The Five Star School Award was created by the Florida Commissioner of Education's Community Involvement Council and is presented annually to those schools that have shown evidence of exemplary community involvement. In order to earn Five Star School recognition, a school must show documentation that it has achieved 100 percent of the established criteria in the following categories. Schools must also earn a grade of "C" or above, or school improvement rating of "maintaining or improving" for the year of nomination.
The Florida Commissioner of Education recently announced 66 schools in Orange County Public Schools have been designated Five Star Schools. This list includes one Apopka-area school; Lakeville Elementary.
The Florida Commissioner of Education presents this symbol of achievement each year to schools that have demonstrated and documented the importance of community involvement for student success. Orange County School Board members and Superintendent Barbara Jenkins lauded the school leadership for their efforts at a luncheon, held November 11, 2016, at the B Hotel, a Partner in Education with one of the awardees.
A Five Star School shows evidence of exemplary community involvement in the following five areas:
Business partnerships
Family involvement
Volunteers
Student community service
School Advisory Councils
The full list of this year’s award-winning schools follows.
| Avalon Middle |
|
Keene’s Crossing Elem. |
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Riverdale Elementary |
| Bay Meadows Elementary |
|
Killarney Elementary |
|
Sand Lake Elementary |
| Blankner School (K-8) |
|
Lake Nona Middle |
|
Southwest Middle |
| Bridgewater Middle |
|
Lake Silver Elementary |
|
SunRidge Elementary |
| Brookshire Elementary |
|
Lake Sybelia Elementary |
|
SunRidge Middle |
| Castle Creek Elementary |
|
Lake Whitney Elementary |
|
Sunset Park Elementary |
| Citrus Elementary |
|
Lakemont Elementary |
|
Thornebrooke Elementary |
| Cypress Springs Elem. |
|
Lakeville Elementary |
|
Tildenville Elementary |
| Deerwood Elementary |
|
Liberty Middle |
|
Timber Creek High |
| Discovery Middle |
|
Lockhart Middle |
|
Timber Lakes Elementary |
| Dommerich Elementary |
|
Millennia Elementary |
|
Waterbridge Elementary |
| Dr. Phillips High |
|
Moss Park Elementary |
|
West Creek Elementary |
| East River High |
|
NorthLake Park Community |
|
West Orange High |
| Edgewater High |
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Oak Ridge High |
|
Westbrooke Elementary |
| Endeavor Elementary |
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Oakshire Elementary |
|
Whispering Oak Elem. |
| Freedom High |
|
Ocoee Middle |
|
William Frangus Elem. |
| Freedom Middle |
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Odyssey Middle |
|
Wm. S. Maxey Elem. |
| Gotha Middle |
|
Olympia High |
|
Windermere Elementary |
| Hillcrest Elementary |
|
Orange Center Elem. |
|
Windy Ridge School (K-8) |
| Hunter’s Creek Elem. |
|
Palm Lake Elementary |
|
Winter Park High |
