Lake Brantley High School is located in Altamonte Springs, Florida, a suburban community approximately 13 miles north of Orlando. It is a public high school serving grade levels 9–12 in Seminole County, FL, operated by Seminole County Public Schools. The school, which opened in 1972, ranked 79th on Newsweek magazine's 2005 list of the top 100 high schools in the United States and 424th in the 2009 Newsweek list.Academics Offers 27 AP courses in a wide variety of academic subjects as well as in elective interests Received an "A" rating from the Florida Department of Education in 2006 Had 7 National Merit Scholar finalists in the class of 2006 and had 2 in 2007 Highest ACT and SAT scores within the district for 2002 and significantly higher than the state average Over 1600 Advanced Placement tests administered in 2003 821 students scored 3 or higher on the 2003 AP tests In the class of 2005, there were 4 National Merit Finalists
