HORIZON WEST MIDDLE

HORIZON WEST MIDDLE, a big middle-grades school in WINDERMERE, Florida, operated by ORANGE, hosts 1,333 students, covering grades 6 through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 68% above the state mean of about 794.

ORANGE runs 272 schools in total, collectively educating 207,778 students. HORIZON WEST MIDDLE is one of those campuses.

In terms of who attends, HORIZON WEST MIDDLE shows that the largest single group is Hispanic at 55%, but no single group is in the majority. The remainder consists of 31% White, 7% Asian, 5% Black, 3% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 34% Hispanic, putting the school's mix noticeably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the resource side, HORIZON WEST MIDDLE records 66 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 20.2:1. That tracks the state average closely. An estimated 16% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Orange County runs at roughly 39%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat below the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, HORIZON WEST MIDDLE sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 73.3%; this one delivers 64.6%.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Orange County put median household income runs about $79,719, 39% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. HORIZON WEST MIDDLE is one of 286 public schools in Orange County (combined enrollment of about 216,813 students).

SUNSET PARK ELEMENTARY is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.7 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), HORIZON WEST MIDDLE ranks 8th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 73.5%.

The campus sits in a commuter-belt setting.

On the community side, the feed for HORIZON WEST MIDDLE typically covers fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.