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Enrollment
1,591
High
DISTRICT 1,338 · STATE 1,035
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ORANGE·NCES 120144007458
ORLANDO SCIENCE MIDDLE HIGH CHARTER
2427 LYNX LN, ORLANDO, FL 32804 · (407) 253-7304 · Orange County
GRADES 06–12HIGH11-CITYCHARTERREGULAR SCHOOL1,591 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 93% of Florida public high schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats 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
18.9:1
84 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.2:1 · STATE 23.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
19%
301 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 6 | 233 | 15% |
| Grade 7 | 278 | 17% |
| Grade 8 | 260 | 16% |
| Grade 9 | 289 | 18% |
| Grade 10 | 219 | 14% |
| Grade 11 | 150 | 9% |
| Grade 12 | 162 | 10% |
Student demographics
75%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
85.8%
FL avg 56.7% . -0.1pp since 2023
Math
87.5%
FL avg 58.9% . +3.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 86 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 88 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 are up about 3 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 85.8% | 87.5% |
| 2023-24 | 85.9% | 84.2% |
% 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
85.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
71.7%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+13.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 85% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 72% 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 ORLANDO SCIENCE MIDDLE HIGH CHARTER
ORLANDO SCIENCE MIDDLE HIGH CHARTER's state test result (85.4% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| ORLANDO SCIENCE MIDDLE HIGH CHARTER this school | 1,591 | 18.9% | 85.4% |
| STANTON COLLEGE PREPARATORY JACKSONVILLE | 1,270 | 11.6% | 94.5% |
| SUNCOAST COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL RIVIERA BEACH | 1,522 | 25.0% | 88.3% |
| MIDDLETON HIGH SCHOOL TAMPA | 1,637 | 48.1% | 44.0% |
| DR KIRAN C PATEL HIGH SCHOOL TAMPA | 639 | 7.2% | 79.9% |
| COLLEGE ACADEMY AT BROWARD COLLEGE DAVIE | 487 | 25.1% | N/A |
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 ORLANDO SCIENCE MIDDLE HIGH CHARTER ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Orange County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 85.4% | #36 of 555 | #1 of 27 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 87.5% | #25 of 549 ▼ 2 | #1 of 28 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 85.8% | #42 of 559 ▼ 7 | #1 of 28 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,591 | #269 of 830 | #24 of 49 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.9:1 | #117 of 575 | #4 of 33 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 74.8% | #5 of 594 | #1 of 33 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 18.9% | #563 of 630 | #28 of 31 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +98.1% | #7 of 246 | #1 of 10 |
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
1,591
+372 (+31%) vs 2020
+274% since 2010-11, when it was 425
Student : Teacher
18.9:1
was 18.2:1
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 | 1,591 | 84 | 18.9:1 | 19% (301) |
| 2023-24 | 1,453 | 76 | 19.1:1 | 25% (365) |
| 2022-23 | 1,308 | 69 | 19.0:1 | 33% (429) |
| 2020-21 | 1,219 | 67 | 18.2:1 | 38% (465) |
| 2017-18 | 803 | 51 | 15.8:1 | 32% (254) |
| 2015-16 | 566 | 42 | 13.5:1 | 36% (204) |
| 2010-11 | 425 | 26 | 16.4:1 | 40% (171) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for ORLANDO SCIENCE MIDDLE HIGH CHARTER.
About ORLANDO SCIENCE MIDDLE HIGH CHARTER
ORLANDO SCIENCE MIDDLE HIGH CHARTER is a high school in ORLANDO, Florida, reachable at (407) 253-7304. The latest federal count shows 1,591 students in grades 6 through 12. Against the 1,035-student average for high schools in Florida, enrollment here is 54% higher.
ORANGE enrolls 207,778 students, and its 272 schools include ORLANDO SCIENCE MIDDLE HIGH CHARTER.
By race and ethnicity, the largest group at ORLANDO SCIENCE MIDDLE HIGH CHARTER is Asian (37%). Enrollment also includes 22% Hispanic, 21% White, 15% Black, and 3% multiracial. The school's Asian share is 31 points above the 5% share among Orange County residents. By the diversity index, ORLANDO SCIENCE MIDDLE HIGH CHARTER comes in at 75%.
ORLANDO SCIENCE MIDDLE HIGH CHARTER's 84 full-time-equivalent teachers put its ratio at 18.9:1. That ratio is under the 23.5:1 average for high schools in Florida. The school's rate of free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 19%. The gap from the 39% average for public schools in Orange County is 20 points.
allk12 grades ORLANDO SCIENCE MIDDLE HIGH CHARTER an A. The grade compares the school only with Florida public high schools, because each state gives its own test.
ORLANDO SCIENCE MIDDLE HIGH CHARTER is 13.7 points above its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests (85.4% versus 71.7%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Florida.
Among Orange County residents, median household income is about $79,719, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 39%, and about 10% of people live in poverty. ORLANDO SCIENCE MIDDLE HIGH CHARTER is one of 286 public schools in Orange County, which together enroll about 216,813 students.
The school nearest to ORLANDO SCIENCE MIDDLE HIGH CHARTER is LAKE SILVER ELEMENTARY, at a distance of about 0.7 miles. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Of the 6 nearby schools with scores, including this one, ORLANDO SCIENCE MIDDLE HIGH CHARTER is 1st on average proficiency.
Its NCES locale code is City: Large: the school is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more. The school is classified as a charter school in federal data.
The 2024-25 enrollment of 1,591 was 31% higher than in 2020-21, when it was 1,219.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week at ORLANDO SCIENCE MIDDLE HIGH CHARTER. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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
- LAKE SILVER ELEMENTARY0.7 mi · 452
- OCVS VIRTUAL INSTRUCTION PROGRAM1.2 mi · 23
- OCVS VIRTUAL FRANCHISE1.2 mi · 1,000
- COLLEGE PARK MIDDLE1.2 mi · 624
- ORLANDO SCIENCE ELEMENTARY CHARTER1.2 mi · 721
- LUCIOUS AND EMMA NIXON ACADEMY CHARTER1.2 mi · 74
Frequently asked questions
About ORLANDO SCIENCE MIDDLE HIGH CHARTERHow large is ORLANDO SCIENCE MIDDLE HIGH CHARTER?
ORLANDO SCIENCE MIDDLE HIGH CHARTER enrolls approximately 1,591 students in grades 06-12.
Is ORLANDO SCIENCE MIDDLE HIGH CHARTER an elementary, middle, or high school?
ORLANDO SCIENCE MIDDLE HIGH CHARTER is a high school covering grades 06-12.
How many teachers does ORLANDO SCIENCE MIDDLE HIGH CHARTER have?
ORLANDO SCIENCE MIDDLE HIGH CHARTER employs 84 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 18.9:1.
What is the student diversity at ORLANDO SCIENCE MIDDLE HIGH CHARTER?
Student demographics at ORLANDO SCIENCE MIDDLE HIGH CHARTER are roughly 21% White, 22% Hispanic, 15% Black, 37% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is ORLANDO SCIENCE MIDDLE HIGH CHARTER public or private?
ORLANDO SCIENCE MIDDLE HIGH CHARTER is a public K-12 school operated as a charter, overseen by ORANGE.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.