Summary:
In zip code 32812, there is one middle school, Conway Middle, serving grades 6 through 8 with 735 students in the Orange County school district, which is ranked in the 57th percentile among Florida districts.
Conway Middle shows a stark contrast in performance. The school excels in Algebra 1, with 84% of students proficient in the 2025-2026 school year, significantly outperforming both the district and state averages of 63%. However, this success masks serious challenges. Only 22% of 7th graders are proficient in math, less than half the state average of 53%, and overall 8th-grade math proficiency sits at just 57%. The school's ranking has declined from the 30th percentile (2 stars) in 2023-2024 to a projected 23rd percentile (1 star) for 2025-2026. A major concern is the chronic absenteeism rate of 42.1%, which is nearly 7 percentage points higher than the district average and over 10 points higher than the state average, likely contributing to the low and declining academic performance.
While the school shows improvement in 6th-grade English Language Arts (from 46% to 52%) and Civics (from 50% to 57%) between 2024-2025 and 2025-2026, core subjects like 8th-grade science (44% to 41%) and 7th-grade math (24% to 22%) are declining. The school spends $11,745 per student, but given the poor outcomes and high absenteeism, this spending is not translating into effective results for the majority of students. The data suggests that Conway Middle effectively accelerates a select group of high-performing students into advanced math, but the general student body struggles with grade-level work, and the high absenteeism crisis is a systemic issue that needs targeted intervention to prevent further decline.
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