The top reported proficiency rate is 66% in Science. The lowest is 62% in Math.
Original Research by School Decision on Lakemont Elementary
Lakemont Elementary sits on North Lakemont Avenue in Winter Park, serving students from pre-kindergarten through fifth grade as a regular public school within Orange County Public Schools. It is a neighborhood-sized school for its grade band, with enrollment spread fairly evenly across the primary grades.
On Florida's FAST assessments, Lakemont's results are solid. Reading proficiency in the early tested grades runs noticeably above the midpoint, with third graders performing particularly well. Math results follow a similar arc, strongest in fourth grade and somewhat lower by fifth. Fifth-grade science proficiency is in the same range as the stronger math and ELA grades. Placed against the districts in Orange County, Lakemont's overall proficiency index sits in the top quartile of that comparison set, which is a real strength worth naming plainly. Multi-year trend data was not available, so it is not possible to say whether these scores reflect steady improvement, a plateau, or something else; a parent who wants a trajectory picture would need to ask the school directly.
The student body is racially and ethnically mixed. Hispanic students make up the largest share, with white students close behind, and smaller shares of Black, multiracial, and Asian students. A meaningful portion of families qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, somewhat under half of enrollment, which places Lakemont in a middle range for economic diversity rather than at either extreme. Data on English learner enrollment and students with IEPs was not available in the source data.
Lakemont is a neighborhood school, and the neighborhood is Winter Park. The city was originally laid out as a planned community of winter homes for wealthy Northerners, organized around a central park and Park Avenue as its main street, and that original geometry is still legible. Residential character now ranges from historic bungalows and lakefront estates to condos and infill rebuilds. The city is largely built out; new housing comes through teardowns and lot-by-lot redevelopment rather than subdivisions. Home values near the school are above both the Florida state median and the national median, and have edged slightly downward year over year. Monthly carrying costs on a typical purchase, at current mortgage rates, run well above what most households would call comfortable at a national income reference point. Renting is somewhat more accessible relative to income, though still in the range where cost is a real consideration for families. The Ravaudage mixed-use development is publicly reported as the primary large-scale growth project underway nearby, with new residential units, retail, and hotel space planned.
The Park Avenue corridor is walkable and lively, with sidewalk dining, a Saturday farmers market, boutiques, and Central Park anchoring street life. The city as a whole is more car-dependent outside that core. SunRail and Amtrak serve a station near downtown, and Mead Botanical Garden and Kraft Azalea Garden add to the public green space within reasonable reach. AdventHealth Winter Park and Rollins College are among the larger local employers, with the broader Orlando labor market accessible for commuters.
Program data for the school was not available in the source data, so specific enrichment offerings, specials, or intervention programs cannot be described here. A parent interested in what Lakemont offers beyond the core curriculum should look directly at the school or contact Orange County Public Schools. On the district brief, a search for parent-relevant recent changes at the district level did not surface confirmed lasting updates, so that context was left out rather than filled in with speculation.
For a family looking at a school with tested academic performance above the typical range among Orange County districts, in a built-out urban community with high housing costs and a distinctive street-level character, Lakemont is a concrete match worth visiting.
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