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If you had an hour of school board time for MT. DORA MIDDLE SCHOOL, what would you bring up?
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Enrollment
845
Middle
DISTRICT 843 · STATE 794
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LAKE·NCES 120105001114
MT. DORA MIDDLE SCHOOL
1405 LINCOLN AVE, MOUNT DORA, FL 32757 · (352) 383-6101 · Lake County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE22-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL845 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
20.5:1
41 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.0:1 · STATE 19.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
40%
338 students
DISTRICT 42% · STATE 50%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 275 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 278 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 292 | 35% |
Student demographics
66%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 68% · STATE 70% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
FAST / B.E.S.T. 2024-25 . % at Level 3 or AboveEnglish Language Arts
46.3%
FL avg 56.7% . +3.0pp since 2023
Math
53.1%
FL avg 58.9% . -4.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 46 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 53 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 3 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 4 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 46.3% | 53.1% |
| 2023-24 | 43.3% | 57.4% |
% at Level 3 or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: FAST / B.E.S.T.. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
49.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
61.1%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-11.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 50% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 61% 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%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like MT. DORA MIDDLE SCHOOL
MT. DORA MIDDLE SCHOOL's state test result (49.7% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| MT. DORA MIDDLE SCHOOL this school | 845 | 40.0% | 49.7% |
| SAFETY HARBOR MIDDLE SCHOOL SAFETY HARBOR | 956 | 44.0% | 50.9% |
| SARASOTA SCHOOL OF ARTS/SCIENCES SARASOTA | 747 | 40.2% | 74.6% |
| OSCEOLA MIDDLE SCHOOL OCALA | 866 | 38.7% | 63.6% |
| GRAY MIDDLE SCHOOL GROVELAND | 985 | 40.0% | 43.7% |
| OSCEOLA CREEK MIDDLE SCHOOL LOXAHATCHEE | 851 | 35.6% | 62.6% |
Matched among Florida middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where MT. DORA MIDDLE SCHOOL ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Lake County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 49.7% | #339 of 560 | #4 of 9 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 53.1% | #334 of 560 ▼ 90 | #4 of 9 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 46.3% | #375 of 560 ▼ 30 | #5 of 9 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 845 | #261 of 584 | #5 of 9 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.5:1 | #380 of 547 | #9 of 9 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 65.9% | #130 of 553 | #7 of 9 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 40.0% | #411 of 565 | #7 of 9 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -1.1% | #357 of 379 | #6 of 7 |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
845
+53 (+7%) vs 2020
+40% since 1990-91, when it was 603
Student : Teacher
20.5:1
was 18.9:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 845 | 41.2 | 20.5:1 | 40% (338) |
| 2023-24 | 793 | 45.5 | 17.4:1 | 42% (332) |
| 2022-23 | 846 | 45.4 | 18.6:1 | 48% (410) |
| 2020-21 | 792 | 42 | 18.9:1 | 43% (340) |
| 2017-18 | 854 | 50 | 17.1:1 | 58% (498) |
| 2015-16 | 796 | 48 | 16.6:1 | 55% (437) |
| 2010-11 | 771 | 43 | 17.9:1 | 55% (426) |
| 2000-01 | 594 | 30 | 19.8:1 | 46% (274) |
| 1990-91 | 603 | 30 | 20.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for MT. DORA MIDDLE SCHOOL.
About MT. DORA MIDDLE SCHOOL
MT. DORA MIDDLE SCHOOL, located in MOUNT DORA, Florida, is a mid-sized middle school. Total enrollment is 845 students, and the grades served are 6 through 8.
LAKE is the local district for MT. DORA MIDDLE SCHOOL. It runs 60 schools with 47,997 students.
No group is above 50% at MT. DORA MIDDLE SCHOOL; the largest is White, at 45%. The rest of enrollment is 33% Hispanic, 16% Black, and 4% multiracial. Among all residents of Lake County, the White share is about 67%. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 66%.
MT. DORA MIDDLE SCHOOL reports a ratio of 20.5 students per teacher, from 41.2 full-time-equivalent teachers. By comparison, the average for middle schools in Florida is 19.6:1. Student poverty is often measured by lunch eligibility; at MT. DORA MIDDLE SCHOOL, 40% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The figure for public schools in Lake County is close, at 38%.
Schools in Florida with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 61.1%. MT. DORA MIDDLE SCHOOL scores 49.7%.
In the surrounding county, Lake County, median household income comes to about $73,161, about 28% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 6%. The county's public schools total 67, with about 47,997 students.
MT. DORA HIGH SCHOOL, about 0.5 miles away, is the closest public school. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Of the 7 nearby schools with scores, including this one, MT. DORA MIDDLE SCHOOL is 3rd on average proficiency.
The NCES locale for MT. DORA MIDDLE SCHOOL is Suburb: Mid-size, which covers schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
By 2024-25, enrollment had risen to 845, from 792 in 2020-21. By 2024-25, the school had 20.5 students per teacher, compared with 18.9 in 2020-21.
People who know MT. DORA MIDDLE SCHOOL can post here about homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Lake County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
412,924
Census ACS
Median income
$73,161
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
28%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
67
47,997 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in LAKE
- EAST RIDGE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,683 students
- LAKE MINNEOLA HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,309 students
- SOUTH LAKE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,137 students
- MINNEOLA CHARTER SCHOOLElementary · 1,763 students
- LEESBURG HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,724 students
- AURELIA M. COLE ACADEMYElementary · 1,500 students
Other schools in MOUNT DORA
- MT. DORA HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,500 students
- ROUND LAKE CHARTER SCHOOLElementary · 1,240 students
- TRIANGLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 695 students
- CONTRACTED SERVICESCombined
Nearby schools
- MT. DORA HIGH SCHOOL0.5 mi · 1,500
- ROUND LAKE CHARTER SCHOOL2.3 mi · 1,240
- TRIANGLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL2.7 mi · 695
- EUSTIS HIGH SCHOOL3.6 mi · 1,274
- EUSTIS MIDDLE SCHOOL3.6 mi · 790
- LAKE VIRTUAL FRANCHISE3.9 mi · 247
Frequently asked questions
About MT. DORA MIDDLE SCHOOLHow many students attend MT. DORA MIDDLE SCHOOL?
MT. DORA MIDDLE SCHOOL enrolls approximately 845 students in grades 06-08.
Is MT. DORA MIDDLE SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
MT. DORA MIDDLE SCHOOL is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does MT. DORA MIDDLE SCHOOL have?
MT. DORA MIDDLE SCHOOL employs 41 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 20.5:1.
What is the student diversity at MT. DORA MIDDLE SCHOOL?
Student demographics at MT. DORA MIDDLE SCHOOL are roughly 45% White, 33% Hispanic, 16% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is MT. DORA MIDDLE SCHOOL public or private?
MT. DORA MIDDLE SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by LAKE.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.