Windy Hill Middle, 3575 Hancock Road, Clermont: grades 6-8, 1,017 students (2024-25), an A in Florida's 2026 school grades. 352-394-2123.

Last checked Oct. 8, 2026. Sources: Lake County Schools and its school locations and middle school zone map data, the Florida Department of Education’s 2026 school grades and the federal NCES school directory.

Windy Hill Middle School is the Lake County Schools middle school on Hancock Road in south Clermont, inside the city limits. More Clermont addresses are zoned for it than for any other middle school: about 37% of the address points inside the city, in the south of the city, including Kings Ridge and Wellness Way.

Who to call
Address 3575 Hancock Road, Clermont, FL 34711
Phone 352-394-2123
Grades 6 to 8
Run by Lake County Schools
2026 state grade A (67% of points)

Enrollment and teachers

  • Federal count: 1,017 students in the 2024-25 school year, with 55 full-time-equivalent classroom teachers, according to the NCES directory. That is about 18 students per teacher.
  • State figure: the state’s report card shows current enrollment by grade and student group. It is an interactive dashboard and could not be read for this page.

State report card

Florida gave Windy Hill Middle an A in its 2026 school grades, after B’s in 2025 and 2024. The school earned 67% of the points possible, according to the Florida Department of Education’s 2026 school grades file.

2026 school grade measure Result
School grade A (67% of points)
English language arts achievement 65%
Math achievement 68%
Science achievement 67%
Social studies achievement 74%
Middle school acceleration 83%

Achievement is the share of tested students who scored on grade level on the state’s tests. Florida grades every public school A to F from those results, students’ learning gains and, for middle schools, a middle school acceleration measure, the columns of the state’s file show. For a middle school, A is 64% of possible points or more, B is 57% to 63%, C is 44% to 56% and D is 34% to 43%, the file says.

Attendance zone and feeder schools

Zones do not follow city limits. Check any address on the district’s middle school zone map and confirm with the district at 352-253-6500 before you enroll. Which school each part of the city is zoned for is in our neighborhoods guide.

Of the 28,475 address points Lake County lists inside Clermont, 10,574 fall in Windy Hill Middle’s zone on the district’s 2025 map. Every one of them is also zoned for East Ridge High.

The district does not publish a feeder list. On its 2025 zone maps, these zones overlap Windy Hill Middle’s, shown as the share of each zone’s area:

Rezoning. We found no boundary change approved by the Lake County School Board that affects Windy Hill Middle after the 2025 zone maps. The district’s own boundary pages could not be reached on Oct. 8; ask the district before you buy or rent for a school.

Calendar and bell times

From the Lake County School Board’s 2026-27 student calendar (PDF):

  • Monday, Oct. 12: teacher workday, no school
  • Wednesday, Nov. 11: Veterans Day, no school
  • Nov. 23-27: Thanksgiving break
  • Dec. 21 to Jan. 1, 2027: winter break; classes resume Wednesday, Jan. 6

The full calendar is in our Clermont schools guide. Ask the front office for the bell schedule.

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Frequently asked questions

What grades does Windy Hill Middle School serve?

Windy Hill Middle serves grades 6 through 8. It is at 3575 Hancock Road, Clermont, and its main line is 352-394-2123.

What is Windy Hill Middle School’s Florida school grade?

Windy Hill Middle earned an A in Florida’s 2026 school grades, with 67% of possible points, up from a B in 2025.

Which high school does Windy Hill Middle feed into?

East Ridge High. On Lake County Schools’ 2025 zone maps, all of Windy Hill Middle’s zone lies inside East Ridge High’s.

Which elementary schools feed into Windy Hill Middle?

On the district’s 2025 maps, all of Sawgrass Bay Elementary’s zone and about 53% of Lost Lake Elementary’s lie inside Windy Hill Middle’s zone.