Photo: Connor J. Williams · CC BY 3.0Winter Springs’s public schools outscore 82% of Florida districts
In Winter Springs, 60% of tested students read at a proficient level, above the Florida average (52%). The grade covers the public school district serving Winter Springs, 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 Springs’s schools, in brief
Better than its incomes would predict
Among the 381 Florida towns with household incomes within a quarter of Winter Springs’s, its schools beat 87%, higher than their 82% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Above the state on both counts
Reading proficiency is 60% and math 60% in spring 2022, against 52% and 52% statewide; 92% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88%. Test scores ↓
Spending and class size
The district spends $10,857 per student, against $13,006 across Florida (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓
Four elementary schools, then one middle and one high school
Which elementary school depends on the address; from grade 6 the district’s path is Indian Trails Middle School, then Winter Springs High School. See the path ↓
Choice beyond the district
Choices in Learning Charter and Circle Christian School (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 Springs’s grade
A−: better than 82% of Florida school districts, #65 of 638 Florida towns. Test scores and graduation are both above the Florida average; graduation is the stronger of the two.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Winter Springs, with each school’s own grade.
6th grade in Winter Springs
Indian Trails Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 1,116 students · 18:1 students per teacher
7th grade in Winter Springs
Indian Trails Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 1,116 students · 18:1 students per teacher
8th grade in Winter Springs
Indian Trails Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 1,116 students · 18:1 students per teacher
9th grade in Winter Springs
Winter Springs High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,940 students · 20:1 students per teacher
10th grade in Winter Springs
Winter Springs High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,940 students · 20:1 students per teacher
11th grade in Winter Springs
Winter Springs High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,940 students · 20:1 students per teacher
12th grade in Winter Springs
Winter Springs High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,940 students · 20:1 students per teacher
Winter Springs’s public schools are run by Seminole County School District, which also serves Altamonte Springs, Casselberry, Lake Mary and Longwood 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.
Well above the state in reading
Winter Springs vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Florida towns that share Winter Springs’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Winter Springs | A− | Seminole County |
| Oviedo | A− | Seminole County |
| Casselberry | A− | Seminole County |
| Longwood | A− | Seminole County |
All 3 neighbors share Seminole County with Winter Springs, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.
Every school in Winter Springs
8 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).
Questions about Winter Springs’s schools
Are Winter Springs’s schools good?
By Florida’s own tests, yes: the public schools Winter Springs children attend outscore 82% of Florida’s school districts on tests and graduation, an A− Schools grade, #65 of 638 Florida towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 87%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Winter Springs in?
Seminole County School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 63,934 students in 74 schools (2024–25).
Where do Winter Springs kids go to high school?
Winter Springs High School, with 1,940 students; its own test results earn a B−.
What is Winter Springs’s graduation rate?
92% of the class of 2023 in Seminole County School District graduated in four years, against 88% across Florida.
How much does Winter Springs spend per student?
$10,857 in Seminole County School District (FY2024), against $13,006 across Florida. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Are there private schools in Winter Springs?
Yes: Circle Christian School (religious, grades K–12, 1,068 students). Winter Springs also has 1 charter school, free and open by application.
Parents talk
What Winter Springs families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Winter Springs → 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.