From Orange County Public Schools and Staff Reports
On Wednesday, the Florida Department of Education announced the release of the 2023-24 School and District Grades. Overall, the district earned an “A” grade.
Key highlights include:
- The number of “A” traditional schools in OCPS continues to rise with 88 traditional schools earning an “A” in 2023-24 compared to 77 in 2022-23. The percentage of traditional schools earning an “A” increased to 43 percent, up from 38 percent in 2022-23.
- The percentage of traditional schools earning an “A” or “B” this year increased to 69 percent, compared to 62 percent in 2022-23.
- No schools in OCPS received a school grade of F.
“I’m so proud of the work by our students, teachers, principals, administrators, support staff and parents. It is truly a combined effort,” said Superintendent Maria Vazquez. “While a single letter grade does not tell the whole story of our schools or school district, we are very pleased with the gains. We are committed to student success and making data-driven decisions. This year’s progress monitoring assessments allowed that to happen in a way that benefited our students. Congratulations, to the fabulous OCPS team on a job well done!”
The Florida State Board of Education approved a new school and district grading scale July 24, 2024. The results demonstrate that the district remained the same or increased in all seven components included in the 2022-23 baseline grades and improved all learning gains components that were last reported in the 2021-22 district grades.
Three Apopka schools (Kelly Park, Wolf Lake Elementary, and Wolf Lake Middle) received "A" grades, as did Zellwood Elementary.
Apopka High School received a "B" grade, while Wekiva High received a "C".
Other schools in the Apopka area receiving "B's" were: Apopka Elementary, Dream Lake Elementary, and Lakeville Elementary.
Apopka area schools receiving a "C" were: Apopka Memorial Middle, Clay Springs Elementary, Lovell Elementary, Phillis Wheatley Elementary, Piedmont Lakes Middle, and Rock Springs Middle.
No school in the area received a "D" or "F".
“I’m incredibly proud of the hard work our students and staff put in all year," said OCPS Board Member Melissa Byrd, who represents District 7, which includes Apopka. "We saw some significant gains, and several schools improved a letter grade. While I do not think these grades tell the whole story of all the wonderful things that happened in our schools every day, I am thrilled with the learning gains made and confident we will improve where we need to this year.”
