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Westridge Middle

Public Grades 6-8

996^th

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of 1,216 Florida Middle Schools

Better than 18% of Florida middle schools

Summary

Westridge Middle in Orlando, FL, is a public school serving 1,136 students in grades 6-8 within the Orange district, where over 60% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch. The school faces significant challenges, most notably a chronic absenteeism rate of 42.9%—the second highest among its immediate peers and dramatically higher than high-performing schools like Howard Middle (17.2%). This absenteeism crisis is strongly linked to the school's consistently low academic performance, with English Language Arts (ELA) proficiency rates hovering around 36-39% across all grades, roughly 20-25 percentage points below district and state averages.

Despite these struggles, Westridge Middle has a standout program in advanced math. In the 2025-2026 school year, an impressive 94% of students taking the Algebra 1 End-of-Course exam were proficient, surpassing the district and state averages (both 63%) and even rivaling top-performing Howard Middle (93%). This "Algebra 1 Paradox" suggests a strong, targeted program for advanced math students, though this success does not extend to the broader student body in standard math or other core subjects like science. The school spends $9,730 per student, which is more than Howard Middle ($9,547) and significantly more than Florida Virtual Middle School ($7,081), indicating that funding alone is not the issue.

Interestingly, Westridge Middle shares a very similar demographic profile and challenges with its closest neighbor, Judson B Walker Middle (2.77 miles away), which has a 63.53% free/reduced lunch rate and a 43.4% chronic absenteeism rate. This suggests the difficulties are systemic to the community rather than unique to the school. While Westridge has shown a slight upward trend in state rankings over the last three years, moving from the 17th to the 18th percentile, it remains in the bottom 20% of Florida middle schools. Addressing the root causes of absenteeism appears to be the most impactful step the school could take to improve its academic standing.

1,136

Students ?

19.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,730

Per pupil spending ?

60.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3800 W Oak Ridge Rd
Orlando, FL 32809

(407) 354-2640

District: Orange

Feeder schools for Westridge Middle:

Elementary:	Palmetto Elementary
	Sadler Elementary
	Shingle Creek Elementary
	Tangelo Park Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

48.4%

African American:

44.7%

White:

3.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 26th percentile in 2023 → 18th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Florida average (46% vs 62% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (18th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (43% vs 31% Florida)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school46%

District avg62%

Florida avg62%

996^th of 1,216

Florida public middle schools ?

Bottom 18%▲ up 6 pts since 2016

From bottom 13% (2016) to bottom 18% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

36^th of 43Middle Schools in the Orange

30^th of 70Orange 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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Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Florida percentile	Rating
2026	23.5	996 of 1216	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	22.1	977 of 1205	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.4	953 of 1196	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.0	869 of 1177	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.0	948 of 1148	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.1	919 of 1136	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.1	979 of 1099	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	11.8	939 of 1035	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	14.4	911 of 1031	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	16.3	872 of 997	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	19.6	832 of 999	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	18.3	799 of 956	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	23.4	695 of 897	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	17.9	739 of 891	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	17.6	703 of 839	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	16.9	652 of 780	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	19.2	611 of 740	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	22.0	592 of 736	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	20.7	541 of 675	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	18.4	513 of 602	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	19.9	499 of 593	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆

By subject vs Florida (2025-2026) ?

Algebra 194%+31 vs state

Civics62%-15 vs state

Math46%-12 vs state

Science41%-11 vs state

English Language Arts37%-24 vs state

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What people are saying

by a student
Monday, August 3, 2020

physical fights (never go two weeks without one)
People in higher grades treat you like trash
bathrooms are gross
food is often bad
teachers tend to only care about pay checks
children are really immature for their age
Kids in general are rude (some aren't bad about 20)
If kids don't think your cool they talk about you (mostly in your face)
we have assigned seats in lunch

Good parts:

music programs are mostly good but kids don't take care of instruments
Mr. Morgan is a cool dean he shaved his head to make the number 7 when the 7th grades were testing (lol)
Teacher do care about students and are really easy to talk
education is good
it's easy to make friends (that aren't rude) Close Quote

by a parent
Tuesday, November 6, 2018

They don’t care about students, the staff is not professional it all, they are really rude. Close Quote

