📍 6100 Oleander Dr, Orlando, Orange County, 32807
Colonial High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Orlando, Orange County. The school has 3,442 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Orange school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 152 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 22.6:1. 33% of students are proficient in reading. 16% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 98%. The school offers 23 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Colonial High enrolls 3,442 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 152 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 22.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 76% Hispanic or Latino, 12% Black or African American and 9.2% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 2,606 | 76% |
| Black or African American | 398 | 12% |
| White | 318 | 9.2% |
| Asian | 76 | 2.2% |
| Two or more races | 39 | 1.1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 4 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
2,132 of the school's 3,442 students (62%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 1,970 qualify for free lunch and 162 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Colonial High is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district FL At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 13, state house district 48.
Colonial High is one of 276 schools in ORANGE, based in ORLANDO, Florida. The district serves 205,853 students district-wide and employs 11,411 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 3,442 students, Colonial High is larger than the district average of about 746 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large