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In response to the new enrollment size, a separate 9th grade center was built as a relief campus in what is now known as Waterford Elementary School. In the early 1990s, the 9th grade campus was moved closer to the original main campus, now located at 7775 Valencia College Lane, approximately 3 miles from the main campus. [6]
Six of the high schools in OCPS have separate ninth-grade centers, three of them off-site of the main campus, built after the shift from K–6/7–9/10–12 to K–5/6–8/9–12. Some elementary middle and high schools include magnet programs that allow students to specialize in particular subject areas.
The student population peaked at 4,500 and in 1993 the 9th Grade Center opened 3 miles (4.8 km) to the west of the main campus. Evans' demographics also began to change in the 1980s as newer high schools were constructed on its periphery, removing previous students from its catchment area.
A middle school is a school for students older than elementary school, but not yet in high school. This is a list of public middle schools in Florida serving grades six through eight and does not include schools of online education and private schools.
Winter Park High School was constructed at 528 Huntington Avenue in 1923 and was one of the first high schools in Orange County. The school remained in this location until construction began in 1969 at the present location (2100 Summerfield Road). [2]
The Drama Department also boasts a Thespian Troupe. Every winter, Troupe 4848 of District 5 hosts the District 5 thespian competition, and travels to Tampa every spring for State competition. In the past, the Troupe's One Act, The Window School, won "Best in Show: One Act" and went on and received straight superiors at State in 2008.
The last principal of Orlando High School, William R. Boone (1892-1952), died of a heart condition before the two new schools were opened in 1952, so the school board dedicated one of the high schools in his memory, then christened Orlando North as Edgewater High School after its surrounding community.
9-12: Enrollment: 3,435 (2023–2024) [1] Student to teacher ratio: 23.21 [1] Color(s) Maroon, Silver, Black: Mascot: Florida BlackBear: Rivals: Freedom High School, Dr. Phillips High School, Oak Ridge High School, & Lake Nona High School: National ranking: 1669: Motto: To lead our students to success with the support and involvement of ...