Best Private Schools in Orlando – 2025

February 25, 2025

The Orlando area boasts entertainment venues like Disney World and Universal Studios that draw children from all over the globe. For the children that reside in Greater Orlando, those theme parks are a normal part of their childhood, just like going to school. Yet, choosing the right public or private school is a higher stakes game than deciding whether to spend the day at Magic Kingdom or Epcot. There are a multitude of considerations guiding your decision of which private schools in Orlando will be best for your child. However, College Transitions’ list of the Best Private Schools in Orlando will focus primarily on our area of expertise—college admissions. As such, we will highlight the job that each of the schools does at sending their graduates on to the region/nation’s premier 4-year schools.

Best Private Schools in Orlando

Here’s a quick preview of the high schools that made our list. Detailed profiles and stats can be found when you scroll below.

1) Trinity Preparatory School

2) Windermere Preparatory School

3) Central Florida Preparatory School

4) Lake Highland Preparatory School

5) Lake Mary Preparatory School

6) Montverde Academy

7) Orangewood Christian School

8) The First Academy

9) The Geneva School

10) The Master’s Academy

Please note that inclusion on our Best Private Schools in Orlando list is a selective and criteria-based process. However, the order in which the schools appear is not representative of any further ranking; the numbering is solely intended to enhance the ease of navigating this resource. All of the schools profiled below have a history of sending graduates to the top colleges in the country. For each of our top institutions, College Transitions will provide you with—when available—each school’s:

Location
Tuition (9-12)
Enrollment (9-12)
Average SAT Score
Average ACT Score
Senior Class Size
College Admissions Highlights
Academic Highlights

Now, let’s dive in and examine the profiled high schools.

#1 Best Private Schools in Orlando

Trinity Preparatory School – Orlando

5700 Trinity Prep Ln, Winter Park, FL 32792

College Admissions Highlights: Students from Trinity Prep over the last five years entered a number of prestigious institutions including: American, Bard, BU, Brown, Bucknell, Carnegie Mellon, Columbia, Cornell, Davidson, Duke, Emory, FSU, Georgetown, GaTech, Harvard, John Hopkins, Loyola, NYU, Northwestern, Penn State, Pepperdine, Princeton, Rice, Stanford, Tufts, Ohio State, UC Berkeley, Florida, Miami, Michigan, Notre Dame, Penn, UVA, Vanderbilt, Vassar, Villanova, Wake Forest, Washington U, and Yale.

Academic Highlights: Student to faculty ratio is 10:1. 70% of faculty have advanced degrees. The school offers 35 AP and 44 honors classes. 83% scored 3 or higher on AP exams. 15 sports with 54 teams in middle and high school. A robust art program receiving awards for visual arts, band, orchestra, and theatre. 94 student run clubs.

Tuition (9-12): $29,990
Enrollment (seniors): 119
Average SAT Score: 1329
Average ACT Score: 27

#2 Best Private Schools in Orlando

Windermere Preparatory School – Orlando

6189 Winter Garden Vineland Rd, Windermere, FL 34786

College Admissions Highlights: Members of recent classes entered the following schools: Babson, BU, Brandeis, Carnegie Mellon, Columbia, Cornell, Dartmouth, Davidson, Georgia Tech, Harvard, Pepperdine, Princeton, SCAD, UCLA, Penn, USC, Wake Forest, and Washington U.

Academic Highlights: 55+ nationalities. Teacher to student ratio 1:15, with an average class size of 20. Offers an IB Diploma with an average score of 30.9. Host 26 clubs, honor societies and student organizations. Home of 22 varsity athletic teams. Part of the Nord Anglia global education network, partnering them with Julliard, MIT and UNICEF.

Tuition (9-12): $29,950 (Day), $78,150 (Boarding)
Enrollment (Upper School): 176
Average SAT Score: 1240
Average ACT Score: 31

#3 Best Private Schools in Orlando

Central Florida Preparatory School – Orlando

1800 Marden Rd, Apopka, FL 32703

College Admissions Highlights: Recent graduates have gone on to matriculate into highly-selective schools such as: Brown, Citadel, Columbia, Duke, Princeton, UCLA, UCF, U Miami, Stanford , and US Naval Academy.

