Lake Weir High School

10351 Se Maricamp Rd, Ocala FL, 34472 | Marion County School District | 352-671-4820
  • grades 9-12
  • students 1526
  • type High
PROFICIENCY 38% 31% lower than state average
School Rankings
  • Ranked #0 of 74 in Ocala
  • Ranked #0 of 6433 in Florida
Proficiency Averages
45%Ocala
55%Florida

Lake Weir High School is a school servicing grades 9 to 12 and is located in the district of "Marion County School District" in Ocala, FL. There are a total of 1,526 students and 73 teachers at Lake Weir High School, for a student to teacher ratio of 21 to 1.

Lake Weir High School has an average proficiency test score (in mathematics and languages) of 37.5%, which is 31% lower than the Florida average.

Lake Weir High School location

Academics

Students/Teachers
Students1526
Teachers73
Student/Teacher ratio21:1

 

Advanced Placement
AP enrollment165
Taking some courses79
Taking some courses (not tests)41
Passing some courses12
Passing no courses57

Advanced placement (AP) is a program that offers high school students the ability to take college level courses and exams. These programs were created to be at the same level of most first year university courses. If the students were successful in the AP programs, they could potentially receive advanced placement, credit or exemptions when they go on to university. At Lake Weir High School, there are a total of 165 students enrolled in advanced placement courses, with 79 taking some courses.

Proficiency in mathematics comparison

Proficiency in languages comparison

Proficiency in mathematics by grade

GradeProficiency
All38%
3n/a
4n/a
5n/a
6n/a
7n/a
8n/a
High School38%

Proficiency in languages by grade

GradeProficiency
All37%
3n/a
4n/a
5n/a
6n/a
7n/a
8n/a
High School37%

The proficiency in math and languages tables represent the percentage of students that scored at or above the proficiency level on their standardized state assessment tests. Although these tests are standardized within each state, the tests may vary from state to state. Comparing the results of one state to another may not always be an accurate or fair comparison.

Lake Weir High School race/ethnicity breakdown

RaceSchoolDistrictFloridaNational
White 60.8% 53.4% 40.9% 51.1%
Black 18.1% 19.8% 22.7% 15.9%
Asian 0.8% 1.4% 2.6% 4.7%
Hispanic or Latino 14.5% 19.5% 30.0% 23.6%
American Indian and Alaskan 0.9% 0.7% 0.4% 1.2%
Hawaiian 0.1% 0.2% 0.2% 0.4%
Multiracial 4.8% 5.0% 3.2% 3.1%

Ocala demographics profile

StatisticOcalaFloridaNational
Population60,02121,477,737328,239,523
Population density (sq mi)1,27041091
Median age38.641.637.7
Male/Female ratio1.0:11.0:11.0:1
Married (15yrs & older)48%54%55%
Speak English84%72%79%
Speak Spanish12%21%13%

Education level achieved in Ocala

IndexOcalaFloridaNational
Completed 8th grade83.0%84.0%84.3%
Completed high school81.8%83.0%83.0%
Completed some college54.3%58.0%59.4%
Completed associate degree32.6%37.4%38.5%
Completed bachelors22.8%27.9%30.3%
Completed masters8.2%10.0%11.5%
Completed professional degree3.2%3.1%3.3%
Completed doctorate0.6%1.1%1.3%
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Source: The Lake Weir High School data displayed above is derived from the National Center for Education Statistics and from the U.S. Department of Education.