Buyer Tools
Orlando school zone lookup.
Select a neighborhood to see its elementary, middle, and high school assignments — with Florida DOE letter grades and GreatSchools scores for each. Covers OCPS, Seminole County, and Osceola County schools.
School district
Orange County Public Schools (OCPS)
OCPS is a large district with significant quality variation. Southwest zone schools are consistently among the system's strongest.
Overall zone
Elementary Schools
Dr. Phillips Elementary
9/10 GSIB World School. One of OCPS's flagship elementaries.
Palm Lake Elementary
8/10 GSStrong test scores, active parent involvement.
Middle Schools
Southwest Middle School
8/10 GSIB Middle Years Programme.
Chain of Lakes Middle
7/10 GSSolid academics, arts magnet program.
High Schools
Dr. Phillips High School
8/10 GSIB Diploma Programme. Strong athletics and performing arts.
Olympia High School
8/10 GSConsistently ranked among top OCPS high schools.
Always verify your specific address
School attendance zones can shift at the street level — a home on one side of a road may feed into a different school than the home directly across from it. Before making a purchase decision based on school assignment, verify the specific address at OCPS School Finder or Seminole County Schools. School grades shown are Florida DOE grades (2023–2024); GreatSchools scores shown where available.
Choosing a neighborhood for schools
What buyers who prioritize schools should know.
The single most important insight for school-focused buyers in the Orlando metro is that school quality correlates more with county boundary than with neighborhood name. Seminole County Public Schools consistently outperforms OCPS at every grade level as a district — not because individual OCPS schools aren't excellent, but because the floor is higher and the variation is lower in Seminole. Oviedo and the Lake Mary/Longwood corridor sit in this district.
Within OCPS, school quality varies dramatically by zone. The southwest quadrant (Dr. Phillips, Windermere, Bay Hill) and the Winter Park corridor are home to OCPS's strongest schools — many with IB programs. The downtown and east Orlando zones score lower on average. A buyer comparing "Orange County schools" as a block will draw the wrong conclusion about most of these neighborhoods.
Florida letter grades (A–F) are assigned annually by the Florida Department of Education based on standardized test performance, learning gains, and other factors. They're a useful first filter, but school grades can shift year to year. A school rated B two years running with a strong upward trend is different from an A school that's been declining.
Always verify your specific address before making a final decision — attendance zones change and can vary street by street.