FL Commissioner of Education Manny Diaz Jr. 2023 | Commissioner of Education
FL Commissioner of Education Manny Diaz Jr. 2023 | Commissioner of Education
Data showed that Orange County welcomed a total of 208,445 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, Black students comprised 23.9% of the student body to be the third most represented ethnicity in the county.
Among the 271 schools in Orange County, Maynard Evans High School recorded the highest enrollment of Black students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 1,980 students, making up 81.9% of the school's total student body.
In 2022, Florida had more than 2.8 million students enrolled in its 4,202 schools. There were 163,558 teachers in the public schools, or roughly one teacher for every 17 students, compared to the national average of 1:16.
Private school enrollment increased by more than 51,000 students in the 2021-22 school year, which was a notable rebound after the pandemic. In total, there were 416,084 students enrolled, marking the highest enrollment in private schools reported by the Florida Department of Education in 30 years.
According to WalletHub's analysis, Florida is ranked ninth out of 50 states in terms of its public school quality and safety.
Ethnicities in Orange County in 2022-23 School Year
Enrollment in Orange County Schools During 2022-23 School Year
| School name | % of Black Students Enrolment | Total Enrollment |
|---|---|---|
| Lake Nona High School | 7.7 | 4,362 |
| Timber Creek High School | 9.5 | 3,573 |
| FLVS Full-Time 9-12 | 8.1 | 3,572 |
| Apopka High School | 31.7 | 3,507 |
| Cypress Creek High School | 14.3 | 3,467 |
| Colonial High School | 11.6 | 3,442 |
| Winter Park High School | 9.1 | 3,369 |
| Dr. Phillips High School | 32.8 | 3,202 |
| Windermere High School | 6.1 | 3,079 |
| Olympia High School | 26.8 | 2,969 |
| West Orange High School | 15.5 | 2,816 |
| William R. Boone High School | 9.9 | 2,780 |
| Freedom High School | 7.3 | 2,623 |
| FLVS Full Time K-5 | 14.2 | 2,600 |
| University High School | 12.2 | 2,555 |
| Ocoee High School | 49.9 | 2,536 |
| Oak Ridge High School | 44.2 | 2,477 |
| Maynard Evans High School | 81.9 | 2,417 |
| FLVS Full Time 6-8 | 10.1 | 2,387 |
| Wekiva High School | 49.4 | 2,207 |
| Edgewater High School | 48.2 | 2,059 |
| East River High School | 12.9 | 2,050 |
| Horizon High School | 8.2 | 2,030 |
| Lake Nona Middle School | 7.1 | 1,715 |
| Lake Buena Vista High School | 13.4 | 1,714 |
| Jones High School | 85.6 | 1,672 |
| Renaissance Charter School at Hunters Creek | 3.4 | 1,451 |
| Southwest Middle School | 20.8 | 1,385 |
| Horizon West Middle School | 4.2 | 1,346 |
| Innovation Middle School | 9.4 | 1,311 |
| Orlando Science Middle High Charter | 16.7 | 1,308 |
| OCVS Virtual Franchise | 18.4 | 1,270 |
| Hunters Creek Middle School | 5.9 | 1,216 |
| Bridgewater Middle School | 4.4 | 1,210 |
| Chain of Lakes Middle School | 39.5 | 1,209 |
| Westridge Middle School | 42.6 | 1,207 |
| Wolf Lake Middle School | 35.6 | 1,194 |
| Ocoee Middle School | 37.7 | 1,192 |
| Sunridge Middle School | 14.7 | 1,178 |
| Windy Ridge K-8 | 9.8 | 1,173 |
| Freedom Middle School | 11.9 | 1,159 |
| Renaissance Charter at Crown Point | 44.1 | 1,157 |
| South Creek Middle School | 15.1 | 1,146 |
| Glenridge Middle School | 10.4 | 1,145 |
| Audubon Park School | 3.5 | 1,123 |
| Pershing School | 6.1 | 1,120 |
| Renaissance Charter School at Goldenrod | 10.9 | 1,093 |
| Sun Blaze Elementary School | 5.8 | 1,088 |
| Robinswood Middle School | 83.7 | 1,080 |
