1
Enrollment
3,217
High
DISTRICT 1,338 · STATE 1,035
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ORANGE·NCES 120144008613
WINDERMERE HIGH
5523 WINTER GARDEN VINELAND RD, WINDERMERE, FL 34786 · (407) 347-0980 · Orange County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL3,217 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
24.0:1
134 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.2:1 · STATE 23.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
12%
394 students
DISTRICT 44% · STATE 50%
Community
5
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 | 806 | 25% |
| Grade 10 | 775 | 24% |
| Grade 11 | 849 | 26% |
| Grade 12 | 787 | 24% |
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
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
69.5%
FL avg 56.7% . +3.0pp since 2023
Math
55.0%
FL avg 58.9% . -4.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 69 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 55 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 3 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 4 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 69.5% | 55.0% |
| 2023-24 | 66.5% | 59.0% |
% 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
68.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
75.0%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 69% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 75% 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 WINDERMERE HIGH
WINDERMERE HIGH's state test result (68.6% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| WINDERMERE HIGH this school | 3,217 | 12.2% | 68.6% |
| TIMBER CREEK HIGH ORLANDO | 3,383 | 19.0% | 65.6% |
| MARJORY STONEMAN DOUGLAS HIGH SCHOOL PARKLAND | 3,089 | 13.2% | 74.6% |
| HORIZON HIGH SCHOOL WINTER GARDEN | 2,685 | 9.8% | 65.5% |
| LAKE NONA HIGH ORLANDO | 2,974 | 14.5% | 62.4% |
| LAND O' LAKES HIGH SCHOOL LAND O LAKES | 2,233 | 18.4% | 56.7% |
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 WINDERMERE HIGH ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Orange County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 68.6% | #105 of 555 | #2 of 27 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 55.0% | #140 of 549 ▼ 39 | #4 of 28 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 69.5% | #122 of 559 ▲ 4 | #3 of 28 ▲ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 3,217 | #13 of 830 | #5 of 49 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 24.0:1 | #397 of 575 | #18 of 33 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 63.1% | #199 of 594 | #14 of 33 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 12.2% | #590 of 630 | #30 of 31 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +47.2% | #22 of 246 | #2 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
3,217
-986 (-23%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
24.0:1
was 23.2:1
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 | 3,217 | 134 | 24.0:1 | 12% (394) |
| 2023-24 | 3,156 | 129 | 24.5:1 | 15% (474) |
| 2022-23 | 3,079 | 131 | 23.5:1 | 22% (685) |
| 2020-21 | 4,203 | 181 | 23.2:1 | 26% (1,102) |
| 2017-18 | 2,186 | 95 | 23.0:1 | 23% (504) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for WINDERMERE HIGH.
About WINDERMERE HIGH
The public high school WINDERMERE HIGH is located in WINDERMERE, Florida. In all, 3,217 students attend the school in grades 9 through 12. That is 211% larger than the average of about 1,035 students for high schools in Florida.
ORANGE oversees WINDERMERE HIGH and 271 other schools, with 207,778 students in total.
At WINDERMERE HIGH, Hispanic students make up the biggest share, 44%. Other students are 41% White, 8% Asian, 5% Black, and 2% multiracial. By comparison, Orange County residents are about 34% Hispanic. A diversity index of 63% means there is a 63% chance two randomly chosen students at WINDERMERE HIGH are from different groups.
For every teacher at WINDERMERE HIGH, there are about 24.0 students; the school has 134 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for high schools in Florida is about 23.5:1. There are 394 students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, 12% of enrollment. Across public schools in Orange County, the average is 39%.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 75.0% at WINDERMERE HIGH; the school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 68.6%.
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 about 10% of people live in poverty. There are 286 public schools in the county, enrolling about 216,813, WINDERMERE HIGH among them.
The closest school to WINDERMERE HIGH is KEENES CROSSING ELEMENTARY, located about 1.2 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Of 9 schools in the immediate area with test results, WINDERMERE HIGH ranks 7th on average proficiency.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Suburb: Large, meaning it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
A 23% decline took enrollment from 4,203 in 2020-21 to 3,217 in 2024-25.
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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
- CYPRESS CREEK HIGHHigh · 3,127 students
- LAKE NONA HIGHHigh · 2,974 students
Other schools in WINDERMERE
- HORIZON WEST MIDDLEMiddle · 1,333 students
- GOTHA MIDDLEMiddle · 988 students
- KEENES CROSSING ELEMENTARYElementary · 954 students
- SUNSET PARK ELEMENTARYElementary · 699 students
- BAY LAKE ELEMENTARYElementary · 680 students
- WINDERMERE ELEMENTARYElementary · 574 students
Nearby schools
- KEENES CROSSING ELEMENTARY1.2 mi · 954
- INDEPENDENCE ELEMENTARY1.8 mi · 889
- BRIDGEWATER MIDDLE1.9 mi · 1,178
- SUNSET PARK ELEMENTARY2.1 mi · 699
- HORIZON WEST MIDDLE2.2 mi · 1,333
- WHISPERING OAK ELEMENTARY2.8 mi · 774
Frequently asked questions
About WINDERMERE HIGHHow many students attend WINDERMERE HIGH?
WINDERMERE HIGH enrolls approximately 3,217 students in grades 09-12.
Is WINDERMERE HIGH an elementary, middle, or high school?
WINDERMERE HIGH is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many teachers does WINDERMERE HIGH have?
WINDERMERE HIGH employs 134 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 24.0:1.
What is the student diversity at WINDERMERE HIGH?
Student demographics at WINDERMERE HIGH are roughly 41% White, 44% Hispanic, 5% Black, 8% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is WINDERMERE HIGH public or private?
WINDERMERE HIGH is a public K-12 school, overseen by ORANGE.
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