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Enrollment
791
Middle
DISTRICT 906 · STATE 794
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ORANGE·NCES 120144005032
AVALON MIDDLE
13914 MAILER BLVD, ORLANDO, FL 32828 · (407) 207-7839 · Orange County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL791 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
18.8:1
42 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.4:1 · STATE 19.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
15%
121 students
DISTRICT 44% · STATE 50%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 258 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 264 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 269 | 34% |
Student demographics
68%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 69% · STATE 70% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
AVALON MIDDLE→TIMBER CREEK HIGH
Based on published attendance-zone data from ORANGE. Zones change; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
FAST / B.E.S.T. 2024-25 . % at Level 3 or AboveEnglish Language Arts
77.7%
FL avg 56.7% . +10.0pp since 2023
Math
83.4%
FL avg 58.9% . +0.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 78 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 83 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Florida schools, those numbers are about 57 and 59. Reading and writing scores are up about 10 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 77.7% | 83.4% |
| 2023-24 | 67.7% | 83.4% |
% at Level 3 or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: FAST / B.E.S.T.. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
74.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
73.5%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 75% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 74% typical for Florida schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Florida's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like AVALON MIDDLE
AVALON MIDDLE's state test result (74.7% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| AVALON MIDDLE this school | 791 | 15.3% | 74.7% |
| BRIDGEWATER MIDDLE WINTER GARDEN | 1,178 | 11.2% | 77.9% |
| LAKE NONA MIDDLE ORLANDO | 1,179 | 13.7% | 74.7% |
| SUNRIDGE MIDDLE WINTER GARDEN | 1,108 | 19.1% | 70.6% |
| WEST BOYNTON MIDDLE SCHOOL BOYNTON BEACH | 896 | 18.2% | 79.0% |
| MARTINEZ MIDDLE SCHOOL LUTZ | 1,104 | 15.9% | 81.0% |
Matched among Florida middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where AVALON MIDDLE ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Orange County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 74.7% | #63 of 560 | #3 of 41 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 83.4% | #56 of 560 ▼ 7 | #3 of 41 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 77.7% | #42 of 560 ▲ 37 | #2 of 41 ▲ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 791 | #303 of 584 | #29 of 43 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.8:1 | #238 of 547 | #14 of 42 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 67.9% | #92 of 553 | #10 of 42 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 15.3% | #543 of 565 | #38 of 43 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -22.1% | #110 of 379 | #10 of 33 |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
791
-197 (-20%) vs 2020
-47% since 2010-11, when it was 1,487
Student : Teacher
18.8:1
was 19.0:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 791 | 42 | 18.8:1 | 15% (121) |
| 2023-24 | 864 | 47 | 18.4:1 | 19% (165) |
| 2022-23 | 911 | 46 | 19.8:1 | 29% (263) |
| 2020-21 | 988 | 52 | 19.0:1 | 26% (256) |
| 2017-18 | 1,015 | 60 | 16.9:1 | 26% (267) |
| 2015-16 | 1,868 | 103 | 18.1:1 | 41% (766) |
| 2010-11 | 1,487 | 82 | 18.1:1 | 40% (591) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for AVALON MIDDLE.
About AVALON MIDDLE
AVALON MIDDLE is a mid-sized middle school for students in ORLANDO, Florida. It is open to students in grades 6 through 8 and enrolls 791 students.
ORANGE is made up of 272 schools with 207,778 students in all.
Of every 100 students at AVALON MIDDLE, about 40 are White, the largest group. Other students are 38% Hispanic, 9% Asian, 9% Black, and 4% multiracial. Census estimates put Orange County at about 42% White, close to the school's figure. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 68%.
Classroom staffing at AVALON MIDDLE totals 42 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 18.8:1. Compared with the 19.6:1 average for middle schools in Florida, this school's ratio is lower. Federal data show 15% of students (121) are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Compared with the 39% average for public schools in Orange County, the school's rate is lower.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 73.5% at AVALON MIDDLE; the school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 74.7%.
The school is in Orange County, where median household income comes to about $79,719, roughly 39% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Orange County's 286 public schools enroll about 216,813 students and include AVALON MIDDLE.
PINECREST COLLEGIATE ACADEMY, about 0.1 miles away, is the closest public school. Within five miles of AVALON MIDDLE, there are at least 8 other public schools. Ranked by average proficiency, AVALON MIDDLE places 5th out of 9 schools in its immediate area.
The school's locale code, Suburb: Large, means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Since 2020-21, enrollment has fallen 20%, from 988 to 791.
The allk12 page for AVALON MIDDLE lets the school community talk about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Orange County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,471,937
Census ACS
Median income
$79,719
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
39%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
286
216,813 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in ORANGE
- APOPKA HIGHHigh · 3,446 students
- TIMBER CREEK HIGHHigh · 3,383 students
- WINTER PARK HIGHHigh · 3,277 students
- COLONIAL HIGHHigh · 3,239 students
- WINDERMERE HIGHHigh · 3,217 students
- CYPRESS CREEK HIGHHigh · 3,127 students
Other schools in ORLANDO
- FLORIDA VIRTUAL HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 4,331 students
- TIMBER CREEK HIGHHigh · 3,383 students
- COLONIAL HIGHHigh · 3,239 students
- CYPRESS CREEK HIGHHigh · 3,127 students
- LAKE NONA HIGHHigh · 2,974 students
- DR. PHILLIPS HIGHHigh · 2,964 students
Other Avalon Middle schools
2 other US public schools in 2 states are named Avalon Middle. AVALON MIDDLE is the largest of the 3.
- AVALON MIDDLE SCHOOLMILTON, FL · 768 students
- Avalon Middle SchoolSAINT PAUL, MN · 75 students
Nearby schools
- PINECREST COLLEGIATE ACADEMY0.1 mi · 13
- PINECREST ACADEMY AVALON0.1 mi · 498
- AVALON ELEMENTARY0.8 mi · 553
- STONE LAKES ELEMENTARY1.0 mi · 617
- TIMBER LAKES ELEMENTARY1.8 mi · 610
- TIMBER CREEK HIGH1.9 mi · 3,383
Frequently asked questions
About AVALON MIDDLEWhat is the total enrollment at AVALON MIDDLE?
AVALON MIDDLE enrolls approximately 791 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does AVALON MIDDLE serve?
AVALON MIDDLE serves grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at AVALON MIDDLE?
Approximately 18.8:1 students per teacher at AVALON MIDDLE.
How diverse is AVALON MIDDLE?
AVALON MIDDLE reports a student body of 40% White, 38% Hispanic, 9% Black, 9% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is AVALON MIDDLE in?
AVALON MIDDLE is part of ORANGE.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.