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Westwood Middle School

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Westwood Middle School ranks 904 th of 1216 Florida middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

904^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,216 Florida Middle Schools

Better than 26% of Florida middle schools

Summary

Westwood Middle School in Gainesville, FL, serves 854 students in grades 6-8 and is part of the Alachua school district, which is ranked in the bottom third of Florida districts.

Westwood has experienced a significant decline over the past decade, dropping from a 3-star rating (52nd percentile) to a 1-star rating (26th percentile) for the 2025-2026 school year. This makes it the lowest-ranked traditional public middle school in the immediate Gainesville area, compared to schools like Kanapaha Middle School (51st percentile) and Abraham Lincoln Middle School (51st percentile). A major concern is chronic absenteeism, which affected 33.3% of students in 2023-2024—higher than most nearby schools and consistently above the district average for three years. This likely contributes to low academic performance, as proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Math are below district and state averages. For example, only 19% of 8th graders were proficient in math, the lowest among all traditional middle schools in the area.

Despite these challenges, Westwood shows a bright spot in advanced math courses, where students taking Algebra 1 and Geometry perform exceptionally well, often exceeding district averages. However, this contrasts sharply with poor results in Civics (48% proficiency vs. 70% district) and standard math classes. Interestingly, the school spends $10,601 per student—more than higher-performing peers like Fort Clarke Middle School ($9,640)—suggesting that funding alone isn't the issue. For parents, this data points to a school that effectively accelerates a small group of students in math but struggles to meet the needs of the majority, with attendance and core instruction being key areas needing improvement.

854

Students ?

22.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

47.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1262 NW 31st Drive
Gainesville, FL 32605

(352) 955-6718

District: Alachua

Students who attend Westwood Middle School usually attend:

High:

Gainesville High School

Feeder schools for Westwood Middle School:

Elementary:	C. W. Norton Elementary School
	Carolyn Beatrice Parker Elementary
	Glen Springs Elementary School
	Stephen Foster Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

33.4%

African American:

31.9%

Hispanic:

23.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 49th percentile in 2016 → 26th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Florida average (47% vs 61% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 23 percentile points since 2016

!Civics scores 29 pts below the Florida average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school47%

District avg57%

Florida avg61%

904^th of 1,216

Florida public middle schools ?

Bottom 26%▼ down 24 pts since 2016

From bottom 49% (2016) to bottom 26% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

8^th of 10Middle Schools in the Alachua

50^th of 70Alachua among Florida districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Florida percentile	Rating
2026	30.4	904 of 1216	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	29.2	895 of 1205	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.0	844 of 1196	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.1	773 of 1177	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.1	701 of 1148	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	50.3	553 of 1136	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	50.4	543 of 1099	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.9	492 of 1035	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2017	51.7	492 of 1031	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2016	49.5	505 of 997	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2014	59.5	393 of 999	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2013	54.1	440 of 956	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2012	55.9	406 of 897	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2011	58.0	407 of 891	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2010	50.1	450 of 839	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2009	50.9	420 of 780	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2008	54.9	362 of 740	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2007	58.7	314 of 736	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2006	55.6	317 of 675	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2005	50.2	327 of 602	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2004	59.3	251 of 593	57.7%	★★★☆☆

By subject vs Florida (2025-2026) ?

