AVALON MIDDLE

As a middle-of-the-pack intermediate school in ORLANDO, Florida, AVALON MIDDLE caters to 791 students from grades 6 through 8, one of the schools within ORANGE.

ORANGE runs 272 schools in total, collectively educating 207,778 students. AVALON MIDDLE is one of those campuses.

In terms of who attends, AVALON MIDDLE records that 40% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Other groups include 38% Hispanic, 9% Asian, 9% Black, 4% multiracial. Compared to Orange County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

On the resource side, On paper, AVALON MIDDLE has 42 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 18.8:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 19.6:1, putting AVALON MIDDLE tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 15% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Orange County (around 39%), the school's rate is noticeably below typical.

After controlling for student poverty, AVALON MIDDLE sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 73.5%; this one delivers 74.7%.

Across the wider county, census data for Orange County shows median household income runs about $79,719, roughly 39% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. AVALON MIDDLE is one of 286 public schools in Orange County (combined enrollment of about 216,813 students).

PINECREST COLLEGIATE ACADEMY is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around AVALON MIDDLE. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), AVALON MIDDLE ranks 5th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 75.8%.

The campus sits in a residential setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 22%: 1,015 students in 2018 compared to 791 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share edged down from 46% to 40%. The student-to-teacher ratio grew from 16.9:1 in 2018 to 18.8:1 today.

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