📍 9155 Gotha Rd, Windermere, Orange County, 34786
Gotha Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Windermere, Orange County. The school has 1,052 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Orange school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 51 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 20.6:1. 52% of students are proficient in reading. 48% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Gotha Middle enrolls 1,052 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 51 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 20.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 32% Black or African American, 32% Hispanic or Latino and 28% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 341 | 32% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 333 | 32% |
| White | 295 | 28% |
| Asian | 49 | 4.7% |
| Two or more races | 24 | 2.3% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 6 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 4 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
447 of the school's 1,052 students (42%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 429 qualify for free lunch and 18 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Gotha Middle is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district FL At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 11, state house district 44.
Gotha Middle is one of 276 schools in ORANGE, based in ORLANDO, Florida. The district serves 205,853 students district-wide and employs 11,411 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,052 students, Gotha Middle is larger than the district average of about 746 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large