Nona Learns: Schools & Academics

The schools in the Lake Nona area provide an academic path from pre-school all the way through college and beyond.

Below is a directory of schools and educational facilities in the Lake Nona area — pre-schools, public elementary, middle and high schools, academies, tutoring, and Valencia College's Lake Nona campus.

Schools

Pre-School

• Amazing Explorers Lake Nona — 13635 Walcott Avenue, Orlando, FL 32827
  Fosters early childhood development with a focus on exploration and creativity, preparing young minds for future academic success.
• Cranium Academy of East Orlando — 10275 Savannah Park Dr, Orlando, FL 32832
  A holistic approach to early education with a STEAM-based curriculum that encourages critical thinking and creativity.
• Kiddie Academy of Lake Nona — 11709 Narcoossee Rd, Orlando, FL 32832
  Early childhood development through a curriculum built around exploration, creativity, and socialization.
• My First Academy — 9145 Narcoossee Rd #108, Orlando, FL 32827
  Preschool and daycare serving the Lake Nona area at the La Vina Marketplace shopping plaza.
• Ladybird Academy of Lake Nona — 10485 Moss Park Rd, Orlando, FL 32832
  Combines preschool early learning with high-quality child care for ages 6 weeks through 12 years. Purpose-built with age-specific classrooms and safety-surfaced outdoor play areas. 407-273-4331.
• Primrose School of Lake Nona — 9915 Vickrey Pl, Orlando, FL 32827
  Opened August 2012. A Balanced Learning curriculum blending two leading teaching philosophies to prepare students for the future.
• Super Kids Academy Lake Nona — 10743 Narcoossee Rd, Ste A17, Orlando, FL 32832
  Early childhood education with high standards of care in a happy, safe, and secure environment.
• The Goddard School of Orlando/Lake Nona — 9618 Lake Nona Village Pl, Orlando, FL 32827
  A play-based curriculum for early childhood education, focused on fostering a love for learning.
• The Learning Experience — 11800 Narcoossee Rd, Orlando, FL 32832
  Child care and development for children six weeks to five years old in a dynamic, fun environment.
• The Lake Nona YMCA Preschool — 9055 Northlake Pkwy, Orlando, FL 32827
  A licensed early-learning program (ages 2–4) run by the Lake Nona YMCA, inside the Northlake Park building it shares with Northlake Park Community School.

Elementary Schools

• Eagle Creek Elementary — 10025 Eagle Creek Sanctuary Blvd, Orlando, FL 32832
  Just outside the Eagle Creek neighborhood, diagonally across Narcoossee Road from Lake Nona Middle School.
• Laureate Park Elementary — 7800 Laureate Blvd, Orlando, FL 32827
  Located inside Laureate Park.
• Luminary Elementary — 9420 Luminary Blvd, Orlando, FL 32827
  The newest elementary school in Lake Nona, Luminary Elementary opened in August 2025 in the south section of Laureate Park, serving grades K–5.
• Moss Park Elementary — 9301 N Shore Golf Club Blvd, Orlando, FL 32832
  Inside the Northshore at Lake Hart community. An A-rated curriculum spanning core academics, technology, athletics, and fine arts.
• Northlake Park Community School — 9055 Northlake Pkwy, Orlando, FL 32827
  Shares a building with the YMCA in the heart of Northlake Park. K–5, and A-rated for over 10 years.
• Sunblaze Elementary — 9101 Randal Park Blvd, Orlando, FL 32832
  Inside the Randal Park neighborhood; the third elementary school built in the Lake Nona area.
• Village Park Elementary — 12253 Lake Nona Gateway Rd, Orlando, FL 32827
  Focused on academic excellence and character development.

Middle Schools

• Innovation Middle School — 13950 Storey Park Blvd, Orlando, FL 32832
  In the Storey Park neighborhood on Wewahootee Road; serves the northeast Lake Nona area.
• Lake Nona Middle School — 13700 Narcoossee Rd, Orlando, FL 32832
  Opened fall 2011. A 21st-century curriculum with athletics (basketball, track, soccer, volleyball) and clubs from science Olympiad to chess.
• Luminary Middle School — 9446 Luminary Blvd, Orlando, FL 32827
  The newest middle school in Lake Nona, in the south section of Laureate Park.

High Schools

• Innovation High School — 12401 Dowden Rd, Orlando, FL 32832
  A curriculum that incorporates technology, research, and collaboration.
• Lake Nona High School — 12500 Narcoossee Rd, Orlando, FL 32832
  Home to the Collegiate Academy, in partnership with the adjacent Valencia College — students can earn college credits and even an A.A. degree. Also offers health and digital media academies. 407-956-8300.

Academies & Montessori Schools

• iLingo Academy — 9830 Mere Pkwy, Orlando, FL 32832
  Integrates technology into learning, with a focus on critical thinking and digital literacy.
• Mater Academy — 8315 Academy Dr, Orlando, FL 32827
  A challenging, supportive curriculum focused on preparing students for college.
• Nona Park Montessori — 9186 Dowden Rd, Orlando, FL 32827
  Montessori-inspired education emphasizing individualized learning, hands-on activities, and independence.

College

• Valencia College — Lake Nona Campus — next to Lake Nona High School
  Opened fall 2012. An 85,000-sq-ft facility on 23 acres with 18 classrooms, computer and science labs, learning support, campus store, cafe, and library — degree and career programs that let Lake Nona students go from pre-school to an associate degree without leaving the community. 407-582-7100.
• UCF College of Medicine — Medical City
  Opened 2010. The Burnett School of Biomedical Sciences offers UCF undergraduate and graduate biomedical programs, with 250,000+ sq ft of research space and teaching labs focused on cancer, cardiovascular, neurological, and infectious diseases.
• UCF College of Nursing — 6825 Lake Nona Blvd, Medical City
  The UCF College of Nursing anchors the education side of Medical City, in a modern building on Lake Nona Boulevard beside the area's hospitals and research institutes. It houses classrooms, a high-tech simulation center, and study space where students train across UCF's nursing degree programs. The campus keeps those programs directly connected to Lake Nona's clinical and research partners.

Enrichment

Tutoring

• Huntington Learning Center of Lake Nona — 13848 Narcoossee Rd, Orlando, FL 32832
• Mathnasium — 12701 Narcoossee Rd, Ste 170, Orlando, FL 32832
  Specially trained math tutors teaching the way your child learns.

Other Schools

• Code Ninjas Lake Nona — 10743 Narcoossee Rd #A11, Orlando, FL 32832
  Kids have fun while learning to code.
• Orlando Suzuki Music School — 4480 Boggy Creek Rd, Kissimmee, FL 34744
  Violin and music education through the Suzuki method.

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