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Enrollment
1,185
Middle
DISTRICT 906 · STATE 794
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ORANGE·NCES 120144001365
HOWARD MIDDLE
800 E ROBINSON ST, ORLANDO, FL 32801 · (407) 245-1780 · Orange County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL1,185 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
21.2:1
56 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.4:1 · STATE 19.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
28%
329 students
DISTRICT 44% · STATE 50%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 405 | 34% |
| Grade 7 | 401 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 379 | 32% |
Student demographics
70%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
Test scores
FAST / B.E.S.T. 2024-25 . % at Level 3 or AboveEnglish Language Arts
76.0%
FL avg 56.7% . +3.8pp since 2023
Math
78.7%
FL avg 58.9% . +5.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 76 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 79 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 4 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 6 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 76.0% | 78.7% |
| 2023-24 | 72.3% | 73.0% |
% 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
74.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
67.3%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 74% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 67% 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 HOWARD MIDDLE
HOWARD MIDDLE's state test result (74.0% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| HOWARD MIDDLE this school | 1,185 | 27.8% | 74.0% |
| MANDARIN MIDDLE SCHOOL JACKSONVILLE | 1,118 | 27.6% | 59.9% |
| CYPRESS CREEK MIDDLE SCHOOL WESLEY CHAPEL | 1,283 | 26.4% | 58.7% |
| WINDY HILL MIDDLE SCHOOL CLERMONT | 1,017 | 23.3% | 58.5% |
| CHRISTA MCAULIFFE MIDDLE SCHOOL BOYNTON BEACH | 1,079 | 30.2% | 70.9% |
| WELLINGTON LANDINGS MIDDLE WELLINGTON | 1,227 | 23.6% | 70.5% |
Matched among Florida middle 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 HOWARD MIDDLE ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Orange County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 74.0% | #70 of 560 | #5 of 41 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 78.7% | #85 of 560 ▲ 22 | #7 of 41 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 76.0% | #53 of 560 ▼ 6 | #3 of 41 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,185 | #60 of 584 | #4 of 43 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.2:1 | #430 of 547 | #39 of 42 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 69.8% | #54 of 553 | #3 of 42 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 27.8% | #485 of 565 | #31 of 43 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +14.4% | #51 of 137 | N/A |
Ranked against other public middle 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
1,185
+202 (+21%) vs 2020
+24% since 1990-91, when it was 952
Student : Teacher
21.2:1
was 18.9:1
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 | 1,185 | 56 | 21.2:1 | 28% (329) |
| 2023-24 | 1,124 | 53 | 21.2:1 | 30% (336) |
| 2022-23 | 1,047 | 50 | 20.9:1 | 35% (362) |
| 2020-21 | 983 | 52 | 18.9:1 | 42% (412) |
| 2017-18 | 1,036 | 56 | 18.5:1 | 45% (470) |
| 2015-16 | 1,026 | 59 | 17.4:1 | 61% (627) |
| 2010-11 | 604 | 40 | 15.1:1 | 73% (440) |
| 2000-01 | 911 | 49 | 18.6:1 | 69% (631) |
| 1990-91 | 952 | 60 | 15.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for HOWARD MIDDLE.
About HOWARD MIDDLE
HOWARD MIDDLE serves students in ORLANDO, Florida, as a mid-sized middle school. It had 1,185 students in 2024-25, spanning grades 6 through 8. By comparison, middle schools in Florida enroll about 794 students on average.
ORANGE has a total of 272 schools and 207,778 students, HOWARD MIDDLE among them.
About 40% of students at HOWARD MIDDLE are White, the largest single group. It is also 29% Hispanic, 23% Black, 5% multiracial, and 2% Asian. Among Orange County residents, the White share is about 42%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 70, compared with 70 nationally.
Its staff includes 56 full-time-equivalent teachers, for about 21.2 students per teacher. The average for middle schools in Florida, 19.6:1, is lower. HOWARD MIDDLE has a free or reduced-price lunch rate of 28%. Compared with the 39% average for public schools in Orange County, the school's rate is lower.
HOWARD MIDDLE sits between the top and bottom 10% of Florida schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate across its state test results of 74.0% and a predicted 67.3%.
The school's county is Orange County. According to Census Bureau estimates, the median household earns about $79,719 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 39% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 10%. HOWARD MIDDLE shares Orange County with 285 other public schools.
HILLCREST ELEMENTARY is the nearest public school to HOWARD MIDDLE, about 0.4 miles away. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. The nearest schools with test data average 63.6%, lower than HOWARD MIDDLE's 74.0%.
Federal data place HOWARD MIDDLE in the City: Large locale, which means it is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment was 1,185 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, it was 983. Its ratio of students to teachers was 18.9:1 in 2020-21, and 21.2:1 in 2024-25.
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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
Related schools
Other schools in ORANGE
- APOPKA HIGHHigh · 3,446 students
- TIMBER CREEK HIGHHigh · 3,383 students
- WINTER PARK HIGHHigh · 3,277 students
- COLONIAL HIGHHigh · 3,239 students
- WINDERMERE HIGHHigh · 3,217 students
- CYPRESS CREEK HIGHHigh · 3,127 students
Other schools in ORLANDO
- FLORIDA VIRTUAL HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 4,331 students
- TIMBER CREEK HIGHHigh · 3,383 students
- COLONIAL HIGHHigh · 3,239 students
- CYPRESS CREEK HIGHHigh · 3,127 students
- LAKE NONA HIGHHigh · 2,974 students
- DR. PHILLIPS HIGHHigh · 2,964 students
Other Howard Middle schools
2 other US public schools in 2 states are named Howard Middle. HOWARD MIDDLE is the largest of the 3.
- HOWARD MIDDLE SCHOOLOCALA, FL · 917 students
- Howard Middle SchoolMacon, GA · 973 students
Nearby schools
- HILLCREST ELEMENTARY0.4 mi · 489
- LAKE EOLA CHARTER0.6 mi · 190
- ORLANDO GIFTED ACADEMY1.2 mi · 442
- CENTRAL FLORIDA LEADERSHIP ACADEMY CHARTER1.3 mi · 100
- OCPS ACADEMIC CENTER FOR EXCELLENCE1.4 mi · 824
- LAKE COMO SCHOOL1.4 mi · 928
Frequently asked questions
About HOWARD MIDDLEWhat is the total enrollment at HOWARD MIDDLE?
HOWARD MIDDLE enrolls approximately 1,185 students in grades 06-08.
Is HOWARD MIDDLE an elementary, middle, or high school?
HOWARD MIDDLE is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does HOWARD MIDDLE have?
HOWARD MIDDLE employs 56 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 21.2:1.
What is the student diversity at HOWARD MIDDLE?
Student demographics at HOWARD MIDDLE are roughly 40% White, 29% Hispanic, 23% Black, 2% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is HOWARD MIDDLE in?
HOWARD MIDDLE is part of ORANGE.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.