APOPKA MIDDLE

APOPKA MIDDLE is one of the average-sized intermediate schools in APOPKA, Florida, overseen by ORANGE, with 858 students on its rolls from grades 6 through 8.

APOPKA MIDDLE is one of 272 schools operated by ORANGE, a district that caters to 207,778 students overall.

Demographically, APOPKA MIDDLE reports that the largest single group is Hispanic at 51%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school records 26% Black, 18% White, 3% multiracial. That is meaningfully more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 34%.

On the resource side, The school currently runs with 41 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 20.9:1. The state averages around 19.6:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Roughly 54% of students at APOPKA MIDDLE qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Orange County runs at roughly 39%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, APOPKA MIDDLE performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 54.1%, the actual is 45.2%, a residual of -8.9 points.

Around the school, census data for Orange County shows median household earnings sit near $79,719, about 39% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. APOPKA MIDDLE is one of 286 public schools in Orange County (combined enrollment of about 216,813 students).

Nearest neighbor: DREAM LAKE ELEMENTARY, around 0.2 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around APOPKA MIDDLE. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts APOPKA MIDDLE at 6th of 8; the average score across the group is 48.1%.

Geographically, the school is in a commuter-belt area.

Five-year trend. APOPKA MIDDLE's enrollment has declined 21% since 2018, when it stood at 1,082 (now 858). Over the same period, the Hispanic share increased from 42% to 51%. Class-load math has grew: from 19.0:1 in 2018 to 20.9:1 in 2025.

On allk12, members of the APOPKA MIDDLE community share and discuss science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.