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Enrollment
3,239
High
DISTRICT 1,338 · STATE 1,035
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ORANGE·NCES 120144001403
COLONIAL HIGH
6100 OLEANDER DR, ORLANDO, FL 32807 · (407) 482-6300 · Orange County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL3,239 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
23.6:1
137 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.2:1 · STATE 23.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
52%
1,695 students
DISTRICT 44% · STATE 50%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 758 | 23% |
| Grade 10 | 789 | 24% |
| Grade 11 | 822 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 870 | 27% |
Student demographics
41%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
Feeds from
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
39.0%
FL avg 56.7% . +6.0pp since 2023
Math
28.0%
FL avg 58.9% . +3.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 39 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 28 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 6 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 39.0% | 28.0% |
| 2023-24 | 33.0% | 25.0% |
% 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
41.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
55.0%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-13.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 41% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 55% 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 COLONIAL HIGH
COLONIAL HIGH's state test result (41.1% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| COLONIAL HIGH this school | 3,239 | 52.3% | 41.1% |
| TOHOPEKALIGA HIGH SCHOOL KISSIMMEE | 2,929 | 53.1% | 53.0% |
| OSCEOLA HIGH SCHOOL KISSIMMEE | 2,345 | 50.9% | 43.4% |
| JOHN I. LEONARD HIGH SCHOOL GREENACRES | 3,262 | 55.4% | 42.3% |
| POINCIANA HIGH SCHOOL KISSIMMEE | 2,573 | 50.3% | 46.5% |
| LETO HIGH SCHOOL TAMPA | 1,995 | 56.8% | 45.3% |
Matched among Florida high 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 COLONIAL HIGH ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Orange County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 41.1% | #469 of 555 | #24 of 27 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 28.0% | #441 of 549 ▼ 27 | #28 of 28 ▼ 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 39.0% | #506 of 559 ▲ 7 | #27 of 28 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 3,239 | #12 of 830 | #4 of 49 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 23.6:1 | #372 of 575 | #14 of 33 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 41.4% | #481 of 594 | #30 of 33 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 52.3% | #196 of 630 | #6 of 31 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -4.1% | #218 of 289 | #12 of 19 |
Ranked against other public high 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
3,239
-43 (-1%) vs 2020
+31% since 1990-91, when it was 2,476
Student : Teacher
23.6:1
was 22.5:1
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 | 3,239 | 137 | 23.6:1 | 52% (1,695) |
| 2023-24 | 3,389 | 150 | 22.6:1 | 60% (2,021) |
| 2022-23 | 3,442 | 152 | 22.6:1 | 62% (2,132) |
| 2020-21 | 3,282 | 146 | 22.5:1 | 55% (1,817) |
| 2017-18 | 3,376 | 155 | 21.8:1 | 58% (1,947) |
| 2015-16 | 3,581 | 152 | 23.6:1 | 100% (3,578) |
| 2010-11 | 3,459 | 151 | 22.9:1 | 67% (2,312) |
| 2000-01 | 3,400 | 158 | 21.5:1 | 41% (1,397) |
| 1990-91 | 2,476 | 131 | 18.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for COLONIAL HIGH.
About COLONIAL HIGH
COLONIAL HIGH is a high school in ORLANDO, Florida, and it is part of ORANGE. Students in grades 9 through 12 make up the school's enrollment of 3,239 students. That compares with an average of about 1,035 students for high schools in Florida.
The district for COLONIAL HIGH is ORANGE, with 272 schools and 207,778 students.
At COLONIAL HIGH, 75% of students are Hispanic. The remaining students are 11% Black, 9% White, and 3% Asian. Census figures show Orange County is about 34% Hispanic. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, COLONIAL HIGH scores 41%.
There are 137 full-time-equivalent teachers at COLONIAL HIGH, giving a ratio of 23.6:1. That is in line with the 23.5:1 average for high schools in Florida. A total of 1,695 students, or 52%, are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Orange County is 39%.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, COLONIAL HIGH would score about 55.0%. It scores 41.1%, 13.8 points below that figure.
The school's county is Orange County. According to Census Bureau estimates, median household income comes to about $79,719, 39% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Orange County's 286 public schools enroll about 216,813 students and include COLONIAL HIGH.
COLONIAL HIGH's nearest public school is ACCESS CHARTER (about 0.5 miles). Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 44.0%; COLONIAL HIGH's is 41.1%, ranking 5th of 7.
Its NCES locale code is Suburb: Large: the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment at COLONIAL HIGH was 3,282 in 2020-21 and 3,239 in 2024-25, a change of less than 3%. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 22.5:1 to 23.6:1.
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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
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- RENAISSANCE CHARTER SCHOOL AT CHICKASAW TRAIL1.5 mi · 949
- ROBERTO CLEMENTE MIDDLE1.6 mi · 776
Frequently asked questions
About COLONIAL HIGHHow large is COLONIAL HIGH?
COLONIAL HIGH enrolls approximately 3,239 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does COLONIAL HIGH serve?
COLONIAL HIGH serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at COLONIAL HIGH?
The student-to-teacher ratio at COLONIAL HIGH is approximately 23.6:1 (137 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at COLONIAL HIGH?
Student demographics at COLONIAL HIGH are roughly 9% White, 75% Hispanic, 11% Black, 3% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is COLONIAL HIGH in?
COLONIAL HIGH is part of ORANGE.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.