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FLORIDA VIRTUAL HIGH SCHOOL
Test scores
FAST / B.E.S.T. 2024-25 . % at Level 3 or AboveWhat this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 66 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 36 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Florida schools, those numbers are about 57 and 59. Reading and writing scores are down about 1 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 10 points.
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About FLORIDA VIRTUAL HIGH SCHOOL
Set in ORLANDO, Florida, FLORIDA VIRTUAL HIGH SCHOOL is an expansive four-year high school, run under FL VIRTUAL. It instructs 4,331 students across grades 9 through 12. That puts it 318% larger than the typical public school in Florida, which averages around 1,035 students.
FL VIRTUAL runs 3 schools in total, collectively educating 9,035 students. FLORIDA VIRTUAL HIGH SCHOOL is one of those campuses.
Demographically, FLORIDA VIRTUAL HIGH SCHOOL reports that the most-represented group is White (51%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Beyond that, the school records 31% Hispanic, 8% Black, 7% multiracial, 3% Asian. By comparison, Orange County as a whole is about 42% White, so the school skews considerably more White than its surroundings.
In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 147 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 29.5:1 students per teacher. That figure is higher than the state norm's 23.5:1 average. An estimated 25% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Orange County runs at roughly 39%, so the school's eligibility rate is below the surrounding baseline.
In the broader community, ACS estimates for Orange County put median household earnings sit near $79,719, about 39% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. FLORIDA VIRTUAL HIGH SCHOOL is one of 286 public schools in Orange County (combined enrollment of about 216,813 students).
Nearest neighbor: FLORIDA VIRTUAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, around 0.0 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around FLORIDA VIRTUAL HIGH SCHOOL.
Geographically, the school is in a metropolitan area. As a virtual school, attendance and instruction happen remotely rather than in person.
Five-year trend. FLORIDA VIRTUAL HIGH SCHOOL's enrollment has stayed largely flat since 2018, when it stood at 4,364 (now 4,331). White enrollment moved from 60% to 51% across the same window.
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