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Schools in Goldenrod · Seminole County School District, Orange County School District

Goldenrod’s public schools outscore 66% of Florida districts

The grade covers the two public school districts serving Goldenrod, 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.

#255of 638 Florida townsK–12Where will my kid go?

From Florida state tests taken in spring 2022, when 96% 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
53%
▲ 1 pts vs FL 52%
2021–22
Math proficiency
53%
▲ 1 pts vs FL 52%
2021–22
Graduate on time
89%
▲ 1 pts vs FL 88%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$12.7K
▼ 3% vs FL $13.0K
FY2024 · Orange County
Students per teacher
17.7
FL 18.0
Schools in town
3
143,483 students on the public path
In brief

Goldenrod’s schools, in brief

Above the state on both counts

Reading proficiency is 53% and math 53% across both districts in spring 2022, against 52% and 52% statewide; 89% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88%. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

Seminole County spends $10,857 per student and Orange County $12,678, against $13,006 across Florida (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓

Choice beyond the district

International Community School (private) and Lighthouse Baptist Academy (private) are 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 Goldenrod’s grade

B+ Test scoresB− Graduation

B+: better than 66% of Florida school districts, #255 of 638 Florida towns. Test scores and graduation are both above the Florida average; test scores are the stronger of the two.

Florida school districts we grade (76)Better than 66%
Lower resultsHigher results
Florida towns with similar household incomes (462)Better than 62%
BB+A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 153,026 test results and a graduating class of 15,478 could put Goldenrod anywhere from B to B+. The tests are from spring 2022, when 96% of Goldenrod’s students in the tested grades sat them (146,663 in math, 159,390 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–5Eastbrook Elementary SchoolSeminole County School DistrictB+
6–863 middle schoolsDepends on your addressD to A+
9–1232 high schoolsDepends on your addressD− to A

Goldenrod runs its own schools through grade 12 (Seminole County School District). From grade PK, students attend the Orange County School District, shared with Apopka, Bay Lake, Belle Isle, Eatonville, Edgewood, Lake Buena Vista, Maitland, Oakland, Ocoee, Orlando, Windermere, Winter Garden and Winter Park. Its middle school is in Sanford. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Two districts serve Goldenrod

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

Seminole County School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 74 schools · 63,934 students, down 3% since 2020–21 · 16.9 per teacher (FL 18.0)
$10,857FL $13,006 · FY2024
A−
Orange County School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 268 schools · 207,308 students, up 4% since 2020–21 · 18.0 per teacher (FL 18.0)
$12,678FL $13,006 · FY2024
B−
Test scores · 2021–22

Close to the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Seminole County School District60%
State average 52.1% · 39011 students tested
Math · PK–12, Seminole County School District60%
State average 52.2% · 35058 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Orange County School District51%
State average 52.1% · 120379 students tested
Math · PK–12, Orange County School District51%
State average 52.2% · 111605 students tested

Goldenrod vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Florida towns that share Goldenrod’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
GoldenrodB+Seminole County PK–12 · Orange County PK–12
CasselberryA−Seminole County

