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Enrollment
2,000
High
DISTRICT 1,338 · STATE 1,035
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ORANGE·NCES 120144001364
EDGEWATER HIGH
3100 EDGEWATER DR, ORLANDO, FL 32804 · (407) 835-4900 · Orange County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL2,000 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 41% of Florida public high schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Florida public high schools
Student : Teacher
24.4:1
82 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.2:1 · STATE 23.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
48%
966 students
DISTRICT 44% · STATE 50%
Community
6
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 | 503 | 25% |
| Grade 10 | 543 | 27% |
| Grade 11 | 479 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 475 | 24% |
Student demographics
65%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
56.6%
FL avg 56.7% . +8.6pp since 2023
Math
41.0%
FL avg 58.9% . +19.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 57 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 41 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 9 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 19 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 56.6% | 41.0% |
| 2023-24 | 48.0% | 22.0% |
% 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
49.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
57.0%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 49% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 57% 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 EDGEWATER HIGH
EDGEWATER HIGH's state test result (49.3% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| EDGEWATER HIGH this school | 2,000 | 48.3% | 49.3% |
| TAMPA BAY TECH HIGH SCHOOL TAMPA | 2,181 | 50.5% | 59.8% |
| BLAKE HIGH SCHOOL TAMPA | 1,608 | 50.4% | 38.3% |
| WEKIVA HIGH APOPKA | 2,148 | 51.9% | 40.2% |
| OCOEE HIGH OCOEE | 2,514 | 45.7% | 55.5% |
| ROYAL PALM BEACH HIGH SCHOOL ROYAL PALM BEACH | 2,353 | 47.7% | 45.5% |
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 EDGEWATER HIGH ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Orange County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 49.3% | #328 of 555 | #17 of 27 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 41.0% | #269 of 549 ▲ 181 | #13 of 28 ▲ 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 56.6% | #261 of 559 ▲ 73 | #15 of 28 ▲ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 2,000 | #163 of 830 | #21 of 49 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 24.4:1 | #419 of 575 | #21 of 33 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 64.6% | #166 of 594 | #10 of 33 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 48.3% | #256 of 630 | #8 of 31 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -1.0% | #266 of 289 | #17 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
2,000
+62 (+3%) vs 2020
+2% since 1990-91, when it was 1,963
Student : Teacher
24.4:1
was 20.8:1
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 | 2,000 | 82 | 24.4:1 | 48% (966) |
| 2023-24 | 2,011 | 87 | 23.1:1 | 51% (1,033) |
| 2022-23 | 2,059 | 88 | 23.4:1 | 52% (1,079) |
| 2020-21 | 1,938 | 93 | 20.8:1 | 47% (913) |
| 2017-18 | 2,021 | 92 | 22.0:1 | 61% (1,231) |
| 2015-16 | 1,924 | 88 | 21.9:1 | 63% (1,204) |
| 2010-11 | 1,749 | 90 | 19.4:1 | 51% (895) |
| 2000-01 | 3,082 | 140 | 22.0:1 | 28% (867) |
| 1990-91 | 1,963 | 113 | 17.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for EDGEWATER HIGH.
About EDGEWATER HIGH
EDGEWATER HIGH is a high school with a street address in ORLANDO, Florida. It is open to students in grades 9 through 12 and enrolls 2,000 students. That is 93% larger than the average of about 1,035 students for high schools in Florida.
EDGEWATER HIGH is part of a district of 272 schools: ORANGE, with 207,778 students.
Federal enrollment data show EDGEWATER HIGH is 50% Black. Other groups include 23% White, 21% Hispanic, and 3% multiracial. The county population is about 20% Black. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 65, compared with 70 nationally.
For every teacher at EDGEWATER HIGH, there are about 24.4 students; the school has 82 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for high schools in Florida, 23.5:1, is lower. There are 966 students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, 48% of enrollment. Across public schools in Orange County, the average is 39%.
Among Florida public high schools, EDGEWATER HIGH outscored 41%, which works out to a C+ on the allk12 Grade.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, EDGEWATER HIGH would score about 57.0%. It scores 49.3%, 7.7 points below that figure.
Orange County is the school's county. There, the median household earns about $79,719 a year, roughly 39% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Orange County number 286, with about 216,813 students.
COLLEGE PARK MIDDLE is the nearest public school to EDGEWATER HIGH, about 0.4 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Its average proficiency rate of 49.3% is below the 59.2% average for nearby schools.
NCES assigns EDGEWATER HIGH the locale City: Large, meaning inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment increased by 3% across 4 years, from 1,938 in 2020-21 to 2,000 in 2024-25. The ratio was 20.8:1 in 2020-21 and 24.4:1 in 2024-25.
Use the discussion section to ask about special education services, counseling, and support programs at EDGEWATER HIGH. You can also rate the school on this page.
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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Other schools in ORLANDO
- FLORIDA VIRTUAL HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 4,331 students
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- COLONIAL HIGHHigh · 3,239 students
- CYPRESS CREEK HIGHHigh · 3,127 students
- LAKE NONA HIGHHigh · 2,974 students
- DR. PHILLIPS HIGHHigh · 2,964 students
Nearby schools
- COLLEGE PARK MIDDLE0.4 mi · 624
- PRINCETON ELEMENTARY0.8 mi · 444
- LAKE SILVER ELEMENTARY0.8 mi · 452
- KILLARNEY ELEMENTARY1.1 mi · 344
- PACE CENTER FOR GIRLS1.4 mi · 30
- ORLANDO SCIENCE MIDDLE HIGH CHARTER1.4 mi · 1,591
Frequently asked questions
About EDGEWATER HIGHHow many students attend EDGEWATER HIGH?
EDGEWATER HIGH enrolls approximately 2,000 students in grades 09-12.
Is EDGEWATER HIGH an elementary, middle, or high school?
EDGEWATER HIGH is a high school covering grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at EDGEWATER HIGH?
The student-to-teacher ratio at EDGEWATER HIGH is approximately 24.4:1 (82 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at EDGEWATER HIGH?
At EDGEWATER HIGH, the student body is approximately 23% White, 21% Hispanic, 50% Black, 2% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees EDGEWATER HIGH?
EDGEWATER HIGH is overseen by ORANGE in Orange County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.