Elementary · Florida
Winding Waters K-8
Free meals for allWinding Waters K-8, a public elementary school in Weeki Wachee, Florida: grades pre-k–8, 1,613 students, 19.0 students per teacher (2024–25 school year). Part of Hernando.
Size and class size
Compared with elementary schools of the same state and the whole country. Students per teacher counts every full-time-equivalent teacher, not the size of each class.
- Students
- 1,613
- Teachers (FTE)
- 85.0
- Students per teacher
- 19.0
- Grades
- Pre-K–8
- Elementary
More students per teacher than 87% of elementary schools in Florida
Median 15.8 · 2,167 schools compared
More students per teacher than 84% of elementary schools in the US
Median 14.6 · 50,575 schools compared
Larger than 99% of elementary schools in Florida
Median 578 · 2,223 schools compared
Larger than 100% of elementary schools in the US
Median 415 · 51,933 schools compared
State test results
Share of students scoring proficient or above on Florida's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.
Reading and writing
Florida: 57%48%proficient
+5.1 points from 2023–24 school year
A lower share proficient than 64% of elementary schools in Florida
Median 55% · 2,181 elementary schools compared
1,098 students tested, grades 3–8 · FAST; proficient means Levels 3-5
Math
Florida: 59%49%proficient
+5.5 points from 2023–24 school year
A lower share proficient than 74% of elementary schools in Florida
Median 60% · 2,181 elementary schools compared
976 students tested, grades 3–8 · FAST; proficient means Levels 3-5
Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.
Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.
What it offers
- Grades
- Elementary · Grades Pre-K–8
- Type
- District school · Regular
- Instruction
- In person
- Meals
- Free breakfast and lunch for every student
- Area
- Rural area near a city
- Run by
- Hernando
Which school a home is assigned to is decided by the district's attendance zones; check with Hernando.
Location
- Address
- 12240 Vespa Way, Weeki Wachee, FL 34614
- Phone
- (352)797-7092
- County
- Hernando County
Nearby elementary schools
The closest public elementary schools by straight-line distance. Attendance zones are set by each district.
| School | Grades | Students | Students / teacher | Reading | Math |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Pine Grove Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 943 | 15.5 | 56% | 60% |
Spring Hill Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 829 | 18.0 | 53% | 53% |
Explorer K-8Free meals for all | Pre-K–8 | 1,544 | 16.3 | 45% | 41% |
Gulf Coast Elementary SchoolCharterFree meals for all | K–6 | 106 | 17.7 | 62% | 57% |
Challenger K-8 School of Science and MathFree meals for all | K–8 | 1,456 | 16.2 | 80% | 84% |
John D. Floyd Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 920 | 16.4 | 52% | 54% |
Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.
Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.
Sources
- Public schools and school districts (National Center for Education Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau), 2024–25 school year. NCES Common Core of Data and EDGE public school geocodes; U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances and cartographic boundary files (places).
- State Assessment Data Repository (Education Data Center), 2024–25 school year. Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository v3.1.
Analisa does not rate schools. Figures are what a school has (students, teachers, programs), placed among schools of the same level; state test results are compared only within a state.
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