MARKHAM WOODS MIDDLE SCHOOL

MARKHAM WOODS MIDDLE SCHOOL operates as a medium-sized intermediate school in LAKE MARY, Florida, overseen by SEMINOLE. Current enrollment sits at 900 students spanning grades 6 through 8.

MARKHAM WOODS MIDDLE SCHOOL is one of 74 schools operated by SEMINOLE, a district that educates 63,934 students overall.

Looking at the student body, MARKHAM WOODS MIDDLE SCHOOL logs that the largest single group is White at 40%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school records 27% Hispanic, 21% Black, 7% Asian, 5% multiracial. By comparison, Seminole County as a whole is about 59% White, so the school skews noticeably less White than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, MARKHAM WOODS MIDDLE SCHOOL has 49 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 18.4:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 19.6:1 average. Around 49% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

After controlling for student poverty, MARKHAM WOODS MIDDLE SCHOOL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 56.4%, the actual is 57.2%, a residual of +0.8 points.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Seminole County indicate median household earnings sit near $85,761, about 43% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. MARKHAM WOODS MIDDLE SCHOOL is one of 77 public schools in Seminole County (combined enrollment of about 63,934 students).

Nearest neighbor: HEATHROW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, around 0.2 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around MARKHAM WOODS MIDDLE SCHOOL. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts MARKHAM WOODS MIDDLE SCHOOL at 5th of 7; the average score across the group is 65.8%.

Geographically, the school is in an outer-ring area.

Over the past 7-year window. MARKHAM WOODS MIDDLE SCHOOL's enrollment has edged down 23% since 2018, when it stood at 1,168 (now 900). Over the same period, the White share edged down from 46% to 40%.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.