Orlando Science Middle High Charter
Orlando · FL · ORANGE · Public charter · K-12 combined
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CORNERSTONE CHARTER ACADEMY HIGH → JONES HIGH → ORANGE TECHNICAL COLLEGE → EDGEWATER HIGH → ALOMA HIGH CHARTER → SUNSHINE HIGH SCHOOL-GREATER ORLANDO CAMPUS → CHANCERY HIGH CHARTER → TBD →A parent's read
- Where graduates go, as the school itself publishes it. Orlando Science Middle High Charter publishes where its graduates go (not stated): 10 colleges, including Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Columbia University, Duke University, Harvard University.
- Course rigor in the top 10% of US high schools. 20 AP courses plus advanced math and lab-science depth — measured against every high school in the country, not just the neighborhood.
- 95% graduate on time. Nearly every student who starts 9th grade here finishes in four years — the strongest baseline signal a school can post.
Composed from this page's data — every claim is backed by a number in the sections below.
Where graduates go — as published by the school
Orlando Science Middle High Charter publishes its college acceptances (not stated): 10 colleges. See the full list ↓
At a glance
- 20 AP courses offered — Elite
- Dual-enrollment program (college credit while in HS)
- Gifted & talented program
- 5 calculus classes · 8 physics · 1 chemistry
- AP rigor: 90th percentile nationally
- SAT/ACT participation: 70th percentile by test-taker volume
- 4-yr grad rate: 98% (2023-24, Florida DOE School Grades)
Composed from federal CRDC offerings, EDFacts graduation data, and other public data. Full breakdowns below.
Their published college acceptances
College acceptances
Orlando Science Middle High Charter publishes the colleges that admitted its graduates. What follows is copied from that document — 10 colleges, in the document's own order.
The document does not state a class year for this list.
Ivy+ and most selective · 4
Massachusetts Institute of Technology · Columbia University · Duke University · Harvard University
Other California · 1
Out of state · 5
John Hopkins University · Notre Dame · Emory University · Rice University · Vanderbilt University
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Independently verified As published by Orlando Science Middle High Charter — Achievements K-12 (Orlando Science Schools) ↗. Found at: Achievements K-12 page, bullet 'Nation's Top 20 College and Universities College Acceptances'.
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How Orlando Science Middle High Charter compares for families
Standout academic depth by national standards.
- ▸ StatewideAP rigor in the top 10% nationally with 20 AP courses.
- ▸ LocallyFL sits right at the US average on NAEP 8th-grade math — local school quality will set your kid apart.
- ▸ vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: CORNERSTONE CHARTER ACADEMY HIGH, JONES HIGH, ORANGE TECHNICAL COLLEGE and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.
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Academic rigor
AP + advanced-course offerings
Elite — exceptional AP + advanced course breadth
90th percentile nationally
Gifted/talented program
Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2020-21). CRDC reports what's offered + enrolled — it doesn't collect AP exam pass rates (College Board owns that data and doesn't release it school-level).
SAT / ACT participation
CRDC federal data · 2020-2170th percentile by test-taker volume
Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2020-21). Volume — not score — is what's reported here. A higher count means more students at this school are entering the college admissions pipeline. Note: 2020-21 was COVID-disrupted; some districts (especially those that stayed remote longer) report unusually low or zero takers.
Teacher workforce · federal CRDC
Teacher experience & reliability
Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2017-18 — the most recent vintage that publishes per-school teacher quality fields; the 2020-21 sweep had them suppressed). "Inexperienced" = teachers in their first or second year. "Chronic absence" = teachers absent 10+ days/year.
Federal Title I context
Lower-need school
Not Title I eligible (FRPL < 25%)
<25% of students qualify for free/reduced lunch. Well below the Title I threshold; expect a higher-income student body on average.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, free/reduced-price lunch eligibility. The actual Title I designation is a district decision and may differ from eligibility — but the federal eligibility math is what we show here. We don't claim to assert whether the district formally chose to enroll this school in Title I.
Your state's public flagship
University of Florida
The in-state tuition gap is the flagship's biggest draw — most in-state families pay far less than the out-of-state sticker. Average net price after aid runs about $6,541/yr. Admission odds depend on your student's GPA and test scores, not which high school they attend.
Source: IPEDS admissions, tuition & enrollment + College Scorecard net price. Flagship = the state's primary public research university.
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Florida School Grade
Florida's official A–F school grade.
Every Florida public school earns an annual A–F grade from the state — the single signal Florida families (and the housing market) watch most. It rolls achievement, learning gains, graduation, and college/career readiness into one letter.
