NCES CCD 2024-25 17 schools FL

Best-Resourced Schools in Apopka, FL

17 public K-12 schools in Apopka from NCES Common Core of Data: enrollment, grade span, demographics, and Civil Rights Data Collection statistics for every active campus.

17
Schools
14,911
Students
34.6/100
Avg Resource Index
18:1
Avg Student-Teacher Ratio

National city placement

Lean reported-resource profile

According to NCES CCD 2024-25, Apopka has more public-school enrollment than 89% of the 4,487 US cities in this directory. Apopka's average Resource Investment Index falls in the lower portion of the 4,487-city comparison set. The index is a resource snapshot, not an academic grade: it reflects the federal staffing, counselor, gifted-program, and attendance fields available for local campuses. The most useful next step is to open the individual schools below and identify which component is pulling each score down, because the same city average can hide very different campus-level constraints.

Combined-grade campuses shape the local portfolio

10 of Apopka's 17 listed schools use NCES's combined or “other” grade-level classification. Citywide averages therefore blend campuses serving unusually broad or nonstandard grade spans with conventional elementary, middle, and high schools. Grade configuration is a first-order comparison here, not a minor label.

Campus spread matters more than the city mean

The 30-point gap between Randall Academy and Lovell Elementary shows the range hidden by Apopka's average Resource Investment Index. The city figure is useful for national placement, but families ultimately choose among campuses with different grade spans, enrollment, district affiliations, and reported support fields. Start with schools serving the relevant grade level, then compare the index components rather than assuming the city average describes any one classroom.

City enrollment
Top 11%
School count
Top 19%
Resource Index average
24th percentile
Teacher staffing
25th percentile

Apopka High accounts for 23.1% of all Apopka public-school enrollment

That concentration means Apopka-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade level: High. The share measures enrollment concentration only; it does not establish how districts allocate programs, capital, or staff. Enrollment-weighted aggregates give this entity more weight than any smaller peer, while an unweighted entity average treats every record equally.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Apopka school enrollment varies 230× across entities

Apopka school enrollment ranges from 15 students (lowest) to 3,446 students (highest), a spread of 3,431 students. That ratio is an extreme outlier spread — among the widest gaps observed anywhere in this dataset. Per-school staffing and program breadth can differ sharply at opposite ends of that enrollment range, so the city average should not be treated as a typical campus.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Apopka reports 50.7% free-lunch eligibility

The reported share clears the 50% majority mark. Title I operates under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015), but its statutory allocation uses additional LEA-level counts and rules not represented by this average. This percentage is an economic-need context measure; it does not establish a Title I award, show dollars received, or describe how funds are distributed among campuses.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Apopka student-teacher ratio is 18.0:1 — near the typical range (US average ~15.7) — citywide staffing is neither unusually lean nor unusually crowded by this measure

student-teacher ratio is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: the ratio counts FTE classroom teachers against total enrollment, push-in specialists, English-language aides, special-education co-teachers, and counselors are not included in most reporting Variation between sub-units within Apopka is typically wider than the Apopka-aggregate figure suggests.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data, Public School Universe

# School Score
1. Randall Academy 55
2. Amikids Orlando 44
3. Piedmont Lakes Middle 37
4. Apopka Middle 37
5. Wolf Lake Elementary 37
6. Bear Lake Elementary School 36
7. Apopka Elementary 36
8. Wekiva High 35
9. Sheeler High Charter 35
10. Wolf Lake Middle 33
11. Dream Lake Elementary 32
12. Phillis Wheatley Elementary 32
13. Apopka High 29
14. Lakeville Elementary 29
15. Clay Springs Elementary 29
16. Rock Springs Elementary 27
17. Lovell Elementary 25

Most racially and ethnically mixed schools in Apopka

Ranked by the Simpson student-body diversity index (0-100) from NCES race and ethnicity data, where higher means a more evenly mixed student body. It measures mix, not quality.

  1. 1 Wolf Lake Elementary 71.8/100
  2. 2 Apopka High 69.3/100
  3. 3 Apopka Elementary 68.4/100
  4. 4 Wolf Lake Middle 68.3/100
  5. 5 Bear Lake Elementary School 67.4/100

What do families ask about schools in Apopka?

Which Apopka school has the highest Resource Investment Index?

Randall Academy has the highest Resource Investment Index among the Apopka schools in this federal-data comparison at 55/100. The index summarizes reported staffing, counseling, gifted-program, and attendance inputs; it is not an academic rating.

How many schools are in Apopka, FL?

Apopka has 17 public schools with a total enrollment of 14,911 students. 1 are charter schools. Average student-teacher ratio: 18:1.

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Data from NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 and Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22. The Resource Investment Index uses reported student-teacher ratio, counselor access, gifted programs, and attendance; it is not an academic rating. Cities must include at least five schools to be listed. This public-data comparison is for informational purposes: verify current enrollment, attendance boundaries, and programs with the school district before acting. See the guide to understanding NCES data.