MEMORIAL MIDDLE

MEMORIAL MIDDLE, an average-sized junior high in ORLANDO, Florida, operated by ORANGE, enrolls 712 students, covering grades 6 through 8.

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

In terms of who attends, MEMORIAL MIDDLE lists that 65% of the student body identifies as Black. The remainder consists of 30% Hispanic, 3% White. The wider county runs roughly 20% Black, putting the school's mix noticeably more Black than the area baseline.

On the resource side, The school reports having 40 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 17.8:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 19.6:1, putting MEMORIAL MIDDLE tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 69% of students at MEMORIAL MIDDLE qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Orange County runs at roughly 39%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, MEMORIAL MIDDLE is in the bottom 10% of Florida public schools. The BeatsExpectations model predicts schools with this FRL share to land around 46.5%; MEMORIAL MIDDLE posts 31.1%, -15.4 points below that line.

Around the school, census data for Orange County shows the typical household earns roughly $79,719 per year, 39% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. Across Orange County's 286 public schools (combined enrollment of about 216,813 students), MEMORIAL MIDDLE is one campus in the mix.

CATALINA ELEMENTARY is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts MEMORIAL MIDDLE at 5th of 5; the average score across the group is 42.7%.

MEMORIAL MIDDLE operates from a downtown location.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at MEMORIAL MIDDLE has declined 7%, going from 767 students in 2018 to 712 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share expanded from 23% to 30%.

On the community side, members of the MEMORIAL MIDDLE community share and discuss sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.