Best Public Schools in Zip Code 34787

Summary:

The 34787 zip code area of Winter Garden, Florida is home to 17 schools serving students from elementary through high school, all part of the Orange County School District. While the district as a whole is ranked 31 out of 68 in Florida, this area contains a mix of high-performing and underperforming schools, with several standouts like Whispering Oak Elementary, Independence Elementary, and Lake Whitney Elementary ranking among the top elementary schools in the state.

The data reveals stark contrasts in academic performance, with some schools like Bridgewater Middle and Horizon High School standing out for their exceptional test scores and statewide rankings, while others like Dillard Street Elementary and Ucp West Orange Charter struggle with very low proficiency rates. This variation appears to be linked to socioeconomic factors, with higher-performing schools serving fewer students from low-income families.

The data also highlights the challenges faced by the area's sole alternative school, Esteem Academy, which grapples with high chronic absenteeism and poor academic outcomes. Overall, the 34787 zip code presents a complex educational landscape, with both high-achieving and underperforming schools, underscoring the need for targeted strategies to support and improve educational opportunities for all students in the area.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				FAST English Language Arts (2024)								FAST Math (2024)						Statewide Science Science (2024)		EOC Algebra 1 (2024)	EOC Geometry (2024)	EOC Biology 1 (2024)	EOC US History (2024)	EOC Civics (2024)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	FAST English Language Arts 3rd Grade	FAST English Language Arts 4th Grade	FAST English Language Arts 5th Grade	FAST English Language Arts 6th Grade	FAST English Language Arts 7th Grade	FAST English Language Arts 8th Grade	FAST English Language Arts 9th Grade	FAST English Language Arts 10th Grade	FAST Math 3rd Grade	FAST Math 4th Grade	FAST Math 5th Grade	FAST Math 6th Grade	FAST Math 7th Grade	FAST Math 8th Grade	Statewide Science Science 5th Grade	Statewide Science Science 8th Grade	EOC Algebra 1 End of Course	EOC Geometry End of Course	EOC Biology 1 End of Course	EOC US History End of Course	EOC Civics End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Ese Transition	Public	12	12301 Warrior Road	Winter Garden	34787	Orange County	Orange	No	No	No	No	(407) 656-2399	120	16	7.5	2.5%	34 (28.3%)	28 (23.3%)	51 (42.5%)	5 (4.2%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)								(n/a)
Hospital Homebound	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	12301 Warrior Rd	Winter Garden	34787	Orange County	Orange	No	No	No	No	(407) 317-3909	113	37	3.0	2.7%	20 (17.7%)	26 (23.0%)	58 (51.3%)	7 (6.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.8%)								(n/a)						27.0										40.0					50.0
Hamlin Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	16145 Silver Grove Boulevard	Winter Garden	34787	Orange County	Orange	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(407) 317-3200	564	34	16.5	12.9%	291 (51.6%)	24 (4.3%)	187 (33.2%)	45 (8.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.8%)	95.9	35^th of 2256 public elementary schools	98.4%					(n/a)	87.0	81.0	80.0						93.0	89.0	87.0				82.0							$6,281	$617	$5,664
Hamlin Middle	Public	6-8	16025 Silver Grove Blvd	Winter Garden	34787	Orange County	Orange	No	No	No	No	(407) 317-3200	722	35	20.6	19.7%	362 (50.1%)	38 (5.3%)	252 (34.9%)	53 (7.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	16 (2.2%)	80.9	189^th of 1196 public middle schools	84.2%		80.7	189^th of 1177 public middle schools	83.9%					77.0	65.0	66.0						84.0	35.0	76.0		69.0	92.0	100.0			85.0	$5,762	$649	$5,113
