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Which teacher or staff member at JONES HIGH deserves more recognition?
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Enrollment
1,653
High
DISTRICT 1,338 · STATE 1,035
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ORANGE·NCES 120144001459
JONES HIGH
801 S RIO GRANDE AVE, ORLANDO, FL 32805 · (407) 835-2300 · Orange County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,653 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
24.0:1
69 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.2:1 · STATE 23.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
68%
1,125 students
DISTRICT 44% · STATE 50%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 455 | 28% |
| Grade 10 | 446 | 27% |
| Grade 11 | 400 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 352 | 21% |
Student demographics
26%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
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on published attendance-zone data from ORANGE. Zones change; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
FAST / B.E.S.T. 2024-25 . % at Level 3 or AboveEnglish Language Arts
41.5%
FL avg 56.7% . +8.5pp since 2023
Math
33.0%
FL avg 58.9% . +7.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 41 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 33 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 9 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 7 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 41.5% | 33.0% |
| 2023-24 | 33.0% | 26.0% |
% 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
46.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
47.1%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 46% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 47% 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 JONES HIGH
JONES HIGH's state test result (46.1% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| JONES HIGH this school | 1,653 | 68.1% | 46.1% |
| WILLIAM M. RAINES HIGH SCHOOL JACKSONVILLE | 1,376 | 69.7% | 43.1% |
| MIAMI NORTHWESTERN SENIOR HIGH MIAMI | 1,479 | 65.1% | 45.8% |
| MIAMI CAROL CITY SENIOR HIGH MIAMI GARDENS | 859 | 67.1% | 47.2% |
| DILLARD 6-12 FORT LAUDERDALE | 1,998 | 60.9% | 35.8% |
| JEAN RIBAULT HIGH SCHOOL JACKSONVILLE | 1,224 | 59.6% | 46.0% |
Matched among Florida high 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 JONES HIGH ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Orange County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 46.1% | #386 of 555 | #22 of 27 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 33.0% | #376 of 549 ▲ 14 | #24 of 28 ▼ 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 41.5% | #485 of 559 ▲ 30 | #24 of 28 ▲ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,653 | #255 of 830 | #23 of 49 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 24.0:1 | #393 of 575 | #17 of 33 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 25.6% | #543 of 594 | #33 of 33 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 68.1% | #52 of 630 | #1 of 31 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +4.8% | #193 of 246 | #8 of 10 |
Ranked against other public high 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
1,653
+35 (+2%) vs 2020
+29% since 1990-91, when it was 1,285
Student : Teacher
24.0:1
was 22.5:1
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 | 1,653 | 69 | 24.0:1 | 68% (1,125) |
| 2023-24 | 1,619 | 71 | 22.8:1 | 72% (1,166) |
| 2022-23 | 1,672 | 69 | 24.2:1 | 75% (1,260) |
| 2020-21 | 1,618 | 72 | 22.5:1 | 75% (1,215) |
| 2017-18 | 1,577 | 75 | 21.0:1 | 72% (1,136) |
| 2015-16 | 1,191 | 63 | 18.9:1 | 100% (1,188) |
| 2010-11 | 993 | 61 | 16.3:1 | 79% (783) |
| 2000-01 | 1,329 | 73 | 18.2:1 | 56% (741) |
| 1990-91 | 1,285 | 79 | 16.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for JONES HIGH.
About JONES HIGH
At 801 S RIO GRANDE AVE in ORLANDO, Florida, JONES HIGH operates as a high-enrollment high school. The latest federal count shows 1,653 students in grades 9 through 12. Against the 1,035-student average for high schools in Florida, enrollment here is 60% higher.
The district, ORANGE, has 207,778 students enrolled across 272 schools.
The student body at JONES HIGH is 85% Black. Other groups make up 11% Hispanic. County-wide, 20% of Orange County residents are Black. Pick two students at random and there is a 26% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Dividing enrollment by its 69 full-time-equivalent teachers gives a ratio of about 24.0:1. That matches the 23.5:1 average for high schools in Florida fairly closely. JONES HIGH reports 68% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals. On average, public schools in Orange County report 39%.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 47.1% for JONES HIGH. The school posts 46.1%, within a point of the prediction.
Orange County has about 1,471,937 residents, and the median household income is $79,719, 39% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Besides JONES HIGH, Orange County has 285 other public schools.
Nearby, ORANGE CENTER ELEMENTARY is about 0.5 miles away. JONES HIGH is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Nearby schools with test data average 44.7% proficiency; JONES HIGH posts 46.1%.
In the federal locale system, JONES HIGH is coded City: Large, for schools inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment was essentially flat over 4 years: 1,618 in 2020-21, 1,653 in 2024-25. By 2024-25, the school had 24.0 students per teacher, compared with 22.5 in 2020-21.
Threads on this page can be about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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
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Other Jones High schools
One other US public school is named Jones High. JONES HIGH is the largest of the 2.
- Jones High SchoolJones, OK · 380 students
Nearby schools
- ORANGE CENTER ELEMENTARY0.5 mi · 342
- PROSPERITAS LEADERSHIP ACADEMY CHARTER0.9 mi · 99
- LEGENDS ACADEMY CHARTER1.0 mi · 220
- WORKFORCE ADVANTAGE ACADEMY CHARTER1.1 mi · 279
- ROCK LAKE ELEMENTARY1.1 mi · 340
- OCPS ACADEMIC CENTER FOR EXCELLENCE1.2 mi · 824
Frequently asked questions
About JONES HIGHWhat is the total enrollment at JONES HIGH?
JONES HIGH enrolls approximately 1,653 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does JONES HIGH serve?
JONES HIGH serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at JONES HIGH?
The student-to-teacher ratio at JONES HIGH is approximately 24.0:1 (69 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at JONES HIGH?
At JONES HIGH, the student body is approximately 1% White, 11% Hispanic, 85% Black, 0% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is JONES HIGH public or private?
JONES HIGH is a public K-12 school, overseen by ORANGE.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.