2020 Best Schools in SanfordAbout this List

Choices in Learning Charter School

• Seminole County Public Schools, FL
• PK, K-5
• 2 reviews

Parent: Leadership, curriculum, teachers, and sports clubs are best in class!

The CIL culture integrates collaboration, teamwork and a unified campus working together to achieve an amazing education and experience.

Safety and communication are excellent!
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• A

• 693 Students
• 16:1 Student-Teacher Ratio

Wilson Elementary School

• Seminole County Public Schools, FL
• PK, K-5
• 2 reviews

Parent: I have two kids and they had/has been attending Wilson Elementary since kindergarten year. Teachers and staff I encountered are all caring and dedicated to education. Never overload homework and test while emphasizing academic growth. A lot of fun activities throughout the school year.
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• A

• 975 Students
• 15:1 Student-Teacher Ratio

Lake Mary High School

• Seminole County Public Schools, FL
• 9-12
• 502 reviews

Junior: There are many teachers who are there extra hours to help you succeed, and so many extra curricular activities and events they offer for kids to earn volunteer hours or just for fun. The facilities are lacking, just about all of the bathrooms are almost completely trashed by students and are always out of soap. Besides all that i do love it here with all my friends and its great to be a lake mary ram!
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• A

• 2,908 Students
• 19:1 Student-Teacher Ratio

Seminole High School

• Seminole County Public Schools, FL
• PK, 9-12
• 904 reviews

Parent: Very good school. The Health Academy program is comprehensive and competitive. Students are able to finished school prepared to work at any health facilities depending on the certification completed. My son is now very knowledgeable on how to take care of basic health related issues. He also completed CPR courses and is certified. While on the health academy he had opportunity to explored other areas of study which gave him additional experience.
My only disappointment was some of the teachers did not take advantage of the technology provided to communicate with parents. We had various situations were grades were not posted to the website leaving us the parents wondering what was the real status in the classes. Usually these teachers will be the ones that would not respond to emails either.
Overall the school is great!
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• A

• 3,380 Students
• 20:1 Student-Teacher Ratio

Galileo School for Gifted Learning

• Seminole County Public Schools, FL
• K-8
• 18 reviews

Parent: This is my son's third year at Galileo, and he absolutely loves it! He has been blessed with amazing teachers and support staff who create a fun, safe, and effective learning environment. He has developed a love for school, reading, math, and history. The other families also add value because you can feel a true sense of commitment to families supporting their students and their friends. That commitment to excellence, support, and inclusion can be seen in all areas and levels of the school and administration.
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• A

• 585 Students
• 14:1 Student-Teacher Ratio

Crystal Lake Elementary School

• Seminole County Public Schools, FL
• PK, K-5
• 1 review

Parent: Crystal Lake is an amazing school of excellent teachers and staff. They need new technology in the building to help students and would be so deserving of this award. Our county doesn't have the funds for our school and PTA can only raise so much.
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• A

• 776 Students
• 14:1 Student-Teacher Ratio

Sanford Middle School

• Seminole County Public Schools, FL
• 6-8
• 6 reviews

Freshman: I would like Sanford Middle to improve on aspects other than academics. Clubs, after-school activities, and sports need some attention for growth.
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• A

• 1,570 Students
• 18:1 Student-Teacher Ratio

Crooms Academy of Information Technology

• Seminole County Public Schools, FL
• 9-12
• 141 reviews

Junior: Crooms AoIT is a magnet school dedicated to the pursuit of technology in the workplace as well as technical careers. If you want to go into a technical field Crooms AoIT is perfect due to the school having its own Internship Expo, allowing students to have a guranteed payed internship and experience. Furthermore, Crooms provides a wide array of certification to Microsoft Office to Java, including college courses provided by Seminole State College and University of Central Florida. However, Crooms is weak in the area of art and language. The school only have two languages French (1 & 2) and Spanish (1,2, & 3) with no AP languages.
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• A

• 685 Students
• 19:1 Student-Teacher Ratio

Highlands Elementary School

• Seminole County Public Schools, FL
• PK, K-5
• 1 review

Parent: We love Highlands Elementary School. The staff is wonderful. I can't say enough good things about the administration. It is a Leader in Me school and they are teaching the children important values to live their lives by.
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• A-

