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What's one thing WINTER PARK HIGH gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
3,277
High
DISTRICT 1,338 · STATE 1,035
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ORANGE·NCES 120144001447
WINTER PARK HIGH
2100 SUMMERFIELD RD, WINTER PARK, FL 32792 · (407) 622-3200 · Orange County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL3,277 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
23.1:1
142 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.2:1 · STATE 23.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
24%
786 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 9 | 804 | 25% |
| Grade 10 | 851 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 823 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 799 | 24% |
Student demographics
66%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
66.7%
FL avg 56.7% . +2.2pp since 2023
Math
40.0%
FL avg 58.9% . +4.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 67 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 40 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 2 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 | 66.7% | 40.0% |
| 2023-24 | 64.5% | 36.0% |
% 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
62.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
69.2%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 63% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 69% 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 WINTER PARK HIGH
WINTER PARK HIGH's state test result (62.6% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| WINTER PARK HIGH this school | 3,277 | 24.0% | 62.6% |
| COOPER CITY HIGH SCHOOL COOPER CITY | 2,399 | 23.3% | 70.6% |
| WEST ORANGE HIGH WINTER GARDEN | 2,752 | 20.3% | 57.6% |
| SICKLES HIGH SCHOOL TAMPA | 2,398 | 22.6% | 65.4% |
| PARK VISTA COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL LAKE WORTH | 2,881 | 20.5% | 68.2% |
| WEST BOCA RATON HIGH SCHOOL BOCA RATON | 2,376 | 22.6% | 72.0% |
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 WINTER PARK HIGH ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Orange County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 62.6% | #148 of 555 | #8 of 27 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 40.0% | #283 of 549 ▼ 11 | #16 of 28 ▼ 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 66.7% | #158 of 559 ▼ 14 | #9 of 28 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 3,277 | #10 of 830 | #3 of 49 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 23.1:1 | #352 of 575 | #12 of 33 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 65.9% | #141 of 594 | #8 of 33 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 24.0% | #531 of 630 | #24 of 31 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -4.2% | #215 of 289 | #11 of 19 |
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
3,277
-90 (-3%) vs 2020
+16% since 1990-91, when it was 2,821
Student : Teacher
23.1:1
was 21.2:1
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 | 3,277 | 142 | 23.1:1 | 24% (786) |
| 2023-24 | 3,264 | 155 | 21.1:1 | 28% (915) |
| 2022-23 | 3,369 | 154 | 21.9:1 | 37% (1,233) |
| 2020-21 | 3,367 | 159 | 21.2:1 | 37% (1,258) |
| 2017-18 | 3,419 | 169 | 20.2:1 | 33% (1,144) |
| 2015-16 | 3,142 | 158 | 19.9:1 | 35% (1,101) |
| 2010-11 | 3,247 | 168 | 19.3:1 | 30% (985) |
| 2000-01 | 3,330 | 157 | 21.2:1 | 17% (573) |
| 1990-91 | 2,821 | 162 | 17.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for WINTER PARK HIGH.
About WINTER PARK HIGH
WINTER PARK HIGH is a large high school in ORANGE, located in WINTER PARK, Florida. Enrollment totals 3,277 students across grades 9 through 12. That puts enrollment 217% above the 1,035-student average for high schools in Florida.
ORANGE has 272 schools; together they serve 207,778 students.
No group is above 50% at WINTER PARK HIGH; the largest is White, at 45%. The school is also 35% Hispanic, 9% Black, 6% Asian, and 4% multiracial. Among Orange County residents, the White share is about 42%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, WINTER PARK HIGH scores 66%.
On staff are 142 full-time-equivalent teachers; the student-to-teacher ratio is 23.1:1. The average ratio among high schools in Florida is similar, at 23.5:1. WINTER PARK HIGH has a free or reduced-price lunch rate of 24%. That is lower than the 39% average for public schools in Orange County.
Compared with Florida schools that have similar shares of low-income students, WINTER PARK HIGH's results are 6.5 points below predicted: 62.6% against 69.2%.
In the surrounding county, Orange County, median household income comes to about $79,719, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 39% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 10%. The county has 286 public schools and about 216,813 students.
Of the public schools around it, WINTER PARK HIGH is closest to BROOKSHIRE ELEMENTARY, about 0.6 miles away. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts WINTER PARK HIGH at 4th of 8.
NCES lists the school's locale as Suburb: Large. That means it sits in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
The school's enrollment decreased 3% from 2020-21 to 2024-25. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio increased from 21.2:1 to 23.1:1.
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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
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Other schools in WINTER PARK
- LAKE HOWELL HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,241 students
- EASTBROOK ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 645 students
- LAKEMONT ELEMENTARYElementary · 629 students
- BROOKSHIRE ELEMENTARYElementary · 608 students
- ALOMA ELEMENTARYElementary · 509 students
- ALOMA HIGH CHARTERHigh · 447 students
Nearby schools
- BROOKSHIRE ELEMENTARY0.6 mi · 608
- GLENRIDGE MIDDLE1.0 mi · 1,111
- ALOMA ELEMENTARY1.3 mi · 509
- BALDWIN PARK ELEMENTARY1.4 mi · 732
- LAKEMONT ELEMENTARY1.6 mi · 629
- ALOMA HIGH CHARTER1.7 mi · 447
Frequently asked questions
About WINTER PARK HIGHWhat is the total enrollment at WINTER PARK HIGH?
WINTER PARK HIGH enrolls approximately 3,277 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does WINTER PARK HIGH serve?
WINTER PARK HIGH serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many teachers does WINTER PARK HIGH have?
WINTER PARK HIGH employs 142 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 23.1:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at WINTER PARK HIGH?
At WINTER PARK HIGH, the student body is approximately 45% White, 35% Hispanic, 9% Black, 6% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is WINTER PARK HIGH in?
WINTER PARK HIGH is part of ORANGE.
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