INNOVATION HIGH

Located at 12401 DOWDEN ROAD, in ORLANDO, Florida, INNOVATION HIGH is a high-enrollment secondary school that caters to 1,753 students (grades 9 through 12), overseen by ORANGE. That puts it 69% larger than the typical public school in Florida, which averages around 1,035 students.

Across the 272 schools in ORANGE (207,778 students total), INNOVATION HIGH accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, INNOVATION HIGH logs that 61% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. Other groups include 22% White, 9% Black, 6% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 34% Hispanic, putting the school's mix considerably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, INNOVATION HIGH has 72 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 24.4:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 23.5:1 average. Around 28% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Orange County runs at roughly 39%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully below the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), INNOVATION HIGH sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 67.1%; this one delivers 64.4%.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Orange County indicate median household earnings sit near $79,719, roughly 39% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. INNOVATION HIGH is one of 286 public schools in Orange County (combined enrollment of about 216,813 students).

The closest other public school is SUN BLAZE ELEMENTARY, roughly 1.4 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around INNOVATION HIGH. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts INNOVATION HIGH at 8th of 9; the average score across the group is 66.6%.

The school occupies a countryside site.

On the community side, the feed for INNOVATION HIGH typically covers sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.