59% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Seminole County runs at roughly 47%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.
On a demographically-adjusted basis, GREENWOOD LAKES MIDDLE SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 51.6%; this one delivers 54.2%.
In the surrounding community, Seminole County reports that the typical household earns roughly $85,761 per year, 43% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. GREENWOOD LAKES MIDDLE SCHOOL is one of 77 public schools in Seminole County (combined enrollment of about 63,934 students).
Nearest neighbor: LAKE MARY HIGH SCHOOL, around 0.3 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), GREENWOOD LAKES MIDDLE SCHOOL ranks 7th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 68.0%.
GREENWOOD LAKES MIDDLE SCHOOL operates from an outer-ring location.
Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at GREENWOOD LAKES MIDDLE SCHOOL has fell 6%, going from 915 students in 2018 to 858 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share increased from 29% to 38%. The student-to-teacher ratio widened from 13.7:1 in 2018 to 16.7:1 today.
In the discussion threads here, the feed for GREENWOOD LAKES MIDDLE SCHOOL typically covers pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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