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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 6th Grade	FAST English Language Arts 7th Grade	FAST English Language Arts 8th Grade	FAST Math 6th Grade	FAST Math 7th Grade	FAST Math 8th 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	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Westridge Middle	Public	6-8	3800 W Oak Ridge Rd	Orlando	32809	Orange County	Orange	No	No	No	Yes	(407) 354-2640	1,136	57	19.9	60.5%	41 (3.6%)	508 (44.7%)	550 (48.4%)	17 (1.5%)	4 (0.4%)	5 (0.4%)	11 (1.0%)	23.5	996^th of 1216 public middle schools	18.1%		22.1	977^th of 1205 public middle schools	18.9%	19	36.0	39.0	37.0	42.0	38.0	55.0	41.0	94.0			62.0	$9,730	$1,328	$8,402
Florida Virtual Middle School	Public, Virtual	6-8	5422 Carrier Dr	Orlando	32819	Orange County	Fl Virtual	No	No	Yes	Yes	(800) 374-1430	2,559	95	26.9	32.1%	1,217 (47.6%)	262 (10.2%)	826 (32.3%)	83 (3.2%)	4 (0.2%)	2 (0.1%)	165 (6.4%)	61.8	440^th of 1216 public middle schools	63.8%		60.2	457^th of 1205 public middle schools	62.1%	17	79.0	77.0	70.0	62.0	42.0	55.0	49.0	79.0	90.0	99.0	82.0
Judson B Walker Middle	Public	6-8	150 Amidon Ln	Orlando	32809	Orange County	Orange	No	No	No	Yes	(407) 858-3210	872	48	18.1	63.5%	56 (6.4%)	154 (17.7%)	637 (73.1%)	13 (1.5%)	2 (0.2%)	4 (0.5%)	6 (0.7%)	22.9	1004^th of 1216 public middle schools	17.4%		17.9	1035^th of 1205 public middle schools	14.1%	31	42.0	43.0	43.0	34.0	37.0	48.0	38.0	93.0			56.0	$10,425	$1,544	$8,880
Memorial Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	2220 W 29th St	Orlando	32805	Orange County	Orange	No	Yes	No	Yes	(407) 245-1810	712	40	17.8	69.2%	20 (2.8%)	464 (65.2%)	215 (30.2%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	5 (0.7%)	5 (0.7%)	19	1044^th of 1216 public middle schools	14.1%		14.1	1073^rd of 1205 public middle schools	11.0%	29	38.0	46.0	33.0	39.0	34.0	49.0	29.0	82.0			52.0	$13,668	$2,627	$11,041
Freedom Middle	Public	6-8	2850 Taft Vineland Rd	Orlando	32837	Orange County	Orange	No	No	No	No	(407) 858-6130	1,150	59	19.4	35.6%	154 (13.4%)	130 (11.3%)	788 (68.5%)	53 (4.6%)	1 (0.1%)	7 (0.6%)	17 (1.5%)	32.5	883^rd of 1216 public middle schools	27.4%		35.4	808^th of 1205 public middle schools	32.9%	75	47.0	54.0	49.0	45.0	28.0	51.0	47.0	80.0	100.0		71.0	$10,102	$817	$9,285
Carver Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	4500 W Columbia St	Orlando	32811	Orange County	Orange	No	Yes	No	Yes	(407) 296-5110	639	38	16.8	75.1%	10 (1.6%)	544 (85.1%)	78 (12.2%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	24.8	980^th of 1216 public middle schools	19.4%		20.4	995^th of 1205 public middle schools	17.4%	15	43.0	47.0	34.0	39.0	36.0	56.0	40.0	89.0			64.0	$14,670	$2,729	$11,941
Southwest Middle	Public	6-8	6450 Dr Phillips Blvd	Orlando	32819	Orange County	Orange	No	No	No	No	(407) 370-7200	1,290	67	19.2	33.1%	329 (25.5%)	267 (20.7%)	571 (44.3%)	92 (7.1%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	28 (2.2%)	52.1	592^nd of 1216 public middle schools	51.3%		47.7	627^th of 1205 public middle schools	48.0%	35	62.0	57.0	60.0	57.0	35.0	66.0	62.0	87.0	100.0		78.0	$10,680	$981	$9,699
Chain Of Lakes Middle	Public	6-8	8700 Conroy Windermere Rd	Orlando	32835	Orange County	Orange	No	No	No	No	(407) 909-5400	955	43	22.2	41.6%	125 (13.1%)	393 (41.2%)	394 (41.3%)	25 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.5%)	13 (1.4%)	21.6	1019^th of 1216 public middle schools	16.2%		24.1	950^th of 1205 public middle schools	21.2%	69	38.0	49.0	41.0	33.0	33.0	40.0	41.0	75.0			57.0	$9,867	$563	$9,302
34-M-W-7 (34-M-N-7)	Public	6-8	445 W Amelia St	Orlando	32801	Orange County	Orange	No	No	No	No	(407) 317-3200	0	0			0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Conway Middle	Public	6-8	4600 Anderson Rd	Orlando	32812	Orange County	Orange	No	No	No	Yes	(407) 249-6420	735	40	18.3	51.6%	194 (26.4%)	109 (14.8%)	401 (54.6%)	10 (1.4%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.4%)	16 (2.2%)	28.3	933^rd of 1216 public middle schools	23.3%		35.4	809^th of 1205 public middle schools	32.9%	124	52.0	42.0	44.0	45.0	22.0	57.0	41.0	84.0			57.0	$11,745	$1,410	$10,335

Frequently Asked Questions about Westridge Middle

What is the racial makeup of Westridge Middle?

Students at Westridge Middle are 48% Hispanic, 45% African American, 4% White, 1% Asian.

Is Westridge Middle a good school?

Westridge Middle ranks in the bottom 18.1% of Florida middle schools.

How many students attend Westridge Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,136 students attended Westridge Middle.

What district is Westridge Middle in?

Orange

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