• 601 Students
• 14:1 Student-Teacher Ratio

Markham Woods Middle School

• Seminole County Public Schools, FL
• 6-8
• 9 reviews

• A-

• 1,168 Students
• 18:1 Student-Teacher Ratio

Goldsboro Elementary Magnet School

• Seminole County Public Schools, FL
• PK, K-5
• 1 review

• A-

• 893 Students
• 15:1 Student-Teacher Ratio

Millennium Middle School

• Seminole County Public Schools, FL
• 6-8
• 5 reviews

Junior: The behavior of students and some faculty/staff. Overall teaching is great, environment is a tad bit unbearable due to younger children being of bad behavior.
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• A-

• 1,584 Students
• 15:1 Student-Teacher Ratio

Lake Mary Elementary School

• Seminole County Public Schools, FL
• PK, K-5

• B+

• 915 Students
• 15:1 Student-Teacher Ratio

Bentley Elementary School

• Seminole County Public Schools, FL
• PK, K-5
• 1 review

Alum: I went to Bentley for 4 years and loved every minute of it. Teachers are caring and Bentley has so much to offer.
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• B+

• 951 Students
• 15:1 Student-Teacher Ratio

Greenwood Lakes Middle School

• Seminole County Public Schools, FL
• 6-8
• 2 reviews

Parent: I was wary of GLMS, their reputation has changed a lot in the past 20 years. Some of that reputatation is earned but I have to say my daughter has been extremely happy at the school. She feels safe, her classes are academically challenging, and her teachers are accessibly. Plus the current administration/guidance/staff is so lovely and easy to work with that I can only imagine the school will be improving even more over the next few years!
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• B+

• 915 Students
• 14:1 Student-Teacher Ratio

Wicklow Elementary School

• Seminole County Public Schools, FL
• PK, K-5

• B

• 756 Students
• 13:1 Student-Teacher Ratio

Hamilton Elementary School

• Seminole County Public Schools, FL
• PK, K-5
• 1 review

• B

• 671 Students
• 12:1 Student-Teacher Ratio

Midway Elementary School

• Seminole County Public Schools, FL
• PK, K-5

• B-

• 897 Students
• 13:1 Student-Teacher Ratio

Idyllwilde Elementary School

• Seminole County Public Schools, FL
• PK, K-5
• 5 reviews

Parent: My son is a kindergartner here and absolutely loves this school. I am a PhD Educational Psychology professor and I study innovative schools, this school is well on the road to being an innovative and effective school. My son has one of the best teacher's that I have ever had the pleasure of working with, and that is saying a lot considering I have been in the field of teacher education for almost 20 years. I believe that the inquiry based learning, play based learning, and leader in me programs are all highly effective. I also believe that they have a team that has their hearts in the right place. I look forward to supporting them both personally and professionally.
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• B-

• 777 Students
• 13:1 Student-Teacher Ratio

Pine Crest Elementary School

• Seminole County Public Schools, FL
• PK, K-5
• 2 reviews

• C+

• 709 Students
• 12:1 Student-Teacher Ratio

Hopper Center

• Seminole County Public Schools, FL
• K-5

• C+

• 16 Students
• 3:1 Student-Teacher Ratio

UCP of Central Florida - Seminole Child Development Center

• Seminole County Public Schools, FL
• PK, K-3

• B+

• 131 Students
• 5:1 Student-Teacher Ratio

Liberty Christian School

• Private School
• Sanford, FL
• K-12
• 20 reviews

Alum: It really was a safe, family environment! All the many memories I made at this school, I will never forget. The teachers are just so real, and the children all do their best to be one big happy family. The sports are wonderful to watch or participate in and ever half day was very memorable. It's gonna be so tough leaving there. My English teacher was the bomb.com and my Spanish 101 teacher will forever be in my heart. If you are looking for a well respected, Christian, awe inspiring, life changing, exotic school, head on down to LCS. The family will be waiting for you with open arms.
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• C+

• 176 Students
• 13:1 Student-Teacher Ratio

Holy Cross Lutheran Academy

• Private School
• Sanford, FL
• PK, K-12

• NG

• 485 Students
• 12:1 Student-Teacher Ratio

All Souls Catholic School

• Private School
• Sanford, FL
• PK, K-8
• 1 review

Niche User: I went to All Souls Catholic school for a tour because I want my daughter to be a part of that institution. I was very pleased by the staff and what the school offer as education and safety. Most important was about the spirituality it is more important for kids to know God and they have no tolerance for bullies. That’s what I was looking for in a school.
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• NG

• 243 Students
• 17:1 Student-Teacher Ratio