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Enrollment
2,148
High
DISTRICT 1,338 · STATE 1,035
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ORANGE·NCES 120144005017
WEKIVA HIGH
2501 N HIAWASSEE RD, APOPKA, FL 32703 · (407) 297-4900 · Orange County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL2,148 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
22.1:1
97 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.2:1 · STATE 23.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
52%
1,115 students
DISTRICT 44% · STATE 50%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 536 | 25% |
| Grade 10 | 551 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 556 | 26% |
| Grade 12 | 505 | 24% |
Student demographics
62%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
School pathway
Based on published attendance-zone data from ORANGE. Zones change; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
FAST / B.E.S.T. 2024-25 . % at Level 3 or AboveEnglish Language Arts
40.5%
FL avg 56.7% . +4.0pp since 2023
Math
30.0%
FL avg 58.9% . +12.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 40 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 30 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 4 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 12 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 40.5% | 30.0% |
| 2023-24 | 36.5% | 18.0% |
% 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of FL schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
40.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
55.2%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-14.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 40% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 55% typical for Florida schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Where WEKIVA HIGH ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Orange County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 40.2% | #483 of 555 | #26 of 27 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 30.0% | #416 of 549 | #27 of 28 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 40.5% | #496 of 559 | #26 of 28 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 2,148 | #141 of 830 | #18 of 49 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.1:1 | #293 of 575 | #6 of 33 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 62.3% | #210 of 594 | #15 of 33 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -0.7% | #277 of 289 | #19 of 19 |
Ranked against other public high 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.
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
2,148
-16 (-1%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
22.1:1
was 20.0:1
% White
12%
was 21%
% Hispanic
34%
was 28%
% Black
50%
was 45%
% Asian
2%
was 2%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free or reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 2,148 | 97 | 22.1:1 | 52% (1,115) |
| 2023-24 | 2,184 | 93 | 23.5:1 | 59% (1,290) |
| 2022-23 | 2,207 | 91 | 24.3:1 | 62% (1,365) |
| 2017-18 | 2,164 | 108 | 20.0:1 | 100% (2,161) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for WEKIVA HIGH.
About WEKIVA HIGH
WEKIVA HIGH is a large high school located in APOPKA, Florida. School enrollment was 2,148 students in 2024-25, in grades 9 through 12. For comparison, high schools in Florida average about 1,035 students.
ORANGE enrolls 207,778 students in 272 schools, including WEKIVA HIGH.
Federal enrollment data show Black students as the largest group at WEKIVA HIGH, at 50%. Other groups include 34% Hispanic and 12% White. By comparison, Orange County residents are about 20% Black. Pick two students at random and there is a 62% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Federal records show a student-to-teacher ratio of 22.1:1 at WEKIVA HIGH, with 97 full-time-equivalent teachers. This ratio sits 1.4 below the 23.5:1 average for high schools in Florida. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility, a common measure of family income, is 52%. Among public schools in Orange County, the average eligibility rate is 39%.
On BeatsExpectations, which compares test results with what a school's student poverty level would predict, WEKIVA HIGH ranks in the bottom 10% in Florida. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 40.2%, against a prediction of 55.2%.
In Orange County (population about 1,471,937), the median household income is $79,719, roughly 39% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 10%. There are 286 public schools in Orange County, enrolling about 216,813 students in all.
The closest public school to WEKIVA HIGH is PIEDMONT LAKES MIDDLE, about 0.4 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Of 6 schools in the immediate area with test results, WEKIVA HIGH ranks 6th on average proficiency.
Under the NCES locale system, WEKIVA HIGH is Suburb: Large.
WEKIVA HIGH had 2,164 students in 2017-18 and 2,148 in 2024-25, nearly the same. Among racial and ethnic groups, the biggest change was White students, from 21% to 12%. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 20.0:1 to 22.1:1.
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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 APOPKA
- APOPKA HIGHHigh · 3,446 students
- WOLF LAKE MIDDLEMiddle · 1,146 students
- KELLY PARK SCHOOLElementary · 1,073 students
- PIEDMONT LAKES MIDDLEMiddle · 863 students
- APOPKA MIDDLEMiddle · 858 students
- BEAR LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 849 students
Nearby schools
- PIEDMONT LAKES MIDDLE0.4 mi · 863
- LAKEVILLE ELEMENTARY0.7 mi · 631
- AMIKIDS ORLANDO1.3 mi · 26
- RANDALL ACADEMY1.4 mi · 15
- LOCKHART ELEMENTARY2.1 mi · 452
- LOVELL ELEMENTARY2.2 mi · 655
Frequently asked questions
About WEKIVA HIGHHow many students attend WEKIVA HIGH?
WEKIVA HIGH enrolls approximately 2,148 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does WEKIVA HIGH serve?
WEKIVA HIGH serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at WEKIVA HIGH?
The student-to-teacher ratio at WEKIVA HIGH is approximately 22.1:1 (97 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at WEKIVA HIGH?
At WEKIVA HIGH, the student body is approximately 12% White, 34% Hispanic, 50% Black, 2% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is WEKIVA HIGH public or private?
WEKIVA HIGH is a public K-12 school, overseen by ORANGE.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.