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Acceleration West

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Acceleration West ranks 592 nd of 838 Florida high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades 7-12

592^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 838 Florida High Schools

Better than 29% of Florida high schools

Summary

Acceleration West in Orlando, FL, is a small alternative high school serving grades 7-12 with 246 students in the Orange school district, where nearly 59% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch. This school has staged a remarkable turnaround, jumping from the 18th percentile statewide in 2021-2022 to the 59th percentile in 2024-2025, earning a 3-star rating and outperforming nearby traditional high schools like Ocoee High (47th percentile), Wekiva High (34th percentile), and Maynard Evans High (27th percentile).

The most striking differentiator is the school’s explosive growth in math proficiency. Algebra 1 End-of-Course exam scores rose from 40% in 2022-2023 to 67% in 2024-2025, now exceeding both the district (63%) and state (60%) averages. Geometry scores saw an even more dramatic 51-percentage-point increase over two years, reaching 80% in 2024-2025—far outpacing the district (56%) and state (55%). However, English Language Arts scores remain a critical weakness, with 10th grade proficiency at just 31% in 2025-2026, roughly half the state average of 61%. This suggests the school has implemented highly effective math interventions but has not yet replicated that success in literacy.

Acceleration West spends significantly more per student than its larger neighbors—$25,949 per student compared to $8,666 at Ocoee High—and maintains a low student-teacher ratio of 11.1:1, versus 22:1 to 25:1 at traditional high schools. Despite a high chronic absenteeism rate of 34-36%, the school achieves a graduation rate of 90.7%, only slightly below the district average of 92.7%. This contrasts sharply with Sunshine High School-Greater Orlando Campus, another alternative school in the area, which has a 43.8:1 student-teacher ratio and a 32.3% graduation rate. While not matching the elite performance of selective charters like Orlando Science Middle High Charter (92nd percentile) or Legacy High Charter (87th percentile), Acceleration West’s resource-intensive model has made it the highest-performing option in its immediate neighborhood.

246

Students ?

11.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$25,949

Per pupil spending ?

58.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2751 Lake Stanley Rd
Orlando, FL 32818

(407) 521-2358

District: Orange

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

56.5%

African American:

33.3%

White:

8.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 22nd percentile in 2016 → 29th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 7 percentile points since 2016

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Florida average (47% vs 64% meeting standards)

!English Language Arts scores 32 pts below the Florida average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school47%

District avg66%

Florida avg64%

Middle school

954^th of 1,216

Florida public middle schools ?

Bottom 22%▲ up 14 pts since 2018

From bottom 7% (2018) to bottom 22% (2026)

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★★★★★

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High school

592^nd of 838

Florida public high schools ?

Bottom 29%▲ up 8 pts since 2016

From bottom 22% (2016) to bottom 29% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

27^th of 37High Schools in the Orange

30^th of 70Orange among Florida districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Florida percentile	Rating
2026	27.3	954 of 1216	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	33.2	846 of 1205	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	62.3	412 of 1196	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	32.7	806 of 1177	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	16.3	1007 of 1148	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.2	984 of 1136	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.6	925 of 1099	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	9.0	960 of 1035	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Florida percentile	Rating
2026	29.0	592 of 838	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	49.2	344 of 844	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	44.7	370 of 807	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	20.3	600 of 792	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.0	636 of 774	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.2	625 of 746	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.6	595 of 734	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	4.5	644 of 716	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	13.2	578 of 714	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	18.8	543 of 693	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	6.6	613 of 687	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆

By subject vs Florida (2025-2026) ?

