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Enrollment
442
Middle
DISTRICT 906 · STATE 794
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ORANGE·NCES 120144008645
ORLANDO GIFTED ACADEMY
1121 N FERN CREEK AVE, ORLANDO, FL 32803 · (407) 897-6410 · Orange County
GRADES 02–08MIDDLE11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL442 STUDENTS
A+
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Scored higher than 99% of Florida public middle schools
- A+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A+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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
13.8:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.4:1 · STATE 19.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
12%
53 students
DISTRICT 44% · STATE 50%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 2 | 30 | 7% |
| Grade 3 | 50 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 75 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 80 | 18% |
| Grade 6 | 77 | 17% |
| Grade 7 | 76 | 17% |
| Grade 8 | 54 | 12% |
Student demographics
68%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
97.5%
FL avg 56.7% . +0.7pp since 2023
Math
99.4%
FL avg 58.9% . +0.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 98 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 99 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Florida schools, those numbers are about 57 and 59. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 97.5% | 99.4% |
| 2023-24 | 96.9% | 99.0% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of FL schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
98.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
75.2%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+22.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 98% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 75% typical for Florida schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 23 points, placing it in Florida's top 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 ORLANDO GIFTED ACADEMY
ORLANDO GIFTED ACADEMY's state test result (98.1% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| ORLANDO GIFTED ACADEMY this school | 442 | 12.0% | 98.1% |
| FRUIT COVE MIDDLE SCHOOL SAINT JOHNS | 1,157 | 12.7% | 82.8% |
| JULIA LANDON COLLEGE PREPARATORY & LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT S JACKSONVILLE | 895 | 14.4% | 84.2% |
| WALKER MIDDLE MAGNET SCHOOL ODESSA | 1,039 | 20.9% | 86.8% |
| BENITO MIDDLE SCHOOL TAMPA | 903 | 28.7% | 66.2% |
| FARNELL MIDDLE SCHOOL TAMPA | 1,184 | 20.9% | 72.5% |
Matched among Florida middle 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 ORLANDO GIFTED ACADEMY ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Orange County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 98.1% | #1 of 560 | #1 of 41 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 99.4% | #1 of 560 no change | #1 of 41 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 97.5% | #2 of 560 no change | #1 of 41 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 442 | #497 of 584 | #42 of 43 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.8:1 | #4 of 547 | #1 of 42 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 68.5% | #83 of 553 | #7 of 42 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 12.0% | #552 of 565 | #40 of 43 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
442
+158 (+56%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
13.8:1
was 11.4:1
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 | 442 | 32 | 13.8:1 | 12% (53) |
| 2023-24 | 425 | 33 | 12.9:1 | 20% (83) |
| 2022-23 | 383 | 30 | 12.8:1 | 25% (97) |
| 2020-21 | 284 | 25 | 11.4:1 | 31% (89) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for ORLANDO GIFTED ACADEMY.
About ORLANDO GIFTED ACADEMY
ORLANDO GIFTED ACADEMY is a middle school in ORLANDO, Florida, and it is part of ORANGE. Its 442 students are spread across grades 2 through 8. The typical figure for middle schools in Florida is about 794 students.
The district for ORLANDO GIFTED ACADEMY is ORANGE, with 272 schools and 207,778 students.
White students form the largest group at ORLANDO GIFTED ACADEMY, 49% of enrollment. Other groups include 19% Asian, 17% Hispanic, 8% Black, and 7% multiracial. The chance that two students picked at random at ORLANDO GIFTED ACADEMY belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 68%.
Federal data list 32 full-time-equivalent teachers at ORLANDO GIFTED ACADEMY in 2024-25, for a ratio of 13.8:1. Among middle schools in Florida, the typical ratio is 19.6:1. The lunch program counts 12% of students at ORLANDO GIFTED ACADEMY as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. On average, public schools in Orange County report 39%.
The allk12 Grade for ORLANDO GIFTED ACADEMY is A+. Compared with Florida public middle schools, the school scored higher than 99% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, ORLANDO GIFTED ACADEMY ranks in the top 10% of Florida schools. It scores 98.1%; the prediction is 75.2%.
Within Orange County, median household income is about $79,719, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 39%, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. The public schools of Orange County number 286 and enroll about 216,813.
HILLCREST ELEMENTARY is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.8 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Its average proficiency rate of 98.1% is above the 69.9% average for nearby schools.
NCES describes the area around ORLANDO GIFTED ACADEMY as City: Large, meaning inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
In 2020-21, federal data counted 284 students at ORLANDO GIFTED ACADEMY; in 2024-25, 442. The grades served may not have been the same in both years. There were more students per teacher in 2024-25 (13.8:1) than in 2020-21 (11.4:1).
Parents and students can post about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs at ORLANDO GIFTED ACADEMY. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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
- TIMBER CREEK HIGHHigh · 3,383 students
- 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
- HILLCREST ELEMENTARY0.8 mi · 489
- AUDUBON PARK SCHOOL0.9 mi · 1,184
- CENTRAL FLORIDA LEADERSHIP ACADEMY CHARTER1.1 mi · 100
- HOWARD MIDDLE1.2 mi · 1,185
- LAKE EOLA CHARTER1.6 mi · 190
- BALDWIN PARK ELEMENTARY1.7 mi · 732
Frequently asked questions
About ORLANDO GIFTED ACADEMYHow large is ORLANDO GIFTED ACADEMY?
ORLANDO GIFTED ACADEMY enrolls approximately 442 students in grades 02-08.
What grades does ORLANDO GIFTED ACADEMY serve?
ORLANDO GIFTED ACADEMY serves grades 02-08.
How many teachers does ORLANDO GIFTED ACADEMY have?
ORLANDO GIFTED ACADEMY employs 32 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.8:1.
What is the student diversity at ORLANDO GIFTED ACADEMY?
Student demographics at ORLANDO GIFTED ACADEMY are roughly 49% White, 17% Hispanic, 8% Black, 19% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is ORLANDO GIFTED ACADEMY public or private?
ORLANDO GIFTED ACADEMY is a public K-12 school, overseen by ORANGE.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.