Panther Lake Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	10151 Summerlake Groves Street	Winter Garden	34787	Orange County	Orange	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(407) 317-3200	605	32	18.9	16.5%	255 (42.1%)	36 (6.0%)	252 (41.7%)	40 (6.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (3.5%)	72.5	582^nd of 2256 public elementary schools	74.2%					(n/a)	57.0	66.0	58.0						68.0	72.0	64.0				69.0							$5,736	$570	$5,167
Atwater Bay Elementary	Public	K-5	11000 Atwater Bay Drive	Winter Garden	34787	Orange County	Orange	No	No	No	No	(407) 317-3200	0	0			0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Ucp West Orange Charter	Public, Charter	PK, KG-6	1441 Winter Garden-Vineland R	Orlando	34787	Orange County	Orange	Yes	No	No	Yes	(407) 852-3300	277	21	13.1	43.3%	76 (27.4%)	51 (18.4%)	130 (46.9%)	7 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	12 (4.3%)	1	2248^th of 2256 public elementary schools	0.4%		5.6	2195^th of 2240 public elementary schools	2.0%	53	13.0	16.0	9.0						13.0	5.0	9.0				9.0							$15,782	$00	$15,782
Lake Whitney Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1351 Windermere Rd	Winter Garden	34787	Orange County	Orange	No	No	No	No	(407) 877-8888	622	38	16.3	22.5%	359 (57.7%)	65 (10.5%)	97 (15.6%)	56 (9.0%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.6%)	40 (6.4%)	94.7	57^th of 2256 public elementary schools	97.5%		94.1	63^rd of 2240 public elementary schools	97.2%	6	84.0	73.0	83.0						87.0	82.0	92.0				87.0							$11,067	$1,563	$9,504
Lakeview Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	1200 W Bay St	Winter Garden	34787	Orange County	Orange	No	Yes	No	No	(407) 877-5010	843	43	19.6	47.8%	218 (25.9%)	205 (24.3%)	361 (42.8%)	28 (3.3%)	1 (0.1%)	7 (0.8%)	23 (2.7%)	32.1	838^th of 1196 public middle schools	29.9%		43.1	662^nd of 1177 public middle schools	43.8%	176				43.0	39.0	45.0						38.0	17.0	50.0		34.0	71.0	92.0			64.0	$10,064	$1,430	$8,633
Tildenville Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	1221 Brick Rd	Winter Garden	34787	Orange County	Orange	No	Yes	No	No	(407) 877-5054	613	38	16.1	35.1%	204 (33.3%)	85 (13.9%)	298 (48.6%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	20 (3.3%)	73.1	570^th of 2256 public elementary schools	74.7%		75.7	487^th of 2240 public elementary schools	78.3%	83	64.0	59.0	68.0						65.0	65.0	70.0				72.0							$10,011	$1,276	$8,734
Dillard Street Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	311 N Dillard St	Winter Garden	34787	Orange County	Orange	No	No	No	Yes	(407) 877-5000	498	31	16.0	50.6%	190 (38.2%)	97 (19.5%)	192 (38.6%)	5 (1.0%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	11 (2.2%)	37.6	1413^th of 2256 public elementary schools	37.4%		38	1384^th of 2240 public elementary schools	38.2%	29	49.0	39.0	44.0						58.0	46.0	47.0				53.0							$11,952	$2,179	$9,772
William S Maxey Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	602 E Story Road	Winter Garden	34787	Orange County	Orange	No	No	No	Yes	(407) 877-5020	468	32	14.6	62.0%	52 (11.1%)	192 (41.0%)	183 (39.1%)	19 (4.1%)	8 (1.7%)	1 (0.2%)	13 (2.8%)	71.4	611^th of 2256 public elementary schools	72.9%		69.3	643^rd of 2240 public elementary schools	71.3%	32	62.0	60.0	70.0						68.0	54.0	74.0				73.0							$13,166	$3,041	$10,124
West Orange High	Public	8-12	1625 Beulah Rd	Winter Garden	34787	Orange County	Orange	No	No	No	No	(407) 905-2400	2,816	112	25.1	34.1%	1,271 (45.1%)	437 (15.5%)	847 (30.1%)	168 (6.0%)	7 (0.2%)	12 (0.4%)	74 (2.6%)	59.1	217^th of 807 public high schools	73.1%		58.4	213^th of 792 public high schools	73.1%	4							61.0	59.0									22.0	53.0	74.0	78.0		$7,999	$870	$7,130
Orange Technical College West Campus	Public	9-12	955 E Story Rd	Winter Garden	34787	Orange County	Orange	No	No	No	No	(407) 905-2000	0	13	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Whispering Oak Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	15300 Stoneybrook West Pkwy	Winter Garden	34787	Orange County	Orange	No	No	No	No	(407) 656-7773	825	51	16.1	19.2%	448 (54.3%)	77 (9.3%)	195 (23.6%)	60 (7.3%)	1 (0.1%)	6 (0.7%)	38 (4.6%)	96.4	29^th of 2256 public elementary schools	98.7%		97.1	18^th of 2240 public elementary schools	99.2%	11	86.0	78.0	88.0						90.0	86.0	94.0				94.0							$10,596	$1,232	$9,365
