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B+

Discovery Middle

PublicMiddleGrades 6–8

601 Woodbury Rd, Orlando, FL 32828 · (407) 384-1555 · Part of Orange County School District

Alafaya’s School Grade B− better than 54% of Florida school districts

Directions
Students
814
Students per teacher
19:1
Free or reduced lunch
35%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
6–8
The gist

What stands out about Discovery Middle

  • Its own letter, B+: better results than 69% of Florida’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 13 pts above the state
  • Next stop for Alafaya kids: Timber Creek High

On the path

Where Alafaya kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–59 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
6–8Discovery MiddleYou are here
9–12Timber Creek Highin Orlando

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency61%
State average 48%
Reading / language arts55%
State average 52.1%

Its own letter, B+, places these results among Florida’s 3,542 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

601 Woodbury Rd, Orlando

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 6261
Grade 7264
Grade 8289
Enrollment over time
784’20
792’21
812’22
787’23
814’24

Up 3.8% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 50%White 31%Black 11%Asian 4%Two or more races 3%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Discovery Middle from Alafaya families.

Other schools in Orange County School District

The district →
Laureate Park Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Orlando
A
1,220 students17:1
Audubon Park School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Orlando
A
1,184 students16:1
Windy Ridge K-8
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Orlando
A−
1,136 students15:1
Kelly Park School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Apopka
1,073 students16:1
Sunshine Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Orlando
C+
1,015 students17:1
Water Spring Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Winter Garden
A−
1,013 students18:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Florida’s other public schools; Alafaya’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.