Work underway at new MCPS campus

Replacement Lake Weir Middle School is slated to open in August of 2027 in Silver Springs Shores.


Signage shows an architect’s rendering of new Lake Weir Middle School, taken on June 20, 2026. The new campus is scheduled to open in August of 2027 at 685 Oak Road in Silver Springs Shores. [Photo by Andy Fillmore/Ocala Gazette]

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Posted June 22, 2026 | By Andy Fillmore, [email protected]

Changes are in store for several East Marion County neighborhoods when the new Lake Weir Middle School complex opens next year.   The new campus is scheduled to open in August of 2027 at 685 Oak Road, according to a Marion County Public Schools press release.The 30-acre campus, with a three-story, 141,000-square-foot building, which can serve 1,400 students, […]

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