Photo: Freeholdman12 · CC BY 4.0Winter Garden’s public schools outscore 54% of Florida districts
The grade covers the public school district serving Winter Garden, 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.
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.
Winter Garden’s schools, in brief
Against towns with similar incomes
Among the 293 Florida towns with household incomes within a quarter of Winter Garden’s, its schools beat 23%, lower than their 54% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Results trail the state
In spring 2022, 51% of tested students were proficient in reading and 51% in math, against 52% and 52% statewide; 96% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓
Graduation
89% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88% across Florida. Districts ↓
Spending and class size
The district spends $12,678 per student, against $13,006 across Florida (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓
Four elementary schools, then two middle and 23 high schools
Which school depends on the address at every step. See the path ↓
Choice beyond the district
Hope Charter, Legacy High Charter, UCP West Orange Charter, Foundation Academy (private), Starchild Academy Winter Garden (private), Cranium Academy (private), Star Child Academy of Winter Garden (private), House of Academia, DBA Academia Private SCHL (private), Academia Private School (private), The King's Academy (private), The Goddard School Winter Garden (private) and Elisha Performing Arts & Chayal Academics (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.
What’s behind Winter Garden’s grade
B−: better than 54% of Florida school districts, #373 of 638 Florida towns. Graduation is above the Florida average; test scores are below it.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Winter Garden, with each school’s own grade.
6th grade in Winter Garden · depends on your address
Sunridge Middle
Grades 6–8 · 1,108 students · 18:1 students per teacher
Lakeview Middle
Grades 6–9 · 786 students · 20:1 students per teacher
7th grade in Winter Garden · depends on your address
Sunridge Middle
Grades 6–8 · 1,108 students · 18:1 students per teacher
Lakeview Middle
Grades 6–9 · 786 students · 20:1 students per teacher
8th grade in Winter Garden · depends on your address
Sunridge Middle
Grades 6–8 · 1,108 students · 18:1 students per teacher
Lakeview Middle
Grades 6–9 · 786 students · 20:1 students per teacher
9th grade in Winter Garden
Lakeview Middle
Grades 6–9 · 786 students · 20:1 students per teacher
Winter Garden’s public schools are run by Orange County School District, which also serves Apopka, Bay Lake, Belle Isle and Eatonville and others. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
The district
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Close to the state in reading
Winter Garden vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Florida towns that share Winter Garden’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Winter Garden | B− | Orange County |
| Ocoee | B− | Orange County |
| Oakland | B− | Orange County |
All 2 neighbors share Orange County with Winter Garden, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.
Every school in Winter Garden
43 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).
Left off: 1 public program with fewer than 25 students (Esteem Academy).
Questions about Winter Garden’s schools
Are Winter Garden’s schools good?
They sit near the middle of Florida: the public schools Winter Garden children attend outscore 54% of Florida’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B− Schools grade, #373 of 638 Florida towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 23%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Winter Garden in?
Orange County School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 207,308 students in 268 schools (2024–25).
Where do Winter Garden kids go to high school?
One of 23 high schools, depending on your address: Apopka High, Timber Creek High, Winter Park High, Colonial High, Windermere High, Cypress Creek High, Lake Nona High, DR. Phillips High, Olympia High, West Orange High, Horizon High School, William R Boone High, Oak Ridge High, Ocoee High, University High, Freedom High, Maynard Evans High, Wekiva High, Lake Buena Vista High School, East River High, Edgewater High, Innovation High and Jones High.
What is Winter Garden’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 Winter Garden spend per student?
$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 Winter Garden?
Yes: Foundation Academy (religious, grades PK–6, 476 students), Starchild Academy Winter Garden (nonsectarian, grades PK–5, 305 students), Cranium Academy (nonsectarian, grades PK–5, 139 students), Star Child Academy of Winter Garden (nonsectarian, grades K–5, 109 students), House of Academia, DBA Academia Private SCHL (special education, grades K–12, 81 students), Academia Private School (special education, grades K–12, 80 students), The King's Academy (religious, grades PK–5, 51 students), The Goddard School Winter Garden (nonsectarian, grades K, 18 students) and Elisha Performing Arts & Chayal Academics (religious, grades K–7, 16 students). Winter Garden also has 3 charter schools, free and open by application.
Parents talk
What Winter Garden families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Winter Garden → They have their own page.
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.