Academic Highlights: HS has a maximum of 20 students per class. Dual enrollment opportunities through Valencia and Seminole State Colleges. Has an 1,100-square-foot STEM lab. AP courses offered in Biology, Chemistry, U.S Government, Environmental Science, English, and more. Students have won recognition in national competitions in the areas of Robotics, Coding, and Aeronautical Flight Simulation.

Tuition (K-12): $12,955
Enrollment (seniors): 108
Average SAT Score: 1280
Average ACT Score: 29

#4 Best Private Schools in Orlando

Lake Highland Preparatory School – Orlando

901 Highland Ave, Orlando, FL 32803

College Admissions Highlights: Over the last four years, Lake Highland grads entered the following schools: Amherst, Barnard, BC, BU, Brown, Case Western, Columbia, Cornell, Dartmouth, Duke, FSU, Georgetown, Hamilton, Harvard, Johns Hopkins, MIT, NYU, Northwestern, Princeton, Stanford, Ohio State, Tennessee, Tufts, UF, UC Berkeley, UCLA, U Chicago, UMass, U Michigan, Notre Dame, USC, Vanderbilt, Villanova, Wake Forest, Washington U, Wesleyan, and Yale.

Academic Highlights: Over 125 faculty members with advance degrees. 80+ honors and 31+ AP courses are offered. 95% have a passing AP exam grades. 17 Varsity sports which have earned 138 Individual and Team Athletic State Championships. Top 30 Nationally for speech and debate. 70+ student-run clubs and organizations.

Tuition (9-12): $31,650
Enrollment (seniors): 191
Mid-50% SAT Score: 1170-1390
Mid-50% ACT Score: 23-29

#5 Best Private Schools in Orlando

Lake Mary Preparatory School – Orlando

650 Rantoul Ln, Lake Mary, FL 32746

College Admissions Highlights: In a recent 2 year sample of college matriculations, students chose the following schools: Auburn, Babson, Case Western, Dartmouth, Furman, George Mason, George Washington, Harvard, Indiana University, Northeastern, Penn State, Rutgers, Tufts, UC Davis, UF, University of Maryland, South Carolina, Virginia Tech, and WPI.

Academic Highlights: 7:1 student-to-teacher ratio. 40% of faculty members hold advanced degrees. 25% of HS student body are international representing 38 countries. 21 honors and 20 AP courses are offered. 86% pass rate on AP exams. 24 sports teams with approximately 26% of seniors recruited to play in college.

Tuition (9-12): $20,600
Enrollment (seniors): 42
Average SAT Score: 1217
Average ACT Score: 23

#6 Best Private Schools in Orlando

Montverde Academy – Orlando

17235 7th St, Montverde, FL 34756

College Admissions Highlights: A three year sample of matriculation from students at Montverde Academy include American, Baylor, BU, Carnegie Mellon, Cornell, Davidson, Duke, FSU, Georgetown, GaTech, Hofstra, Howard, Macalester, NYU, Northeastern, Penn State, Purdue, Rice, Tennessee, UC Berkeley, U Chicago, UF, U Miami, Penn, USC, UVA, VaTech, and Wake Forest.

Academic Highlights: 70% of faculty possess an advanced degree. About 25% of students are boarding. Students come from over 75 different nations. 32 AP and 20 Honors courses are offered. Dual enrollment with the UF, USF + more. 41 clubs and societies. 19 athletic opportunities. 63 superior ratings at district solo and Ensemble since 2019.

Tuition (9-12): $24,606 (Day); $58,815 (Boarding)
Enrollment (seniors): 200
Mid 50% SAT Score: 960-1230
Mid 50% ACT Score: Not Reported

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#7 Best Private Schools in Orlando

Orangewood Christian School – Orlando

1300 West Maitland Blvd, Maitland, FL 32751

College Admissions Highlights: College acceptances over the last five years have students being accepted to: American, Baylor, Bryant, Colorado School of Mines, Drexel, Embry-Riddle, FSU, Furman, JMU, Kent State, LSU, Mercer, Michigan State, NYU, NC State, Purdue, Stetson, Tennessee, UF, UMass, UMiami, UNC Chapel Hill, USF, Wheaton, and WPI.