Esteem Academy	Public	6-12	12301 Warrior Rd	Winter Garden	34787	Orange County	Orange	No	No	No	No	(407) 521-2358	22	5	4.4	31.8%	13 (59.1%)	3 (13.6%)	4 (18.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (9.1%)								(n/a)
Sunridge Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	14455 Sunridge Blvd	Winter Garden	34787	Orange County	Orange	No	No	No	No	(407) 656-0809	687	37	18.5	47.9%	192 (27.9%)	127 (18.5%)	285 (41.5%)	34 (4.9%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	46 (6.7%)	59.4	876^th of 2256 public elementary schools	61.2%		54.9	972^nd of 2240 public elementary schools	56.6%	96	65.0	49.0	60.0						61.0	58.0	51.0				63.0							$9,299	$1,095	$8,205
Sunridge Middle	Public	6-8	14955 Sunridge Blvd	Winter Garden	34787	Orange County	Orange	No	No	No	No	(407) 656-0794	1,178	61	19.3	30.6%	590 (50.1%)	173 (14.7%)	297 (25.2%)	73 (6.2%)	4 (0.3%)	4 (0.3%)	37 (3.1%)	78.9	216^th of 1196 public middle schools	81.9%		79.2	205^th of 1177 public middle schools	82.6%	11				69.0	59.0	68.0						73.0	60.0	77.0		72.0	88.0	100.0			76.0	$9,554	$1,404	$8,151
Independence Elementary	Public	K-5	6255 New Independence Pkwy	Winter Garden	34787	Orange County	Orange	No	No	No	No	(407) 217-7727	848	48	17.6	22.4%	393 (46.3%)	28 (3.3%)	294 (34.7%)	91 (10.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	40 (4.7%)	89.1	207^th of 2256 public elementary schools	90.8%		87.8	221^st of 2240 public elementary schools	90.1%	14	72.0	75.0	75.0						81.0	77.0	76.0				81.0							$8,588	$1,014	$7,574
Bridgewater Middle	Public	6-8	5600 Tiny Rd	Winter Garden	34787	Orange County	Orange	No	No	No	No	(407) 905-3710	1,210	51	23.7	18.3%	630 (52.1%)	53 (4.4%)	406 (33.6%)	86 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (0.7%)	27 (2.2%)	86.4	131^st of 1196 public middle schools	89.0%		84.1	153^rd of 1177 public middle schools	87.0%	22				71.0	68.0	78.0						75.0	68.0	91.0		77.0	99.0	97.0			79.0	$8,538	$1,059	$7,479
Water Spring Middle School	Public	6-8	10393 Seidel Road	Winter Garden	34787	Orange County	Orange	No	No	No	No	(407) 317-3200	632	27	23.4	26.3%	222 (35.1%)	34 (5.4%)	319 (50.5%)	27 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	28 (4.4%)	74.8	265^th of 1196 public middle schools	77.8%		66.9	357^th of 1177 public middle schools	69.7%	92				62.0	56.0	64.0						78.0	57.0	80.0		63.0	90.0	100.0			73.0	$5,167	$518	$4,650
Water Spring Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	16000 Water Spring Blvd	Winter Garden	34787	Orange County	Orange	No	No	No	No	(407) 355-5709	1,065	60	17.7	25.7%	377 (35.4%)	47 (4.4%)	501 (47.0%)	66 (6.2%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	70 (6.6%)	68.8	666^th of 2256 public elementary schools	70.5%		77.9	451^st of 2240 public elementary schools	79.9%	215	65.0	59.0	53.0						72.0	65.0	63.0				64.0							$9,966	$1,390	$8,577
Summerlake Elementary	Public	K-5	15450 Porter Road	Winter Garden	34787	Orange County	Orange	No	No	No	No	(407) 317-3200	748	47	15.9	16.4%	401 (53.6%)	24 (3.2%)	238 (31.8%)	58 (7.8%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	24 (3.2%)	90.9	144^th of 2256 public elementary schools	93.6%		95.1	44^th of 2240 public elementary schools	98.0%	100	84.0	75.0	70.0						92.0	89.0	69.0				81.0							$9,309	$1,084	$8,225
Horizon High School	Public	9-12	10393 Seidel Road	Winter Garden	34787	Orange County	Orange	No	No	No	No	(407) 317-3200	2,030	86	23.6	22.0%	796 (39.2%)	166 (8.2%)	929 (45.8%)	92 (4.5%)	1 (0.0%)	3 (0.1%)	43 (2.1%)	62.8	192^nd of 807 public high schools	76.2%		62	186^th of 792 public high schools	76.5%	6							66.0	65.0									43.0	59.0	82.0	70.0		$7,929	$931	$6,999

Cities Near Zip Code 34787

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Winter Garden	0.72 mi	23	104^th
Orlando	0.78 mi	219	221^st
Oakland	2.41 mi	1	27^th
Windermere	3.13 mi	7	52^nd
Ocoee	3.34 mi	11	159^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Florida Department of Education.

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