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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
Enrollment
2,148
High
DISTRICT 1,338 · STATE 1,035
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
3
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Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Grade 9
536
Grade 10
551
Grade 11
556
Grade 12
505
Student demographics
White
26412%
DISTRICT 23% · STATE 33%
Hispanic
72534%
DISTRICT 45% · STATE 38%
Black
1,06850%
DISTRICT 24% · STATE 21%
Asian
372%
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 3%
Two+
412%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 4%
Native American
50%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0%
Pacific Islander
80%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Male
1,11052%
Female
1,03848%

School pathway

Feeds from
LOCKHART MIDDLE0608PIEDMONT LAKES MIDDLE0608
Based on published attendance-zone data from ORANGE. Zones change; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

FAST / B.E.S.T. 2024-25 . % at Level 3 or Above
English 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.

Source: FAST / B.E.S.T.. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
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 →

7-year change

SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
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

About WEKIVA HIGH

Set in APOPKA, Florida, WEKIVA HIGH is a big secondary school, one of the schools within ORANGE. It works with 2,148 students across grades 9 through 12. That puts it 108% above the typical public school in Florida, which averages around 1,035 students.

Across the 272 schools in ORANGE (207,778 students total), WEKIVA HIGH accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, WEKIVA HIGH shows that 50% of students identify as Black, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Beyond that, the school lists 34% Hispanic, 12% White. That is considerably more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 20%.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 97 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 22.1:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 23.5:1 average. An estimated 52% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Orange County runs at roughly 39%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, WEKIVA HIGH is in the bottom 10% of Florida public schools. The BeatsExpectations model predicts schools with this FRL share to land around 55.2%; WEKIVA HIGH posts 40.2%, -14.9 points below that line.

In the broader community, Orange County reports that the typical household earns roughly $79,719 per year, 39% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. WEKIVA HIGH is one of 286 public schools in Orange County (combined enrollment of about 216,813 students).

PIEDMONT LAKES MIDDLE is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), WEKIVA HIGH ranks 6th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 46.9%.

WEKIVA HIGH operates from a suburban location.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at WEKIVA HIGH has showed little movement, going from 2,164 students in 2018 to 2,148 in 2025. The White share of enrollment declined from 21% to 12% over that span. Class-load math has widened: from 20.0:1 in 2018 to 22.1:1 in 2025.

On allk12, the feed for WEKIVA HIGH typically covers pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.

Orange County at a glance

View full county profile
Population
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

School name
WEKIVA HIGH
District
ORANGE
Address
2501 N HIAWASSEE RD, APOPKA, FL 32703
Phone
(407) 297-4900
County
Orange County
Level
High
Grade range
09–12
Total enrollment
2,148
Teachers (FTE)
97
Student–teacher ratio
22.1:1
Free/Reduced lunch
1,115 (52%)
Locale
21-Suburb: Large
NCES ID
120144005017
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About WEKIVA HIGH
How 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.
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