NCES CCD 2024-25 17 schools FL

Best-Resourced Schools in Winter Garden, FL

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

17 public schools ranked by quality score. NCES CCD 2024-25 data.

The highest-ranked of Winter Garden's 17 public schools is West Orange High, scoring 25/100, against a city average of 34.8/100. Computed live across every Winter Garden campus reporting to NCES.

Every public school in Winter Garden, FL, ranked by Resource Investment Index.

17
Schools
16,213
Students
34.8/100
Avg Quality
17.7:1
Avg Student-Teacher Ratio

How the Winter Garden Public-School Landscape Breaks Down

Winter Garden, FL enrolls 16,213 students across 17 public schools reporting to the National Center for Education Statistics. Of those, 1 are charter schools, giving families genuine alternatives to the traditional neighbourhood assignment model. The average student-teacher ratio across the city is 17.7:1, and the composite quality score, derived from student-teacher ratio, counselor access, gifted-program availability, and CRDC attendance data, averages 34.8/100. Schools must report at least five campuses in a city to appear in this listing, which is why very small towns may redirect to the broader county or state view.

The most-resourced campus in Winter Garden on this index is West Orange High, at 25/100 on the Resource Investment Index with 2,752 enrolled students. What the index does and doesn't measure; click any school below for its full component breakdown.

Winter Garden spans 1 district, each filing its own NCES F-33 return, per-pupil spending can vary between neighbouring campuses. Sort the table below by enrollment, level, or district; click any school for its full profile.

West Orange High accounts for 17.0% of all Winter Garden public-school enrollment

That concentration means Winter Garden-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade level: High. A dominant campus often anchors a city's program landscape and absorbs a disproportionate share of district capital and staffing decisions. When one entity dominates a region's footprint, its programmatic and budget decisions effectively set policy for a majority of the affected population.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data NCES Common Core of Data

Winter Garden school enrollment varies 131× across entities

Winter Garden school enrollment ranges from 21 students (lowest) to 2,752 students (highest), a spread of 2,731 students. That ratio is extreme even by the standards of already-wide distributions, and reflects extreme heterogeneity inside a single city, small specialty programs sit alongside large comprehensive campuses, often serving very different family demographics inside walking distance. Per-school staffing, programme depth, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same city based on enrollment shape, a 200-student magnet runs a different operational model than a 2,000-student comprehensive high school.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data NCES Common Core of Data

Winter Garden operates only 1 school district — among the most consolidated governance structures in the country

Most Winter Garden school districts are a single unified district covering the whole city, a structural feature that simplifies inter-school comparison but concentrates policy authority. Consolidation produces narrower variance because resources pool across larger populations, but it can also mask intra-school district inequities — sub-school district differences within a single school district are not visible at this aggregation level. Consolidated systems typically rely more heavily on top-down funding formulas than on local revenue variability.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data NCES Common Core of Data

Winter Garden student-teacher ratio is 17.7:1: slightly above the ~15.7 national average, aligned with the U.S. average of approximately 15.7:1

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 Sitting just over the national figure still leaves meaningful room for sub-unit variation that the aggregate number hides. Variation between sub-units within Winter Garden is typically wider than the Winter Garden-aggregate figure suggests.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data, Public School Universe NCES Common Core of Data, Public School Universe

# School Score
1. West Orange High 25
2. Horizon High School 30
3. Bridgewater Middle 30
4. Sunridge Middle 35
5. Water Spring Middle School 36
6. Water Spring Elementary 25
7. Independence Elementary 31
8. Lakeview Middle 28
9. Whispering Oak Elementary 30
10. Tildenville Elementary 40
11. Summerlake Elementary 35
12. Sunridge Elementary 26
13. Lake Whitney Elementary 43
14. William S Maxey Elementary 37
15. Dillard Street Elementary 30
16. Ucp West Orange Charter 28
17. Esteem Academy 83

Most racially and ethnically mixed schools in Winter Garden

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 Ucp West Orange Charter 71.2/100
  2. 2 Sunridge Elementary 71.0/100
  3. 3 Lakeview Middle 68.5/100
  4. 4 Sunridge Middle 67.1/100
  5. 5 West Orange High 66.4/100

Frequently Asked Questions

What are the best schools in Winter Garden, FL?

The highest-ranked school in Winter Garden is West Orange High with a quality score of 25/100. There are 17 public schools in Winter Garden with 16,213 total students.

How many schools are in Winter Garden, FL?

Winter Garden has 17 public schools with a total enrollment of 16,213 students. 1 are charter schools. Average student-teacher ratio: 17.7:1.

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Data from NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 and Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22. Quality scores based on student-teacher ratio, counselor access, gifted programs, and attendance. Schools must have 5+ in the city to be listed.

Disclaimer: This information is provided for informational purposes only and does not constitute professional advice. Data is sourced from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD). Consult a qualified professional before making decisions based on this data.