Academic Highlights: 22k+ Total collective community service hours. 12 AP courses are offered. AP pass rate is 23% higher than the national average and 29% higher than the Florida average. 70% of faculty members hold advanced degrees. 14 Sports with multiple teams for the upper school students. Instrumental music program offers traditional and contemporary options.

Tuition (9-12): $18,900
Enrollment (9-12): 300
Average SAT Score: 1374
Average ACT Score: 30

#8 Best Private Schools in Orlando

The First Academy – Orlando

2667 Bruton Blvd, Orlando, FL 32805

College Admissions Highlights: College acceptances over the last four years have included: American, BC, BU, Bucknell, Case Western, Columbia, Dartmouth, Drexel, Duke, Emory, FSU, Georgetown, Ga Tech, Harvard, Hofstra, Howard, Michigan State, NYU, Penn State, Pepperdine, SMU, Ohio State, UC Berkeley, U Chicago, Florida, Georgia, Miami, Michigan, UNC Chapel Hill, Notre Dame, USC, UVA, Vanderbilt, Wake Forest, Washington U, Wesleyan, William & Mary, and Yale.

Academic Highlights: 15:1 student to teacher ratio. 23k hours of mission trips and community service. 90% of seniors are part of extracurricular activities in art, athletics, or leadership. Over 20 AP classes are run at this school. Seniors take a multi-day retreat before the start of the school year.

Tuition (9-12): $26,800
Enrollment (seniors): 90
Average SAT Score: 1100-1220
Average ACT Score: 22-28

#9 Best Private Schools in Orlando

The Geneva School – Orlando

1775 Seminola Blvd, Casselberry, FL 32707

College Admissions Highlights: A sample of recent Geneva School graduates have been accepted at these institutions of higher learning: Auburn, Baylor, BU, Case Western, William & Mary, Davidson, Emory, FSU, Furman, George Washington, Ga Tech, Johns Hopkins, Kenyon, NYU, NC State, Northeastern, Northwestern, Penn State, Purdue, Rice, Stetson, Texas A&M, Ohio State, Tennessee, US Military Acad, Florida, Georgia, U Mass, Miami, Michigan, USF, UVA, Vanderbilt, Wake Forest, Washington U, and Wheaton.

Academic Highlights: 10:1 student to teach ratio. 26 of the 45 faculty in the upper school have advanced degrees. 12 AP courses. 54% of AP test-takers scored a 4 or 5. 165 Community service hours per student. 11 fine & performing arts opportunities. 20 Varsity sports.

Tuition (9-12): 2$22,800
Enrollment (seniors): 34
Mid-50% SAT Score: 1188-1383
Mid-50% ACT Score: 24-30

#10 Best Private Schools in Orlando

The Master’s Academy – Orlando

1500 Lukas Ln, Oviedo, FL 32765

College Admissions Highlights: Graduates frequently gain acceptance to and enroll in schools such as the American, Baylor, BC, Brown, Cornell, William & Mary, Duke, UChicago, UFlorida, FSU, UCF, Georgetown, Harvard, UMichigan, Stetson, VaTech, Vanderbilt, Villanova, Mich State, Bucknell, and Washington & Lee.

Academic Highlights: 20:1 student to teacher ratio. Average rate of 86% of AP testers scored a 3 or better. Unique among Orlando private schools in that it offers a J-Term in January that allows for unique internships and travel opportunities. Dual enrollment courses with Palm Beach Atlantic University or Southeastern University are available. 16 sports with 40+ teams. 11,927 community service hours.

Tuition (9-12): $18,605
Enrollment (Seniors): 74
Average SAT Score: Not Reported
Average ACT Score: Not Reported

Final Thoughts – Best Private Schools in Orlando

We hope you found our blog on Orlando private schools to be helpful. All high school students and families may wish to explore further information regarding the college search and admissions process at our Dataverse, Blog, and List-Building Tool.

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Dave Bergman

Dave has over a decade of professional experience that includes work as a teacher, high school administrator, college professor, and independent educational consultant. He is a co-author of the books The Enlightened College Applicant (Rowman & Littlefield, 2016) and Colleges Worth Your Money (Rowman & Littlefield, 2020).