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Alumni: what's one memory from LAKE BUENA VISTA HIGH SCHOOL that still sticks with you?
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Enrollment
2,140
High
DISTRICT 1,338 · STATE 1,035
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ORANGE·NCES 120144008801
LAKE BUENA VISTA HIGH SCHOOL
11305 DARYL CARTER PKWY, ORLANDO, FL 32821 · (407) 315-7940 · Orange County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL2,140 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 20% of Florida public high schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Florida public high schools
Student : Teacher
24.9:1
86 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.2:1 · STATE 23.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
28%
594 students
DISTRICT 44% · STATE 50%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 519 | 24% |
| Grade 10 | 570 | 27% |
| Grade 11 | 558 | 26% |
| Grade 12 | 493 | 23% |
Student demographics
60%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 69% · STATE 70% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
FAST / B.E.S.T. 2024-25 . % at Level 3 or AboveEnglish Language Arts
49.7%
FL avg 56.7% . +5.3pp since 2023
Math
40.0%
FL avg 58.9% . +5.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 50 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 40 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Florida schools, those numbers are about 57 and 59. Reading and writing scores are up about 5 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 5 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 49.7% | 40.0% |
| 2023-24 | 44.4% | 35.0% |
% at Level 3 or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: FAST / B.E.S.T.. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of FL schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
47.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
67.3%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-20.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 47% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 67% typical for Florida schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like LAKE BUENA VISTA HIGH SCHOOL
LAKE BUENA VISTA HIGH SCHOOL's state test result (47.1% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| LAKE BUENA VISTA HIGH SCHOOL this school | 2,140 | 27.8% | 47.1% |
| INNOVATION HIGH ORLANDO | 1,753 | 28.1% | 64.4% |
| FREEDOM HIGH ORLANDO | 2,504 | 26.4% | 56.0% |
| CITY/PEMBROKE PINES CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL PEMBROKE PINES | 2,168 | 27.8% | 80.2% |
| WEST BROWARD HIGH SCHOOL PEMBROKE PINES | 2,492 | 23.7% | 70.8% |
| CYPRESS CREEK HIGH ORLANDO | 3,127 | 34.3% | 47.1% |
Matched among Florida high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where LAKE BUENA VISTA HIGH SCHOOL ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Orange County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 47.1% | #359 of 555 | #20 of 27 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 40.0% | #285 of 549 ▲ 2 | #18 of 28 ▼ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 49.7% | #367 of 559 ▲ 28 | #22 of 28 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 2,140 | #142 of 830 | #19 of 49 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 24.9:1 | #446 of 575 | #23 of 33 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 60.4% | #249 of 594 | #17 of 33 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 27.8% | #499 of 630 | #22 of 31 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 2,140 | 86 | 24.9:1 | 28% (594) |
| 2023-24 | 2,006 | 90 | 22.3:1 | 34% (689) |
| 2022-23 | 1,714 | 79 | 21.7:1 | 49% (835) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for LAKE BUENA VISTA HIGH SCHOOL.
About LAKE BUENA VISTA HIGH SCHOOL
LAKE BUENA VISTA HIGH SCHOOL is a large high school with its address in ORLANDO, Florida. Its 2,140 students are spread across grades 9 through 12. The typical figure for high schools in Florida is about 1,035 students.
ORANGE (272 schools, 207,778 students) runs LAKE BUENA VISTA HIGH SCHOOL.
Hispanic students are the majority at LAKE BUENA VISTA HIGH SCHOOL, with 58% of enrollment. It is also 19% White, 12% Black, and 8% Asian. Orange County's residents are about 34% Hispanic, 24 points below the school's share. Pick two students at random and there is a 60% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Its teaching staff equals 86 full-time positions, a ratio of 24.9:1. That is higher than the 23.5:1 average for high schools in Florida. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility, a common measure of family income, is 28%. Among public schools in Orange County, the average eligibility rate is 39%.
allk12 grades LAKE BUENA VISTA HIGH SCHOOL a C-. The grade compares the school only with Florida public high schools, because each state gives its own test.
After accounting for student poverty, LAKE BUENA VISTA HIGH SCHOOL is in the bottom 10% of Florida schools. Its average proficiency rate on state tests of 47.1% is 20.1 points below the 67.3% predicted for its lunch-eligibility share.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Orange County show that the median household income is $79,719, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 39%, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. Besides LAKE BUENA VISTA HIGH SCHOOL, Orange County has 285 other public schools.
The closest public school to LAKE BUENA VISTA HIGH SCHOOL is SAND LAKE ELEMENTARY, about 0.6 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. On proficiency, LAKE BUENA VISTA HIGH SCHOOL is behind the 64.1% nearby average, ranking 7th of 8.
LAKE BUENA VISTA HIGH SCHOOL falls in the Suburb: Large locale category, used for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
The LAKE BUENA VISTA HIGH SCHOOL community page is open for posts about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Orange County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,471,937
Census ACS
Median income
$79,719
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
39%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
286
216,813 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in ORANGE
- APOPKA HIGHHigh · 3,446 students
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- WINTER PARK HIGHHigh · 3,277 students
- COLONIAL HIGHHigh · 3,239 students
- WINDERMERE HIGHHigh · 3,217 students
- CYPRESS CREEK HIGHHigh · 3,127 students
Other schools in ORLANDO
- FLORIDA VIRTUAL HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 4,331 students
- TIMBER CREEK HIGHHigh · 3,383 students
- COLONIAL HIGHHigh · 3,239 students
- CYPRESS CREEK HIGHHigh · 3,127 students
- LAKE NONA HIGHHigh · 2,974 students
- DR. PHILLIPS HIGHHigh · 2,964 students
Nearby schools
- SAND LAKE ELEMENTARY0.6 mi · 733
- SUNSHINE ELEMENTARY1.8 mi · 1,015
- BAY MEADOWS ELEMENTARY2.3 mi · 764
- WEST CREEK ELEMENTARY3.8 mi · 565
- DR. PHILLIPS ELEMENTARY4.0 mi · 638
- HUNTERS CREEK MIDDLE4.3 mi · 1,057
Frequently asked questions
About LAKE BUENA VISTA HIGH SCHOOLHow many students attend LAKE BUENA VISTA HIGH SCHOOL?
LAKE BUENA VISTA HIGH SCHOOL enrolls approximately 2,140 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does LAKE BUENA VISTA HIGH SCHOOL serve?
LAKE BUENA VISTA HIGH SCHOOL serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at LAKE BUENA VISTA HIGH SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at LAKE BUENA VISTA HIGH SCHOOL is approximately 24.9:1 (86 FTE teachers).
How diverse is LAKE BUENA VISTA HIGH SCHOOL?
LAKE BUENA VISTA HIGH SCHOOL reports a student body of 19% White, 58% Hispanic, 12% Black, 8% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees LAKE BUENA VISTA HIGH SCHOOL?
LAKE BUENA VISTA HIGH SCHOOL is overseen by ORANGE in Orange County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.