Every school in Goldenrod

98 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 Goldenrodby address
Eastbrook Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Winter Park
B+
645 students14:1Rate it →
Also serving Goldenrodin other towns
Audubon Park School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Orlando
A
1,184 students16:1Rate it →
Windy Ridge K-8
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Orlando
A−
1,136 students15:1Rate it →
Kelly Park School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Apopka
1,073 students16:1Rate it →
Wedgefield School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Orlando
B+
959 students17:1Rate it →
Lake Como School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Orlando
B−
928 students15:1Rate it →
Blankner K-8
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Orlando
A−
824 students15:1Rate it →
Ocps Academic Center for Excellence
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Orlando
D
824 students16:1Rate it →
Arbor Ridge K-8
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Orlando
A
756 students14:1Rate it →
Pershing School
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Orlando
B+
1,057 students16:1Rate it →
Orlando Gifted Academy
Middle · Grades 2–8 · Orlando
A+
442 students14:1Rate it →
Sanford Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Sanford
A−
1,385 students18:1Rate it →
Jackson Heights Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Oviedo
A−
1,340 students19:1Rate it →
Milwee Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Longwood
B+
1,334 students18:1Rate it →
Horizon West Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Windermere
A−
1,333 students20:1Rate it →
Millennium Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Sanford
B−
1,323 students17:1Rate it →
Southwest Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Orlando
B
1,290 students19:1Rate it →
Chiles Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Oviedo
A
1,279 students20:1Rate it →
Innovation Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Orlando
B+
1,239 students21:1Rate it →
Howard Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Orlando
A
1,185 students21:1Rate it →
Lake Nona Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Orlando
A−
1,179 students21:1Rate it →
Bridgewater Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Winter Garden
A−
1,178 students21:1Rate it →
Ocoee Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Ocoee
C+
1,155 students21:1Rate it →
Freedom Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Orlando
C+
1,150 students19:1Rate it →
Wolf Lake Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Apopka
B
1,146 students21:1Rate it →
Westridge Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Orlando
C−
1,136 students20:1Rate it →
Teague Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Altamonte Springs
B
1,120 students18:1Rate it →
Indian Trails Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Winter Springs
B+
1,116 students18:1Rate it →
Glenridge Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Orlando
B+
1,111 students19:1Rate it →
Sunridge Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Winter Garden
A−
1,108 students18:1Rate it →
Timber Springs Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Orlando
B+
1,067 students19:1Rate it →
Water Spring Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Winter Garden
1,064 students22:1Rate it →
Tuskawilla Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Oviedo
B+
1,060 students19:1Rate it →
Hunters Creek Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Orlando
B+
1,057 students20:1Rate it →
South Creek Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Orlando
B−
1,006 students21:1Rate it →
Gotha Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Windermere
B
988 students20:1Rate it →
Robinswood Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Orlando
D
985 students20:1Rate it →
Chain of Lakes Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Orlando
C
955 students22:1Rate it →
Hamlin Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Winter Garden
953 students20:1Rate it →
Markham Woods Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Lake Mary
B+
900 students18:1Rate it →
Rock Lake Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Longwood
A−
898 students19:1Rate it →
Odyssey Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Orlando
B
897 students18:1Rate it →
Judson B Walker Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Orlando
C−
872 students18:1Rate it →
Piedmont Lakes Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Apopka
C
863 students20:1Rate it →
Greenwood Lakes Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Lake Mary
B
858 students17:1Rate it →
Apopka Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Apopka
C
858 students21:1Rate it →
Liberty Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Orlando
C
857 students17:1Rate it →
South Seminole Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Casselberry
B
842 students14:1Rate it →
Meadow Woods Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Orlando
C+
833 students18:1Rate it →
Discovery Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Orlando
B+
814 students19:1Rate it →
Meadowbrook Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Orlando
D
808 students18:1Rate it →
Avalon Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Orlando
A
791 students19:1Rate it →
Lakeview Middle
Middle · Grades 6–9 · Winter Garden
B−
786 students20:1Rate it →
Maitland Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Maitland
B+
786 students22:1Rate it →
Roberto Clemente Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Orlando
C−
776 students18:1Rate it →
Corner Lake Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Orlando
B−
767 students20:1Rate it →
Conway Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Orlando
C+
735 students18:1Rate it →
Memorial Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Orlando
C−
712 students18:1Rate it →
Legacy Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Orlando
C+
710 students19:1Rate it →
Luminary Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Orlando
662 students21:1Rate it →
Lockhart Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Orlando
C−
660 students17:1Rate it →
Union Park Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Orlando
D
660 students20:1Rate it →
Carver Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Orlando
C−
639 students17:1Rate it →
College Park Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Orlando
C−
624 students19:1Rate it →
DR. Phillips High
High · Grades 8–12 · Orlando
C
2,964 students23:1Rate it →
Seminole High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Sanford
C+
3,807 students20:1Rate it →
Apopka High
High · Grades 9–12 · Apopka
C−
3,446 students25:1Rate it →
Timber Creek High
High · Grades 9–12 · Orlando
B+
3,383 students24:1Rate it →
Winter Park High
High · Grades 9–12 · Winter Park
B
3,277 students23:1Rate it →
Colonial High
High · Grades 9–12 · Orlando
D
3,239 students24:1Rate it →
Windermere High
High · Grades 9–12 · Windermere
B
3,217 students24:1Rate it →
Cypress Creek High
High · Grades 9–12 · Orlando
C−
3,127 students24:1Rate it →
Lake Nona High
High · Grades 9–12 · Orlando
B
2,974 students25:1Rate it →
Olympia High
High · Grades 9–12 · Orlando
C
2,901 students25:1Rate it →
Lake Brantley High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Altamonte Springs
B−
2,813 students23:1Rate it →
West Orange High
High · Grades 9–12 · Winter Garden
B−
2,752 students26:1Rate it →
Lake Mary High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Lake Mary
B−
2,714 students21:1Rate it →
Horizon High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Winter Garden
2,685 students27:1Rate it →
William R Boone High
High · Grades 9–12 · Orlando
B−
2,650 students22:1Rate it →
Oak Ridge High
High · Grades 9–12 · Orlando
D
2,553 students23:1Rate it →
University High
High · Grades 9–12 · Orlando
C+
2,514 students24:1Rate it →
Ocoee High
High · Grades 9–12 · Ocoee
C−
2,514 students25:1Rate it →
Freedom High
High · Grades 9–12 · Orlando
C
2,504 students23:1Rate it →
Hagerty High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Oviedo
A
2,449 students22:1Rate it →
Maynard Evans High
High · Grades 9–12 · Orlando
D
2,345 students23:1Rate it →
Oviedo High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Oviedo
A−
2,312 students22:1Rate it →
Lake Howell High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Winter Park
C+
2,241 students22:1Rate it →
Wekiva High
High · Grades 9–12 · Apopka
D
2,148 students22:1Rate it →
Lake Buena Vista High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Orlando
2,140 students25:1Rate it →
Lyman High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Longwood
C+
2,026 students21:1Rate it →
East River High
High · Grades 9–12 · Orlando
C
2,026 students23:1Rate it →
Edgewater High
High · Grades 9–12 · Orlando
C−
2,000 students24:1Rate it →
Winter Springs High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Winter Springs
B−
1,940 students20:1Rate it →
Innovation High
High · Grades 9–12 · Orlando
1,753 students24:1Rate it →
Jones High
High · Grades 9–12 · Orlando
D−
1,653 students24:1Rate it →
Crooms Academy of Information Technology
High · Grades 9–12 · Sanford
A−
738 students20:1Rate it →
Private schoolstuition; no state tests, so no grade
International Community School
Grades PK–12 · Winter Park
Private · Religious
385 students12:1Rate it →
Lighthouse Baptist Academy
Grades 5–12 · Winter Park
Private · Religious
7 students7:1Rate it →

