Gotha Middle School

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4.00 (3 reviews)

9155 Gotha Rd

Windermere, FL 34786
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Tel: (407)521-2360

www.gotha.ocps.net

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Gotha Middle School serves 1,272 students in grades 6-8.
The student:teacher ratio of 19:1 is higher than the FL average of 16:1.
Minority enrollment is 61% of the student body (majority Black), which is more than the state average of 60%.
Gotha Middle School operates within the Orange School District.

School Overview

The student population of 1272 students has stayed relatively flat over five years.
The teacher population of 67 teachers has stayed relatively flat over five years.

Grades Offered	Grades 6-8
Total Students	1,272 students

Gender %
Total Classroom Teachers	67 teachers

Students by Grade

School Comparison

The student:teacher ratio of 19:1 has stayed the same over five years.
The school's diversity score of 0.70 is more than the state average of 0.46. The school's diversity has stayed relatively flat over five years.

	This School	(FL) School Average
Student : Teacher Ratio	19:1	16:1

Asian	8%	3%

Hispanic	17%	31%

Black	34%	23%

White	39%	40%

Hawaiian	n/a	n/a

Two or more races	2%	3%

All Ethnic Groups
Diversity Score The chance that two students selected at random would be members of a different ethnic group. Scored from 0 to 1, a diversity score closer to 1 indicates a more diverse student body.	0.70	0.46

Eligible for Free Lunch Families meeting income eligibility guidelines may qualify for free and reduced price meals or free milk. These guidelines are used by schools, institutions, and facilities participating in the National School Lunch Program (and Commodity School Program), School Breakfast Program, Special Milk Program for Children, Child and Adult Care Food Program and Summer Food Service Program.	44%	53%

Eligible for Reduced Lunch Families meeting income eligibility guidelines may qualify for free and reduced price meals or free milk. These guidelines are used by schools, institutions, and facilities participating in the National School Lunch Program (and Commodity School Program), School Breakfast Program, Special Milk Program for Children, Child and Adult Care Food Program and Summer Food Service Program.	6%	5%

District Comparison

Orange School District's student population of 190,894 students has grown by 6% over five years.
The revenue/student of $10,778 in this district is less than the state average of $12,021. The district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four years.
The district's spending/student of $10,561 is less than the state average of $12,230. The district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four years.

School District Name	Orange School District
Number of Schools Managed	252	22
Number of Students Managed	190,894	10,184

District Total Revenue	$2,017 MM	$122 MM

District Spending	$1,976 MM	$125 MM

District Revenue / Student	$10,778	$12,021

District Spending / Student	$10,561	$12,230

School Statewide Testing	View Education Department Test Scores

Source: 2015 (latest year available) NCES, FL Dept. of Education

School Reviews

4.00 out of 5 (3 reviews)

8/20/2012

This school is great :D I love it ... It has a great amount of music and art for our brains and alot more... THIS MIDDLE SCHOOL IS A SCHOOL I DEFINITELY RECOMMEND!

- Posted by Student/Alumni - alynn

7/27/2012

Gotha middle school has GREATTT sports and extracurricular activites....they get EVERBODDY involved. I actually qo to that school and they have taught me many thinqs...i have learned many and i hope many go to that school. you will LOVEEEEE IT!!!!

- Posted by Student/Alumni - Tonii

10/22/2010

Don't let the wonderful comments you see online fool you. For the past 7-10 years, Gotha Middle School has gotten significantly worse. There is one particular teacher that has been in honors algebra for several years, and she publicly taunts her students on a routine basis. Parents have complained about her, year after year. Principal does nothing. There is little that can be done to foment a nurturing educational environment if the harassment and bullying begins in the classroom. Their anti bullying measures are a sham - a mere exercise in form, but not substance. Kids get beaten up, their lunchboxes get kicked in, their books and bicycles stolen. Principal does nothing. Students have been found engaging in sexual activity, drugs and guns have been confiscated. Principal does nothing unless it gets into the papers, then new measures are passed, that are just like the old measures. Things quickly return to the same old thing, and nothing really is changed. FYI - I have had continued contact with the student body for over 7-8 years, and have a better perspective than most about what is going on here. Dig into my allegations, and you will find that I am telling the truth. Believe me - or don't, I don't care. The bottom line is that kids do not feel safe, both inside and out of the classroom. They unfortunately do not speak up about it, for fear of getting moved out of their honors courses. These kids deserve more from OCPS, but aren't getting it. When will GMS truly change?

- Posted by Parent - mend9

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