Winding Waters K-8

Winding Waters K-8 offers a safe campus that is staffed with caring and supportive individuals.

Winding Waters K-8 programs get students ready for the rigors of high school in Weeki Wachee.

Winding Waters K-8 in Weeki Wachee has a large play are for basketball.

Winding Waters K-8

Public Pre-K, Elementary, Middle School | Grade Pre-K-8

12240 VESPA Way, Weeki Wachee, FL

Royal Highlands Neighborhood

Hernando County School District

4.8

3.8

1,381 Students

C+

Niche Grade

GreatSchools Rating

School Details

Head of School
Ms. Janet Cerro

Student Teacher Ratio
19:1

Math Proficiency
53%

Reading Proficiency
48%

C+

Academics

C+

Teachers

Source: Niche

Niche Grade Details

Academics

Reading Proficiency

48%

Math Proficiency

53%

Teachers

Student Teacher Ratio 19:1 Teachers 85	Full Time Teachers 85
Teachers in First or Second Year 6.2%

Test Scores

Equity

Source: GreatSchools

GreatSchools Rating Details

Teachers and Staff

Students Per Counselor

625:1

Student Diversity

Male 51.5%	Female 48.5%
White 67.4%

Specialty School Programs

Free/Reduced Lunch Offered

This School’s Reviews

5.0 Middle School Student

3/21/2017

The teachers care about your child's education. They do whatever they can and they choose to purchase supplies for their student out of their own pocket.

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1.0 parent

2/23/2026

Good luck if you have a child with an IEP. It’s been two years of hell at this school. It seems to be a good old boy system where friends of the admin look out for one another. Which means they cover for one another before having integrity to protect your child. There’s a lack of integrity and accou...

5.0 other

5/15/2025

Great administration team and awesome teachers 5 houses one big family

5.0 other

8/1/2023

I went here sense kindergarten, this school is nice except for the stuff on the ways (highlighters n ect but that don’t matter.) it’s not that hard to make friends and only some of the teachers are rude and some of the staff.

3.0 parent

11/19/2018

Overall, the teachers have been great, while the administration is poor.

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Winding Waters K-8 is a public school for students in grades Pre-K-8 in Weeki Wachee, FL and is served by the Hernando County School District in Florida. Annual tuition is $0. The school has a total enrollment of 1,381 and maintains a student-teacher ratio of 19:1. Academic records show that 53% of students achieve proficiency in math, and 48% are proficient in reading. Winding Waters K-8 has received feedback and ratings, with a Niche grade of C+ and a GreatSchools Rating of 5 out of 10. The average home value in this area is $381,806. Discover additional schools in the area, like Weeki Wachee High School, and more. Learn more about what Weeki Wachee has to offer, and browse homes for sale and for rent near Winding Waters K-8.

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