Questions about Goldenrod’s schools

Are Goldenrod’s schools good?

By Florida’s own tests, yes: the public schools Goldenrod children attend outscore 66% of Florida’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B+ Schools grade, #255 of 638 Florida towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 62%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Goldenrod in?

Two districts: Seminole County School District runs grades PK–12, and Orange County School District runs grades PK–12, shared with Apopka, Bay Lake, Belle Isle, Eatonville, Edgewood, Lake Buena Vista, Maitland, Oakland, Ocoee, Orlando, Windermere, Winter Garden and Winter Park.

Where do Goldenrod kids go to high school?

One of 32 high schools, depending on your address: Seminole High School, Apopka High, Timber Creek High, Winter Park High, Colonial High, Windermere High, Cypress Creek High, Lake Nona High, DR. Phillips High, Olympia High, Lake Brantley High School, West Orange High, Lake Mary High School, Horizon High School, William R Boone High, Oak Ridge High, Ocoee High, University High, Freedom High, Hagerty High School, Maynard Evans High, Oviedo High School, Lake Howell High School, Wekiva High, Lake Buena Vista High School, East River High, Lyman High School, Edgewater High, Winter Springs High School, Innovation High, Jones High and Crooms Academy of Information Technology.

What is Goldenrod’s graduation rate?

89% of the class of 2023 in Orange County School District graduated in four years, against 88% across Florida.

How much does Goldenrod spend per student?

$10,857 in Seminole County School District and $12,678 in Orange County School District (FY2024), against $13,006 across Florida. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

Are there private schools in Goldenrod?

Yes: International Community School (religious, grades PK–12, 385 students) and Lighthouse Baptist Academy (religious, grades 5–12, 7 students).

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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.