Summary:
Zip code 32829 in Orlando is served by two public middle schools, Odyssey Middle and Liberty Middle, both part of the Orange school district and serving grades 6 through 8 with similar enrollments of around 850-900 students.
Odyssey Middle is the higher-performing school overall, ranking in the 43rd percentile statewide compared to Liberty Middle’s 42nd percentile. The most dramatic difference is in chronic absenteeism: only 30.1% of Odyssey students are chronically absent, well below the state average of 31.4%, while Liberty Middle’s rate is a concerning 48.7%. Liberty Middle also has a higher percentage of economically disadvantaged students (57.41% vs. 42.14%) and spends more per student ($11,860 vs. $11,055) with a slightly lower student-teacher ratio (17.4:1 vs. 18.3:1), yet it still trails Odyssey in most academic subjects. This suggests that Liberty Middle’s challenges with attendance and poverty are not easily solved by additional funding alone.
Both schools share notable strengths and weaknesses. They are exceptional outliers in advanced math, with both achieving 100% proficiency in Geometry and 96% in Algebra 1—far exceeding district and state averages. However, both schools struggle in Civics and 8th Grade Science, scoring near or below state averages. A key concern is the declining performance trend: Odyssey dropped from the 59th percentile in 2023-2024 to the 43rd percentile in 2025-2026, while Liberty improved slightly from the 33rd to the 42nd percentile but remains in the bottom half of Florida middle schools.
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