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Alumni: what's one memory from OAK RIDGE HIGH that still sticks with you?
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Enrollment
2,553
High
DISTRICT 1,338 · STATE 1,035
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ORANGE·NCES 120144001406
OAK RIDGE HIGH
700 W OAK RIDGE RD, ORLANDO, FL 32809 · (407) 852-3200 · Orange County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL2,553 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
23.2:1
110 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.2:1 · STATE 23.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
58%
1,491 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 | 671 | 26% |
| Grade 10 | 711 | 28% |
| Grade 11 | 629 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 542 | 21% |
Student demographics
56%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
40.5%
FL avg 56.7% . +7.0pp since 2023
Math
41.0%
FL avg 58.9% . +20.0pp 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 41 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 7 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 20 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 40.5% | 41.0% |
| 2023-24 | 33.5% | 21.0% |
% 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
42.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
51.9%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 43% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 52% 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 OAK RIDGE HIGH
OAK RIDGE HIGH's state test result (42.7% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| OAK RIDGE HIGH this school | 2,553 | 58.4% | 42.7% |
| LAKE WORTH HIGH SCHOOL LAKE WORTH | 2,589 | 60.1% | 31.9% |
| LIBERTY HIGH SCHOOL KISSIMMEE | 1,362 | 56.1% | 40.0% |
| PALM BEACH LAKES HIGH SCHOOL WEST PALM BEACH | 2,809 | 59.2% | 35.0% |
| SPOTO HIGH SCHOOL RIVERVIEW | 1,933 | 52.0% | 49.1% |
| FORT PIERCE WESTWOOD ACADEMY THE W.E.S.T. PREP MAGNET FORT PIERCE | 1,956 | 58.4% | 37.8% |
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 OAK RIDGE HIGH ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Orange County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 42.7% | #446 of 555 | #23 of 27 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 41.0% | #271 of 549 ▲ 195 | #15 of 28 ▲ 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 40.5% | #492 of 559 ▲ 15 | #25 of 28 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 2,553 | #67 of 830 | #13 of 49 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 23.2:1 | #356 of 575 | #13 of 33 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 55.7% | #324 of 594 | #23 of 33 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 58.4% | #118 of 630 | #3 of 31 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -12.0% | #123 of 289 | #7 of 19 |
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
2,553
-54 (-2%) vs 2020
0% since 1990-91, when it was 2,556
Student : Teacher
23.2:1
was 21.4:1
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 | 2,553 | 110 | 23.2:1 | 58% (1,491) |
| 2023-24 | 2,562 | 100 | 25.6:1 | 63% (1,603) |
| 2022-23 | 2,477 | 106 | 23.4:1 | 66% (1,645) |
| 2020-21 | 2,607 | 122 | 21.4:1 | 64% (1,680) |
| 2017-18 | 2,902 | 143 | 20.3:1 | 62% (1,786) |
| 2015-16 | 2,951 | 147 | 20.1:1 | 100% (2,948) |
| 2010-11 | 1,864 | 95 | 19.6:1 | 79% (1,481) |
| 2000-01 | 2,359 | 117 | 20.2:1 | 47% (1,105) |
| 1990-91 | 2,556 | 158 | 16.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for OAK RIDGE HIGH.
About OAK RIDGE HIGH
Students in ORLANDO, Florida, attend OAK RIDGE HIGH, a large high school. The school runs grades 9 through 12 and enrolls 2,553 students. By comparison, high schools in Florida enroll about 1,035 students on average.
The district for OAK RIDGE HIGH is ORANGE, with 272 schools and 207,778 students.
More than half of the students at OAK RIDGE HIGH are Hispanic (50%). The remaining shares are 43% Black and 4% White. Census estimates put the Hispanic share of Orange County's population at about 34%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, OAK RIDGE HIGH scores 56%.
A staff of 110 full-time-equivalent teachers puts the student-to-teacher ratio at 23.2:1. That is in line with the 23.5:1 average for high schools in Florida. By family income, 58% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Among public schools in Orange County, the average eligibility rate is 39%.
Test results at OAK RIDGE HIGH are 9.2 points below what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (42.7% actual, 51.9% predicted).
In Orange County, home to about 1,471,937 people, 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%. OAK RIDGE HIGH shares Orange County with 285 other public schools.
OAK RIDGE HIGH is about 0.8 miles from CHANCERY HIGH CHARTER, its nearest public school. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Among its closest neighbors with test data, OAK RIDGE HIGH is 3rd of 8 on proficiency.
NCES describes the area around OAK RIDGE HIGH as Suburb: Large, meaning in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
The school's size has been steady, with 2,607 students in 2020-21 and 2,553 in 2024-25. There were more students per teacher in 2024-25 (23.2:1) than in 2020-21 (21.4:1).
The discussion board for OAK RIDGE HIGH is open to topics like pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
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
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Other schools in ORLANDO
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- COLONIAL HIGHHigh · 3,239 students
- CYPRESS CREEK HIGHHigh · 3,127 students
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Other Oak Ridge High schools
4 other US public schools in 5 states are named Oak Ridge High. OAK RIDGE HIGH is the 2nd largest of the 5.
- Oak Ridge High SchoolCONROE, TX · 2,758 students
- Oak Ridge HighEl Dorado Hills, CA · 2,346 students
- Oak Ridge High SchoolOak Ridge, TN · 1,635 students
- OAK RIDGE HIGHOAK RIDGE, MO · 183 students
Nearby schools
- CHANCERY HIGH CHARTER0.8 mi · 438
- LANCASTER ELEMENTARY0.9 mi · 646
- JUDSON B WALKER MIDDLE0.9 mi · 872
- CORNERSTONE ACADEMY CHARTER1.1 mi · 1,094
- CORNERSTONE CHARTER ACADEMY HIGH1.1 mi · 615
- WINEGARD ELEMENTARY1.3 mi · 650
Frequently asked questions
About OAK RIDGE HIGHWhat is the total enrollment at OAK RIDGE HIGH?
OAK RIDGE HIGH enrolls approximately 2,553 students in grades 09-12.
Is OAK RIDGE HIGH an elementary, middle, or high school?
OAK RIDGE HIGH is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at OAK RIDGE HIGH?
Approximately 23.2:1 students per teacher at OAK RIDGE HIGH.
How diverse is OAK RIDGE HIGH?
OAK RIDGE HIGH reports a student body of 4% White, 50% Hispanic, 43% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is OAK RIDGE HIGH public or private?
OAK RIDGE 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.