| Water Spring Elementary School | 2.2 | 1,065 |
| Laureate Park Elementary School | 2.5 | 1,054 |
| Gotha Middle School | 32.4 | 1,052 |
| Howard Middle School | 20.6 | 1,047 |
| Timber Springs Middle School | 10.9 | 1,020 |
| Wetherbee Elementary School | 12.3 | 1,013 |
| Keenes Crossing Elementary School | 1.1 | 1,000 |
| OCPS Academic Center for Excellence | 83.6 | 998 |
| Apopka Middle School | 22.7 | 997 |
| Cornerstone Academy Charter | 6.5 | 988 |
| Moss Park Elementary School | 7.8 | 970 |
| Piedmont Lakes Middle School | 30.2 | 967 |
| Renaissance Charter School at Chickasaw Trail | 19.1 | 961 |
| Meadowbrook Middle School | 77.6 | 957 |
| Roberto Clemente Middle School | 12.7 | 951 |
| Sunshine Elementary School | 8.6 | 949 |
| Memorial Middle School | 63.7 | 944 |
| Judson B. Walker Middle School | 19.3 | 933 |
| Liberty Middle School | 9.5 | 915 |
| Avalon Middle School | 8.9 | 911 |
| Meadow Woods Middle School | 15.7 | 896 |
| Lake Como School | 18.5 | 885 |
| Apopka Elementary School | 34.7 | 883 |
| Millennia Gardens Elementary School | 42.5 | 873 |
| Prairie Lake Elementary School | 49.4 | 849 |
| Lakeview Middle School | 24.3 | 843 |
| Corner Lake Middle School | 9.3 | 841 |
| Millennia Elementary School | 24.8 | 833 |
| Whispering Oak Elementary School | 6.2 | 825 |
| Blankner K-8 | 4.2 | 818 |
| Discovery Middle School | 9.2 | 812 |
| Palmetto Elementary School | 53 | 805 |
| Eagle Creek Elementary School | 6.2 | 803 |
| Maitland Middle School | 21.3 | 800 |
| Lockhart Middle School | 62 | 790 |
| Baldwin Park Elementary School | 1.4 | 782 |
| Andover Elementary School | 12.9 | 774 |
| Arbor Ridge K-8 | 2.9 | 770 |
| Sadler Elementary School | 17.8 | 768 |
| Pineloch Elementary School | 63.5 | 764 |
| College Park Middle | 68.7 | 760 |
| Cypress Springs Elementary School | 6.2 | 742 |
| Dr. Phillips Elementary School | 1.5 | 740 |
| Timber Lakes Elementary School | 9.1 | 739 |
| Rock Springs Elementary School | 17.3 | 733 |
| Wolf Lake Elementary School | 24.7 | 733 |
| Sand Lake Elementary School | 4.8 | 730 |
| Shingle Creek Elementary School | 50.9 | 723 |
| Odyssey Middle School | 12 | 723 |
| 132-M-W-4 | 5.3 | 722 |
| Carver Middle School | 86.1 | 721 |
| Innovation Montessori Ocoee | 2.2 | 717 |
| Westpointe Elementary School | 23.6 | 717 |
| Clay Springs Elementary School | 12.5 | 714 |
| Orlando Science Elementary Charter | 19.7 | 712 |
| Union Park Middle School | 15.7 | 706 |
| Bay Meadows Elementary School | 2.1 | 705 |
| Dream Lake Elementary School | 21.9 | 694 |
| Sunridge Elementary School | 18.5 | 687 |
| Legacy Middle School | 16 | 683 |
| Conway Middle School | 14 | 681 |
| John Young Elementary School | 3.9 | 673 |
| Eagles Nest Elementary School | 66.8 | 672 |
| Ocoee Elementary School | 16.3 | 670 |
| Pine Hills Elementary School | 80.4 | 669 |
| Meadow Woods Elementary School | 16.8 | 667 |
| Northlake Park Community Elementary School | 1.7 | 663 |
| Lakeville Elementary School | 46.4 | 661 |
| Winegard Elementary School | 19.5 | 658 |
| Palm Lake Elementary School | 7.8 | 651 |
| Lovell Elementary School | 15.7 | 643 |
| Avalon Elementary School | 3.6 | 639 |
| Water Spring Middle School | 4 | 632 |
| Thornebrooke Elementary School | 14.9 | 631 |
| Stone Lakes Elementary School | 4.3 | 624 |
| Lake Whitney Elementary School | 7.4 | 622 |
| Tildenville Elementary School | 11.7 | 613 |
| Catalina Elementary School | 64.7 | 612 |
| Lakemont Elementary School | 9.5 | 611 |
| Metrowest Elementary School | 39.7 | 610 |
| 30-E-SE-3 (Wyndham Lakes Elementary School) | 12.6 | 610 |