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A high school's grade is the percent of possible points across up to 11 components — English/math achievement and learning gains, science & social-studies achievement, the 4-year graduation rate, and College & Career Acceleration: the share of graduates who earned college credit (via AP, IB, AICE, or dual enrollment) or an industry certification. Letter cutoffs: A ≥ 62%, B ≥ 54%, C ≥ 41%, D ≥ 32%, F below.
Source: Florida Department of Education, School Grades, 2023-24. Graduation rate & College/Career Acceleration components reflect the prior cohort year, per FLDOE's grading model.
Chronic absenteeism
Why this matters to enrollment: Chronic absence is the strongest early indicator of dropout, transfer-out, and family disengagement. A school's absenteeism trend forecasts its enrollment trend 1-3 years out.
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2020–2021. Rate = students chronically absent ÷ 2021 total enrollment.
Counselor capacity
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2020-2021. Counselor ratio = the school's most recent total enrollment ÷ counselor FTE. The American School Counselor Association (ASCA) recommends a 250:1 maximum; the US national median across schools with on-staff counselors is roughly 430:1.
Enrollment trend & projection
Total enrollment + grade 12, NCES Common Core of Data (2021–2024).
If the recent trend holds…
At its recent rate of +8.2%/year, projecting from 2024's 1,591 students:
An extrapolation of the recent trajectory, not a forecast of the school's plans; ignores one-off shocks.
Revenue upside
At $14,074 per student in district revenue, the 763 students projected to be gained by 2029 represent ≈ $10,738,462/year in additional funding.
District total revenue ÷ enrollment, NCES F-33. Public funding largely follows enrollment, so a shrinking class is a recurring budget hit.
Most similar nearby high schools
The schools most like this one — same type, blended on distance and size — and where their enrollment is heading. These are the schools families here weigh against each other.
| School | Type | Miles | HS enrollment | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CORNERSTONE CHARTER ACADEMY HIGH BELLE ISLE |
Public · charter | 7.5 | 615 | +18.5% |
| JONES HIGH ORLANDO |
Public | 2.9 | 1,653 | -1.0% |
| ORANGE TECHNICAL COLLEGE ORLANDO |
Public | 2.4 | — | — |
| EDGEWATER HIGH ORLANDO |
Public | 1.4 | 2,000 | +0.4% |
| ALOMA HIGH CHARTER WINTER PARK |
Public · charter | 6.8 | 429 | +29.6% |
| SUNSHINE HIGH SCHOOL-GREATER ORLANDO CAMPUS ORLANDO |
Public · charter | 4.4 | 382 | -4.5% |
| CHANCERY HIGH CHARTER ORLANDO |
Public · charter | 7.6 | 424 | +16.8% |
| TBD WINTER PARK |
Public | 3.8 | — | — |
At a glance
JSON · Using this page with an AI assistantOrlando Science Middle High Charter is a public high school in Orlando, FL, enrolling 1,591 students in grades 9-12 in 2024.
Enrollment is up 67% from 2021 to 2024.
It offers 20 AP courses, a course-rigor profile stronger than 90% of U.S. high schools, and has a dual-enrollment program (federal Civil Rights Data Collection).
152 students took the SAT or ACT in the most recent federal count, a participation level above 70% of U.S. high schools.
Its federal four-year graduation rate was about 95% in the latest EDFacts release.
Florida gave it a school grade of A with a graduation rate of 98%.
It has about 1,591 students per school counselor.
15% of its students were chronically absent in 2020.
Orlando Science Middle High Charter publishes a college acceptances list for the not stated: 10 colleges. Source: Achievements K-12 (Orlando Science Schools).
Sources: National Center for Education Statistics (enrollment), the federal Civil Rights Data Collection and EDFacts, state education agencies where named, and the school's own published documents where named.
Questions families ask
Where do Orlando Science Middle High Charter graduates go to college? Orlando Science Middle High Charter publishes a college acceptances list for the not stated: 10 colleges. Source: Achievements K-12 (Orlando Science Schools).
How many AP courses does Orlando Science Middle High Charter offer? Orlando Science Middle High Charter offers 20 AP courses, a course-rigor profile stronger than 90% of U.S. high schools, and has a dual-enrollment program (federal Civil Rights Data Collection).
What is Orlando Science Middle High Charter's graduation rate? Orlando Science Middle High Charter's federal four-year graduation rate was about 95% in the latest EDFacts release.
How many students attend Orlando Science Middle High Charter? Orlando Science Middle High Charter is a public high school in Orlando, FL, enrolling 1,591 students in grades 9-12 in 2024.
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