EDGEWATER HIGH

EDGEWATER HIGH is one of the sprawling 9-12 campuss in ORLANDO, Florida, one of the schools within ORANGE, with 2,000 students on its rolls from grades 9 through 12. That puts it 93% bigger than the typical public school in Florida, which averages around 1,035 students.

EDGEWATER HIGH is one of 272 schools operated by ORANGE, a district that works with 207,778 students overall.

Demographically, EDGEWATER HIGH shows that the most-represented group is Black (50%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 23% White, 21% Hispanic, 3% multiracial. That is noticeably more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 20%.

Looking at school resources, EDGEWATER HIGH shows 82 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 24.4:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 23.5:1, putting EDGEWATER HIGH higher than the state norm the norm. Around 48% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is noticeably above Orange County's rate of about 39%.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, EDGEWATER HIGH sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 57.0%; this one delivers 49.3%.

In the area at large, census data for Orange County shows median household income runs about $79,719, 39% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. In all, Orange County runs 286 public schools (combined enrollment of about 216,813 students), of which EDGEWATER HIGH is one.

COLLEGE PARK MIDDLE is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), EDGEWATER HIGH ranks 5th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 59.2%.

The school occupies a city-core site.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count held roughly steady: 2,021 students in 2018 compared to 2,000 in 2025. Class-load math has rose: from 22.0:1 in 2018 to 24.4:1 in 2025.

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