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Schools in Silver Springs Shores · Marion County School District

Silver Springs Shores’s public schools score below 87% of Florida districts on tests and graduation

In Silver Springs Shores, 43% of tested students read at a proficient level, below the Florida average (52%). The grade covers the public school district serving Silver Springs Shores, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Florida, not nationally.

#583of 638 Florida townsK–12Where will my kid go?

From Florida state tests taken in spring 2022, when 95% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency
43%
▼ 9 pts vs FL 52%
2021–22
Math proficiency
44%
▼ 8 pts vs FL 52%
2021–22
Graduate on time
78%
▼ 10 pts vs FL 88%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$11.9K
▼ 8% vs FL $13.0K
FY2024
Students per teacher
18.6
FL 18.0 · larger classes
Schools in town
4
13,117 students on the public path
In brief

Silver Springs Shores’s schools, in brief

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 43% of tested students were proficient in reading and 44% in math, against 52% and 52% statewide; 95% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

78% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88% across Florida. Districts ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $11,943 per student, against $13,006 across Florida (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

Two elementary schools, then ten middle and one high school

Which school depends on the address at every step. Enrollment is up 13% since 2020–21. See the path ↓

Choice beyond the district

Marion Charter School is in town. Every school ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

The School Grade

What’s behind Silver Springs Shores’s grade

C− Test scoresD Graduation

D: better than 13% of Florida school districts, #583 of 638 Florida towns. Both inputs trail the Florida average; test scores are the closer of the two to typical.

Florida school districts we grade (76)Better than 13%
Lower resultsHigher results
Florida towns with similar household incomes (449)Better than 10%
DC−A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 24,224 test results and a graduating class of 3,219 could put Silver Springs Shores anywhere from D to C−. The tests are from spring 2022, when 95% of Silver Springs Shores’s students in the tested grades sat them (23,403 in math, 25,045 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Silver Springs Shores, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–52 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressC− to C
6–810 middle schoolsDepends on your addressC to B+
9–12Lake Weir High SchoolMarion County School DistrictC−

Silver Springs Shores’s public schools are run by Marion County School District, which also serves Belleview, Dunnellon, McIntosh and Ocala and others. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Marion County School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 59 schools · 45,972 students, up 13% since 2020–21 · 18.6 per teacher (FL 18.0)
$11,943FL $13,006 · FY2024
D
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading43%
State average 52.1% · 25045 students tested
Math44%
State average 52.2% · 23403 students tested

Silver Springs Shores vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Florida towns that share Silver Springs Shores’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Silver Springs ShoresDMarion County

Every school in Silver Springs Shores

14 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Florida’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

District schools in Silver Springs Shoresby address
Greenway Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Ocala
C
720 students16:1Rate it →
Emerald Shores Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Ocala
C−
696 students18:1Rate it →
Lake Weir High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Ocala
C−
1,447 students20:1Rate it →
Also serving Silver Springs Shoresin other towns
Fort McCoy School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Fort Mc Coy
C
931 students17:1Rate it →
Belleview Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Belleview
B−
1,600 students22:1Rate it →
Horizon Academy at Marion Oaks
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Ocala
C
1,260 students20:1Rate it →
Liberty Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Ocala
C+
1,171 students18:1Rate it →
Lake Weir Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Summerfield
C
1,141 students21:1Rate it →
Fort King Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Ocala
C
918 students20:1Rate it →
Howard Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Ocala
B−
917 students19:1Rate it →
Osceola Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Ocala
B+
866 students19:1Rate it →
North Marion Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Citra
C
738 students17:1Rate it →
Dunnellon Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Dunnellon
B−
712 students17:1Rate it →
Charter schoolsfree, open by application
Marion Charter School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Ocala
B
Charter
228 students14:1Rate it →

Questions about Silver Springs Shores’s schools

Are Silver Springs Shores’s schools good?

On Florida’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Silver Springs Shores children attend score below 87% of Florida’s school districts on tests and graduation, a D Schools grade, #583 of 638 Florida towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 10%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Silver Springs Shores in?

Marion County School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 45,972 students in 59 schools (2024–25).

Where do Silver Springs Shores kids go to high school?

Lake Weir High School in Ocala, with 1,447 students; its own test results earn a C−.

What is Silver Springs Shores’s graduation rate?

78% of the class of 2023 in Marion County School District graduated in four years, against 88% across Florida.

How much does Silver Springs Shores spend per student?

$11,943 in Marion County School District (FY2024), against $13,006 across Florida. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Florida. Stars are from neighbors.