| Camelot Elementary School | 12.6 | 609 |
| Vista Lakes Elementary School | 6.5 | 600 |
| Endeavor Elementary School | 1.7 | 598 |
| Ventura Elementary School | 11.1 | 596 |
| Waterbridge Elementary School | 9.6 | 596 |
| Riverdale Elementary School | 15.1 | 595 |
| Village Park Elementary School | 3.5 | 592 |
| Wyndham Lakes Elementary School | 14.2 | 584 |
| Lake Gem Elementary School | 80 | 566 |
| Hiawassee Elementary School | 83 | 565 |
| Cornerstone Charter Academy High | 9.1 | 563 |
| Lawton Chiles Elementary School | 14.6 | 561 |
| Lancaster Elementary School | 14.8 | 560 |
| Castle Creek Elementary School | 17.5 | 560 |
| Brookshire Elementary School | 4.3 | 559 |
| Engelwood Elementary School | 4.3 | 556 |
| Rosemont Elementary School | 78 | 555 |
| Aloma Elementary School | 15.8 | 543 |
| Riverside Elementary School | 48.1 | 540 |
| Westbrooke Elementary School | 22.7 | 533 |
| Southwood Elementary School | 16.4 | 532 |
| Oakshire Elementary School | 2.3 | 527 |
| Waterford Elementary School | 6.3 | 526 |
| Lake Weston Elementary School | 60.2 | 518 |
| Union Park Elementary School | 4.4 | 517 |
| Vista Pointe Elementary School | 17.5 | 514 |
| Columbia Elementary School | 2 | 509 |
| Chickasaw Elementary School | 2 | 507 |
| Citrus Elementary School | 52.7 | 501 |
| East Lake Elementary School | 5.2 | 500 |
| Dillard Street Elementary School | 18.3 | 498 |
| Zellwood Elementary School | 20.7 | 493 |
| Pinewood Elementary School | 78.4 | 490 |
| Conway Elementary School | 13.3 | 489 |
| Sunrise Elementary School | 4.1 | 488 |
| Pinecrest Academy Avalon | 7.4 | 485 |
| Michael McCoy Elementary School | 11.8 | 484 |
| Deerwood Elementary School | 2.1 | 483 |
| UCP Bailes Community Academy | 2.1 | 479 |
| Princeton Elementary School | 11.1 | 479 |
| Rolling Hills Elementary School | 82.8 | 472 |
| Lake Sybelia Elementary School | 35 | 468 |
| William S. Maxey Elementary School | 41 | 468 |
| Ridgewood Park Elementary School | 63 | 460 |
| Shenandoah Elementary School | 3.1 | 459 |
| Tangelo Park Elementary School | 63.7 | 457 |
| Hillcrest Elementary School | 14.5 | 454 |
| Oak Hill Elementary School | 44.2 | 453 |
| Lake George Elementary School | 14.2 | 452 |
| West Oaks Elementary School | 88.7 | 432 |
| Cheney Elementary School | 8.8 | 432 |
| Mollie Ray Elementary School | 76.9 | 429 |
| Chancery High Charter | 33.6 | 426 |
| William Frangus Elementary School | 66.3 | 418 |
| Orlo Vista Elementary School | 63 | 414 |
| Lake Silver Elementary School | 63.6 | 412 |
| Sally Ride Elementary School | 7.4 | 406 |
| Phillis Wheatley Elementary School | 63.5 | 403 |
| Hidden Oaks Elementary School | 3.5 | 402 |
| Sunshine High School-Greater Orlando Campus | 50.8 | 394 |
| Dover Shores Elementary School | 9.1 | 394 |
| Lockhart Elementary School | 66.8 | 388 |
| Orlando Gifted Academy | 2.6 | 383 |
| Little River Elementary School | 17.4 | 380 |
| Aloma High Charter | 16.7 | 366 |
| Legends Academy Charter | 90.9 | 364 |
| Eccleston Elementary School | 86.8 | 357 |
| Killarney Elementary School | 31.8 | 330 |
| Washington Shores Elementary School | 86.6 | 329 |
| Sheeler High Charter | 38.2 | 314 |
| Ivey Lane Elementary School | 84.9 | 311 |
| Orange Center Elementary | 78.8 | 288 |
| Workforce Advantage Academy Charter | 73.4 | 282 |
| Rock Lake Elementary School | 78.1 | 279 |
| UCP West Orange Charter | 6.5 | 277 |
| Hungerford Elementary School | 83.8 | 271 |
| Positive Pathways Transition Center | 42.6 | 270 |
| Econ River High Charter | 7.8 | 269 |
