The top reported proficiency rate is 57% in Science. The lowest is 50% in English language arts.
Original Research by School Decision on Lake Sybelia Elementary
Lake Sybelia Elementary sits on Sandspur Road in Maitland, a suburban city in Orange County roughly a short drive north of downtown Orlando. It is a regular public elementary school serving prekindergarten through fifth grade within Orange County Public Schools. The enrollment is moderate for its grade band, with a diverse student body: Black, Hispanic, and white students each account for a substantial share of enrollment, and more than half of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which reflects a meaningful level of economic need within this community. Data on English learner and special education populations was not available in what we received.
On Florida's FAST assessments, the school's proficiency results sit below the midpoint among the districts in Orange County. In math, third graders perform at a level that clears the majority threshold, while fourth and fifth grade results fall near or just below that mark. Reading performance across grades three through five runs in the mid-range to just under half of students reaching proficiency, with fifth grade showing the strongest ELA result among the three. Fifth grade science results land roughly in line with the school's math picture. These are honest, middling numbers. Trend data was not available, so whether performance has been moving up or down is not something the data allows us to say. A parent who wants to understand how individual students are progressing, what interventions exist for students who are behind, and whether there are enrichment pathways for advanced learners would benefit from asking those questions directly to the school.
No program-specific information was available for Lake Sybelia Elementary, so we cannot speak to any specialty offerings, after-school programs, or arts or STEM initiatives that may exist. That is a gap worth exploring on the school's own website or at an open house.
The housing market around the school is priced noticeably above both the Florida state median and the national median. Homes near the school carry a price tag that puts them well above what a median-income household can comfortably reach using the standard mortgage benchmarks, and the price-to-income ratio here is on the higher end nationally. Rents are substantial as well, though monthly rent runs modestly below an estimated mortgage payment for an equivalent property. Values have edged slightly downward year over year, a departure from the modest national appreciation seen over the same period.
Maitland itself is a layered suburb. Publicly reported sources describe it as one of the older incorporated communities in Central Florida, built around small lakes and a residential core that took shape mid-century as commuter corridors like I-4 opened the area to Orlando workers. Lake Lily Park and the cultural corridor around it anchor community life, with a farmers market, the Maitland Civic Center, and the Art and History Museums, including a campus that is publicly reported as the only National Historic Landmark in a multi-county stretch of Central Florida. The downtown district around Independence Lane has been rebuilt in recent years to be more walkable, with brick paving, restaurants, and apartment development. A SunRail commuter rail station sits near the downtown core and connects to the broader Orlando region, though it is among the least-used stations on the line. The city is actively converting older office sites into residential and retail uses, and a new library building broke ground in spring 2026.
For families looking at elementary years, the school's peer environment is genuinely diverse across race and income. The academic results, while not at the top of the Orange County comparison set, represent real children making real progress, and the picture is incomplete without knowing what the school does for students who are struggling or thriving. We looked for information about Orange County Public Schools' current strategic priorities or any school-level improvement plans but found little in what was available, so we left that out rather than guess.
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