US History67%-7 vs state

Civics67%-10 vs state

Biology 163%-11 vs state

Algebra 157%-6 vs state

Math57%-4 vs state

Geometry45%-11 vs state

Science34%-18 vs state

English Language Arts29%-32 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				FAST English Language Arts (2026)			FAST Math (2026)	Statewide Science Science (2026)	EOC Algebra 1 (2026)	EOC Geometry (2026)	EOC Biology 1 (2026)	EOC US History (2026)	EOC Civics (2026)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	FAST English Language Arts 8th Grade	FAST English Language Arts 9th Grade	FAST English Language Arts 10th Grade	FAST Math 8th Grade	Statewide Science Science 8th Grade	EOC Algebra 1 End of Course	EOC Geometry End of Course	EOC Biology 1 End of Course	EOC US History End of Course	EOC Civics End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Acceleration West	Public	7-12	2751 Lake Stanley Rd	Orlando	32818	Orange County	Orange	No	No	No	Yes	(407) 521-2358	246	22	11.1	58.9%	21 (8.5%)	82 (33.3%)	139 (56.5%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	29	592^nd of 838 public high schools	29.4%		49.2	344^th of 844 public high schools	59.2%	248	25.0		31.0	57.0	34.0	57.0	45.0	63.0	67.0	67.0	$25,949	$1,449	$24,500
Maynard Evans High	Public, Magnet	9-12	4949 Silver Star Rd	Orlando	32808	Orange County	Orange	No	Yes	No	Yes	(407) 522-3400	2,345	103	22.7	57.3%	32 (1.4%)	1,908 (81.4%)	347 (14.8%)	20 (0.9%)	7 (0.3%)	9 (0.4%)	22 (0.9%)	26.6	615^th of 838 public high schools	26.6%		31.9	566^th of 844 public high schools	32.9%	49		34.0	40.0			33.0	33.0	69.0	70.0		$9,410	$1,330	$8,081
Sunshine High School-Greater Orlando Campus	Public, Charter	7-12	6600 Old Winter Garden Rd	Orlando	32835	Orange County	Orange	Yes	No	No	No	(407) 641-4156	395	9	43.8		15 (3.8%)	278 (70.4%)	94 (23.8%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.8%)	2	800^th of 838 public high schools	4.5%		3.6	767^th of 844 public high schools	9.1%	33	18.0	0.0	15.0	16.0	18.0	5.0			13.0		$9,458	$435	$9,023
Randall Academy	Public	9-12	3307 Clarcona Rd	Apopka	32703	Orange County	Orange	No	No	No	No	(407) 464-7776	15	4	3.7	46.7%	5 (33.3%)	1 (6.7%)	9 (60.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)									73.0		$37,253	$906	$36,346
Orange Technical College West Campus	Public	9-12	2010 Ocoee Apopka Rd	Ocoee	34761	Orange County	Orange	No	No	No	No	(407) 905-2000	0	6	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Legacy High Charter	Public, Charter	9-12	1550 E Crown Point Rd	Ocoee	34761	Orange County	Orange	Yes	No	No	No	(407) 656-4673	215	15	14.3		115 (53.5%)	30 (14.0%)	46 (21.4%)	13 (6.0%)	1 (0.5%)	4 (1.9%)	6 (2.8%)	73.5	113^th of 838 public high schools	86.5%		77.6	93^rd of 844 public high schools	89.0%	20		79.0	81.0			47.0	78.0	87.0	85.0		$11,399	$750	$10,649
Ocoee High	Public	9-12	1925 Ocoee Crown Point Pkwy	Ocoee	34761	Orange County	Orange	No	No	No	No	(407) 905-3000	2,514	102	24.6	45.7%	330 (13.1%)	1,288 (51.2%)	730 (29.0%)	87 (3.5%)	7 (0.3%)	27 (1.1%)	45 (1.8%)	41.9	448^th of 838 public high schools	46.5%		45.3	392^nd of 844 public high schools	53.6%	56		60.0	57.0			31.0	47.0	64.0	75.0		$8,666	$373	$8,292
Wekiva High	Public, Magnet	9-12	2501 N Hiawassee Rd	Apopka	32703	Orange County	Orange	No	Yes	No	Yes	(407) 297-4900	2,148	97	22.1	51.9%	264 (12.3%)	1,068 (49.7%)	725 (33.8%)	37 (1.7%)	5 (0.2%)	8 (0.4%)	41 (1.9%)	32.9	553^rd of 838 public high schools	34.0%		28.2	600^th of 844 public high schools	28.9%	47		47.0	51.0			33.0	44.0	67.0	63.0		$9,624	$1,083	$8,541
Esteem Academy	Public	9-12	12301 Warrior Rd	Winter Garden	34787	Orange County	Orange	No	No	No	No	(407) 521-2358	21	5	4.2	19.0%	13 (61.9%)	1 (4.8%)	7 (33.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)											$100,031	$6,655	$93,377
Ese Transition	Public	12	12301 Warrior Rd	Winter Garden	34787	Orange County	Orange	No	No	No	No	(407) 656-2399	131	15	8.7	19.1%	29 (22.1%)	30 (22.9%)	59 (45.0%)	8 (6.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.8%)								(n/a)

Frequently Asked Questions about Acceleration West

What district is Acceleration West in?

Orange

What is the racial makeup of Acceleration West?

Students at Acceleration West are 57% Hispanic, 33% African American, 9% White.

How many students attend Acceleration West?

In the 2024-25 school year, 246 students attended Acceleration West.

Is Acceleration West a good school?

Acceleration West ranks 592^nd of 838 Florida high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

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2025–26 EOC, FAST & Statewide Science test scoresJun 26, 2026

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2024–25 graduation ratesJan 13, 2026

2024–25 EOC, FAST & Statewide Science test scoresJun 26, 2025

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Florida Department of Education.

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