| Acceleration West | 47.2 | 214 |
| Legacy High Charter | 8 | 199 |
| UCP Pine Hills Charter | 67.7 | 164 |
| Innovations Middle Charter | 73.3 | 161 |
| Pinecrest Creek Charter | 50.4 | 123 |
| Ese Transition | 23.3 | 120 |
| UCP East Charter | 8.5 | 117 |
| Magnolia School | 23.5 | 115 |
| Lucious and Emma Nixon Academy Charter | 88.5 | 104 |
| Prosperitas Leadership Academy Charter | 75 | 96 |
| Aspire Academy Charter | 36.2 | 94 |
| Juvenile Detention | 18.3 | 60 |
| Beta | 40 | 55 |
| Orange Youth Academy | 28.6 | 42 |
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Laureate Park Elementary School• Winegard Elementary School• Juvenile Detention• Millennia Gardens Elementary School• Rock Springs Elementary School• Ivey Lane Elementary School• Gotha Middle School• Passport Charter• Clay Springs Elementary School• Catalina Elementary School• West Oaks Elementary School• Chancery High Charter• Cornerstone Academy Charter• Sun Blaze Elementary School• Millennia Elementary School• Ocoee High School• Whispering Oak Elementary School• Sunset Park Elementary School• Ocvs Virtual Franchise• Tildenville Elementary School• Cypress Creek High School• Esteem Academy• Central Florida Leadership Academy Charter• Carver Middle School• Ventura Elementary School• Evans High School• Shingle Creek Elementary School• Positive Pathways Transition Center• Camelot Elementary School• Windermere Elementary School• Keenes Crossing Elementary School• Westridge Middle School• Hunters Creek Elementary School• Arbor Ridge School• Palmetto Elementary School• Corner Lake Middle School• Sunridge Elementary School• Howard Middle School• Southwood Elementary School• Lockhart Elementary School• Lake Eola Charter• Vista Lakes Elementary School• Innovation Montessori High School• Lakeview Middle School• Bridgewater Middle School• Ucp West Orange Charter• Sunridge Middle School• Lucious And Emma Nixon Academy Charter• Sunshine High Charter• Waterbridge Elementary School• Pace Center for Girls• Walker Middle School• Engelwood Elementary School• Boone High School• FLVS Full Time 6-8• Juvenile Offenders Program• Legends Academy Charter• Hope Charter• Rock Lake Elementary School• Conway Middle School• Westbrooke Elementary School• John Young Elementary School• Bonneville Elementary School• Cornerstone Charter Academy High School• Conway Elementary School• Eagles Nest Elementary School• Baldwin Park Elementary• Stone Lakes Elementary School• Hidden Oaks Elementary School• Edgewater High School• Union Park Middle School• Audubon Park School• Endeavor Elementary School• Meadow Woods Middle School• Apopka Middle School• Wedgefield School• Dillard Street Elementary School• Lake George Elementary School• Castle Creek Elementary School• Rosemont Elementary School• Pineloch Elementary School• Timber Lakes Elementary School• Wolf Lake Middle School• Lockhart Middle School• Maitland Middle School• Ucp Transitional Learning Academy High Charter• Piedmont Lakes Middle School• Frangus Elementary School• Econ River High Charter• Aloma Elementary School• Little River Elementary School• Forsyth Woods Elementary School• La Amistad• Columbia Elementary School• Hiawassee Elementary School• Riverside Elementary School• Thornebrooke Elementary School• Bay Lake Elementary School• Orlando Science Elementary Charter• Pinecrest Creek Charter• Aloma High Charter• Memorial Middle School• Jones High School• Ocvs Virtual Instruction Program• Riverdale Elementary School• Hunters Creek Middle School• Orlando Gifted Academy• Lake Nona Middle School• Dover