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What's the most underrated thing about LAKE HOWELL HIGH SCHOOL that outsiders don't know?
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Enrollment
2,241
High
DISTRICT 1,776 · STATE 1,035
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SEMINOLE·NCES 120171001895
LAKE HOWELL HIGH SCHOOL
4200 DIKE RD, WINTER PARK, FL 32792 · (407) 746-9050 · Seminole County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL2,241 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 61% of Florida public high schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats 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
21.9:1
103 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 23.2:1 · STATE 23.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
51%
1,140 students
DISTRICT 50% · 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 | 664 | 30% |
| Grade 10 | 584 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 537 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 456 | 20% |
Student demographics
66%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 70% · 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
62.1%
FL avg 56.7% . +4.6pp since 2023
Math
27.0%
FL avg 58.9% . +5.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 62 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 27 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 | 62.1% | 27.0% |
| 2023-24 | 57.5% | 22.0% |
% 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
53.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
55.7%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 54% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 56% typical for Florida schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Florida's top nor bottom 10%.
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 HOWELL HIGH SCHOOL
LAKE HOWELL HIGH SCHOOL's state test result (53.9% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| LAKE HOWELL HIGH SCHOOL this school | 2,241 | 50.9% | 53.9% |
| SEBRING HIGH SCHOOL SEBRING | 1,849 | 50.4% | 47.1% |
| LYMAN HIGH SCHOOL LONGWOOD | 2,026 | 52.6% | 46.5% |
| GEORGE W. JENKINS SENIOR HIGH LAKELAND | 2,469 | 47.0% | 52.5% |
| FRANK W. SPRINGSTEAD HIGH SCHOOL SPRING HILL | 1,853 | 46.5% | 45.8% |
| SEBASTIAN RIVER HIGH SCHOOL SEBASTIAN | 1,777 | 52.8% | 53.4% |
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 HOWELL HIGH SCHOOL ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Seminole County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 53.9% | #258 of 555 | #5 of 9 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 27.0% | #451 of 549 ▲ 8 | #7 of 9 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 62.1% | #198 of 559 ▼ 5 | #5 of 9 ▲ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 2,241 | #117 of 830 | #6 of 12 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.9:1 | #275 of 575 | #6 of 10 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 65.9% | #142 of 594 | #5 of 10 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 50.9% | #221 of 630 | #3 of 10 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -0.5% | #282 of 289 | N/A |
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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
2,241
+17 (+1%) vs 2020
-9% since 1990-91, when it was 2,468
Student : Teacher
21.9:1
was 29.3:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 2,241 | 102.5 | 21.9:1 | 51% (1,140) |
| 2023-24 | 2,201 | 102.4 | 21.5:1 | 52% (1,154) |
| 2022-23 | 2,205 | 91.5 | 24.1:1 | 51% (1,128) |
| 2020-21 | 2,224 | 76 | 29.3:1 | 55% (1,230) |
| 2017-18 | 2,252 | 114 | 19.8:1 | 43% (979) |
| 2015-16 | 2,236 | 117 | 19.1:1 | 49% (1,095) |
| 2010-11 | 2,252 | 115 | 19.6:1 | 39% (871) |
| 2000-01 | 2,003 | 101 | 19.8:1 | 7% (136) |
| 1990-91 | 2,468 | 125 | 19.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for LAKE HOWELL HIGH SCHOOL.
About LAKE HOWELL HIGH SCHOOL
In WINTER PARK, Florida, part of Seminole County, LAKE HOWELL HIGH SCHOOL is a high school. It enrolls 2,241 students in 2024-25. The grades offered are 9 through 12. The school is 117% bigger than the average for high schools in Florida.
SEMINOLE has 63,934 students spread across 74 schools.
The biggest share of students at LAKE HOWELL HIGH SCHOOL, 42%, is White. The next largest groups are 39% Hispanic, 11% Black, 5% multiracial, and 3% Asian. In Seminole County overall, about 59% of residents are White. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, LAKE HOWELL HIGH SCHOOL scores 66%.
LAKE HOWELL HIGH SCHOOL has a student-to-teacher ratio of 21.9:1, with 102.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for high schools in Florida is 23.5:1, so this school has fewer students per teacher. A common income measure, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, is 51% at LAKE HOWELL HIGH SCHOOL.
LAKE HOWELL HIGH SCHOOL earns a B on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 61% of Florida public high schools.
On BeatsExpectations, LAKE HOWELL HIGH SCHOOL is 1.8 points below its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Florida schools.
In Seminole County, the median household earns about $85,761 a year, about 43% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 6% of residents are in poverty. Seminole County has 77 public schools with about 63,934 students, including LAKE HOWELL HIGH SCHOOL.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, TUSKAWILLA MIDDLE SCHOOL, is about 0.6 miles. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. By average proficiency, LAKE HOWELL HIGH SCHOOL is 7th among 8 schools close by.
LAKE HOWELL 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 school's size has been steady, with 2,224 students in 2020-21 and 2,241 in 2024-25. Students per teacher dropped from 29.3 in 2020-21 to 21.9 in 2024-25.
LAKE HOWELL HIGH SCHOOL has a community page on allk12 for topics such as pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. You can also rate the school on this page.
Seminole County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
481,470
Census ACS
Median income
$85,761
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
43%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
77
63,934 students
Quick facts
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- TUSKAWILLA MIDDLE SCHOOL0.6 mi · 1,060
- RED BUG ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.9 mi · 811
- RAINBOW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.6 mi · 729
- EASTBROOK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.7 mi · 645
- STERLING PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL2.1 mi · 700
- ALOMA HIGH CHARTER3.0 mi · 447
Frequently asked questions
About LAKE HOWELL HIGH SCHOOLHow large is LAKE HOWELL HIGH SCHOOL?
LAKE HOWELL HIGH SCHOOL enrolls approximately 2,241 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does LAKE HOWELL HIGH SCHOOL serve?
LAKE HOWELL HIGH SCHOOL serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at LAKE HOWELL HIGH SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at LAKE HOWELL HIGH SCHOOL is approximately 21.9:1 (103 FTE teachers).
How diverse is LAKE HOWELL HIGH SCHOOL?
LAKE HOWELL HIGH SCHOOL reports a student body of 42% White, 39% Hispanic, 11% Black, 3% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees LAKE HOWELL HIGH SCHOOL?
LAKE HOWELL HIGH SCHOOL is overseen by SEMINOLE in Seminole County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.