Geometry84%+28 vs state

Algebra 164%~ state avg

English Language Arts49%-12 vs state

Civics48%-29 vs state

Science44%-8 vs state

Math39%-19 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				FAST English Language Arts (2026)							FAST Math (2026)						Statewide Science Science (2026)		EOC Algebra 1 (2026)	EOC Geometry (2026)	EOC Biology 1 (2026)	EOC Civics (2026)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	FAST English Language Arts 3rd Grade	FAST English Language Arts 4th Grade	FAST English Language Arts 5th Grade	FAST English Language Arts 6th Grade	FAST English Language Arts 7th Grade	FAST English Language Arts 8th Grade	FAST English Language Arts 10th Grade	FAST Math 3rd Grade	FAST Math 4th Grade	FAST Math 5th Grade	FAST Math 6th Grade	FAST Math 7th Grade	FAST Math 8th Grade	Statewide Science Science 5th Grade	Statewide Science Science 8th Grade	EOC Algebra 1 End of Course	EOC Geometry End of Course	EOC Biology 1 End of Course	EOC Civics End of Course	Total
Westwood Middle School	Public	6-8	1262 NW 31st Drive	Gainesville	32605	Alachua County	Alachua	No	No	No	No	(352) 955-6718	854	38	22.5	47.9%	285 (33.4%)	272 (31.9%)	199 (23.3%)	33 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	63 (7.4%)	30.4	904^th of 1216 public middle schools	25.7%		29.2	895^th of 1205 public middle schools	25.7%	9				50.0	45.0	53.0					34.0	54.0	19.0		44.0	64.0	84.0		48.0
Resilience Charter School Inc	Public, Charter	6-8	1717 NE 9th St	Gainesville	32609	Alachua County	Alachua	Yes	No	No	No	(352) 226-8675	107	3	35.6	71.0%	25 (23.4%)	69 (64.5%)	10 (9.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.8%)	18.9	1045^th of 1216 public middle schools	14.1%		19.1	1021^st of 1205 public middle schools	15.3%	24				54.0	42.0	44.0					25.0	21.0	19.0		36.0	36.0			65.0
Howard W. Bishop Middle School	Public, Magnet	6-8	1901 NE 9th St	Gainesville	32609	Alachua County	Alachua	No	Yes	No	No	(352) 955-6701	824	36	22.8	50.2%	226 (27.4%)	428 (51.9%)	73 (8.9%)	22 (2.7%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.2%)	70 (8.5%)	46.9	669^th of 1216 public middle schools	45.0%		44.1	682^nd of 1205 public middle schools	43.4%	13				59.0	62.0	60.0					38.0	57.0	27.0		57.0	77.0	100.0		79.0
Abraham Lincoln Middle School	Public, Magnet	6-8	1001 SE 12th St	Gainesville	32641	Alachua County	Alachua	No	Yes	No	No	(352) 955-6711	613	27	22.3	55.1%	147 (24.0%)	336 (54.8%)	27 (4.4%)	60 (9.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (6.9%)	52.3	590^th of 1216 public middle schools	51.5%		48.1	620^th of 1205 public middle schools	48.5%	30				61.0	69.0	65.0					43.0	60.0	23.0		58.0	89.0	100.0		78.0
Fort Clarke Middle School	Public	6-8	9301 NW 23rd Ave	Gainesville	32606	Alachua County	Alachua	No	No	No	No	(352) 333-2800	840	42	20.0	51.3%	332 (39.5%)	263 (31.3%)	135 (16.1%)	44 (5.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	65 (7.7%)	53.2	572^nd of 1216 public middle schools	53.0%		54.8	524^th of 1205 public middle schools	56.5%	48				55.0	67.0	63.0					48.0	67.0	43.0		59.0	88.0	100.0		78.0
The Einstein School Inc.	Public, Charter	2-8	5910 SW Archer Rd	Gainesville	32608	Alachua County	Alachua	Yes	No	No	No	(352) 335-4321	97	6	16.1	47.4%	39 (40.2%)	36 (37.1%)	9 (9.3%)	1 (1.0%)	2 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (10.3%)	10.4	1116^th of 1216 public middle schools	8.2%		6.3	1136^th of 1205 public middle schools	5.7%	20	15.0	0.0	43.0	24.0	22.0	9.0		0.0	6.0	15.0	6.0	28.0	55.0	46.0	27.0				47.0
Kanapaha Middle School	Public	6-8	5005 SW 75th St	Gainesville	32608	Alachua County	Alachua	No	No	No	No	(352) 955-6960	1,014	48	20.9	49.9%	353 (34.8%)	311 (30.7%)	228 (22.5%)	58 (5.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	63 (6.2%)	52	594^th of 1216 public middle schools	51.2%		58.3	483^rd of 1205 public middle schools	59.9%	111				57.0	66.0	66.0					49.0	69.0	39.0		51.0	96.0	100.0		74.0
Alachua Learning Academy Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	11100 W State Road 235	Alachua	32615	Alachua County	Alachua	Yes	No	No	No	(386) 418-2080	63	4	15.7	34.9%	41 (65.1%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (19.0%)	3 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (11.1%)	91.8	49^th of 1216 public middle schools	96.0%		93.4	40^th of 1205 public middle schools	96.7%	9				100.0	90.0	75.0	100.0				95.0	93.0			80.0	86.0		94.0	95.0
A. L. Mebane Middle School	Public	6-8	16401 NW 140th St	Alachua	32615	Alachua County	Alachua	No	No	No	No	(386) 462-1648	385	20	19.4	50.1%	166 (43.1%)	119 (30.9%)	56 (14.5%)	12 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (8.3%)	39.5	782^nd of 1216 public middle schools	35.7%		34.6	824^th of 1205 public middle schools	31.6%	42				58.0	52.0	51.0					72.0	52.0	32.0		38.0	72.0			62.0
Oak View Middle School	Public, Magnet	5-8	1203 SW 250th St	Newberry	32669	Alachua County	Alachua	No	Yes	No	No	(352) 472-1102	962	44	21.9	44.0%	513 (53.3%)	218 (22.7%)	149 (15.5%)	17 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	65 (6.8%)	59.8	474^th of 1216 public middle schools	61.0%		58.6	478^th of 1205 public middle schools	60.3%	4			58.0	64.0	64.0	74.0				59.0	55.0	63.0	45.0	64.0	63.0	87.0	100.0		74.0

Frequently Asked Questions about Westwood Middle School

Is Westwood Middle School a good school?

Westwood Middle School ranks 904^th of 1216 Florida middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What high school do graduates of Westwood Middle School attend?

Students who attend Westwood Middle School usually go on to attend Gainesville High School

What is the racial makeup of Westwood Middle School?

Students at Westwood Middle School are 33% White, 32% African American, 23% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races, 4% Asian.

What district is Westwood Middle School in?

Alachua

How many students attend Westwood Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 854 students attended Westwood Middle School.

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