Shores Elementary School• Chain of Lakes Middle School• Rolling Hills Elementary School• Liberty Middle School• Three Points Elementary School• Oakland Avenue Charter• Sheeler High Charter• Florida Department of Education• Odyssey Middle School• Hillcrest Elementary School• Workforce Advantage Academy Charter• Dream Lake Elementary School• Timber Creek High School• Washington Shores Elementary School• Ridgewood Park Elementary School• Blankner School• Wyndham Lakes Elementary School• Westpointe Elementary School• Winter Park High School• Princeton House Charter• Renaissance Charter at Crown Point• Innovation Montessori Ocoee• Innovations Middle Charter• Eccleston Elementary School• University High School• Union Park Elementary School• Timber Springs Middle School• Orange Center Elementary School• Andover Elementary School• Killarney Elementary School• Beta• Ocvs Digital Academy• West Creek Elementary School• Southwest Middle School• Prairie Lake Elementary• Ucp East Charter• Moss Park Elementary School• Aspire Academy Charter• Legacy High Charter• Renaissance Charter School at Hunters Creek• Pinewood Elementary School• Lakeville Elementary School• Dommerich Elementary School• Sand Lake Elementary School• Brookshire Elementary School• Waterford Elementary School• Lancaster Elementary School• Avalon Middle School• Shenandoah Elementary School• Bay Meadows Elementary School• Dr. Phillips Elementary School• Lake Whitney Elementary School• Palm Lake Elementary School• Lake Silver Elementary School• Amikids Orlando• Dr. Phillips High School• Oak Ridge High School• Glenridge Middle School• Lawton Chiles Elementary School• Lake Gem Elementary School• East Lake Elementary School• Chickasaw Elementary School• Hungerford Elementary School• Windy Ridge K-8• Orlo Vista Elementary School• Acceleration East• Lovell Elementary School• Universal Education Center• Windermere High School• Renaissance Charter School at Goldenrod• Eagle Creek Elementary School• Lake Weston Elementary School• Acceleration West• Independence Elementary School• Tangelo Park Elementary School• Project Compass• Cheney Elementary School• Village• Pinecrest Preparatory Academy Charter School• Oakshire Elementary School• Legacy Middle School• Meadow Woods Elementary School• Princeton Elementary School• Colonial High School• Avalon Elementary School• Sadler Elementary School• Wekiva High School• Metrowest Elementary School• Maxey Elementary School• Orange County Preparatory Academy Charter• Sunrise Elementary School• Robinswood Middle School• Magnolia School• Deerwood Elementary School• Lakemont Elementary School• Wetherbee Elementary School• College Park Middle School• East River High School• Innovation Middle School• Lake Sybelia Elementary School• West Orange High School• Mccoy Elementary School• Olympia High School• Orlando Science Middle High Charter• Freedom Middle School• Renaissance Charter School at Chickasaw Trail• Pine Hills Elementary School• Lake Nona High School• Devereux Treatment Program• Pinar Elementary School• Apopka High School• Northlake Park Community Elementary School• Ocps Academic Center for Excellence• Cypress Springs Elementary School• Wolf Lake Elementary School• Mollie Ray Elementary School• Ucp Pine Hills Charter• Ocoee Elementary School• Bridgeprep Academy Charter• Oak Hill Elementary School• South Creek Middle School• Wheatley Elementary School• Apopka Elementary School• Orange Youth Academy• Azalea Park Elementary School• Zellwood Elementary School
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