Piedmont Lakes Middle School

What Piedmont Lakes Middle School does

Piedmont Lakes Middle School is a Title I public middle school located at 2601 Lakeville Road in Apopka, Florida, serving students in grades 6 through 8 within the Orange County Public Schools (OCPS) district — the 8th-largest public school district in the United States. The school opened in 1992 and is led by Principal James Montgomery, who has 28 years of education experience entirely within Apopka Area schools. Its primary customer segments are middle school students (grades 6-8) and their families, with a defined attendance zone within the Apopka area; enrollment is administered through OCPS centralized enrollment and is free of charge, as are breakfast and lunch. The school has earned a 'B' letter grade (an improvement from the prior year) and the 2024-2025 Boys Track & Field Cluster Championship.

The school's core product is a unified middle-school education program combining core academics with a broad enrichment portfolio: Performing Fine Arts, Future Farmers of America (FFA), Visual Arts, Digital Arts, Spanish Language Acquisition, STEM-Engineering, Informational Computer Tech, and extracurricular sports. Student support services include grade-level school counseling, a school social worker, a SAFE Coordinator (substance/violence prevention), administrative deans by grade, and a Behavior Specialist/ESE Dean. The Extended Day program is delivered through a partnership with the Boys & Girls Club of Central Florida, providing free after-school programming until 6pm. The school operates within the OCPS digital ecosystem, using Canvas LMS, Skyward SIS, ParentSquare, ClassLink LaunchPad, Google Workspace for Education, MealViewer, SchoolCash, Find My Bus, Destiny Library Catalog, and FortifyFL for instruction, communication, and operations.

The business model is non-commercial: Piedmont Lakes is a government entity funded through federal Title I allocations, state education funding, and local government appropriations administered by OCPS. No tuition is charged; there is no pricing model, no revenue from sales of services, and no investor ownership. Strategic partnerships with the Foundation for OCPS and the Orange County Government Citizens' Commission for Children (CCC) provide supplemental grant funding and structured afterschool outcomes. The school does not have a commercial GTM motion; instead, its "distribution" is its assigned attendance zone within the OCPS enrollment system.

Name

Piedmont Lakes Middle School

Legal name

Piedmont Lakes Middle School

Website

https://piedmontlakesms.ocps.net

Company type

Public

Founded year

1992

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Piedmont Lakes Middle School is a Title I public middle school in Apopka, Florida, serving grades 6-8 within the Orange County Public Schools district. It delivers core academics, enrichment programs (STEM, arts, FFA, Spanish), athletics, and free after-school programming through OCPS and community partners.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

K-12 Public Education

NAICS

Elementary and Secondary Schools (611110)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYEDAJAAAC

Public Middle Schools

Education/K–12 / Primary & Secondary Education/Public K–12 Schools & Districts

Keywords

• Public middle school education
• Title I school programs
• Student enrichment programs
• After-school programs
• Middle school athletics

Headquarters

HQ city

Apopka

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Others

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Piedmont Lakes Middle School is a public middle school serving students in grades 6 through 8 within the Orange County Public Schools (OCPS) district in Apopka, Florida. The school delivers core academic instruction alongside enrichment programs including Performing Fine Arts, Visual Arts, Digital Arts, Spanish Language Acquisition, STEM-Engineering, and Informational Computer Tech, plus athletics and Future Farmers of America. As a Title I school, it receives federal funding to support students from low-income families with additional resources and family engagement programs.

Product overview

Piedmont Lakes Middle School is a public middle school within Orange County Public Schools serving grades 6-8. The school offers a unified educational program combining core academics with enrichment pathways including Performing Fine Arts, Visual Arts, Digital Arts, Spanish Language Acquisition, STEM-Engineering, and Informational Computer Tech. Beyond academics, the school provides athletics, FFA, and various clubs as extracurricular options. Student support services include counseling, social work, behavioral support, and an Extended Day Program operated through the Boys & Girls Club After School Zone. The school operates within the OCPS digital ecosystem, utilizing Canvas LMS, Skyward SIS, ParentSquare communications, ClassLink LaunchPad, and other integrated platforms for educational delivery and family engagement.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Piedmont Lakes Middle School Education Program Public middle school education for students in grades 6-8 in Apopka, Florida, operated by Orange County Public Schools as a Title I school opened in 1992. Includes core academic instruction plus enrichment pathways.
• Athletics Program Extracurricular sports program for students. Recognized as the 2024-2025 Boys Track & Field Cluster Champions.
• Extended Day Program (Boys & Girls Club After School Zone) After-school supervision and enrichment program operated in partnership with Boys & Girls Clubs of Central Florida, offering sports, homework help, STEM, video games, and crafts until 6pm. Free with registration.
• Student Services Comprehensive student services including school counseling for grades 6-8, social work support, SAFE program coordination, and administrative deans for behavioral support.
• Media Center School library and media resource center providing access to catalog and digital resources via the Destiny Library Catalog.
• Future Farmers of America (FFA) Agricultural education program with students participating in animal care and showmanship at local fairs.

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration11 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Boys & Girls Club of Central FloridacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Boys & Girls Club of Central Florida operates the After School Zone program at Piedmont Lakes Middle School. The program is free and open after school until 6pm. Programs include sports, homework help, STEM, video games, crafts, and more. Registration is required.
• Orange County Government - Citizens' Commission for Children (CCC)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOCPS has a collaborative partnership with Orange County Government – Citizens' Commission for Children (CCC) which provides for effective and sustainable afterschool program services with specific outcome objectives including increased academic performance and reduced truancy and absenteeism.
• Foundation for Orange County Public SchoolscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Foundation for OCPS is a direct-support organization serving Orange County Public Schools, the nation's 8th-largest public school district. They provide Teacher Impact Grants, scholarships, and various support programs that benefit Piedmont Lakes Middle School students and staff.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Avalon Middle School: OCPS public middle school in Orange County serving grades 6-8. Operates under identical district frameworks for assessment, instruction, and Title I services, making it a structurally comparable peer.
• Chain of Lakes Middle School: OCPS middle school serving students in the Apopka-area attendance zone. Same district, same grade band, and overlapping feeder geography, making it a natural operational peer.
• Wolf Lake Middle School: OCPS public middle school serving the broader Apopka/western Orange County area. Comparable as a same-district, same-grade-band public middle school competing for similar zoned families.
• Corner Lake Middle School: OCPS public middle school in east Orange County. Comparable under the same district grading system, same curriculum platforms (Canvas, Skyward), and similar Title I-style demographics.
• Discovery Middle School: OCPS public middle school operating under the same district policies and digital infrastructure. A directly comparable public middle school competing for OCPS enrollment in a similar demographic setting.
• Lakeview Middle School: OCPS public middle school sharing the same district curriculum, grading accountability, and digital tool stack. Comparable peer for benchmarking academic outcomes and program offerings.
• SunRidge Middle School: OCPS public middle school serving western Orange County. Comparable as a same-district, same-grade-band middle school competing for enrollment from similar family demographics.
• Ocoee Middle School: OCPS public middle school serving the adjacent Ocoee attendance zone. Directly comparable peer offering the same grade band under the same district curriculum, assessment, and accountability framework.
• Apopka Memorial Middle School: Another OCPS public middle school serving grades 6-8 in the same Apopka attendance area. Most directly comparable peer given shared district, shared city, and overlapping feeder patterns into Apopka-area high schools.
• Meadowbrook Middle School: OCPS middle school serving a nearby Orange County attendance zone with similar demographic profile. Comparable peer in terms of grade band, district oversight, and Title I-style community demographics.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance2 records

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Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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