SUNRIDGE MIDDLE

SUNRIDGE MIDDLE is an intermediate school of average-sized scale in WINTER GARDEN, Florida, run under ORANGE, hosting 1,108 students in grades 6 through 8. That puts it 40% above the typical public school in Florida, which averages around 794 students.

SUNRIDGE MIDDLE is one of 272 schools operated by ORANGE, a district that teaches 207,778 students overall.

On the student-mix side, SUNRIDGE MIDDLE reports that 46% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Other groups include 31% Hispanic, 13% Black, 6% Asian, 3% multiracial. Compared to Orange County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, SUNRIDGE MIDDLE has 62 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 17.9:1. The state averages around 19.6:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 19% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is lower than Orange County's rate of about 39%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), SUNRIDGE MIDDLE sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 71.6%; this one delivers 70.6%.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Orange County shows median household earnings sit near $79,719, 39% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. In all, Orange County runs 286 public schools (combined enrollment of about 216,813 students), of which SUNRIDGE MIDDLE is one.

The closest other public school is SUNRIDGE ELEMENTARY, roughly 0.1 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around SUNRIDGE MIDDLE. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), SUNRIDGE MIDDLE ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 66.1%.

Geographically, the school is in a residential area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at SUNRIDGE MIDDLE has edged down 18%, going from 1,355 students in 2018 to 1,108 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment expanded from 24% to 31% over that span.

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