PIEDMONT LAKES MIDDLE

Set in APOPKA, Florida, PIEDMONT LAKES MIDDLE is an average-sized middle school, overseen by ORANGE. It instructs 863 students across grades 6 through 8.

Within ORANGE, which oversees 272 schools and 207,778 students, PIEDMONT LAKES MIDDLE is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, PIEDMONT LAKES MIDDLE logs that 49% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. The remainder is composed of 32% Black, 16% White. The wider county runs roughly 34% Hispanic, putting the school's mix considerably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, The school employs 44 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 19.6:1. That tracks the state average closely. Around 57% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Orange County runs at roughly 39%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), PIEDMONT LAKES MIDDLE sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 52.5%; this one delivers 46.6%.

In the surrounding community, census data for Orange County shows the typical household earns roughly $79,719 per year, 39% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. PIEDMONT LAKES MIDDLE is one of 286 public schools in Orange County (combined enrollment of about 216,813 students).

Nearest neighbor: WEKIVA HIGH, around 0.4 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, PIEDMONT LAKES MIDDLE comes 2nd of 7 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 43.0%.

PIEDMONT LAKES MIDDLE operates from a residential location.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at PIEDMONT LAKES MIDDLE has declined 21%, going from 1,097 students in 2018 to 863 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share ticked up from 40% to 49%. Class-load math has widened: from 17.1:1 in 2018 to 19.6:1 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, recent activity here tends to focus on pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.