FREEDOM MIDDLE

FREEDOM MIDDLE is a middle school of mid-tier scale in ORLANDO, Florida, part of ORANGE, works with 1,150 students in grades 6 through 8. By comparison, Florida's public schools average about 794 students each, so FREEDOM MIDDLE sits 45% bigger than that benchmark.

ORANGE comprises 272 schools with combined enrollment of 207,778 students; FREEDOM MIDDLE is among them.

Demographically, FREEDOM MIDDLE reports that 69% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. Other groups include 13% White, 11% Black, 5% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 34% Hispanic, putting the school's mix visibly more Hispanic than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, The school currently runs with 59 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 19.5:1. The state averages about 19.6:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 36% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

With demographic context factored in, FREEDOM MIDDLE is in the bottom 10% of Florida public schools. The BeatsExpectations model predicts schools with this FRL share to land around 63.4%; FREEDOM MIDDLE posts 44.0%, -19.3 points below that line.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Orange County indicate median household income runs about $79,719, about 39% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Orange County's 286 public schools (combined enrollment of about 216,813 students), FREEDOM MIDDLE is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: FREEDOM HIGH, around 0.3 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), FREEDOM MIDDLE ranks 7th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 52.7%.

The school occupies a commuter-belt site.

Five-year trend. FREEDOM MIDDLE's enrollment has held roughly steady since 2018, when it stood at 1,162 (now 1,150). The Hispanic share of enrollment climbed from 63% to 69% over that span.

Within the allk12 community for this school, posts here usually surface around classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.