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Enrollment
863
Middle
DISTRICT 906 · STATE 794
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ORANGE·NCES 120144000866
PIEDMONT LAKES MIDDLE
2601 LAKEVILLE RD, APOPKA, FL 32703 · (407) 884-2265 · Orange County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL863 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 31% of Florida public middle schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+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
19.6:1
44 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.4:1 · STATE 19.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
57%
493 students
DISTRICT 44% · STATE 50%
Community
6
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 6 | 274 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 289 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 300 | 35% |
Student demographics
63%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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
PIEDMONT LAKES MIDDLE→WEKIVA HIGH
Based on published attendance-zone data from ORANGE. Zones change; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
FAST / B.E.S.T. 2024-25 . % at Level 3 or AboveEnglish Language Arts
43.6%
FL avg 56.7% . +4.3pp since 2023
Math
56.8%
FL avg 58.9% . +4.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 44 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 57 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 4 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 4 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 43.6% | 56.8% |
| 2023-24 | 39.3% | 52.4% |
% 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
46.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
52.5%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 47% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 53% 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 PIEDMONT LAKES MIDDLE
PIEDMONT LAKES MIDDLE's state test result (46.6% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| PIEDMONT LAKES MIDDLE this school | 863 | 57.1% | 46.6% |
| APOPKA MIDDLE APOPKA | 858 | 54.0% | 45.2% |
| MANN MIDDLE SCHOOL BRANDON | 977 | 61.5% | 37.0% |
| STEWART MIDDLE MAGNET SCHOOL TAMPA | 793 | 55.6% | 47.0% |
| TRADEWINDS MIDDLE SCHOOL GREENACRES | 816 | 60.7% | 38.3% |
| FOREST GROVE MIDDLE SCHOOL FORT PIERCE | 855 | 62.0% | 41.7% |
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 PIEDMONT LAKES MIDDLE ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Orange County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 46.6% | #376 of 560 | #26 of 41 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 56.8% | #284 of 560 ▲ 11 | #22 of 41 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 43.6% | #412 of 560 ▼ 18 | #30 of 41 ▼ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 863 | #245 of 584 | #23 of 43 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.6:1 | #310 of 547 | #22 of 42 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 63.4% | #191 of 553 | #18 of 42 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 57.1% | #212 of 565 | #12 of 43 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -21.3% | #116 of 379 | #12 of 33 |
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
863
-155 (-15%) vs 2020
-47% since 2000-01, when it was 1,622
Student : Teacher
19.6:1
was 16.2:1
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 | 863 | 44 | 19.6:1 | 57% (493) |
| 2023-24 | 917 | 44 | 20.8:1 | 66% (606) |
| 2022-23 | 967 | 53 | 18.3:1 | 67% (646) |
| 2020-21 | 1,018 | 63 | 16.2:1 | 60% (612) |
| 2017-18 | 1,097 | 64 | 17.1:1 | 67% (730) |
| 2015-16 | 1,145 | 67 | 17.1:1 | 100% (1,142) |
| 2010-11 | 1,154 | 67 | 17.2:1 | 67% (774) |
| 2000-01 | 1,622 | 78 | 20.8:1 | 50% (813) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for PIEDMONT LAKES MIDDLE.
About PIEDMONT LAKES MIDDLE
PIEDMONT LAKES MIDDLE is a mid-sized middle-grades school in APOPKA, Florida. Enrollment stands at 863 students, covering grades 6 through 8.
ORANGE runs 272 schools with a combined 207,778 students. PIEDMONT LAKES MIDDLE is one of them.
Of every 100 students at PIEDMONT LAKES MIDDLE, about 49 are Hispanic, the largest group. Other students are 32% Black and 16% White. That is higher than the 34% Hispanic share among all Orange County residents. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 63%.
PIEDMONT LAKES MIDDLE reports a ratio of 19.6 students per teacher, from 44 full-time-equivalent teachers. That is in line with the 19.6:1 average for middle schools in Florida. Student poverty is often measured by lunch eligibility; at PIEDMONT LAKES MIDDLE, 57% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. That is higher than the 39% average for public schools in Orange County.
PIEDMONT LAKES MIDDLE earns a C on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 31% of Florida public middle schools.
After adjusting for student poverty, PIEDMONT LAKES MIDDLE lands between the top and bottom 10% of Florida schools. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 46.6%; the prediction is 52.5%.
Census data for Orange County show median household income comes to 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 county has 286 public schools and about 216,813 students.
PIEDMONT LAKES MIDDLE is about 0.4 miles from WEKIVA HIGH, its nearest public school. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Its average proficiency rate of 46.6% is above the 43.0% average for nearby schools.
PIEDMONT LAKES MIDDLE is coded as Suburb: Large in federal locale data.
Federal enrollment counts fell from 1,018 (2020-21) to 863 (2024-25). There were more students per teacher in 2024-25 (19.6:1) than in 2020-21 (16.2:1).
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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 APOPKA
- APOPKA HIGHHigh · 3,446 students
- WEKIVA HIGHHigh · 2,148 students
- WOLF LAKE MIDDLEMiddle · 1,146 students
- KELLY PARK SCHOOLElementary · 1,073 students
- APOPKA MIDDLEMiddle · 858 students
- BEAR LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 849 students
Nearby schools
- WEKIVA HIGH0.4 mi · 2,148
- LAKEVILLE ELEMENTARY0.5 mi · 631
- RANDALL ACADEMY1.0 mi · 15
- AMIKIDS ORLANDO1.2 mi · 26
- LOVELL ELEMENTARY2.1 mi · 655
- PHILLIS WHEATLEY ELEMENTARY2.4 mi · 407
Frequently asked questions
About PIEDMONT LAKES MIDDLEHow many students attend PIEDMONT LAKES MIDDLE?
PIEDMONT LAKES MIDDLE enrolls approximately 863 students in grades 06-08.
Is PIEDMONT LAKES MIDDLE an elementary, middle, or high school?
PIEDMONT LAKES MIDDLE is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does PIEDMONT LAKES MIDDLE have?
PIEDMONT LAKES MIDDLE employs 44 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 19.6:1.
What is the student diversity at PIEDMONT LAKES MIDDLE?
Student demographics at PIEDMONT LAKES MIDDLE are roughly 16% White, 49% Hispanic, 32% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is PIEDMONT LAKES MIDDLE in?
PIEDMONT LAKES MIDDLE is part of ORANGE.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.