Lake Nona Middle, Orlando FL - Test Scores & Data

Original Research by School Decision on Lake Nona Middle

Lake Nona Middle sits along Narcoossee Road in East Orlando's fast-growing Lake Nona corridor, a suburban stretch that sits geographically apart from the tourist zones and downtown core most people associate with the city. The neighborhood around the school skews newer and residential, and the housing market reflects that: home values in the surrounding zip code run well above both the Florida statewide median and the national median, with prices that have pulled back modestly year over year. Rents are also elevated relative to national norms, and estimated monthly carrying costs for a typical home in the area place this well outside the affordable range for households at the national median income. Families considering a move to feed into this school should plan accordingly.

The school serves grades six through eight as a regular public school within the Orange County district. Enrollment is large for a middle school, with students distributed fairly evenly across all three grade levels. The demographic makeup is majority Hispanic, with substantial white and smaller Asian and Black populations. A relatively small share of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which places this well below typical Title I thresholds and reflects the area's generally higher household incomes. Data on English learners and students with IEPs was not available in what we reviewed.

On Florida's FAST assessments, the academic picture is mostly strong and worth naming plainly. Sixth-grade math proficiency is high, and eighth-grade math is even stronger, making those two cohorts genuine standouts relative to Florida statewide norms. Seventh-grade math runs considerably lower than the other two grades, a gap that is worth raising directly with the school if you have a student heading into that year. Reading and ELA scores are solid across all three grades, with sixth grade leading and seventh and eighth tracking closely behind. Eighth-grade science scores are also strong. Taken together, the school's overall proficiency index places it in the top quartile relative to other districts in Orange County, which is the comparison set we have.

Multi-year trend data was not available, so it is not possible to say whether performance has been rising, holding, or shifting. A graduation rate does not apply here since the school ends at eighth grade; students continue to high school elsewhere in the Orange County system. Civil-rights and discipline data, chronic absenteeism figures, and course-access information were not provided in the data we reviewed.

No specific program offerings were listed in the data we had, so details on electives, extracurriculars, advanced coursework, or student support services are gaps a parent would want to ask the school about directly. The district brief for Orange County turned up no confirmed parent-relevant changes before the research window closed, so we left that section out rather than speculate.

The broader Orlando context is worth understanding for families new to the area. East Orlando and the Lake Nona zone are on the growth edge of a city that, publicly reported, is seeing development accelerate across multiple sectors. The regional economy is anchored by tourism, healthcare, and aerospace, with major employers including large hospital systems, the University of Central Florida, defense contractors, and the theme park industry. That employment mix tends to draw educated, professionally mobile households, which broadly aligns with the school's demographic profile.

For a family prioritizing strong math outcomes at the top and bottom of middle school, a relatively affluent and diverse peer environment, and proximity to one of Florida's most dynamic employment corridors, Lake Nona Middle fits that picture well. The seventh-grade math picture and the absence of program-level detail are the two areas where a visit or direct conversation with the school would be most informative.

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Academic performance

How students perform on state tests, by grade, set against the district.

Math

Grade 683%

School 83% · District 60% · ▲ 23 pts above district

▲ 21 pts above state median · ▲ 28 pts above county median

Grade 752%

School 52% · District 39% · ▲ 13 pts above district

▲ 3 pts above state median · ▲ 14 pts above county median

Grade 889%

School 89% · District 63% · ▲ 26 pts above district

▲ 38 pts above state median · ▲ 30 pts above county median

English language arts

Grade 676%

School 76% · District 59% · ▲ 17 pts above district

▲ 16 pts above state median · ▲ 18 pts above county median

Grade 771%

School 71% · District 55% · ▲ 16 pts above district

▲ 16 pts above state median · ▲ 16 pts above county median

Grade 873%

School 73% · District 53% · ▲ 20 pts above district

▲ 19 pts above state median · ▲ 20 pts above county median

Science

Grade 880%

School 80% · District 52% · ▲ 28 pts above district

▲ 34 pts above state median · ▲ 32 pts above county median

This schoolORANGE, same grade

Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.

Proficiency by household income

English language arts

Grade 6Lower-income68%Higher-income78%10 pp gap

Grade 7Lower-income43%Higher-income76%34 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income60%Higher-income75%14 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 6Lower-income71%Higher-income85%14 pp gap

Grade 7Lower-income41%Higher-income57%17 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income78%Higher-income91%13 pp gap