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Best kept secret at WATER SPRING MIDDLE SCHOOL?
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Enrollment
1,064
Middle
DISTRICT 906 · STATE 794
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ORANGE·NCES 120144008943
WATER SPRING MIDDLE SCHOOL
10393 SEIDEL RD, WINTER GARDEN, FL 34787 · (407) 317-3200 · Orange County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL1,064 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 55% of Florida public middle schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Florida public middle schools
Student : Teacher
22.2:1
48 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.4:1 · STATE 19.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
9%
94 students
DISTRICT 44% · 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 | 363 | 34% |
| Grade 7 | 349 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 352 | 33% |
Student demographics
61%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 69% · 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
65.3%
FL avg 56.7% . +4.8pp since 2023
Math
72.9%
FL avg 58.9% . -3.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 65 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 73 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 5 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 | 65.3% | 72.9% |
| 2023-24 | 60.5% | 76.5% |
% 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
67.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
76.8%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 67% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 77% 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 WATER SPRING MIDDLE SCHOOL
WATER SPRING MIDDLE SCHOOL's state test result (67.2% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| WATER SPRING MIDDLE SCHOOL this school | 1,064 | 8.8% | 67.2% |
| HAMLIN MIDDLE WINTER GARDEN | 953 | 8.7% | 72.2% |
| HORIZON WEST MIDDLE WINDERMERE | 1,333 | 15.7% | 64.6% |
| INNOVATION MIDDLE ORLANDO | 1,239 | 16.7% | 66.0% |
| GEORGE WASHINGTON CARVER MIDDLE SCHOOL CORAL GABLES | 941 | 13.0% | 91.9% |
| BRIDGEWATER MIDDLE WINTER GARDEN | 1,178 | 11.2% | 77.9% |
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 WATER SPRING MIDDLE SCHOOL ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Orange County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 67.2% | #116 of 560 | #10 of 41 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 72.9% | #124 of 560 ▼ 46 | #12 of 41 ▼ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 65.3% | #142 of 560 ▼ 5 | #10 of 41 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,064 | #108 of 584 | #14 of 43 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.2:1 | #477 of 547 | #41 of 42 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 60.8% | #240 of 553 | #23 of 42 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 8.8% | #556 of 565 | #42 of 43 |
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.
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 1,064 | 48 | 22.2:1 | 9% (94) |
| 2023-24 | 778 | 39 | 19.9:1 | 13% (104) |
| 2022-23 | 632 | 27 | 23.4:1 | 26% (166) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for WATER SPRING MIDDLE SCHOOL.
About WATER SPRING MIDDLE SCHOOL
WATER SPRING MIDDLE SCHOOL is a public medium-sized middle-grades school in WINTER GARDEN, Florida. The school enrolls 1,064 students, from grades 6 through 8. An average school in this group (middle schools in Florida) has about 794 students.
The ORANGE system has 272 schools and 207,778 students.
WATER SPRING MIDDLE SCHOOL's enrollment has no majority group, and Hispanic students are the largest at 47%. Smaller groups are 40% White, 5% Black, 5% Asian, and 3% multiracial. County-wide, 34% of Orange County residents are Hispanic. The chance that two students picked at random at WATER SPRING MIDDLE SCHOOL belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 61%.
WATER SPRING MIDDLE SCHOOL operates with 48 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 22.2:1. For comparison, middle schools in Florida average 19.6:1. About 9% of students at the school meet free or reduced-price lunch income limits. The rate at public schools in Orange County averages 39%, higher than here.
WATER SPRING MIDDLE SCHOOL is graded B by allk12, scoring above 55% of Florida public middle schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
WATER SPRING MIDDLE SCHOOL sits between the top and bottom 10% of Florida schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate on state tests of 67.2% and a predicted 76.8%.
Orange County has about 1,471,937 residents, and median household income is about $79,719, 39% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 10% of people live in poverty. The public schools of Orange County number 286 and enroll about 216,813.
WATER SPRING ELEMENTARY is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles away. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Nearby schools average 62.3% on proficiency, and WATER SPRING MIDDLE SCHOOL is above that at 67.2%.
NCES lists the school's locale as Rural: Fringe. That means it sits in rural territory close to an urban area.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for WATER SPRING MIDDLE SCHOOL covering things like enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Orange County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,471,937
Census ACS
Median income
$79,719
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
39%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
286
216,813 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in ORANGE
- APOPKA HIGHHigh · 3,446 students
- TIMBER CREEK HIGHHigh · 3,383 students
- WINTER PARK HIGHHigh · 3,277 students
- COLONIAL HIGHHigh · 3,239 students
- WINDERMERE HIGHHigh · 3,217 students
- CYPRESS CREEK HIGHHigh · 3,127 students
Other schools in WINTER GARDEN
- WEST ORANGE HIGHHigh · 2,752 students
- HORIZON HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,685 students
- BRIDGEWATER MIDDLEMiddle · 1,178 students
- SUNRIDGE MIDDLEMiddle · 1,108 students
- WATER SPRING ELEMENTARYElementary · 1,013 students
- HAMLIN MIDDLEMiddle · 953 students
Nearby schools
- WATER SPRING ELEMENTARY0.2 mi · 1,013
- ATWATER BAY ELEMENTARY0.7 mi · 748
- HORIZON HIGH SCHOOL1.8 mi · 2,685
- PANTHER LAKE ELEMENTARY2.0 mi · 797
- SAWGRASS BAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL2.3 mi · 853
- PINECREST ACADEMY FOUR CORNERS3.3 mi · 583
Frequently asked questions
About WATER SPRING MIDDLE SCHOOLHow large is WATER SPRING MIDDLE SCHOOL?
WATER SPRING MIDDLE SCHOOL enrolls approximately 1,064 students in grades 06-08.
Is WATER SPRING MIDDLE SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
WATER SPRING MIDDLE SCHOOL is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at WATER SPRING MIDDLE SCHOOL?
Approximately 22.2:1 students per teacher at WATER SPRING MIDDLE SCHOOL.
How diverse is WATER SPRING MIDDLE SCHOOL?
WATER SPRING MIDDLE SCHOOL reports a student body of 40% White, 47% Hispanic, 5% Black, 5% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees WATER SPRING MIDDLE SCHOOL?
WATER SPRING MIDDLE SCHOOL is overseen by ORANGE in Orange County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.