Schools in Winter Park
Winter Park is served by Orange County Public Schools (OCPS), which earned an 'A' district grade from the Florida Department of Education for the 2025-26 school year -- its third consecutive year at that grade. Winter Park High School itself shows real, sourced strength: an A rating on Niche, a 7/10 GreatSchools score, and 10th-grade FAST English Language Arts proficiency running well above both the county and state averages.
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Learn moreWinter Park High School's Academic Performance
Winter Park High School, a public magnet school at 2100 Summerfield Road serving grades 9-12 with 3,264 students, is rated A on Niche and carries a 7/10 GreatSchools rating; SchoolDigger gives it a 4-star rating and ranks it 193rd out of 844 Florida high schools. In the 2024-25 school year, 71% of 10th-grade students were proficient or better on the FAST English Language Arts assessment, compared with 57% for the Orange County district overall and 58% statewide -- a real, meaningful gap above both benchmarks (source: SchoolDigger, Niche, GreatSchools, U.S. News, all reviewed August 2026). Four-year graduation rates have ranged from 88% to 97.4% across recent years, per the same sourcing.
District-Level Context: OCPS Overall
Winter Park High is part of Orange County Public Schools, one of the largest districts in the U.S., serving nearly 208,000 students across 214 K-12 schools. OCPS earned an 'A' district grade from the Florida DOE for 2025-26, its third consecutive year at that grade, with 101 traditional schools earning an individual A rating (up from 96 the prior year) and 78% of schools earning an A or B, with none receiving a D or F, per district reporting and West Orange Times & Observer coverage of the 2026 statewide school-grade release.
What Wasn't Independently Confirmed This Pass
A specific 2025-26 individual Florida DOE letter grade for Winter Park High School itself was not confirmed in this research session -- the most current, sourced figures found were the Niche/GreatSchools/SchoolDigger ratings and the 2024-25 FAST proficiency data cited above. Anyone deciding based on the most current single-year DOE grade should check the Florida DOE school grades database directly for the latest figure.
Beyond K-12: Rollins College
Winter Park is also home to Rollins College, Florida's oldest recognized college (founded 1885), a private liberal-arts institution with about 3,029 total students as of fall 2024 and a real presence in the city beyond K-12 education -- relevant context for families weighing the broader educational and cultural environment, even though it doesn't factor into the K-12 school-quality figures above.
Key takeaways
- Winter Park High School (3,264 students) is rated A on Niche and 7/10 on GreatSchools, ranked 193rd of 844 Florida high schools (SchoolDigger, 4 stars); graduation rates have run 88%-97.4% in recent years.
- In 2024-25, 71% of Winter Park High 10th-graders were proficient in FAST English Language Arts, versus 57% for Orange County overall and 58% statewide -- a real gap above both benchmarks.
- OCPS (the district) earned an 'A' grade from the Florida DOE for 2025-26, its third consecutive year, with 78% of its 214 K-12 schools rated A or B and none rated D or F.
- A specific, current-year DOE letter grade for Winter Park High School itself was not independently confirmed this pass -- check the Florida DOE school grades database for the latest figure before deciding.
- Rollins College (founded 1885, ~3,029 students) gives Winter Park a real higher-education presence beyond the K-12 picture above.
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